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Associate Professor of Law

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Susan Hanley Duncan (formerly Kosse) received a B.A. from Miami University and a J.D. from the University of Louisville. She joined the Brandeis School of Law faculty as an adjunct in 1997 and full time in 2000. Her teaching and research interests are in lawyering skills and education law. Professor Duncan's scholarship has focused primarily on the issues surrounding children, including the need for anti-bullying laws and laws protecting children from pornography on the Internet.

Professor Duncan serves as chair of the Louisville Bar Association’s Communications committee. Nationally, she holds leadership positions on several boards that focus on the development of new legal writing professors. She is also a frequent presenter on legal writing and education law topics. Professor Duncan has been a visiting Professor at the University KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (April 7-April 18, 2008), as well as at the Johannes Gutenberg University, in Mainz Germany, at the University of Leeds, England, and the University of Turku, Finland.

Courses Taught

Basic Legal Skills

Administrative Law

Negotiable Instruments

Criminal Law

Education Law

Publications

Peer-reviewed & Student-edited Journals

Solicited article for 31st Annual Law Review Symposium Pretrial Publicity in High Profile Trials: An Integrated Approach to Protecting the Right to a Fair Trial and the Right to Privacy, Ohio Northern University Law Review (2008).

My Space Is Also Their Space: Ideas for Keeping Children Safe from Sexual Predators on Social Networking Sites, 96 Ky. L. J. 527 (Spring 2008).

Race, Riches & Reporters - Do Race and Class Impact Media Rape Narratives? An Analysis of the Duke Lacrosse Case, 31 University of Southern Illinois Law Review 243 (Winter 2007).

Susan Hanley Kosse, A Missed Opportunity To Abandon the Reasonable Observer Framework for Sacred Text Cases, 4 North Carolina First Amendment Law Review 139 (Spring 2006).

Susan Hanley Kosse and Robert H. Wright, How Best to Confront the Bully: Should Title IX or Anti-Bullying Statutes Be The Answer?, 12 Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy 53 (2005).

Susan Hanley, Kosse, Try, Try Again - Will Congress Ever Get It Right? A Summary of Internet Pornography Laws Protecting Children and Possible Solutions, 38 U. Rich. L. Rev. 721 (2004).

Susan Hanley Kosse, Virtual Child Pornography - A United States Update, 9(1) Tolley's Communication Law Journal 38 (2004).

David T. ButleRitchie & Susan Hanley Kosse, How Judges, Practitioners, and Legal Writing Teachers Assess the Writing Skills of New Law Graduates: A Comparative Study, 53:1 The Journal of Legal Education 80 (2003).

Susan Hanley Kosse & Kristen Miller, Expedited Appeals in KY, 4:1 Journal of Appellate Practice and Process 225 (Spring 2002).

Susan Hanley Kosse, Student Designed Web Pages - Does Title IX or the First Amendment Apply?, 43 Arizona Law Review 905 (2001).

Susan Hanley Kosse, What Happens When The Internet Becomes X-Rated: How Do We Keep It Safe For Our Children, 4 Journal of Catholic Education 514 (June 2001).

Bar Journal and Newsletter Articles

Susan Hanley Kosse, Thesis Paragraphs, Kentucky Bench and Bar 36 (November 2006).

Susan Hanley Kosse, Common Writing Problems, Kentucky Bench and Bar 29 (January 2006).

Susan Hanley Kosse, Judith Fischer & Kathleen Bean, How Do I Cite. . .? Try Using ALWD Manual To Find Your Answers, Kentucky Bench and Bar 35 (January 2005).

Susan Hanley Kosse. Six Tips For making Briefs More Persuasive, Kentucky Bench and Bar 43 (November 2005).

Susan Hanley Kosse, Judith Fischer & Kathleen Bean, The Law Firm Experience, 20 The Second Draft (Bulletin of the Leg.Writing Inst.) 15 (August, 2005).

Susan Hanley Kosse, The Rx For Burnout: Serve Others, The Second Draft (Bulletin of the Leg.Writing Inst.) (2004).

Susan Hanley Kosse, Buffalo Creek Prevents Legal Writing Class Disaster, vol. X(2) The Law Teacher 14 (Spring 2003).

Susan Hanley Kosse, Congressman Romano L. Mazzoli, & Jeffrey K. McClain, Lessons From the Past - A History of American Law in Times of Crises, Kentucky Bench and Bar 10 (January 2002).

