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Christine G. Mooney

Professor of Law
Director, Professional Skills

Biography

Christine Mooney has taught at ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ University Charles Widger School of Law since 1999 and currently serves as director of professional skills. ²Ñ´Ç´Ç²Ô±ð²âÌý³Ù±ð²¹³¦³ó±ð²õ Negotiation and Mediation Advocacy, Trial Advocacy, Interviewing and Counseling and Civil Pretrial. She has also taught Legal Analysis, Writing and Oral Advocacy I, IIÌý²¹²Ô»å III, a mediation practicum and Legal Analysis & Writing for undergraduates. In addition to her teaching and administrative responsibilities, Mooney provides training and consulting services in negotiation skills as well as legal writing and has presented numerous times at regional and national conferences as well as continuing legal education programs. Her scholarly interests focus on negotiation, trial advocacy, legal research and writing, professional skills training and legal education reform. 

Mooney earned her JD from ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥, where she was an editor of student qorks of the ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ Environmental Law Journal. In addition, she was first place winner of the John Marshall National Moot Court Competition. Before joining the ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ faculty, she was an attorney with Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox. While there, her practice focused on complex environmental litigation and regulatory matters as well as environmental issues in commercial real estate transactions. Mooney previously served on the editorial board of the Second Draft and served as a trustee of the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur, and chairperson of the Faculty and Education Committee until June 2009.

Practice Experience

  • Volunteer Mediator, EEOC, Philadephia, Pennsylvania. December 2006 - May 2007
  • Associate, Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. September 1995 - September 1998
  • Summer Associate (May - August 1994)

Recent Presentations

  • 'Wage Negotiation Workshop', Wage Negotiation Workshop, VLs WLC, Labor Law students, Latin American Law Students, VLS. February 2022

  • 'Concentration Information Session', Nuts and Bolts of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Concentration, VLS, VLS. January 2022

  • 'DLA Piper Practice Group Training', The Art of Negotiation, DLA Piper, Virtual. January 2022

  • 'Business Literacy Module', Negotiation Basics, VLS, Virtual. December 2021

  • 'ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ Law Alumni Programs', Lateral Moves - Law Related Careers - panelist, VLAA, Virtual. December 2021

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Courses and Seminars

  • Interviewing and Counseling
  • Legal Analysis, Writing and Advocacy I
  • Legal Analysis, Writing and Advocacy II 
  • Negotiation and Mediation Advocacy

Education

  • ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ University School of Law, JD, 1995
  • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, BS, BA, 1985 (Marketing Major, Double Major in Psychology)