“Legal Research and Writing are fundamental to the successful practice of law. At Hamline, Legal Writing is taught in a supportive, professional environment intended to maximize the students’ opportunity to practice and develop their skills.” 

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In her teaching, Instructor Dunnewold draws on her own experience as a professional legal writer and strives to instill in her students the desire to achieve professional excellence. While teaching at Hamline, she continues to implement and develop her own research and writing skills by volunteering for organizations that serve low income clients and by writing extensively for the legal writing teaching community.

Before coming to Hamline, Instructor Dunnewold served as a judicial clerk to Judges Harriet Lansing and Jack Davies at the Minnesota Court of Appeals. She has also worked as an editor for West Publishing and as a research attorney for the Legal Research Center. She is a member of the Legal Writing Institute and Scribes: The American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects.