About the Author

• Author: Barbara Glesner Fines
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About the Author

Barbara Glesner Fines is the Ruby M. Hulen Professor of Law and

Associate Dean for Faculty at the University of Missouri - Kansas

City, where she has taught since 1986. Professor Glesner received her

law degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and her

masters of law degree from Yale Law School. She teaches

Professional Responsibility, Family Violence, Divorce Process, and a

Seminar in Ethical Issues in the Representation of Families and

Children.

Her recent publications include Ethical Issues in Family Representation

(Carolina Academic Press 2010); Professional Responsibility: Collaborative

Approach (Context and Skills Series) (Carolina Academic Press 2012);

Fifty Years of Family Law Practice - The Evolving Role of The

Family Law Attorney, 24 J. AMER. ACAD. MATRIM. L. 601 (2011);

Lessons Learned About Classroom Teaching from Authoring

Computer-assisted Instruction Lessons, 38 WM. MITCHELL L.

REV. 1094 (2012).

Professor Glesner has held leadership positions in many

organizations devoted to legal education, including the AALS Section

on Teaching Methods (Chair 2012-13); the AALS section on

Professional Responsibility (Secretary 2012-13); the Center for

Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (Board of Directors, 1998‐

2005; President 2002‐2005; Editorial Board 1998- current); and the

Institute for Law School Teaching and Learning (Advisory Board

2003-date, Acting President 2006‐2008).