Faculty & Research
Like Nowhere Else
Challenging, Practical, Supportive
Mizzou Law faculty are composed of outstanding teachers and scholars with national and international reputations.
- Scholarship by Mizzou Law Faculty has been cited by all levels of the federal courts – including the United States Supreme Court – as well as by the legislatures and supreme courts of several states. The faculty ranks consistently high in studies measuring scholarly productivity and impact. More than a dozen casebooks authored by Mizzou Law faculty members are used in law schools throughout the United States.
- Mizzou Law faculty are committed to educating students and preparing them for the practice of law and boasts a number of award-winning teachers.
- Mizzou Law faculty contribute to the profession in a number of ways. Faculty serve as Commissioners of the National Conference on Uniform State Law, as officers of the Association of American Law Schools, as State Supreme Court Fellows, as Fulbright Scholars, and as members of the American Law Institute.

Faculty Resources
Highly Reputed Faculty
Faculty Scholarship
Mizzou Law faculty have been published in national academic journals, called upon by media outlets around the country, and have presented around the world on a variety of legal issues.

Exploring New Scholarship
Faculty Speaker Series
The Mizzou Law Faculty Speaker Series explores new scholarship by Mizzou law faculty, professors from other law schools, and University of Missouri scholars whose work intersects with law.

Faculty News

Aug. 4, 2025
For the love of books
Mizzou Law Library director’s lifelong passion fuels a remarkable career in law and learning — an inspiring story for National Book Lovers Day. by Sara Diedrich Cindy Bassett has never been one to accept limits for herself. When she wants something, she finds a way to make it happen — a defining trait that has shaped both her personal journey and her professional role as director of the University of Missouri Law Library. As a young girl with an insatiable love for stories, Bassett grew tired of waiting for someone to read to her. So, she taught herself.

July 28, 2025
Mizzou Law faculty present at SEALS Annual Conference
Seven Mizzou Law faculty are presenting at the 2025 Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Conference in Florida the week of July 28. Carli Conklin, Discussant: Discussions in Dispute Resolution (Volume 3):Dealing with DifferencesMonday, July 28, 3:30-6:60pm Rachel Wechsler, Discussant: Criminal Law and Procedure WorkshopCentering People, Producing Narratives, and Exposing Myths in Criminal Law and ProcedureTuesday, July 29, 3:00-6:00 p.m. Eric Hintz, Discussant: Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure WorkshopNew and Established Voices in Criminal ProcedureWednesday, July 30, 9:00 a.m. – noon Shruti Rana, Discussant: Cultivating a Culture of Peer Support for Pre-Tenure Faculty MembersWednesday, July…

July 28, 2025
Professor Mitchell publishes article on civil rights in curriculum
Professor S. David Mitchell, the Ruth L. Hulston Professor of Law, published a new article, “Whose Right(s)?: Civil Rights Impact of Cultural Conflicts in the Curriculum” in the Journal of Civil Rights & Economic Development from the St. John’s University Law School. To read the full article, click here.