Patrick Barry is a clinical assistant professor of law and the director of digital academic initiatives at the University of Michigan Law School and a visiting lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School and the UCLA School of Law. His teaching and research focus on creating a new vocabulary to talk about advocacy, especially in the age of artificial intelligence.
Among his teaching awards are the Wayne Booth Prize for Excellence in Teaching, the Provost’s Innovation in Teaching Prize, and the Outstanding Research Mentor Award. In addition, he was recently selected as a faculty fellow by the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’s Center for Educational Outreach and a Public Engagement Fellow by the Center for Academic Innovation.
An All-American soccer player in college, Barry focused on the theatrical aspects of Supreme Court confirmation hearings as a PhD student in English at the University of Michigan. During that time, he also worked with other Michigan faculty to create Clinnect, a global network of legal clinics devoted to combating human trafficking.
Barry is the author of ten books—including Good with Words: Writing and Editing, Good with Words: Speaking and Presenting, Feedback Loops: How to Give and Receive High-Quality Feedback, and The Syntax of Sports. He has also created several online courses for the educational platforms Coursera and Michigan Online and regularly collaborates with the Human Trafficking Clinic, the Child Welfare Appellate Clinic, and the Social Enterprise Clinic, as well as with various law firms, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations. He is a member of the California Bar.
Experience
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2019–presentVisiting Lecturer, University of Chicago Law School
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2021–presentVisiting Lecturer, UCLA School of Law
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2017–presentClinical Assistant Professor, University of Michigan Law School
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2020–presentDirector of Digital Academic Initiatives, University of Michigan Law School
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2014–2016Law Clerk, United States District Court for the District of Nevada
Education
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2015University of Michigan, Ph.D. in English
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2012University of Chicago Law School, J.D.
Publications
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2023Editing and Advocacy,
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2023Feedback Loops: How to Give and Receive High-Quality Feedback,
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2022The Syntax of Sports (Vol 4): Parallel Structure,
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2021The Syntax of Sports (Vol 3): The Rule of Three,
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2020The Syntax of Sports (Vol 2): The Power of the Particular,
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2019The Syntax of Sports (Vol 1): The Words Under the Words,
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2019Good with Words: Writing and Editing,
Grants and Contracts
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2023Art and Advocacy
- Role:
- Project Lead
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- University of Michigan Arts Initiative
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2023Mistakes Were Made
- Role:
- Project Lead
- Funding Source:
- Rackham Faculty Allies
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2022Law and Letters
- Role:
- Project Lead
- Funding Source:
- Public Engagement Faculty Fellows
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2022Feedback Loops
- Role:
- Project Lead
- Funding Source:
- Center for Academic Innovation
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2021Creative Counsel
- Role:
- Project Lead
- Funding Source:
- Center for Academic Outreach
- Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
- Website
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