Susie Salmon

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Scholarly Contributions

Books

• Salmon, S. C. (2023). Moot Court Advisors Handbook, second edition. Carolina Academic Press.
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  Wrote chapter on virtual competitions. Wrote updates to incorporate discussion of ABA standards on experiential learning, professional identity formation, and cultural competency / diversity.
• Salmon, S. C. (2024). The Short and Happy Guide to Moot Court. West Academic.
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  Guide for students on how to be successful in moot court competitions. Covers background on moot court and appellate advocacy, research, brief writing, oral argument, professionalism, professional identity formation, virtual advocacy, international competitions, and more. 
• Salmon, S. C., Dimitri, J., & Greipp, M. (2015). The Moot Court Advisors Handbook. Carolina Academic Press.

Chapters

• Salmon, S. C. (2022). Rerouting Stigma: Leading with Law in Mental Health. In Mental Health Rhetoric Research: Strategic Intervention. Routledge Press.
• Salmon, S. C. (2021). Training Effective Virtual Oral Advocates. In Law Teaching Strategies for a New Era: Beyond the Physical Classroom. Carolina Academic Press.

Journals/Publications

• Salmon, S. C. (2020). TREATING PROFESSIONALS PROFESSIONALLY: REQUIRING SECURITY OF POSITION FOR ALL SKILLS-FOCUSED FACULTY UNDER ABA ACCREDITATION STANDARD 405(C) AND ELIMINATING 405(D). Oregon Law Review.
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  Coauthored article critiquing ABA Standard 405(d)
• Salmon, S. C. (2019). Teaching Rhetoric Through Dissent. Classical Rhetoric as a Lens for Contemporary Legal Praxis.
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  Co-author with Mark Hannah, Professor of English at ASU. Symposium work in progress. Topic is why dissenting opinions present unique opportunities for teaching rhetoric across the curriculum in the law school classroom.
• Salmon, S. C. (2017). Reconstructing the Voice of Authority. Akron Law Review.
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  Law review article accepted for publication in Akron Law Review. Will be published October 2017
• Salmon, S. C. (2017). The Birth of Biglaw: Book Review of The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore. Association of Legal Writing Directors.
• Salmon, S. (2016). Reconstructing the Voice of Authority. SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.2854244
• Salmon, S. C. (2016). Shedding the Uniform: Beyond a ‘Uniform System of Citation’ to a More Efficient Fit. Marquette L. Rev., 99(3).
• Salmon, S. C. (2015). Legal Writing Column (Monthly). Arizona Attorney Magazine.
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  I write a monthly legal-writing column for Arizona Attorney Magazine, which reaches ever member of the Arizona State Bar. I receive several letters each month thanking me for my column, and my columns remain available on the State Bar website perpetually.

Presentations

• Salmon, S. C. (2023). What the 2021-22 SCOTUS term can teach us about how lawyers do and should cite dissents. Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference. Las Vegas.
• Salmon, S. C. (2021, July). Training Effective Virtual Oral Advocates. Conference on Law Teaching Strategies for a New Era: Beyond the Physical Classroom.
• Salmon, S. C. (2022, Feb). Storytelling for appellate practitioners. Panel for Appellate Section of State Bar. online: Appellate Section of Arizona State Bar.
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  Recruited by Mikel Steinfeld, head of appeals for the Maricopa County Public Defender, to present on a panel on legal storytelling with two attorneys who are fiction authors plus Judge Eckerstrom.
• Salmon, S. C. (2018, Fall). The Art And Science of Persuasive Legal Writing. AWLA and Udall Inn of Court.
• Salmon, S. C. (2017, April). Moot Court For Everyone! A Primer on Stereotype Threat and Wise Feedback in Moot Court. Second Biennial Moot Court Conference. John Marshall Law School: Legal Writing Institute.
• Salmon, S. C. (2017, June). Listening, Cultural Competency, and Plain Language: A Checklist for Client-Centered Advocacy. Leadership Training, Child Support Services Section, Arizona Attorney General's Office. Scottsdale, Arizona: Arizona Attorney General's Office.
• Salmon, S. C. (2016, December). Reaching At-Risk Students: A Primer on Stereotype Threat and Wise Feedback in the Legal Writing Classroom. LWI One Day Workshop. Brooklyn Law School: Legal Writing Institute.
• Salmon, S. C. (2016, November). Mistakes Even Experienced Legal Writers Make (and How to Avoid Them). District Meeting of the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona. Chandler, Arizona: U.S. Attorney's Office.
• Salmon, S. C. (2016, November). Show Your Legal Writing Some Love (with Help from Hamilton: An American Musical). Arizona Women Lawyers Annual Convention. Tucson, Arizona: Arizona Women Lawyers Association.
• Salmon, S. C. (2016, October). Legal Writing Tips and Tricks for Paralegals. Tucson Paralegal Association. Tucson, Arizona: Tucson Paralegal Association.
• Salmon, S. C. (2016, October). Reconstructing the Voice of Authority. Feminist Judgments Conference. Akron, Ohio: Feminist Judgments Project.
• Salmon, S. C. (2014, December). Legal Citation in the New Millennium. Legal Writing Institute One-Day Workshop.
• Salmon, S. C. (2014, March). “All Hail Moot Court: From the 12th Century to the 21st…and BEYOND!”. Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference. Las Vegas, NV.
• Salmon, S. C. (2014, October). Critical Moot Court Theory: Does the Way We Teach Moot Court Perpetuate Bias in the Profession?. Moot Court Conference.