Susan Hanley Kosse, Let Bush and Gore Teach Persuasion, 16 The Second Draft 5 (Bulletin of the Leg.Writing Inst.) (2001).

Susan Hanley Kosse & David T. ButleRitchie, Putting One Foot in Front of the Other: The Importance of Teaching Text-Based Research Before Exposing Students to Computer Assisted Legal Research, 9 Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research and Writing 69 (Winter 2001).

Susan Hanley Kosse, Teaching Negotiable Instruments Can Be Fun, VIII The Law Teacher 9 (Fall 2000).

Susan Hanley Kosse, Teaching Legal Analysis to the Seers, Hearers & the Doers, 14 The Second Draft (Bulletin of the Leg. Writing Inst.) 4 (May, 2000).

Presentations

National and International

Visiting Lecturer, University KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (April 7-April 18, 2008).

"Selective Use of Sub Judice: Do We Need It in the United States?", Ohio Northern University 31st Annual Law Review Symposium, Ada, Ohio (March 17, 2008).

"Media In High Profile Trials", Second regional junior faculty works-in-progress workshop at Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri (February 29, 2008).

"New Scholars Committee Workshop on Publishing", Amelia Island, Florida (Monday, July 30, 2007)(Moderator: Susan Hanley Kosse ;Speakers: Robert Shapiro, Mary Algero & Nicole Huberfeld).

"My Space Is Also Their Space: Ideas for Keeping Children Safe from Sexual Predators on Social Networking Sites", "Jurisgenesis 2007: New Voices on the Law" Conference, St. Louis, Missouri (June 18 & 19, 2007).

"Writing Across the Curriculum - Theories and Advantages", Southeastern Association of Law Schools Conference, West Palm Beach, Florida (Friday, July 21, 2006)(Speakers: Susan Hanley Kosse, Sue Liemer, and Carol Parker).

"Syllabus Drafting", The Legal Writing Institute's conference, Atlanta, Georgia (Thursday, June 8, 2006)(Speakers: Susan Hanley Kosse & Craig Smith).

Teaching Exchange - Five lectures University of Turku, Turku, Finland (April 3-7, 2006).

"A Missed Opportunity To Abandon the Reasonable Observer Framework for Sacred Text Cases", Southeastern Association of Law Schools Conference, Hilton Head Island, S.C. (Thursday, July 21, 2005).

"Conducting Office Conferences", AALS Workshop for New Law Teachers Optional One-Day AALS Workshop on Teaching Legal Writing, Washington, D.C. (Speakers; Susan Kosse & Brad Clary)(Sunday, June 26, 2005).

"Legal Writing Scholarship", AALS Workshop for New Law Teachers Optional One-Day AALS Workshop on Teaching Legal Writing, Washington, D.C. (Speakers; Susan Kosse & JoAnne Durako)(Sunday, June 26, 2005).

"Developing the Fifth MacCrate Skill: The Art of Storytelling", AALS Annual Convention, San Francisco, California (Speakers: Susan Kosse, Phillip Meyer, Stephen Hobbs, Linda Gorham, Joel ben Izzy)(Friday, January 7, 2005)(published in 26 Pace Law Review 501 (Spring 2006)).

"Designing Assignments", The Legal Writing Institute's conference, Seattle, Washington (Thursday, July 21, 2004).

"Technology Issues in Education", National Catholic Educators Association /Spalding University Education Law Symposium, Louisville, KY (Thursday, July 8, 2004).

"Technology Issues in Education", National Catholic Educators Association /Spalding University Education Law Symposium, Louisville, KY (Saturday, July 12, 2003).

"Nuts and Bolts of Teaching Legal Writing", AALS Workshop for New Law Teachers Optional One-Day AALS Workshop on Teaching Legal Writing, Washington, D.C. (Sunday, June 29, 2003).

"Public Service Programs in American Law Schools", Leeds, England (Thursday, May 8, 2003).

"Reality Programming Meets LRW: Creative Ways to Bring Real-World Cases Into the Classroom", The Legal Writing Institute's conference, Knoxville, Tennessee (Speakers: Kenneth Chestek, Susan Kosse, and Laurel Oates)(Thursday, May 30, 2002).

"Comparing Good Writing with Bad", The Legal Writing Institute's conference, Knoxville, Tennessee (Speakers: David ButleRitchie and Susan Kosse)(Friday, May 31, 2002).

