Andrele Brutus St. Val

Andrele听Brutus St. Val

Associate Professor of Law

Andrele Brutus St. Val
Contact Info:
Campus: Riverfront Campus
Room: 321
Andrele Brutus St. Val

Degrees

  • LL.M Wayne State University
  • J.D. Florida A&M University College of Law
  • B.S. University of Central Florida

Biography

  • Courses Taught

    Applied Legal Theory and Analysis (ALTA)

    Litigation Drafting

  • Selected Publications

    Control Without Protection: Gender, Misclassification, and the Hidden Labor Law of Occupational Licensing (manuscript in preparation; expected submission Spring 2027).

    A Hybrid Framework for Regulatory Misclassification (research in progress).

    An Empirical Study on the Effectiveness of LIFT’s Belonging Intervention (empirical study in development).

    Amplifying Voices, Shaping the Future: JLWI at Thirty(-Five), 30 Legal Writing __ (forthcoming 2026), .

    Teacher’s Manual to Legal Writing: A Contemporary Approach (3d ed. 2026) (co-author).

    Distance Learning: New Tech, Old Problem, 32 Geo. J. on Poverty L. & Pol’y 59 (2024).

    Professional Identity Formation Through Exploring Academic, Professional, and Personal Well-Being, 20 U. St. Thomas L.J. 766 (2024).

    Fostering Resilience and Engagement in Law Students, Holloran Center Professional Identity Implementation Blog (with A. Sinsheimer, O. Fotuhi & C. Willet), .

    Survey Says—How to Engage Law Students in the Online Learning Environment, 70 J. Legal Educ. 297 (2021).

    A Regard on the Power of Words, AALS Sec. on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research Newsl., Spring 2020, at 11, .

    No-Hire Provisions in McDonald’s Franchise Agreements: An Antitrust Violation or Evidence of Joint Employer?, 23 Employee Rts. & Emp. Pol’y J. 279 (2019).

  • Selected Presentations

    National & International Invited Presentations

    SXSW EDU, Chronicle of Higher Education Shark Tank, Mar. 5, 2024: Revolutionizing Graduate and Legal Education

    Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Staff and Faculty Workshops, Feb. 9–10, 2026: Psychology of Student Success: Cultivating Adaptive Mindset Practices

    Wake Forest University School of Law, Leadership and Character in theLaw Conference, Mar. 28, 2025: Panel: Character-Based Leadership and the Human Elements of Lawyering: Flourishing and Well-Being

    2025 Mentoring and Advising Summit, Mar. 14, 2025: Panel: Mentoring vs. Sponsoring for Graduate Students

    Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) Annual Meeting, Jul. 25, 2024: Panel: Attorney Well-Being Discussion Group

    Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) Annual Meeting, Jul. 26, 2023: Panel: From Student to Lawyer: Infusing Professional Identity Formation into the Required Curriculum

    West Academic, Aug. 23, 2023: Incorporating Professional Identity Formation in the Legal Writing Classroom

    Complying with ABA Standards Conference (presented by ILTL), Jun. 3, 2023: Co-presented with Ann Sinsheimer & Omid Fotuhi — Psychology of Student Success: Cultivating Adaptive Mindset Practices

    University of St. Thomas School of Law & Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership, Spring Law Journal Symposium, Apr. 21, 2023: Professional Identity Formation Through Exploring Academic, Professional, and Personal Well-Being

    Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD), Biennial Conference, Jun. 16–18, 2021: Co-presented with O. Fotuhi, J. Lipton & A. Sinsheimer — Keeping All Our Students Engaged: An Approach to Changing Legal Education

    Sirico Scholars Workshop, Jul. 21–24, 2021: How Correspondence Education Can Inform Online Legal Education

    Consultation, University of World Economy and Diplomacy (Tashkent, Uzbekistan), Apr.–May 2021: Structuring Legal Courses to the Online Format

    AALS Discussion Group on Post-COVID-19 Online & Hybrid Learning Pedagogy Best Practices and Standards Development, Jan. 5, 2021: Law Student Perceptions of Online Teaching Strategies

    Faculty Workshop, Gonzaga University School of Law, Feb. 11, 2021: How to Engage Law Students in the Online Learning Environment

    William & Mary Conference for Excellence in Teaching Legal Research & Writing Online, Jun. 18, 2020: Building Virtual Rapport: Real Relationships for Effective Online Learning

    Legal Writing Institute Conference Presentations

    Legal Writing Institute (LWI) Biennial Conference, Jul. 18, 2026: Invited Panel, ALWD Leadership and Development Committee — Leading Today's Students Using a Psychological Approach

    Legal Writing Institute (LWI) Biennial Conference, Jul. 17, 2026: Panel: So You Want to Be a Legal Communication Scholar?

    Legal Writing Institute (LWI) Biennial Conference, Jul. 18, 2024: Panel: Fostering Inclusion, Belonging, and Adaptive Mindsets in the Legal Writing Classroom

    Institutional & Training Workshops

    University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Teaching in the Age of Gen AI, Apr. 23, 2025: Panel: The Legal Writing Perspective of Teaching with GenAI

    University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Teaching Workshop, Mar. 20, 2025: Panel: Hybrid JD Programs

    CLEO at Pitt Law: Road to Law School, Feb. 27, 2021: Logical Reasoning

    LWI New Teacher Training Bootcamp, Jul. 9, 2024: Panel: What I Wish I Knew

    LWI New Teacher Training Bootcamp, Aug. 2, 2023: Panel: What I Wish I Knew

    LWI New Teacher Training Bootcamp, Jul. 13, 2022: Panel: What I Wish I Knew

    LWI New Spring Teacher Training Bootcamp, Jan. 10, 2023: Panel: First Semester Reflections

    LWI One-Day Virtual Workshops, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Dec. 4, 2020: Technological Competence — Law Student Perceptions of Online Teaching Strategies