Meredith Johnson Harbach
Assistant Professor of Law
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Biographical Profile
Courses Taught: Family Law, Children & the Law
Education
J.D., Columbia University School of Law (1997)
Columbia Law Review, Executive Articles Editor
Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, 1996-97
1995 Human Rights Internship Program – Fellowship Recipient
Legal Outreach: Legal Education in the Community, 1996-97
Diploma of Spanish Studies, The University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain, (1994)
Rotary International Ambassador of Goodwill Scholar
B.A. (Government), The University of Texas, Austin, Texas, (1993)
Highest Honors & Liberal Arts Honors
Phi Beta Kappa
Cactus Yearbook
Outstanding Student Award
Professional Experience
The University of Richmond School of Law,
Assistant Professor of Law (2009 - present)
New York University School of Law, New York, NY,
Associate Director, Lawyering Program ( 2007-09) ;
Acting Assistant Professor (2005-09)
Smyser Kaplan & Veselka, L.L.P., Houston, TX,
Litigation Associate (2002-05)
Mayor, Day, Caldwell & Keeton, L.L.P., Houston, TX,
Litigation Associate (1999-2002)
Hon. Nancy F. Atlas, United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
Law Clerk (1997-99)
Recent & Featured Publications
Legal Periodical Articles
Is the Family a Federal Question?, 66 Wash. & Lee L. Rev. 131 (2009)
At the Intersection of Bankruptcy & Divorce: Property Division Debts Under the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994, 97 Colum. L. Rev. 91 (1997)
Presentations & Panels
"Lawyering Theory in the Doctrinal Family Law Classroom," The Future of Family Law Education Conference, William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, MN, June 26, 2009
"Outsourcing the Family," Incubator Session, Emerging Family Law Scholars & Teacher Conference 2009, University of Colorado Law School, Boulder, CO, May 27, 2009
Commentator, Works-In-Progress Workshop, Emerging Family Law Scholars & Teacher Conference 2009, University of Colorado Law School, Boulder, CO, May 27, 2009
Commentator, Works-In-Progress Workshop, Emerging Family Law Scholars & Teachers Conference 2008, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, New York, NY, June 5, 2008
Bar Admissions
Texas