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Ruth Ann McKinney

Clinical Professor of Law Emeritus
Ruth Ann McKinney

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)

Selected Publications

  • CORE GRAMMAR FOR LAWYERS (Carolina Academic Press, 2011). [Document Link]
  • LEGAL RESEARCH: A PRACTICAL GUIDE AND SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL WORKBOOK (R. McKinney & S. Childs) (Thomson/West 5th ed. 2008). [KF240 .M35 2008]
  • How To Read Law Like an Expert: Save Time and Improve Your Understanding By Picking Up on Valuable Clues from Your Casebook and Other Sources, STUDENT LAW., Sept. 2006, at 36.
  • READING LIKE A LAWYER (Carolina Academic Press 2005) (with Teacher's Manual). [KF283 .M398 2005 ]
  • LEGAL RESEARCH: A PRACTICAL GUIDE AND SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL WORKBOOK (West Group 4th ed. 2003). [KF240 .M35 2003]
  • Depression and Anxiety in Law Students: Are We Part of the Problem and Can We Be Part of the Solution?, 8 J. LEG. WRITING INST. 229 (2002). [Hein]
  • LEGAL RESEARCH: A PRACTICAL GUIDE AND SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL WORKBOOK (West Group 3d ed. 2001). [KF240 .M35 2001 ]
  • LEGAL RESEARCH: A PRACTICAL GUIDE AND SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL WORKBOOK (West Group 2d ed. 2000). [KF240 .M35 2000]
  • LEGAL RESEARCH: A PRACTICAL GUIDE AND SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL WORKBOOK (West 1996) (with Teacher's Manual). [KF240 .M35 1996]

Areas of Expertise

  • Legal Education

Contact Information

Office:  5139 Van Hecke-Wettach Hall
E-mail:  ramckinn@email.unc.edu

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