Antonina Kowalska
- Contact
- Robert J. Dole HallRoom 2151700 SW College AveTopeka, KS 66621-1117785.670.1668
- Degrees & Certifications
- University of Florida, Bachelor of Arts
- Duke University School of Law, Juris Doctor
- Teaching
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- LW 875 J, Lgl Analysis Rsrch Writing I
- LW 941 1, Tribal Law and Government
- Career Accomplishments
Presentations
"Legal Rhetoric and the Way of Nonviolence," University of North Dakota School of Law, Teaching in Turbulent Times: Legal Writing’s Role in Eliminating Bias and Paving the Way Toward a More Just Judicial System, LWI One-Day Virtual Workshop, December 11, 2020.
Presenter and Panelist, "Sacred Bonds: Collaboration to Protect American Indian Sacred Sites," in panel Tribal/State Collaborations Related to Law Enforcement, ICWA, and Cultural Preservation, 22nd Annual Tribal Law & Government Conference Tribal-State Collaborations: Advantages & Obstacles, University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, Kansas, March 9, 2018.
Panelist, "Designing Legal Writing Problems Incorporating Access to Justice," 2018 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Law Schools, San Diego, California, January 6, 2018.
"Protecting Sacred Sites from Desecration under RFRA," 2017 Global Land & Resources Colloquium, University of Oklahoma College of Law, Norman, Oklahoma, October 21, 2017.
"Friends, Feasts, and the Rule of Law in Georgia," Washburn University Brown Bag International Lecture, Topeka, Kansas, February 8, 2017.
"Mentoring New Legal Writers," 2016 Selected Topics and Miscellany CLE, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 23, 2016.
"Real-World Practitioner Documents in Legal Skills Courses," Institute for Law Teaching and Learning Summer Conference, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 10, 2016.
"Advanced Case Law Literacy," Course on Law Teaching Methods and Legal Writing – The Advanced Series, Tbilisi, Georgia, December 3-6, 2015 (with Aïda Alaka).
"Scholarly Legal Writing for Translation," Workshop on Law Teaching Techniques and Legal Writing, Kutaisi, Georgia, December 3-6, 2015 (with Aïda Alaka).
Panelist "Publishing in Law Journals, Presenting at Conferences, and Teaching Other Classes: Advancing by Maximizing the Opportunities Available in the Legal Academy," 16th Biennial Conference of the Legal Writing Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 1, 2014 (with co-panelist Teri McMurtry-Chubb and moderator Bill Chin).
Co-Facilitator and Presenter, "Legal Writing Workshop V: Best Practices in Structure, Strategy, and Style," National Center for Commercial Law and USAID's Judicial Independence and Legal Empowerment Project, Free University of Tbilisi School of Law, Tbilisi, Georgia, June 12-14, 2014 (with Aïda Alaka).
Presenter and Facilitator, "Best Practices in Government Report Writing," Ministry of Justice of Georgia Workshop, Tbilisi, Georgia, June 11, 2014 (with Aïda Alaka).
Workshop Facilitator, "Legal Writing-Clinic Collaboration Workshop," Elon University School of Law, Greensboro, North Carolina, May 9, 2014.
Presentation and Workshop, "Teaching IRAC: What Do We Tell Our Students and What Do They Hear?: Facilitating the Transfer of Learning Across the Law School Curriculum," Elon University School of Law, Greensboro, North Carolina, May 8, 2014.
"Namaste India: A Summer of Teaching, Learning, Law, and Language," Washburn University Brown Bag International Lecture, Topeka, Kansas, April 16, 2014.
Legal Drafting: Translating the Deal into a Contract," Legal Analysis & Writing Workshop IV, Free University of Tbilisi School of Law, October 9-11, 2013 (with Aïda Alaka).
"Curricular Integration and Cat Herding," Central States Legal Writing Conference, University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, Kansas, September 28, 2013 (with Andrea Boyack).
Presenter, "Nation to Nation: The Essence of 'Government-to-Government' Relations in Tribal-Federal Consultations," Symbiosis Law School Faculty Seminar, Symbiosis International University, Pune, Maharashtra, India, August 6, 2013.
"Mind the Gap: Preparing Students for Experiential Learning with a Legal Writing Intersession Course," Association of Legal Writing Directors' 2013 Biennial Conference, Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 27, 2013.
Panelist, "Meow! Meow!: Ways to Herd Cats and Coordinate in a Directorless Program," Association of Legal Writing Directors' 2013 Biennial Conference, Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 27, 2013 (with Joseph Mastrosimone, Emily Grant and Jeffrey Jackson).
"Teaching Law Abroad: Bringing Home Interactive, Student-Centered Learning," Institute for Law Teaching and Learning, Hybrid Law Teaching, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 8, 2013 (with John Francis).
Moderator, "International Impacts of Climate Change on Indigenous Peoples," Tribal Law & Government Center Conference, University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, Kansas, March 1, 2013.
Legal Writing Curriculum & Course Design," Legal Analysis & Writing Workshop III, Free University of Tbilisi School of Law, January 21-23, 2013 (with Aïda Alaka).
"Persuasive Legal Writing for Professors and Practitioners," Train-the-Trainers Workshop, Free University of Tbilisi School of Law, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, October 8-10, 2012 (with Joseph P. Mastrosimone).
