EDUCATION - Valparaiso University



RUTH C. VANCEProfessor of Law, andDirector of Legal Writing ProgramValparaiso University School of Law656 S. Greenwich StreetValparaiso, Indiana 46383ruth.vance@valpo.edu(219) 465-7862RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCEValparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, IndianaProfessor and Director of the Legal Writing Program, 2003 – presentProfessor, 1996 – 2003Associate Professor, 1991 – 1996Assistant Professor, 1987 – 1991Visiting Assistant Professor, 1985 – 1987Courses taught:Legal Writing, Reasoning and ResearchTaught up to 100 students in a required first-year courseDeveloped various exercises and created handoutsHired, trained, and supervised up to 10 teaching assistants each semesterAppellate Advocacy Created appellate brief and oral argument handbooksAdministered and judged oral argumentsPre-Trial Skills Taught students client interviewing and counseling, discovery, motion practice and other case preparation, and negotiationWorkers' Compensation and Employment Rights Developed and added course to curriculumAlternative Dispute ResolutionDeveloped and added course to curriculumAlternative Dispute Resolution SeminarNegotiationDeveloped and added course to curriculumMediationDeveloped and added course to curriculumGreat Books in the LawAdvanced Legal WritingDeveloped and added this general practice drafting course to curriculum after developing a second year legal writing requirement approved by the facultyAcademic Support Summer ProgramTeen Law CollegeTaught high school students direct- and cross-examination drafting and the importance of facts for a mock criminal trialLegal Writing (and directed) in ICLEO program hosted at Valparaiso, 2006Other Law School Responsibilities:State Judicial Externships Faculty Supervisor, 1999 - presentExternship Director, 1998-1999ADR Concentration Faculty Sponsor, 1997 - 2004Negotiation Team CoachOrganized first team that competed in the American Bar Association Law School Division's Negotiation CompetitionCoached the regional winners in 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 2001 Coached the 1995 team to fourth place in the nationClient Counseling Team CoachCoached the regional winners in 1987Founding Moot Court Board Faculty AdvisorFounding Faculty Director of the Swygert Memorial Moot Court CompetitionCommittee Work:University Faculty Concerns, 2006 – present (vice-chair 2007-08)University Faculty Concerns Representative to Grievance Committee & Chair, 2007 - 10 University Faculty Senate, 2002 – 05Budget Work Group, 2010 - 2012Speaker’s Committee, 2001-02Curriculum Committee, Chair 1997-98 & Fall ‘98; Member, 1985 – 95Under my chairmanship, we expanded the Externship Program, created subject area concentrations and an annual conference for the concentrations, established an Honors Program, and proposed new upper-level course requirements.Dean’s ad hoc Committee on Creating a Vision for VUSL, Spring 1998Admissions Committee, 1997 - 2008; 2011 - presentAppointments Committee, 2008 - 2011Petitions and Readmissions, 1995MLK Day 1995-96Library 1985 – 1996Town and Gown 1996-97Moot Court, ad hoc Committee 1989Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, IndianaVisiting Professor, 2000-01Directed and taught in Legal Writing Program (187- 1L students)Hoosier State Bank, Hammond, IndianaTrust Administrator & Attorney, 1983 - 1985Hand, Muenich & Wilk, P.C., Hammond, IndianaAssociate, 1982 - 1983EDUCATIONValparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, IndianaJ.D., 1982Olivet College, Olivet, MichiganB.A., Magna Cum Laude, 1979Double Major: Mathematics and MusicAlpha Chi, Omicron Delta Kappa: Academic Honor SocietiesBAR CERTIFICATION AND OTHER CERTIFICATIONSIndiana, admitted 1982Indiana Registry of Mediators, civil, 1992 - presentPROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIESCommunication Skills Committee, Section of Legal Education and Admission tothe Bar, ABA, Member 2009, Vice-chair 2010Hiller Distinguished Faculty Award, 2009AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning and Research, Program Chair 1995; Sec’y 1996; Chair-Elect 1997; Chair 1998; Immediate Past-Chair 1999Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD), Founding Board Member 1996 – 99ALWD, Election Committee, Chair 1997 – 99ALWD & Legal Writing Institute (LWI), Blackwell Award Committee, Chair 2005 - 08LWI, Member 1985 – presentAmerican Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section, Ethics Committee, 2007- presentIndiana Department of Education, Division of Special Education, Mediator, 1993 - 2012Indiana State Bar Association ADR Section, Committee on Pre-Suit Mediation, MemberPublicity Committee, MemberPro Se Mediation Task Force, MemberSecretary-Treasurer 2003-04Vice-Chair 2005-06Chair 2006-08, Immediate Past Chair 2008 - 09Res Gestae (Indiana State Bar Association Journal), Editor, ADR Column, 1992 - 96Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation, inducted 1997, Board Member 2009 – presentAmerican Inns of Court, Porter County Chapter, Indiana, Secretary 1996 - 97Valparaiso Business and Professional Women's Young Careerist Award 1989Indiana Land Trust Council, Inc., Founder & First President 1984 - 85 Women Lawyers Association of Lake and Porter