Beverly C. Dureus

Headshot of Beverly C. Dureus, faculty member at SMU Dedman School of Law.

Clinical Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing and Research

Full-time faculty

Email

bdureus@smu.edu

Dr. Beverly C. Duréus served as a judicial clerk intern for Chief Judge William Stuart for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Following graduation she worked in civil litigation at Gardere & Wynne, L.L.P. in Dallas, was a shareholder at Chapman & Reese, P.C., and returned to Iowa as an Associate Professor of Law at Drake University where she taught civil procedure, evidence and legal research & writing. She has served as Senior Counsel and the Chair of the Ecclesiastical Section of White & Wiggins, L.L.P. in Dallas since 1994 as a consultant, and is the Founder and President of Katallasso Ministries International™.

Area of expertise

  • Legal Analysis, Writing and Research

Education

B.A., Drake University
J.D., Drake Law School
Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary
D.Min., Southern Methodist University

Courses

Legal Analysis, Writing and Research
Federal Judicial Externship

Books

LESSONS FROM SUCCESSFUL AFRICAN AMERICAN LAWYERS (Hope’s Promise Publishing LLC 2020) (with co-authors)

Articles

Shades of Theology in Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship: A Tribute Honoring the Memory of Professor Joseph W. McKnight, 71 SMU Law Review 339 (2018)
SMU Repository