"Workshop on Critiquing Student Work", The Legal Writing Institute's conference, Knoxville, Tennessee (Small group leader)(Friday, May 31, 2002).

Teaching Exchange - Four lectures (1.5 hours each)("A Civil Action", "Introduction to American Law", "America's Response after the 11th September", "Law School and Issues Facing the Legal Community", Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz Germany (November, December 2001).

State and Local

"My Space Is Also Their Space: Ideas for Keeping Children Safe from Sexual Predators on Social Networking Sites", University of Louisville Faculty Workshop, (June 5, 2007).

"Creating Dialogue Through Literature: An Ethics Roundtable" for 3.0 CLE Hours, including 2.0 Ethics Hours (Speakers: David Leibson and Susan Kosse)(Wednesday, November 29, 2006).

"Lawyer Movies and Reel Ethical Lessons" for 1.0 CLE Hours, including 1.0 Ethics Hours, Louisville Bar Association (Speakers: Les Abramson and Susan Kosse)(Monday, February 13, 2006).

Primer on First Amendment Law, St. Agnes School, Louisville, Kentucky (Thursday, January 19, 2005).

"The Living Constitution", Bellarmine University, Louisville, Kentucky (Thursday, September 15, 2005).

"Lawyer Movies and Reel Ethical Lessons" for 2.0 CLE Hours, including 2.0 Ethics Hours, Louisville Bar Association (Speakers: Les Abramson and Susan Kosse)(Saturday, October 2, 2004).

"Starting a Latino Legal Clinic in Your Town", Kentucky Bar Association's Annual Conference, Lexington, Kentucky (June 24-25, 2004).

"Creating Dialogue Through Literature: An Ethics Roundtable" for 3.0 CLE Hours, including 2.0 Ethics Hours (Speakers: David Leibson and Susan Kosse)(Wednesday, June 9, 2004).

Top Ten Things Judges Want to See in Briefs - Practical Tips for Incorporating the Elements Judges Want to See in Your Writing" for 2.0 CLE Hours (Speakers: Judy Fischer and Susan Kosse)(Thursday, April 22, 2004).

"The Crazy Quilt of the Law - Piecing the Blocks Together for the English Teacher", Ky Council of Teachers of English/Language Arts Annual Conference, Louisville, Kentucky (February 7, 2004).

"Creating Dialogue Through Literature: An Ethics Roundtable" for 3.0 CLE Hours, including 2.0 Ethics Hours (Speakers: David Leibson and Susan Kosse)(Friday, November 14, 2003).

Faculty member for Kentucky Governor's Scholars program, a five-week residential, academic enrichment program designed to enhance Kentucky's next generation of civic and economic leaders. Taught legal and political issues and a class exploring tolerance and hate crimes. (June-July 2002 & 2003).

"Creating Dialogue Through Literature: An Ethics Roundtable" for 3.0 CLE Hours, including 2.0 Ethics Hours (Speakers: Don Burnett and Susan Kosse)(Friday, April 26, 2002).

"Judicial Decision Writing Seminar" for 5.5 CLE Hours (Speakers: Susan Kosse, Kathy Bean, Judy Fischer, Hon. Mike McDonald)(Friday, March 1, 2002).

"Welcome to School: Helping Kids Belong" ABA curriculum - 2002, 2004 St. Agnes School.

"Law Day in School" presentations to Middle Schools - multiple times since 2000.

University and Community Service

LEADERSHIP - NATIONAL

Inaugural Member Miami University Pre-Law Advisory Committee (2008- present)

President Legal Writing Institute (LWI), 2006-2008; President-elect, 2005-2006; Board Member, 2004-present; Co-Chair for 2004 Conference, 2002-2004; Conference Committee Member for 2002 Conference, 2001-2002; New Member Committee Chair, 2001-2002. LWI is a national organization that has close to 2000 members. It hosts a list-serv and a biennial conference (attended by over 550 members) and publishes a twice-yearly newsletter, The Second Draft, and an annual journal, Legal Writing: The Journal of the Legal Writing Institute.

Chair, AALS Section on Legal Research, Writing and Analysis, 2007; Chair-elect, 2006; Secretary, 2005; Program Chair for AALS Section Program for Annual Meeting, 2004; Chair of committee that wrote proposal for AALS Section Workshop for New Legal Writing Professors.

Associate Executive Editor of Journal of Law & Education, 2006-present.

