Faculty & Research
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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.
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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
April 10, 2026
Professor Lietzan publishes op-ed on drug patents
The narrative that brand-name drugmakers manipulate the patent system to block lower-cost generics has gained traction in recent years. But the evidence doesn’t support that claim. In a new @IPWatchdog, Inc op-ed, Professor Lietzan examines the data — and explains why developing new versions of existing products isn’t patent abuse. It’s how innovation works in every industry. You can read the full piece here.
April 8, 2026
CALI Winners Awarded at 2026 Edna Nelson Banquet
The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) Excellence for the Future Awards recognize students with the highest grade in each course at Mizzou Law. These were awarded at the annual Edna Nelson Awards Banquet this April. Below are the CALI Award winners for the 2025 calendar year. A full list of all Edna Nelson award winners can be found here: Edna Nelson Program Spring 2025 CALI Winners Summer 2025 CALI Winners Fall 2025 CALI Winners…
April 8, 2026
Professor Snyder participates in roundtable on constitutional interpretation
Professor Ryan Snyder recently sat on a roundtable discussion on constitutional interpretation, which featured his article, “Historical Practice at the Founding,” which is forthcoming in the University of Chicago Law Review. Read the full roundtable article here.