UH LAW CENTER FACULTY

Whitney  Werich  Heard

Clinical Assistant Professor

11 C BLB

Whitney Heard is a clinical assistant professor of legal research and writing. In addition to teaching the first year legal research and writing courses, she has taught an introductory class for Foreign LL.M. students, a scholarly writing seminar for Foreign LL.M. students, and a tutorial program for J.D. students.

Professor Heard graduated summa cum laude with her B.A. in Speech Communication from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and graduated cum laude with her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. While at Georgetown, she served as a teaching fellow in the legal research and writing department and worked as a law student advocate in the Family Advocacy Clinic. After graduating from law school, Professor Heard was admitted to the Illinois bar and worked as a litigation associate in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Before joining the Law Center, she served as a law clerk for the Honorable Marcia A. Crone in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

COURSES:
Lawyering Skills & Strategies I and II