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Professor Larry Spain

Larry Spain Professor of Law, 2001
Director, Clinical Programs
(806) 742-3787 x227
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Admitted to practice in Nebraska, North Dakota, and Texas.

Before joining the faculty at Texas Tech, Professor Spain was the Director of Clinical Programs at the University of North Dakota School of Law for eighteen years, where he established several new clinical programs and expanded the range of clinical opportunities available to students. Prior to entering legal education, he worked for several legal services programs in Nebraska.

In addition to law teaching and legal practice, he has also been active in the field of alternative dispute resolution, serving as Chair of the Governing Board of a university-affiliated community dispute resolution center as well as being a frequent trainer and practitioner in mediation skills.

Professor Spain is actively involved in the field of clinical legal education nationally, currently serving as editor of the newsletter of the Clinical Legal Education Association.

Degrees

B.A. University of Iowa 1973

J.D. Creighton University 1976

Courses

Civil Practice Clinic, Family Law, Professional Responsibility, Advanced ADR Clinic

Selected Publications

Collaborative Law: A Critical Reflection on whether A Collaborative Orientation can be Ethically Incorporated Into the Practice of Law, 56 Baylor L.Rev. 141 (2004) .

The Unfinished Agenda for Law Schools in Nurturing a Commitment to Pro Bono Legal Services By Law Students, 72 UMKC L.Rev. 477 (2003).

Considerations for Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution for North Dakota, (co-author, Kristine Paranica) 77 N.D. L. Rev. 391 (2001).

The Elimination of Marital Fault in Awarding Spousal Support: The Minnesota Experience, 28 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 861 (2001).

The Opportunities and Challenges of Providing Equal Access to Justice in Rural Communities, 28 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 367 (2001).

Measuring Poverty: A New Approach, (book review) 2 Loy. Pov. L.J. 173 (1996).

Alternative Dispute Resolution for the Poor: Is it an Alternative? 70 N.D. L. Rev. 269 (1994).