Bryan Adamson
Associate Professor of Law
Room 115, Seattle University School of Law
Phone: (206) 398-4412
E-mail: badamson@seattleu.edu
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Bryan Adamson | |
Teaches Law Practice Management; Media Law & Policy; Predatory Lending Clinic
B.S./Ph.B. Miami University 1985. M.A. Purdue University 1987. J.D. Case Western Reserve University School of Law 1990.
Professor Adamson joined Seattle University School of Law as the Director of its Ronald A. Peterson Law Clinic. During his tenure from 2002-2006, he established a Predatory Lending Clinic, and a Community Development and Entrepreneurship Clinic.
Before joining Seattle University School of Law, Professor Adamson was a faculty member with the law clinic at Case School of Law. In addition to his teaching, Professor Adamson served as assistant dean for student services for four years, and he directed the law school's academic enrichment program. Professor Adamson has practiced as a litigation attorney for Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Cleveland, and as an assistant prosecutor with the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office.
As a member of the Seattle University faculty, Professor Adamson has been active in the local community, as a Board Member of the Washington State Minority and Justice, and educating community members on unfair lending practices. He has presented several continuing legal education seminars on predatory lending, cultural competence and professional responsibility, and civil procedure. On the national level, Professor Adamson has had significant involvement in clinical legal education. He currently serves on the AALS Committee on Clinical Legal Education. In 2002-03, he was Chair of the AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education, and currently co-chairs the Section’s Taskforce on the Future of Clinical Legal Education. Professor Adamson is a Board member of the Society of American Law Teachers, and a member of the Clinical Legal Education Association.
Professor Adamson’s scholarship has focused on public education, race, and civil rights. His writings have also addressed civil appellate procedure and judicial decision making. Professor Adamson is a frequent lecturer on his scholarly topics, as well as clinical education and teaching methods.