Thomas Cobb

Thomas Cobb serves as Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Legal Practice program at the University of Connecticut School of Law, overseeing the first-year lawyering skills curriculum.

• JD, University of Minnesota Law School (magna cum laude)
• MA, University of Chicago
• MA, Reed College
• BA, University of Alabama

His research integrates humanities perspectives with legal analysis, focusing on judicial decision-making processes, rhetorical strategies in law, statutory interpretation methodologies, and innovative legal pedagogy. This interdisciplinary approach stems from his background in literature, rhetoric, and art history.

• IIE Fulbright grant
• magna cum laude graduation

Professor Cobb co-edited the Journal of Legal Education and served five years as associate editor for Legal Communication & Rhetoric: Journal of the Association of Legal Writing Directors, significantly contributing to legal writing scholarship. He previously directed legal research and writing programs at University of Washington School of Law (16 years) and Mitchell Hamline School of Law (5 years), and taught U.S. evidence law at Université Jean Moulin, Lyon III.

As Director of Legal Practice, Cobb leads UConn Law's foundational skills curriculum development and implementation, directing faculty and shaping pedagogical approaches for incoming law students.