Law School Teaching

Lawrence Reed McDonough

Attorney at Law


Introduction

Created and taught courses at all of the law schools in Minnesota since 1989 as a visiting and adjunct professor in both clinical, survey and doctrinal courses


See also Presentations and Publications

http://povertylaw.homestead.com/Biolarrymcdonough.html

1997 to Present

Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Minnesota Law School


Created and continue to teach co-teach the Poverty Law Course, a two-semester series in which students learn about interviewing and advice on federal and state laws affecting the rights and obligations of low-income persons, including housing, property, contract, tort, administrative, government benefits, elder, consumer, juvenile, migrant, immigration, education, and disabilities law; created and maintain the class website, http://www.povertylaw.homestead.com


Created and taught the Housing Law Clinic from 1997 until 2013, in which students and student directors learned housing law and client representation skills through course work on housing law and trial practice, drafting, motion and trial practice simulations, and client representation, http://www.minnhousingclinic.homestead.com

2000 to Present

Member, Law School Initiatives Subcommittee of the Access to Justice Committee (formerly Legal Assistance to the Disadvantaged Committee) of the Minnesota State Bar Association, which created the Law School Public Service Program

2016 to 2017

Guest Speaker in Administrative Law, Mitchell Hamline School of Law

2010 to 2011

Visiting Clinical Professor of Law, Hamline University School of Law


Took sabbatical from the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis to reorganize and teach the Trial Practice Clinic, in which students and student directors learned housing law and client representation skills through course work on housing law and trial practice, trial practice simulations, and client representation, http://hamlinetpc.homestead.com/


Also created the Landlord and Tenant Law Course, in which students researched property, contract and tort law affecting landlord and tenants, wrote advice letters and pleadings, presented motion arguments; one of the only law courses in the county working with mentors in 17 states, http://landlordtenantlaw.homestead.com

2005 to 2006

Adjunct Professor of Law, William Mitchell College of Law


Taught Evidence, created and maintained the class website, http://evidencewmitchell.homestead.com

2003 to 2004

Supervisor of student authors for Legal Scholarship for Equal Justice, a project of all of the law schools in Minnesota and the Minnesota Justice Foundation

2002

Adjunct Professor of Law and Affiliated faculty with the Interdisciplinary Clinic, University of St. Thomas School of Law


Taught in the areas of housing, consumer, trial practice, and consulting with student attorneys

1996 to 1997

Visiting Clinical Professor of Law, University of Minnesota Law School of Law


Took sabbatical from the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis to teach law students on poverty law representation in the Civil Practice Clinic; created the first free-standing housing law clinic in Minnesota, in which students and student directors learned housing law and client representation skills through course work on housing law and trial practice, trial practice simulations, and client representation, http://www.minnhousingclinic.homestead.com

1988 to 1990

Adjunct Professor of Law, Legal Writing, William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota

1986 to 1988

Adjunct Professor of Law, Skills Courses, William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota