Lisa M. De Sanctis

Lisa De Sanctis is Director of Legal Writing and Drafting and a Senior Legal Skills Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. She teaches Legal Writing I and II, objective and persuasive writing, and is passionate about developing this indispensable skill set among future advocates and leaders of the profession. She also […]

Paige Snelgro

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

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Sarah H. Wolking is a Senior Legal Skills Professor, Director of the Prosecution and Wrongful Convictions Field Clinics, and Director of Externships at UF Law. After graduating from law school, she worked as a Deputy District Attorney at the Alameda County DA’s Office in Oakland, California. Wolking handled cases involving multiple murders, rapes, child molestation, […]

Judy Clausen

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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

Sabrina Lopez

Sabrina Lopez is a Senior Lecturer, Senior Legal Skills Professor, and the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Curriculum at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. She has taught Legal Writing, Persuasive Writing, Legal Drafting and various real estate courses. Prior to joining the law school faculty, Professor Lopez previously taught courses […]

William Hamilton

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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

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 […]

Ben Fernandez

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Professor Fernandez teaches Legal Drafting (contract drafting), Legal Writing and Legal Writing II – Persuasive Writing 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 […]

Timothy McLendon

Timothy McLendon works as a Senior 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 […]

Stacey Steinberg

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Stacey Steinberg is the supervising attorney for the Gator TeamChild Juvenile Law Clinic. She also serves as Director for the Program 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 […]