Peter Van Brunt

Peter Van Brunt serves as Research and Instruction Librarian and Lecturer in Law at Washington University School of Law, joining the institution in 2023 with teaching responsibilities commencing in the 2024 academic year. His dual role bridges legal scholarship and library science within the law school ecosystem.

Educational credentials include:

• M.L.I.S. from Western University (2023)
• J.D. from Rutgers School of Law (2016)
• B.A. from Monmouth University (2012)

His research synthesizes legal research methodologies with critical analysis of refugee and immigration law, particularly examining legislative barriers to humanitarian responses. Professional experience in government fraud prosecution informs his scholarly perspective on statutory interpretation and policy implementation. Current work emphasizes pedagogical approaches to legal research for first-year law students.

Van Brunt maintains active membership in the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), contributing to both the Academic Law Librarians (ALL-SIS) and Research Instruction & Patron Services (RIPS-SIS) special interest sections. He holds inactive status with the New Jersey Bar (admitted 2017) following prior service as Deputy Attorney General.