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Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (unpublished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).
|
