University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law

The urban public law school with a small liberal arts feel

Barbara E. Wilson Associate Clinical Professor of Law; B.A. (University of Missouri-Columbia); M.A. (University of Nebraska); J.D. (University of Missouri-Columbia) email 816-235-5374 Vita Professor Wilson received her B.A. in psychology and history from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1982. Following completion of her M.A. in interior design, Professor Wilson worked as an interior designer in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 1997, she received her J.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia. While in law school, Professor Wilson served as Associate Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Dispute Resolution and interned to Missouri Supreme Court Judge Elwood L. Thomas. Professor Wilson is licensed in both Missouri and Kansas. From 1997 until joining the faculty in the fall of 1999, she practiced first with the firm of Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin and then with the firm of Horn Aylward & Bandy, specializing in labor and employment and medical malpractice defense. After teaching at UMKC for three years, Professor Wilson returned to active trial practice with Horn Aylward & Bandy. She rejoined the UMKC faculty in August 2004. Professor Wilson teaches Introduction to Law and Lawyering Processes I, Introduction to Law and Lawyering Processes II and Plus, Advanced Legal Writing: Litigation Drafting, Advanced Legal Writing: Practical Skills, and Remedies.