Karen McDonald Henning
Associate Professor of Law
Degrees
- J.D. University of Pennsylvania '86
- B.A. Trinity College '81
Biography
Karen McDonald Henning’s scholarship principally focuses on the remedies available for violations of constitutional rights. After graduating from law school, she clerked for Judge Collins Seitz for the Third Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals. Professor Henning then joined the litigation department of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom and worked on a variety of matters before federal appellate and trial courts as well as federal administrative agencies. She served as an appellate attorney in the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia and represented the District of Columbia in cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
Professor Henning joined the Detroit Mercy Law faculty in 2008. She has received the University of Detroit Mercy Faculty Excellence Award, the Student Bar Association Professor of the Year Award, James T. Barnes, Sr. Memorial Faculty Scholar Award and Moot Court Faculty Coach of the Year twice.
Professor Henning enjoys spending time outside, especially hiking and kayaking.
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Courses Taught
Advanced Advocacy
Applied Legal Theory and Analysis
Civil Procedure
Criminal Procedure –Adjudications
Criminal Procedure-Investigations
Federal Jurisdiction
Judicial Clerkship Seminar
Pretrial Criminal Litigation
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Selected Publications
MASTERING CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (3d ed. Carolina Press 2020) (with Ellen Podgor, Peter Henning, Cynthia Jones, & Sanjay Chhablani)
CRIMINAL PRETRIAL ADVOCACY (3d ed. Thompson West, 2019) (with Peter Henning and Leonid Feller)
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie: Increasing Assessments and Feedback in Law School Classes, 95 U. DET. MERCY L. REV. 35 (2017) (with Julia Belian)
“Reasonable” Police Mistakes: Fourth Amendment Claims and the Good Faith Exception After Heien, 90 ST. JOHN’S L. REV. 271 (2016) (lead article)
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Selected Presentations
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie: Increasing Assessments and Feedback in Law School Classes, University of Detroit Mercy Law Review Symposium, Detroit, MI, March 3, 2017 (with Julia Belian)
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie: How Bar Exam Ready Students Become Practice Ready Practitioners, INSTITUTE FOR LAW TEACHING AND LEARNING, University of Washburn Law School, Topeka, Kansas, June 11, 2016 (with Julia Belian)