Tamara Herrera
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Phone: 480-727-7194
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SDOC 468 PHOENIX, AZ 85004-4467
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Mail code: 9520Campus: Dtphx
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A professor at the College of Law since 2001, Tamara Herrera teaches a variety of courses, including Legal Writing and Method, Legal Advocacy, Writing for Law Practice, Indian Legal Research, and first-year Property. Her scholarly interests include legislative drafting and tribal law, as well as legal writing pedagogy.
Professor Herrera is a member of the Association of Legal Writing Directors and the Legal Writing Institute. From 2016-2020, she served as the Secretary of the Association of Legal Writing Directors. She is a past chair of the Environmental and Natural Resources Section of the Maricopa County Bar and a member of the State Bar of Arizona, the Federal District Court for the District of Arizona, and the United States Supreme Court. She writes a monthly column about legal writing for the Maricopa County Bar’s publication, Maricopa Lawyer. Following her graduation with distinction from the University of Nebraska School of Law, Professor Herrera practiced law at the firm of Ryley, Carlock & Applewhite in Phoenix. She performed complex legal research in water and Indian law; drafted proposed rules and legislation relating to natural resources issues in Arizona; and represented clients in both state and federal courts.
In addition to her law degree, Professor Herrera has a Masters Degree in Information and Library Science from the University of Arizona.
- Masters of Information and Library Science, University of Arizona (2007)
- J.D., University of Nebraska School of Law (1996)
- B.A., English, Grinnell College (1991)
Arizona Legal Research (Carolina Academic Press 2008).
KFA2475 .H47 2008
Teaching Citation Thoroughly: A Case for Using Classroom Assessment, 20 The Second Draft 12 (2005).
Kirsten Davis & Tamara Herrera, The ALWD Citation Manual: A Practice-Driven Improvement, 40 Ariz. Attor'y 24 (2004).
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Courses
2024 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |
LAW 785 | Externship |
LAW 791 | Seminar |
LAW 791 | Seminar |
LAW 770 | Law Journal |
LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |
LAW 519 | Legal Method and Writing |
LAW 784 | Internship |
LAW 791 | Seminar |
2024 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 785 | Externship |
LAW 784 | Internship |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |
LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |
LAW 791 | Seminar |
LAW 770 | Law Journal |
LAW 691 | Seminar |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |
LAW 791 | Seminar |
LAW 770 | Law Journal |
LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |
LAW 726 | Indian Legal Research |
LAW 691 | Seminar |
LAW 691 | Seminar |
LAW 691 | Seminar |
LAW 791 | Seminar |
LAW 691 | Seminar |
2023 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |
LAW 785 | Externship |
LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |
LAW 784 | Internship |
LAW 770 | Law Journal |
LAW 691 | Seminar |
LAW 797 | Visiting Student Program |
LAW 784 | Internship |
LAW 691 | Seminar |
LAW 791 | Seminar |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |
LAW 691 | Seminar |
LAW 770 | Law Journal |
LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |
LAW 726 | Indian Legal Research |
LAW 791 | Seminar |
LAW 691 | Seminar |
LAW 691 | Seminar |
LAW 642 | White Collar Crime |
LAW 691 | Seminar |
LAW 691 | Seminar |
LAW 691 | Seminar |
LAW 691 | Seminar |
2022 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |
LAW 797 | Visiting Student Program |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |
LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |
LAW 797 | Visiting Student Program |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |
LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |
LAW 726 | Indian Legal Research |
2021 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |
2021 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |
LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |
LAW 716 | Contract Drafting |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |
LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |
LAW 519 | Legal Method and Writing |
LAW 519 | Legal Method and Writing |
LAW 726 | Indian Legal Research |
2020 Summer
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |
2020 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |
LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |
LAW 691 | Seminar |
2019 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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LAW 781 | Independent Study |
LAW 691 | Seminar |
LAW 735 | Teaching Assistant |
LAW 519 | Legal Method and Writing |
LAW 519 | Legal Method and Writing |