Terry Jean Seligmann has expertise in special education law and is a nationally known teacher of legal research and writing Before coming to the law school, Professor Seligmann directed the Legal Writing and Research program at the University of Arkansas School of Law, where she was also a professor of law. She previously taught at Suffolk University Law School. Professor Seligmann was elected to the Board of Directors of the Association of Legal Writing Directors and has played a leadership role in organizing conferences and roundtables to advance legal research and writing programs. She is a former president of the Legal Writing Institute. Her recent articles include “Muddy Waters: The Supreme Court and the Clear Statement Rule for Spending Clause Legislation,” in Tulane Law Review, “Rowley Comes Home to Roost: Judicial Review of Methodology Disputes in Autism Special Education Cases,” in the University of California-Davis Journal of Juvenile Law and Policy, and “Why is a Legal Memorandum Like an Onion: A Student’s Guide to Reviewing and Editing,” in the Mercer Law Review. Professor Seligmann earned her J.D. at New York University School of Law, where she was editor of the New York University Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. After clerking for Judge W. Arthur Garrity, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, during his supervision of the Boston school desegregation case, she served as an assistant attorney general for Massachusetts, where she worked on cases in the areas of education, public health, welfare and taxation. She subsequently practiced in Boston with Herrick & Smith and with Heidlage & Reece and served as staff counsel for the Supreme Judicial Court in Massachusetts. She has served as president of the Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts, as vice-chair of the Ethics Advisory Committee of the Massachusetts Bar Association and as a hearing officer for the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers. Professor Seligmann is an amateur flutist who plays in community bands and orchestras.
Articles
Sliding Doors: The Rowley Decision, Interpretation of Special Education Law, and What Might Have Been, Journal of Law & Education (2011)
When the decision in Board of Education v. Rowley was announced in 1982, advocates for...
Muddy Waters: The Supreme Court and the Clear Statement Rule for Spending Clause Legislation, Tulane Law Review (2010)
The vital role of spending clause legislation in the operation of our government flies below...
Rowley Comes Home to Roost: Judicial Review of Autism Special Education Disputes, UC Davis Journal of Juvenile Law & Policy (2005)
Why is a Legal Memorandum Like an Onion: A Student’s Guide to Reviewing and Editing, Mercer Law Review (2005)
A Diller, A Dollar: Section 1983 Damage Claims in Special Education Lawsuits, Georgia Law Review (2002)
An analysis of the interrelationship of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section...