Meet Your 1L LAWR Professors

SMU’s LAWR faculty has more than 75 years of teaching experience! That means our students are guided and supported during their first year of law school by some of the most experienced professors and writers. Moreover, our LAWR professors have practiced in diverse legal areas and bring real-world experience as attorneys to the classroom.

Current legal writing professors:

• Beverly Dureus
• Patricia Heard
• Jennifer Stagen
• Heather Stobaugh
• Elizabeth Thompson