Patrick Barry

2026-01-23 09:05:13

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Clinical Assistant Professor of Law and Director of Digital Academic Initiatives, University of Michigan

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Patrick Barry is a clinical assistant professor of law and the director of digital academic initiatives at the University of Michigan Law School and a visiting lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School and the UCLA School of Law. His teaching and research focus on creating a new vocabulary to talk about advocacy, especially in the age of artificial intelligence.

Among his teaching awards are the Wayne Booth Prize for Excellence in Teaching, the Provost's Innovation in Teaching Prize, and the Outstanding Research Mentor Award. In addition, he was recently selected as a faculty fellow by the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion's Center for Educational Outreach and a Public Engagement Fellow by the Center for Academic Innovation.

An All-American soccer player in college, Barry focused on the theatrical aspects of Supreme Court confirmation hearings as a PhD student in English at the University of Michigan. During that time, he also worked with other Michigan faculty to create Clinnect, a global network of legal clinics devoted to combating human trafficking.

Barry is the author of ten books-including Good with Words: Writing and Editing, Good with Words: Speaking and Presenting, Feedback Loops: How to Give and Receive High-Quality Feedback, and The Syntax of Sports. He has also created several online courses for the educational platforms Coursera and Michigan Online and regularly collaborates with the Human Trafficking Clinic, the Child Welfare Appellate Clinic, and the Social Enterprise Clinic, as well as with various law firms, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations. He is a member of the California Bar.

Experience

2019–present Visiting Lecturer, University of Chicago Law School
2021–present Visiting Lecturer, UCLA School of Law
2017–present Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Michigan Law School
2020–present Director of Digital Academic Initiatives, University of Michigan Law School
2014–2016 Law Clerk, United States District Court for the District of Nevada

Education

2015 University of Michigan, Ph.D. in English
2012 University of Chicago Law School, J.D.

Publications

2023 Editing and Advocacy,
2023 Feedback Loops: How to Give and Receive High-Quality Feedback,
2022 The Syntax of Sports (Vol 4): Parallel Structure,
2021 The Syntax of Sports (Vol 3): The Rule of Three,
2020 The Syntax of Sports (Vol 2): The Power of the Particular,
2019 The Syntax of Sports (Vol 1): The Words Under the Words,
2019 Good with Words: Writing and Editing,

Grants and Contracts

2023 Art and Advocacy Role: Project Lead Funding Source: University of Michigan Arts Initiative
2023 Mistakes Were Made Role: Project Lead Funding Source: Rackham Faculty Allies
2022 Law and Letters Role: Project Lead Funding Source: Public Engagement Faculty Fellows
2022 Feedback Loops Role: Project Lead Funding Source: Center for Academic Innovation
2021 Creative Counsel Role: Project Lead Funding Source: Center for Academic Outreach

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