Amy E. Sloan
Associate Professor of Law & Co-Director of the Legal Skills Program
B.A., University of Texas
J.D., with highest honors, George Washington University
Expertise
- Legal Research
- Legal Writing and Rhetoric
- Appellate Process
Contact Information
Telephone: (410) 837-6529
Room Number: LC 404
E-mail
Administrative Assistant: Debbie Pinkham, (410) 837-4634, (on campus x4634), LC 400
Course Taught
Spring 2010
Professor Sloan joined the faculty in 2001 to lead the Legal Skills Program jointly with Professor Eric B. Easton. Prior to joining the faculty, Professor Sloan taught at The George Washington University Law School, where she directed the Legal Research and Writing Program, and at the Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law. She served as an associate of the George Washington Law Review and as a law clerk to the Honorable William M. Nickerson and the Honorable Edward S. Northrop at the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
Professor Sloan's scholarly interests include legal research and writing, classical and contemporary rhetoric, and appellate practice. She is active in the Association of Legal Writing Directors and is a member of the Pennsylvania and District of Columbia bars.
Selected Publications
Books
Amy E. Sloan, BASIC LEGAL RESEARCH: TOOLS AND STRATEGIES (Aspen Publishers, 1st ed. 2000, 2d ed. 2003; 3d ed. 2006; 4th ed. 2009); also available electronically through TeachingLaw.com.
Amy E. Sloan & Steven D. Schwinn, BASIC LEGAL RESEARCH WORKBOOK (Aspen Publishers, 1st ed. 2002; 2d ed. 2005; 2006 Update; 3d ed. 2007; 2008 Update; 2009 Update).
Articles and Essays
The Dog that Didn't Bark: Stealth Procedures and the Erosion of Stare Decisis in the Federal Courts of Appeals, 78 Fordham L. Rev. 713 (2009)
Step Right Up: Using Consumer Decision Making Theory to Teach Research Process in the Electronic Age, 60 S.C.L. Rev. 123 (2008).
If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em: A Pragmatic Approach to NonPrecedential Opinions in the Federal Appellate Courts, 86 Neb. L. Rev. 895 (2008).
Appellate Fruit Salad and Other Concepts: A Short Course in Appellate Practice, 35 U.Balt. L. Rev. 43 (2005).
Two Rules for Better Writing, 38 Md. B.J. 57 (September/October2005).
A Government of Laws and Not Men: Prohibiting Non-Precedential Opinions by Statute or Procedural Rule, 79 Ind. L.J. 711 (2004).
Erasing Lines: Integrating the Law School Curriculum, 1 J. ALWD 3 (2002).
Creating Effective Legal Research Exercises, 7 Perspectives: Teaching Legal Res. & Writing 8 (1998), reprinted in Best of Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research & Writing 30 (2001).
No Magic Formula: A New Approach for Calculating the Ten Year Time Period for Admission of Prior Conviction Evidence, 3 Geo. Mason Indep. L. Rev. 351 (1995).