Liaison for Council of Appellate Lawyers to LWI, ALWD & AALS Section on Legal Writing, Research and Analysis.

Member, Southeastern Association of Law Schools Young Scholars Committee, 2005-2006.

LEADERSHIP - STATE AND LOCAL

Inaugural Member, Governor Scholars Program Council of Scholars (2008-present)

Member, Kentucky Bar Association Communications & Public Relations Committee, 2003-2007 - Solicit, edit and write articles for bi-monthly magazine.

Chair, Louisville Bar Association Public Service Committee, 2002; Vice-Chair, 2001.

Chair, Louisville Bar Association Law Day in School Project, 2003 - Designed curriculum for attorney volunteers.

Chair, Louisville Bar Association CLE Committee, 2003-2004.

Member, Latino Legal Clinic planning Committee, 2003-present.

Chair, Louisville Bar Association Communications Committee, 2007-2008; Member 2005-present.

UNIVERSITY SERVICE - LAW SCHOOL

Legal Aid Manual Project - Supervised 11 students who drafted portions of a manual for Legal Aid addressing commonly asked questions for different legal subjects. (2001-2002).

SBA Faculty Representative for SBA Public Service Fellowship Selection Committee (appointed by SBA President)(2002)

Faculty Representative for Student Bar Foundation - charitable giving arm of SBA (2002-2003)

Coordinated Million in a Month campaign for law school and helped with campus wide campaign. Law school raised 4,050 cans in a one-week period.

Help with SBA annual auction that raises money for LBA projects.

Write monthly articles on faculty for LBA Bar Briefs

Probation & Reinstatement Committee (2001-2003; alternate 2007-2008)

Alumni and External Affairs Committee (2001-2002)

Professionalism & Public Service Committee (2000-2001)(2002-2003)(2003-2004)(2005-2007 chair)

International Opportunities Committee (2002-2004) (chair 2007-2008)

Awards Committee (2003-2004)

Continuing Legal Education Committee (2003-2004)

Harlan Scholars Faculty Advisor (2003- Spring 2006)

Facilities Committee (2003-2004)

Consortium Committee (2003-2004)

Admissions committee (2005-2006)

Dean's Advisory Committee (2005-2006; 2006-2007)

Helped with All Women Graduates Reunion - (2002-2003)

Library Committee (2006-2007)

Strategic Planning Committee (2006-2008)

Designed Brandeis Fellows Project with Jeff Been (2006)

Community Relations (2007, 2008)

Academic Outreach (2007)

UNIVERSITY-WIDE SERVICE

Vice-Chair COSW (2007-2009), assist the chair in developing the agendas and attending meetings with university and community officials.

Member on the COSW's Integration of Work and Family Committee.

COSW representative on Human Resources Advisory Committee (HRAC) (2007-present) -attend monthly meeting of HR committee that reviews all policies.

Convener, Commission on Status of Women Child Care Committee, 2005-2006 - drafted RFP for child care feasibility study and possible campus child care center and planned focus groups and leadership interviews; Commissioner on Commission on Status of Women, 2004 - present, Convener, Student Climate Committee, 2004.

Chair, Provost Task Force on Child Care, 2006-2007.

Chair Provost's Advisory Committee on Child Care Development Center, 2007.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Bar Association, Kentucky Bar Association, The Association of American Law Schools, Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD), The Legal Writing Institute (LWI), Louisville Bar Association, Jefferson County Women Lawyers' Association.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Co-chair of Citizens of Louisville Organized and United Together (CLOUT) Healthcare Research Planning Committee (2007-2008) which addressed children's healthcare issues. CLOUT is a grassroots, direct action, multi-issue organization, which has come together in the belief that, united, we can become a powerful voice to work for a greater degree of justice in our community.

St. Agnes Catholic Church and School (multiple activities), Habitat for Humanity Worker on Women's House (July 2001), Sacred Heart Academy Class rep for 1984, Sacred Heart Academy Parent Association Board, Law School Class of 1991 Reunion Committee, Healing Place, Conducted "Brown eye-Blue eye" exercise (tolerance related exercise) at DeSales High School (2002, 2003, 2004).

AWARDS

2003 University of Louisville's Faculty Community Service Award

2004 Business First Forty under 40 Award

2005 Sacred Heart Academy Alumna of the Year

2005 University of Louisville Presidential Distinguished Service Award