Lisa Mazzie
Biography
Professor Lisa A. Mazzie, J.D., (she/they) has been a faculty member at Marquette University Law School since 2004. Professor Mazzie teaches legal analysis and writing, appellate advocacy, writing for law practice, and gender and the law. In Spring 2023, Professor Mazzie was a visiting professor at the University of California-Irivine School of Law, where she taught one section of Lawyering Skills II and one section of an upper level seminar called Writing for Law Practice.
She is the co-director of Marquette's Moot Court Program and she also serves as the faculty advisor for the National Appellate Advocacy Competition, National Moot Court Competition, Emory Civil Rights and Liberties Competition, Thurgood Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition, and UCLA Williams Institute Moot Court Competition moot court teams.
Moreover, she is the faculty advisor for the Association of Women Lawyers (AWL), the American Constitution Society for Law and Public Policy (ACS), and the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Society for Public Engagement & Education. She is also a certified Title IX investigator for the University.
She’s the only Marquette Law faculty member to be inducted into Marquette’s Pro Bono Honor Society; since 2017, she has performed nearly 200 hours of pro bono legal work for the law school’s Domestic Violence Injunction Project (with Sojourner Family Peace Center and Quarles & Brady), including representing petitioners in court, and with the Milwaukee Justice Center Forms Clinic, assisting clients with completing forms for family law matters.
Professor Mazzie is currently working on a textbook with Professor Meredith Gellar (Northwestern) titled Writing for Law Practice: What They Didn't Teach You First Year. Since summer 2022, she has appeared multiple times on CBS58 News as a legal expert on reproductive law.
Prior to joining the faculty full-time in 2004, Professor Mazzie was a law clerk to the Honorable Patience Drake Roggensack at the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Before that, Professor Mazzie worked as an attorney in private practice in Madison, and she also spent one year working as an investigator for the Office of Lawyer Regulation.
Professor Mazzie received her BA, with honors, from the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. She received her JD, cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, where she was also elected to Order of the Coif, and was a staff member and then Symposium Editor of the Wisconsin Law Review. Professor Mazzie is ABD for her PhD at Marquette University in Educational Policy and Leadership, with a specialization in Sociology.
Professor Mazzie is an election observer and a member of the League of Women Voters. In her free time, Professor Mazzie enjoys hot yoga, working out at her local fitness center, reading, writing, and spending time with her rescue cat named Ruth and her new rescue dog, Theo.
Book, Writing for Law Practice: What They Didn’t Teach You First Year, with Prof. Meredith Stange (NIU), Carolina Acad. Press (forthcoming 2023)
Law Review Article, The Fungible Female: How Performative Feminism Hurts Women, 10_ Marq. L. Rev. __ forthcoming 2023
Essay, Silver Linings: Reflections on Teaching Online (solicited by Marquette University Office of Media and Communications, requesting faculty and staff experts on internal content to share with the campus community and to amplify to external audiences). Appeared in Wis. Law. J. Online (June 3, 2020), https://wislawjournal.com/2020/06/03/silver-linings-reflections-on-teaching-law-online/.
Law Review Article, Michael Sam and the NFL Locker Room: How Masculinities Theory Explains The Way We View Gay Athletes, 25 Marq. Sports L. Rev. 129 (2014)
Co-Author, Lisa A. Mazzie & Deb Moritz, Wisconsin State Citation for Bluebook ICW, in Interactive Citation Workstation (2015-16 ed., updated 2022)
Commentary, Lisa A. Mazzie, Ban on women in combat lifted: Is the military ready?, Racine J. Times, Feb. 3, 2013, at 2C, solicited article
Article, Be Wise: Revise, 82 Wis. Law. 31 (Aug. 2009)
Article, Conciseness in Legal Writing, 82 Wis. Law. 21 (June 2009)
Book Review, Legal Writing Advice: Questions and Answers by Gertrude Block, 78 Wis. Law. 31 (Dec. 2005)
Book Review, Beyond Our Control? Confronting the Limits of Our Legal System in the Age of Cyberspace by Stuart Biegel, 75 Wis. Law. 32 (Nov. 2002)
Book Review, Changing Your Mind: The Law of Regretted Decisions by E. Allan Farnsworth, 74 Wis. Law. 29 (Nov. 2001)
Comment, State of Wisconsin v. Chrysler Outboard Corp.: How Long A Reach for Environmental Law? 6 Wisc. Envir. L.J. 65 (1999)
Rockstar Brief Writing: Making Your Brief Brilliant, Legal Aid Society CLE, Milwaukee, WI, Dec. 13, 2022 (invited with Professor Melissa Love Koenig).
