Lisa M. De Sanctis is a Legal Skills Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where she teaches objective and persuasive legal writing. She is passionate about developing this indispensable skill set among future advocates and leaders of the profession. She spent three years as an Associate Professor of Clinical Law at […]

Professor Paige Snelgro is a Legal Skills Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. In this role, she provides instruction on how to read, interpret and synthesize rules of law; how to develop legal analysis; and how to write legal documents clearly, concisely, and precisely. Before joining the faculty at UF Law, […]

Sarah H. Wolking is Senior Legal Skills Professor, Director of the Prosecution Clinic and Director of Externship Supervision at UF Law. Professor Wolking served as a state and federal prosecutor in Oakland, CA, from 1992-2005, where she prosecuted nearly 100 trials, including multiple murders, sexual assault, and conspiracy. She was a San Francisco Law School […]

Professor Judy Clausen serves as Legal Skills Professor and Supervising Attorney for the Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic. In the clinic, she teaches and supervises students who assist in representing Veterans in appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and discharge upgrades. Students also deliver Know Your Rights presentations to Veterans, prepare […]

Sabrina Lopez is a Legal Skills Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law and teaches Legal Writing, Persuasive Writing, Legal Drafting and various real estate courses. Prior to joining the law school faculty, Professor Lopez previously taught courses covering education governance, teacher education and instructional practices. Prior to returning to academia, she […]

William Hamilton is an electronic discovery expert. Prior to joining the faculty served as the electronic discovery partner for his national law firm. Professor Hamilton has taught electronic discovery at the University of Florida for the past decade and is the co-author of the LexisNexis Practice Guide Florida e-Discovery and Evidence and co-author of A […]

Joan Stearns Johnsen specializes in Alternative Dispute Resolution related skills including negotiation, mediation, and arbitration. Professor Johnsen also coaches the International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Competition Team, is the co-faculty advisor to the ADR Teams, and is the Director of the Institute for Dispute Resolution. Professor Johnsen has over thirty years’ experience mediating and arbitrating […]

Professor Fernandez teaches Legal Drafting (litigation documents, contracts and legislative documents) at the University of Florida Levin College of Law.  He previously taught Legal Methods (Legal Analysis), Legal Research and Objective Writing, Lawyering Process for Litigation Practice, and Transactional Drafting at Florida Coastal School of Law. Also, he worked as an adjunct professor teaching Legal […]

Timothy McLendon works as a Legal Skills Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. His research has involved Everglades restoration policies, oil spill response and recovery, local land use law, sustainable development, historic preservation law, Florida constitutional law, and international environmental law. He is the author of a handbook on Florida historic […]

Stacey Steinberg is the supervising attorney for the Gator TeamChild Juvenile Law Clinic. She also serves as Director for the Center on Children and Families. Professor Steinberg’s research explores the intersection of a parent’s right to share online and a child’s interest in privacy. She is an internationally sought after expert on children’s privacy and […]