Professor Nancy E. Vettorello, '97, is a clinical professor in the Legal Practice Program.

Professor Vettorello was elected to Phi Beta Kappa at Michigan State University and was a Founder's Fellow and Jorge Perez Fellow (both for academic excellence) while earning her master's degree, then served as contributing editor of the Michigan Journal of Law Reform while earning her law degree. She practiced law as an associate in the health care department of Miller, Canfield, Paddock, and Stone in Ann Arbor, and has served as a reference librarian with the University of Michigan Law Library. She is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the American Bar Association, and the executive committee of the Institute of Continuing Legal Education. In 2013, she received the Law School's L. Hart Wright Award for Excellence in Teaching.

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Areas of Interest

Education

  • James Madison College at Michigan State University, BA, magna cum laude

  • University of Michigan, MUP, magna cum laude

  • University of Michigan Law School, JD, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif

Recent Courses

Clerkships

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Hon. Betty B. Fletcher

Featured Scholarship

  • Labor and Employment Law
Unemployment Insurance in Michigan
  • Legal Writing and Research
"Resurrecting (and Modernizing) the Research Treasure Hunt"
Law Library Journal
  • Legal Writing and Research
"Update Your Bookmarks! Great Sites for Effective Research"
Michigan Bar Journal
  • Legal Writing and Research
"Reimagining Legal Education: Incorporating Live-Client Work into the First Year Curriculum"
Michigan Bar Journal
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Activities

October 2019

Co-presented "Collaborations between Clinical and Legal Faculty" at the 2019 Midwest Clinical Legal Education Conference, University of Michigan Law School.

May 2019

Presented "Integrating a Live-Client Hearing into a Required, 1L Class" at the New England Consortium of Legal Writing Teachers Annual Conference.

July 2017

Participated in a panel presentation, "The Sooner the Better: How Live Client Work for 1L LRW Students Helps them Develop a Shared Professional Identity," at the Association of Legal Writing Directors biennial conference.