Counties, Treasurer, President, Past- President Town and Gown Mayor's Advisory Committee for Valparaiso, Member 1984 - 85PUBLICATIONS Judicial Opinion Writing: An Annotated Bibliography, 17 Leg. Writing 197 (2011).Tribute to Mary S. Lawrence, 16 Leg. Writing 517 (2010).Pro Se Mediation Collides with the Practice of Law, Indiana Law. ___ (Nov. 14-28, 2007).The Power, Risks of an Apology in Mediation, Indiana Law. 9 (Nov.16-29, 2005).Preparing the Client for Mediation, 38 Res Gestae 39 (1995).Worker's Compensation and Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: A Remedy for Employees, Or a Shield for Employers?, 11 Hofstra Lab. L.J. 141 (1993), reprinted in 44 Def. L.J. 1 (1995) (cited as "worth reading," Nat'l L.J. Nov. 14, 1994).The Use of Student Teaching Assistants in the Legal Writing Course, 1 Perspectives 4 (West 1992).Latent Heart Injury Following Vehicular Impact or Other Blunt Chest Trauma, 35 The Trial Lawyer's Guide 249 (1991) (co-authored with David W. Holub). Recent Developments in Workers' Compensation, 24 Ind. L. Rev. 975 (1991).Vocational Rehabilitation Benefits Under Indiana's Workers' Compensation Law, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (1989), reprinted in 24 Val. U.L. Rev. 255 (1990), reprinted in 13 Workers' Compensation L. Rev.1 (1990).Chapters, "Interviewing and Counseling Skills" and "Negotiation Skills," Practice Skills (ICLEF 1990).Book Review, Legal Writing: Getting It Right and Getting It Written (Mary Barnard Ray and Jill J. Ramsfield), 11 U. Puget Sound L. Rev. 211 (1987).Securing a Loan by Assignment of Beneficial Interest in a Land Trust, 28 Res Gestae 583 (1985).PRESENTATIONSRocky Mountain Regional Legal Writing Conference, Judicial Opinion Writing: A Teacher-Ready Toolkit (with Nicole Negowetti), March 2012.Central States Legal Writing Conference, E-Mail & How You Do the Job (with Susan Stuart), Sept. 2011 ABA Dispute Resolution Section Annual Meeting, Moderator & Panelist, Ethical Quandaries in Mediation, April 2010ABA Annual Meeting, Panelist, Rules of the Road: How to Navigate the Legal Landmines of Mediation, July 2009Legal Writing Institute (LWI) Conference, Workshop Facilitator, Critiquing for New Legal Writing Professors, July 2008Indiana State Bar Association ADR Section, Arbitration Forum, Workshop Facilitator, Does the Process Work? & Presenter, Finality: Changing an Award, Confirming or Vacating an Award, Feb. 2008Indiana Legal Services Access to Justice Conference, Presenter, Civil ADR: Choosing the Best Option & ADR in the Family Law Context, Nov. 2007Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD) Conference, Presenter, Staffing Models and Other Personnel Issues: Focus on Tenure Track Programs (with Terry Seligmann, Drexel) & Directing a Hybrid Program, June 2007Women and the Law Conference, Panelist, Mediation Mayhem: The Do’s and Don’ts of Ethical Mediation Practice, Nov. 2006Second Annual Statewide Conference on the State of Dispute Resolution in Indiana, Presenter, The Amendments to IDEA and Special Education Mediation in Indiana, March 2006Indiana Continuing Legal Education, Speaker, Persuasive Writing in Appellate Briefs, April 2005Indiana Continuing Legal/Mediation Education, Speaker, Confidentiality in Mediation, April & Oct. 2004AALS Conference on Women in Legal Education, Small Group Discussion Leader, October 1999ADR Roundtable, assisted in producing a report on Indiana’s ADR rules, submitted to the Indiana Supreme Court, Sept. 1999Nat'l Legal Writing Directors' Conference, Presenter, Use of Teaching Assistants, 1995 (proceedings published by West)(ALWD formed after this San Diego conference)Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Basic Divorce Mediation Training, Assistant Trainer, Dec.1993, Oct. 1992, June 1992, March 1992, Dec. 1991Porter County Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education, Presenter, ADR Seminar,Sept. 1992South Bend Tribune, interview, Article on mediation, Feb. 16, 1992Indiana University Northwest, Presenter, Seminar on workers' compensation, Nov. 1991Gary Post-Tribune, interview, Article on sexual harassment in the workplace, Aug. 25, 1991Midwest Legal Writing Conference, Valparaiso University School of Law, Host & Panelist, Evaluating Student Writing, July 1991Legal Writing Institute Conference, Moderator & Panelist, Using Teaching Assistants, July 1990Indiana State AFL-CIO Conference on Workers' Compensation, Presenter, Vocational Rehabilitation, May 3-4, 1990. Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Plenary Presenter, Practice Skills Seminar: Client Counseling & Workshop Facilitator, Negotiation Skills, April 10-11, 1990. Purdue North Central Women’s Conference, Presenter, Recent Developments in Indiana Workers’ Compensation Law Regarding Sexual harassment & Vocational Rehabilitation, March 24, 1990. News conference, Indiana State House, Report entitled "Vocational Rehabilitation Benefits Under Indiana's Workers' Compensation Law" received statewide media attention. Nov. 30, 1989Governor Evan Bayh's Conference on Vocational Rehabilitation, Presenter, Sept. 29, 1989 Midwest Legal Writing Conference, Marquette University School of Law, Facilitator (with Carol Parker), Classroom Teaching Methods, July 1989 ................
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