Tonya Kowalski
Associate Professor of Law
"At Washburn Law, passionate and caring teachers help students to govern their own learning so that they quickly can become self-sufficient professionals with excellent, independent, critical judgment. I truly am fortunate to be teaching here, where faculty and students support each other and work together in a largely collaborative environment. I am also lucky to be teaching what I love to do the most. Legal reasoning and writing are the heart and soul of the law. One way to turn these difficult tasks into a powerful and satisfying experience is to tap into our students' tremendous personal creativity and desire to make a difference in the world. My goal is to work with students to demonstrate how much creative potential they can unleash through analysis and writing, so that they can find joy in their new profession while using their skills to solve human problems."
B.A., Political Science, University of Florida, 1992
J.D., Duke University School of Law, 1995
J.D., Duke University School of Law, 1995
Support Staff:
Penny Fell
(785) 670-1669
Office 301
Penny Fell
(785) 670-1669
Office 301
Teaching Responsibilities:
Legal Analysis, and Research & Writing
Legal Analysis, and Research & Writing
- Before joining Washburn Law, Professor Kowalski was visiting associate clinical professor for the College of Law at Arizona State University. She was also a staff attorney for the Indian Legal Clinic, Tempe, Ariz.
- Professor Kowalski spent several years litigating commercial, domestic, and appellate cases in Oregon and Washington as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She also worked as a legal writing consultant.
- During law school, she was a member of the Duke Law Journal and a co-director of the Domestic Violence Advocacy Project.
- Her writing affiliations include membership in the Legal Writing Institute, Association of American Law Schools, Clinical Legal Education Section, and membership in the Federal Bar Association, Indian Law Section.
