About Taylor Gamm

Taylor Gamm is a Wall Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Missouri School of Law, where she teaches and writes in the areas of environmental law and property. Her teaching and scholarship are informed by a deep understanding of both doctrinal law and practical litigation experience. Prior to joining the Mizzou faculty, Professor Gamm served as a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, Natural Resources Section. Her federal practice focused on litigation involving the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), where she represented the United States in high-stakes disputes often involving first-impression issues. Before her government service, she practiced complex commercial litigation at Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver in New Orleans, Louisiana, concentrating on environmental contamination, toxic tort, and products liability matters. 

Professor Gamm began her legal career with judicial clerkships at both the appellate and district court levels. She clerked for the Honorable Kurt D. Engelhardt on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit after serving as a law clerk for Honorable Michael J. Newman at the Southern District of Ohio. She earned her J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law, graduating summa cum laude and second in her class. While in law school, she served as Notes and Comments Editor for the University of Cincinnati Law Review and received book awards in Property, Contracts, Ethics, and Lawyering.

Outside of her professional work, Professor Gamm is an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys hiking, biking, and running—usually with her dog by her side. Her personal passion for nature complements her academic and professional focus on environmental law, and she brings both practical insight and a deep appreciation for natural spaces to her work in the classroom.

Areas of Expertise

• Environmental Law
• Property
• Constitutional Law

Educational Background

• BA, Bellarmine University
• JD, University of Cincinnati College of Law, summa cum laude