Margaret C. Hannon

Margaret C. Hannon is a Clinical Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School and director of its Legal Practice Program. She joined the faculty in 2013 after teaching at Northwestern Law School, where she served as clinical assistant and associate professor, assistant director, and interim director of the legal research and writing program. Her career spans academic leadership, legal scholarship, and practice in labor and employment law.

Education:

• B.A., cum laude, from Binghamton University
• J.D., from the University of Michigan Law School, with service as notes editor for the Michigan Law Review

Research and Practice: Hannon’s work focuses on legal writing, labor and employment law, and constitutional law. She has contributed to scholarship on employment discrimination and legal communication, co-authoring publications like From Theory to Practice: Employment Discrimination Law. Her practice at Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP (now K&L Gates LLP) involved collective bargaining and litigation.

Leadership and Awards:

• Co-editor-in-chief of Legal Communication & Rhetoric: JALWD
• Former editor-in-chief of The Monograph Series (Legal Writing Institute journal)
• Recipient of Northwestern’s Dean’s Teaching Award and Honorable Mention
• 2023 recognized for honors by University of Michigan (specifics not detailed)
• Appointed to Michigan’s Task Force on Well-Being in the Law (2019)

Public Service and Advocacy: Hannon has served as co-counsel in landmark cases, including Johnson v. Vanderkooi and Harrison v. Vanderkooi, securing favorable rulings on Fourth Amendment protections for juveniles. She also represented amicus curiae in Reproductive Freedom for All v. Board of State Canvassers, advocating for constitutional rights.