Nancy Zaragoza

Nancy Zaragoza is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Lawyering Skills at Seattle University. With expertise in appellate practice, criminal law, family law, and social security disability litigation, her career spans roles as a prosecutor, appellate public defender, and federal litigator. She served as a career law clerk at the Washington State Court of Appeals for nine years and represented the Social Security Administration in federal courts.

Her research focuses on legal interpretation and civil rights, epitomized by her 1992 Washington Law Review article analyzing voting rights jurisprudence. Her practical experience informs her academic approach to lawyering skills education.