Ruth Ann McKinney

Name:	Ruth Ann McKinney
Title:	Clinical Professor of Law and Assistant Dean for Legal Writing and Academic Success
Education:	J.D. (honors, Order of the Coif), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1988) M.Ed., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1976) B.A. (magna cum laude), Duke University (1972)

McKinney is a graduate of Duke University (B.A. magna cum laude 1972) and of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (M.Ed. in Guidance & Counseling 1976; J.D. with honors 1989). Admitted to the North Carolina Bar in 1989, she clerked for the Honorable Harry C. Martin at the North Carolina Supreme Court before joining the litigation division of Maxwell & Hutson (now Maxwell, Freeman, and Bowman) in Durham, NC, in 1990. Author of "Legal Research: A Practical Guide and Self-Instructional Workbook" (now in its 5th edition, co-authored with Professor Scott Childs) and "Reading Like a Lawyer" (2005), she has directed the Writing and Learning Resources Center, which houses the law school's first-year legal research and writing program and the first-year academic support program, since 1991, and presently serves as the Assistant Dean for Legal Writing & Academic Success. Her research and speaking interests center on how to maximize student performance and understanding of the law school learning experience.

Her homepage is at http://www.unc.edu/~ramckinn/. Her publication homepage is at: http://legalresearchworkbook.com/.

Currently Teaching

• Honors Writing Scholars Seminar (Law 400-Fall 2009)

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Contact Information

Phone:	919.962.5384
Fax:	919.962.1277
E-Mail:	ramckinn@email.unc.edu
Office:	5063 Van Hecke-Wettach Hall

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