Martha D. Kanter
Clinical Professor of Law
Phone
(312) 503-0099
Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Assistant
Shona Bonds
Assistant Phone
(312) 503-4852
Assistant Email
shona-bonds@law.northwestern.edu
Biography
Martha D. Kanter joined Northwestern’s Communication and Legal Reasoning Faculty as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Law in August of 2006. Prior to that she practiced law as an associate and partner at Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, LLP. She served on her firm’s Professional Standards Committee, Recruiting Committee and has been a member of the firm’s Mentoring Program for the professional development of associates. Her areas of practice included commercial litigation, products liability and toxic tort. She has authored numerous successful state and federal appeals.Selected Publications
- “The Real World”: Creating a Compelling Appellate Brief Assignment Based on a Real-World Case , 17 Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research & Writing 128 (2009) (with Elizabeth L. Inglehart ).
Education
- BA, College of the Holy Cross
- JD, Loyola University
Prior Appointments
- Clinical Associate Professor of Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
- Harry B. Reese Teaching Clinical Professor of Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law