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Colleen Truden serves as Director of the Externship Program and Lecturer in Law at McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific. With over 25 years of legal experience spanning civil litigation, judicial clerkship, and public service, she specializes in connecting students with real-world legal placements and guiding professional development.
- Education: BA from Taylor University, JD from Valparaiso University School of Law, LLM from McGeorge School of Law
Her research interests focus on experiential legal education, externship program design, and career readiness strategies for law students. Truden's professional background includes roles as a municipal court judge, staff counsel for state agencies, and district attorney.
Truden remains actively involved in multiple bar associations and community non-profit organizations, integrating practical legal insights into her teaching and program leadership.