Moderator, "Demarginalizing Diverse Members of the Legal Writing Classroom," Student Populations: Diversity Matters (Legal Writing Institute one-day workshop), Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, December 1, 2012.
Opening Plenary, "Value of Variety in Action," 2012 Annual Conference of the Institute for Law Teaching and Learning, Gonzaga University School of Law, Spokane, Washington, June 25, 2012 (with Sandra Simpson, Gerry Hess and Michael Schwartz).
Co-taught One-Week Seminar, "Legal Writing and Analysis for Law Professors and Practitioners," Free University, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, June 11-15, 2012 (with Aida Alaka).
Panelist, "Views from the Tenure Track," The 15th Biennial Conference of the Legal Writing Institute, Palm Desert, California, May 31, 2012.
Panelist, "Designing Legal Research Exercises in Context and WestlawNext Pros & Cons," Legal Research: Teaching Strategies and Current Issues Panel, Legal Writing Institute Teaching Workshop, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri, December 2, 2011.
Moderator, "Curtailing Birthright Citizenship Panel," Breaching Borders: State Encroachment into the Federal Immigration Domain?, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, October 21, 2011.
Invited speaker, "Toward a Pedagogy for Clinical Legal Writing," The Clinical Theory Workshops at New York Law School, New York, New York, September 30, 2011.
"Teaching for Transfer in the Clinic, Learning for Transfer: (Re)conceptualizing What We Do in Clinics and Across the Curriculum," Conference on Clinical Legal Education, 2011 AALS Mid Year Meeting, Seattle, Washington, June 16, 2011 (with Shaun Archer, Jason Eyster, Jim Kelly, and Colleen Shanahan).
"Engaging Students Through Culture," Engaging and Assessing Our Students, Institute for Law Teaching and Learning 2011 Conference, New York Law School, New York, New York, June 3, 2011.
"Toward a Pedagogy for Teaching Legal Writing in Law School Clinics," Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, Florida, January 13, 2011.
"Teaching the Third Sovereign: How and Why to Include Tribal Nations and Courts in Legal Writing Courses," 14th Biennial Conference, Legal Writing Institute, Marco Island, Florida, June 30, 2010.
Co-Presenter, "Building a Bridge to Everywhere: Improving Transfer of Learning from Legal Writing Programs to Other Contexts," Teaching Law Practice Across the Curriculum, Institute for Law Teaching and Learning, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 18, 2010 (with Aïda M. Alaka).
"The Transfer of Learning in Legal Education: Using Schema Theory to Connect the Curriculum," Teaching Law Practice Across the Curriculum, Institute for Law Teaching and Learning, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 17, 2010.
Co-Presenter, "Building a Bridge to Everywhere: Improving Transfer of Learning from Legal Writing Programs to Other Contexts," Professionalization of Legal Writing Programs, Association of Legal Writing Directors Seventh Biennial Conference, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri, July 17, 2009 (with Aïda M. Alaka).
Co-Presenter, "Bridging Skills 'Back to the Future': Transfer of Learning within the Legal Writing Classroom," Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, March 14, 2009 (with Aïda M. Alaka).
"Toward a Pedagogy for Clinical Legal Writing," 23rd Annual Midwest Clinical Law Conference — Building Bridges: Creating Clinical Opportunities through Collaboration, Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, November 14, 2008.
"The Forgotten Sovereigns," Faculty Exchange Lecture, University of North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, North Dakota, October 22, 2008.
"Substantive Criminal Law in Tribal Court" and "Tribal Court Practice," multi-session panels at Introduction to Tribal Court Practice, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, Mayetta, Kansas, October 3, 2008 (with John Francis and Aliza Organick).
"The Invisible Sovereigns: Why and How to Introduce Native American Nations and Tribal Courts in the First-Year Legal Writing Curriculum," 2008 Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 22, 2008.
"Better Advocacy Through Persuasive Issues and Point Headers," The Art of Advocacy: Not-So-Secret Tips for Writing Effective, Persuasive and Ethical Legal Briefs, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, March 10, 2007.
Other Activity
Visiting International Scholar in Residence, Symbiosis Law School, Symbiosis International University, Pune, Maharashtra, India, July - August 2015; including guest lectures and seminar at Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad.
Visiting International Scholar in Residence, Symbiosis Law School, Symbiosis International University, Pune, Maharashtra, India, July – August 2013.
Conferences Planned
Co-Chair, 17th Biennial Legal Writing Institute Conference, Portland, Oregon, July 10-13, 2016.
Site Planning Committee Chair, "Student Populations: Diversity Matters," Legal Writing Institute (one-day workshop), Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, December 1, 2012.
Professional Service
Member, Board of Directors, Association of Legal Writing Directors, 2018-2021.
Member, Kansas Judicial Council State-Tribal Judicial Forum Advisory Committee, 2015-2016.
Member, Board of Directors, Association of Legal Writing Directors, 2014-2018.
Co-Chair, Legal Writing Institute Committee on Cooperation Among Clinical/Externship and Legal Writing Faculty, 2010-2012 (regular member from 2008-2010; 2012-2014).
Member, Legal Writing Institute Diversity Initiatives Committee, 2010-present.
Co-Chair, Website Committee, Association of Legal Writing Directors, 2008-2011.
