cristina-lockwood
Cristina D. Lockwood
Associate Professor of Law
Degrees
- J.D. Wayne State University '91
- B.A. University of Michigan '88
Biography
Cristina Lockwood’s scholarship primarily focuses on legal writing and legal research. She was an associate at Ford Marrin Esposito & Witmeyer in New York City where she litigated complex environmental insurance cases and was an associate at Mark F. Makower & Associates, P.C., in Detroit where she gained significant litigation experience involving construction and condominium law, including appellate and trial level practice.
Professor Lockwood joined the Detroit Mercy Law faculty in 1995 after serving as an adjunct at Detroit Mercy Law for several years.
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Courses Taught
Applied Legal Theory and Analysis I & II (Law 1080)
Torts (Law 1130)
Professional Responsibility (2470)
Torts Seminar (Law 4700)
Professional Responsibility Seminar
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Selected Publications
Christopher D. Soper, Cristina D. Lockwood, Bradley Clary & Pamela Lysaght, Successful Legal Analysis and Writing: The Fundamentals (4th ed., West 2017).
Cristina D. Lockwood & Pamela Lysaght, Michigan Legal Research, Third Edition (Carolina Academic Press 2016).
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Selected Presentations
Incorporating (More) Law Skills into the Legal Research and Writing Curriculum, Carolinas Colloquium, May 2017 (panelist- discussed incorporating ethics).
Writing to Learn: Using Writing to Promote Deep Learning, SEALS 2016 Annual Meeting, August 2016 (panelist)