The Impact of Overturning Roe v. Wade on American Politics, Culture, and Law, Marquette University’s Constitution Day Panel, Sept. 22, 2022 (invited panelist, with Dr. Julia Azari and Dr. Lilly Goren).
Reader Roadblocks and How to Write Around Them, Marquette Law School’s Annual Green Bay (Wis.) CLE, Green Bay, WI, Aug. 4, 2022
Communicate with Confidence, with Director Erin Binns, AWL Marquette Student Chapter, Milwaukee, WI, Oct. 7, 2021
Roe v. Wade: History, Challenges, and Implications, virtual presentation with Professor Chad Oldfather, ACS Marquette Student Chapter, Milwaukee, WI, Nov. 4, 2020
Revising for Effective Legal Writing, MULS Annual Travel CLE Program, Naples, FL, Mar. 13, 2020
“Remember the Ladies”: Why the Constitution’s Failure to Codify Equal Rights for Women is Damaging, Recorded Presentation for League of Women Voters ERA Toolkit, Dec. 2019
“Remember the Ladies”: Why the Constitution’s Failure to Codify Equal Rights for Women is Damaging, League of Women Voters invited speaker, Milwaukee, WI, Apr. 6, 2019
Building Bridges with Shared Experiences: The Women in Legal Education Oral History Project, with panel members Cynthia Fountaine (moderator), Phoebe Haddon, Carrie Menkel-Meadow, and Kaelyn Romey, AALS, New Orleans, LA, Jan. 4, 2019
The Revolution and Evolution of the Discipline of Legal Writing, with JLWI board members Lindsey Gustafson, Kim Holst, and Lori Johnson, 18th Biennial Conference of the Legal Writing Institute, Milwaukee, WI, July 13, 2018
Reflective Practices for Students and Faculty, with Rebecca Blemberg, 18th Biennial Conference of the Legal Writing Institute, Milwaukee, WI, July 13, 2018
The Role of Upper-Level Writing Courses in Teaching Business/“Soft” Skills, Beyond the First Year Conference, DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, IL, Apr. 21, 2018
Cura Personalis: Using Reflective Practices in Legal Writing to Engage Students, with Rebecca Blemberg, Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference, Phoenix, AZ, March 11, 2017
Revising for Effective Legal Writing, Washington County (Wis.) Bar Association CLE, West Bend, WI, Feb. 15, 2017
Revising for Effective Legal Writing, Internal CLE, United States Federal Court, Eastern District, Milwaukee, WI, Oct. 15, 2015
Pineapple Express Goes to Law School: How Partnering with Law Enforcement Brings Students Real-Life Issues, with Detective Michael L. Klementz (McFarland Police Dept., McFarland, WI), Assoc. of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD) 2015 Biennial Conference, Memphis, TN, June 4, 2015
Revising for Effective Legal Writing, Marquette Law School’s Annual Madison (Wis.) CLE, Madison, WI, May 14, 2015
2014 Appellate Advocacy Workshop—Power Advocacy: Tips & Techniques, presenter with Margaret Baumgartner, UW Law School; Amelia Bizzaro, Bizzaro Law LLC; and Jake Wittwer, Wisconsin Dept. of Justice, State Bar Appellate Practice Section Workshop, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, Oct. 25, 2014
Effective Legal Writing, panel member with Laura Steele, Kerkman & Dunn; and Stephanie Webb, Law Clerk to Judge Michael Halfenger; Lou Jones Breakfast Club, United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, Sept. 9, 2014
Effective Persuasive Writing, Internal CLE, Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek, S.C., Milwaukee, WI, Aug. 14, 2014
You are Already Writing an Article! Scholarship Incubation Workshop Facilitator & Panel Member, 16th Biennial Conference of the Legal Writing Institute, Philadelphia, PA, July 1, 2014
“Directorless But Not Without Direction: The Workings of Marquette Law School’s Director and Coordinator-Free Legal Writing Program”, panel with Susan Bay, Rebecca Blemberg, Jacob Carpenter, Melissa Greipp, and Alison Julien, all of Marquette University Law School, ALWD 2013 Biennial Conference, Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, WI, June 27, 2013
Creating Legal Writing Problems that Work (And What to Do if They Don’t), Rocky Mountain Regional Legal Writing Conference, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, Mar. 23, 2013
Advocacy: Beyond the Basics, LWI One-Day Workshop, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, Dec. 7, 2012, panel with Denise Field, Washington University; and Lorraine Gin, University of Arizona
