Clifford Zimmerman
Professor of Practice
Phone
(312) 503-7043
Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Assistant
Shona Bonds
Assistant Phone
(312) 503-4852
Assistant Email
shona-bonds@law.northwestern.edu
Biography
His specialties are legal analysis, writing, and research, civil rights, and government accountability. He has taught legal analysis, civil rights, and evidence, and speaks and writes widely on each. Professor Zimmerman is also consulted nationally in cases involving civil rights and government liability.
Areas of Expertise
- Legal Writing
- Legal Research
Courses
Selected Publications
- Thinking Beyond My Own Interpretation: Reflections on Collaborative and Cooperative Theory in the Law School Curriculum, 31 Arizona State Law Journal 957 (1999).
- Toward A New Vision of Informants: A History Of Abuses And Suggestions For Reform, 22 Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly 81 (1994).
Education
- BA, University of Michigan
- MA (pending candidate), DePaul University
- JD, Rutgers-Newark University
Prior Appointments
- Clinical Associate Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law
- Associate Dean and Dean of Students, Northwestern University School of Law
- Associate, Singer & Stein