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Michelle Bryan Mudd

Assistant Professor
406.243.6753
michelle.bryanmudd@umontana.edu
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Michelle Bryan Mudd
     

Michelle Bryan Mudd directs the Land Use Clinic housed within the law school. She also teaches in the school’s environmental program, including courses such as Land Use Planning and the Land Use-Water Use Interface. She also is planning a new course called Agriculture and the Environment for this coming year. Prior to teaching in the school’s environmental program, Professor Bryan Mudd taught in the school’s legal writing program and continues to emphasize writing skills in the clinic and classroom setting.

Before joining the law school faculty, Professor Bryan Mudd was in private practice in Montana, specializing in land use, real estate, and water law in both the transactional and litigation context. Her work in the land use sector was on behalf of a variety of interests, including local governments, developers, and affected community groups, and she continues to consult on private land use matters in the state.

Outside of teaching, Professor Bryan Mudd serves on the board of directors for the Montana Justice Foundation, the non-profit state entity that collects and distributes funds to promote access to justice and legal service initiatives throughout Montana. Her outside interests include poetry and photography, as well as hiking and fishing with her husband John Mudd, daughter Amelia, and dog Bradley.

Professor Bryan Mudd graduated from The University of Montana School of Law with high honors, and as a student she served as an editor of the Montana Law Review and published a student case note.

PUBLICATIONS

Montana Chapter of Law and Procedure of Eminent Domain in the 50 States (published by the ABA, pending fall 2007).

Was the Big Sky Really Falling? Examining Montana’s Response to Kelo v. City of New London, __ Mont. L. Rev. ___ (pending fall 2007).

Student Author, Baldridge v. Board of Trustees: A Case for Reform of Montana's Tenured Teacher Dismissal Process, 61 Mont. L. Rev. 251 (2000).

Expert System: A Sample Agreement between Songwriter and Music Publisher, American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (unpublished ms. 2000) (available at http://www.ascap.com/burkan) (winner, Second Prize, The University of Montana School of Law, Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition for Best Paper in the Area of Copyright Law).

Wading into Montana Water Rights (Mont. Water Resources Ctr. & Mont. Envtl. Quality Council 1997) (with Gerald Westesen).

A Guide to Montana Water Quality Regulation, (Mont. Water Resources Ctr. & Mont. Envtl. Quality Council 1997) (with Michael Kakuk).

"A Drop in the Bucket" Guest column Series, published in Montana newspapers statewide, through the Montana Water Resources Center (1995-1997).

Unsung Sacrifices: A Perspective on Women and War, 16 Natl. Honors Rep. 53 (Summer 1995).

 
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