Susan E. Provenzano
Professor of Practice
Phone
(312) 503-0523
Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Assistant
Shona Bonds
Assistant Phone
(312) 503-4852
Assistant Email
shona-bonds@law.northwestern.edu
Biography
Sue Provenzano is the William M. Trumbull Professor of Practice. Her research applies philosophical, linguistic, and rhetorical theories of meaning to interpretive questions in civil procedure. She assists the Bluhm Legal Clinic’s Appellate Advocacy Center with U.S. Supreme Court litigation, and brings years of litigation experience to her courses in civil procedure, evidence, employment discrimination, and employment law. Professor Provenzano is the grateful recipient of the Robert Childres Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence, along with awards for Outstanding 1L Class Professor, Outstanding Small Class Professor, and the Master of Science in Law-Online Program’s Outstanding Teacher.
Areas of Expertise
- Employment Law
- Civil Procedure
- Evidence
- Appellate Advocacy
Selected Publications
- Can Speech Act Theory Save Notice Pleading?, 96 Indiana Law Journal 1157 (2021).
- Civil Procedure as a Critical Discussion, 20 Nevada Law Journal 967 (2020) (with Brian Larson).
Education
- BA, University of Wisconsin
- JD, University of Wisconsin
Prior Appointments
- William Trumbull Professor of Practice, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
- Professor of Practice, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
- Senior Lecturer, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
- Law Clerk to the Honorable Ruben Castillo, Northern District of Illinois
- Attorney, Kirkland & Ellis
- Attorney, Mayer Brown
- Attorney, Franczek Radelet