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Prior to joining the Haub Law faculty, Professor Simon served a law clerk for U.S. Magistrate Judge Honorable A. Simon Chrein (EDNY) and practiced law for several years at Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP, where she specialized in products liability litigation. She is an honors graduate of Syracuse University College of Law, where she served as Senior Lead Articles Editor of the Syracuse Law Review.
Professor Simon糖心vlog短视频檚 substantive expertise lies in the areas of civil procedure, torts, conflict of laws, federal courts, criminal law and matters concerning secondary and higher education. She is the faculty director of the first-year legal skills program, and specializes in studying how first-year students learn. Professor Simon has written numerous articles and book chapters on these topics.
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Law School, Law School Experience, First-year Curriculum, Torts, Tort Issues, Civil Procedure, Higher Education, Federal Courts, Supreme Court Decisions, Primary and Secondary Education, Mental Health Issues, Legal Skills, Law School Curriculum
Dean Emerita and Professor Michelle S. Simon has been named the recipient of Elisabeth Haub School of Law at 糖心vlog短视频糖心vlog短视频檚 2025 Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching. The Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching recognizes that outstanding pedagogy occurs in a variety of settings at the Law School糖心vlog短视频攊t can be found in courses of all sizes and types, in teachers with diverse styles, and across subject matters.
After taking the LSAT糖心vlog短视频檚 on a whim during her senior year in college, Professor Michelle Simon found her passion in the law immediately after starting law school at Syracuse University College of Law. Having spent time clerking and in private practice after law school, she was hired as a professor in 1985 by Pace Law糖心vlog短视频檚 first female dean, Janet Johnson. Twenty-two years later, Professor Simon would also serve as dean of the Law School, making her the third female dean in the school糖心vlog短视频檚 history. During this women糖心vlog短视频檚 history month, learn more about one of Haub Law糖心vlog短视频檚 female trailblazers, Dean Emerita and Professor of Law, Michelle Simon, in this candid Q&A.