Associate Professor of Law
B.A., 1973, J.D., 1988, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
The novelist E.L. Doctorow said, “Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.” It is much the same with legal writing, whether we are novices or high court judges. The process of writing a legal analysis--whether it takes the shape of a memorandum, a brief, or a law school exam--forces us to confront and revise our thoughts and theories until we can clearly communicate them to others. Professor Barger teaches Drafting for the General Practitioner, Advanced Appellate Advocacy, Moot Court Competition and the first-year course in legal writing, Reasoning, Writing and Advocacy. She serves the national legal writing community as a member of the Board of Directors for both the Association of Legal Writing Directors and the Legal Writing Institute. As Developments Editor for UALR’s Journal of Appellate Practice and Process, Professor Barger contributes to current scholarship on issues facing federal and state appellate courts. Before joining the faculty in 1992, Professor Barger practiced at the Little Rock firm of Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates and Woodyard, in the areas of estate planning, probate, and appellate litigation.
E-mail: cmbarger@ualr.edu
Phone: 501.324.9957
Web page: Barger on Legal Writing
Revised: 3/28/07