Building Bridges: Realizing Our Common Goals across Faculty Roles while Understanding our Differences, Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, Hilton Head Island, SC, July 25, 2011, panel with James McGrath, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law; Lynn McDowell, Florida Coastal School of Law; Sherri Thomas, University of New Mexico School of Law; Eang Ngov, Barry University-Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law; and LaJuana Davis, Samford University, Cumberland School of Law
Law School Faculty Panel, LexisNexis Law School Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, June 23, 2011, panel with Colleen Manning, Florida Coastal School of Law; Mary Pat McInnis, St. Louis University School of Law; John Nann, Yale Law School; Caroline Osborne, Washington and Lee University School of Law; and Robert Salem, University of Toledo College of Law
Is Law School Still an Education “By and For Men”?, 2011 Southeast Regional Legal Writing Conference, Macon, GA, Apr. 16, 2011
Creating Writing Problems, 14th Biennial Conference of the Legal Writing Institute, Marco Island, FL, June 28, 2010
Finding Fun in Learning Grammar & Punctuation, Central States Legal Writing Conference, Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, WI, Oct. 10, 2009
Switching to Seminars: Teaching Students to Write Academic Papers, Rocky Mountain Regional Legal Writing Conference, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, Mar. 13, 2009
Creating Concise Writing by Crafting Effective Sentences, Seattle University Law School, Professor Janet Dickson’s Legal Writing 1 classes, Seattle, WA, Sept. 18, 2008
The Top 10 Things Every Student Should Learn in any Legal Writing Class, Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, Salt Lake City, UT, Mar. 2008
The Top 10 Things Every Student Should Learn in any Legal Writing Class, Central States Legal Writing Conference, Kansas City, MO, Oct. 6, 2007
Effective & Efficient Methods of Written Communications, 34th Annual International Association of Industrial Accident Boards & Commissions (IAIABC) Workers’ Compensation College, Madison, WI, June 2007
Writing an Appeal-Proof Decision, 34th Annual IAIABC Workers’ Compensation College, Madison, WI, June 2007
Teaching Students How to Write Effective Paragraphs & Sentences, Conference on the Pedagogy of Legal Writing for Legal Academics in Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, Africa, Mar. 2007
The Mechanics of Good Legal Writing, 33rd Annual International Association of Industrial Accident Boards & Commissions (IAIABC) Workers’ Compensation College, Madison, WI, May 2006
Writing an Appeal-Proof Decision, 33rd Annual IAIABC Workers’ Compensation College, Madison, WI, May 2006
The Mechanics of Good Legal Writing, Waukesha County Bar Association, Waukesha, WI, May 2006
Teaching Ethics in Legal Writing, Rocky Mountain Regional Legal Writing Conference, Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Tucson, AZ, Mar. 2006; co-presenter with Melissa Greipp and Rebecca Blemberg, Marquette University Law School
Teaching Ethics in Legal Writing, Central States Legal Writing Conference, Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, IN, Sept. 2005; co-presenter with Melissa Greipp and Rebecca Blemberg, Marquette University Law School
MEDIA APPEARANCES
With Hope Kiran & Brady Carlson, How We Got Here: Abortion in Wisconsin since 1849: Wisconsin’s abortion law was on the books for over a century. But it rarely led to prosecutions, Wis. Public Radio (WPR) (Aug. 8, 2023, 5:00 AM), https://www.wpr.org/wisconsin-1849-abortion-ban-history-prosecutions and https://www.wpr.org/how-we-got-here-episode-two-enforcing-wisconsins-1849-abortion-ban
With Bryant McCray, Kansas votes abortions constitutionally legal, huge stepping stone for rest of nation, CBS58 (Aug. 3, 2022, 9:44 PM CDT), https://www.cbs58.com/news/kansas-votes-abortions-constitutionally-legal-huge-stepping-stone-for-rest-of-nation
With Adam Rife, Wisconsin abortion rights likely unaffected by executive order, both sides unhappy, CBS58 (July 8, 2022, 8:26 PM), https://www.cbs58.com/news/wisconsin-abortion-rights-likely-unaffected-by-executive-order-both-sides-unhappy
With Victor Jacobo, How the SCOTUS overturning of Roe v. Wade affects Wisconsin, CBS58 (June 24, 2022, 4:55 PM CDT), https://www.cbs58.com/news/how-the-scotus-overturning-of-roe-v-wade-affects-wisconsin
With Peggy Lowe, ERA DOA? The Fight for Equal Rights Lives On in Missouri, KCUR 89.3/NPR in Kansas City (Apr. 11, 2014, 5:24 AM CDT), https://www.kcur.org/government/2014-04-11/era-doa-the-fight-for-equal-rights-lives-on-in-missouri