Maureen M. Milliron

Biography

Professor M.M. Milliron teaches legal analysis, writing, and research at Ave Maria School of Law and brings more than two decades of experience in legal education, litigation, and appellate advocacy. Her teaching emphasizes practical legal writing, advocacy skills, and helping students develop strong analytical foundations for the practice of law.

Professor Milliron earned her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Michigan State College of Law in 1993 and received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan in 1988. During law school, she served as Editor-in-Chief of the Detroit College of Law Review and received numerous academic honors, including the Elizabeth A. Oehmke Memorial Award and the William B. Giles Award for Academic Excellence.

She began her legal career practicing insurance defense litigation and appellate advocacy. Her practice included medical malpractice defense, EMS and first responder defense, governmental immunity, employment law, no-fault litigation, and general tort litigation. Throughout her career in private practice, Professor Milliron handled and argued numerous appeals, including matters before the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

In addition to her legal practice, Professor Milliron has taught law students for more than 20 years at institutions including Michigan State College of Law, Wayne State University Law School, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and Ave Maria School of Law. Her work in legal education has focused extensively on legal writing, research, appellate advocacy, and skills-based instruction.

Professor Milliron has been an active contributor to the legal writing academic community through presentations, workshops, and conferences across the country. She has spoken at Legal Writing Institute workshops and conferences, LexisNexis national meetings and summits, and continuing legal education programs focused on advocacy, litigation skills, and technology in legal practice.

She is admitted to practice before the State Bar of Michigan, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michiga

Education

• J.D., Michigan State College of Law, 1993, magna cum laude
• B.A., University of Michigan, 1988

Professional Experience

Professor M.M. Milliron began her legal career practicing insurance defense litigation and appellate advocacy. Her practice experience included medical malpractice defense, EMS and first responder defense, governmental immunity, employment law, no-fault litigation, and general tort litigation. Throughout her litigation career, she wrote and argued numerous appeals, including matters before the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

In addition to her legal practice, Professor Milliron has taught for more than 20 years at several law schools, including Michigan State College of Law, Wayne State University Law School, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and Ave Maria School of Law. Her teaching has focused extensively on legal analysis, writing, research, and advocacy.

Professor Milliron has also been an active presenter at legal writing conferences, workshops, and professional development programs nationwide, including presentations for the Legal Writing Institute and LexisNexis conferences and summits.

Honors & Professional Affiliations

• Member, State Bar of Michigan (1993–present)
• Admitted to Practice, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (since 1997)
• Admitted to Practice, United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan (since 1993)
• Member, Association of Legal Writing Directors (since 2010)
• Member, Legal Writing Institute (since 1996)
• Women of Distinction of Southwest Florida Representative on behalf of Ave Maria School of Law (2011–2012)
• Editor-in-Chief, Detroit College of Law Review (1993)
• Recipient, Elizabeth A. Oehmke Memorial Award (1993)
• Recipient, William B. Giles Award for Academic Excellence (1993)
• Advisory Board Member, St. John Neumann Catholic High School (2014–2015)

Publications

• Speaker at 2014 Legal Writing Institute One-Day Workshop, University of Detroit Mercy Law School: “Where the Rubber Meets the Road – Teaching the Current Law Student.”
• Speaker at North Naples Rotary Club (2013).
• Speaker at 2013 Legal Writing Institute One-Day Workshop, Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law: “Teaching Litigation Skills.”
• Participant, LexisNexis LRW Summit Meeting (2012).
• Speaker at the 2011 Southeastern Legal Writing Conference: “Bridging the Gap Between Doctrinal Learning and Skills Training — Incorporating Skills Across the Curriculum and Creating Legal Writing Problems Which Employ Doctrinal Learning.”
• Speaker and Panelist, LexisNexis Annual Meeting (2010).
• Presenter, CLE Program: “iPad for Litigation” (2013).