Betsy Brand Six
Betsy Six joined the KU Law faculty in January 2004 as a professor in the Lawyering Skills Program. She became the Director of Academic Resources in 2010 and was awarded the Robert A. Schroeder Teaching Fellowship in 2015. Six graduated in 1992 from Stanford Law School, where she was a member of the Stanford Law Review. During law school, she spent six months researching international human rights issues in Geneva for the Institute Henri Dunant, a research institute affiliated with the International Red Cross. She joined the Kansas City law firm of Spencer Fane Britt & Browne after graduation. Her primary area of practice has been environmental law, with an emphasis on advising clients on compliance issues and representing them in administrative and regulatory matters.
- Academic Resources
- Lawyering Skills
Education
J.D., Stanford, 1992; B.A., Indiana University, 1989
Teaching
Academic Resources, Lawyering Skills
Admitted
Kansas 1993, Missouri 1992
Career History
Attorney, Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP, 1992-present; University of Kansas School of Law, 2004-present.
Memberships
American Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association; Missouri Bar Association
Selected Publications
"This and That: Choose Your Words Carefully," 83 Journal of the Kansas Bar Association 18-19 (June 2014)
"Avoid Passive Voice: Keep It Simple," 82 Journal of the Kansas Bar Association 15 (September 2013)
"Killing Time," 81 Journal of the Kansas Bar Association 14 (December 2012)
"The Act of Subtle Persuasion," 81 Journal of the Kansas Bar Association 12 (February 2012)
Selected Presentations
"Helping Students Spot Issues by Teaching Them to Generalize Facts," Association of Academic Support Educators 2014 National Conference, Indianapolis, IN (May 31, 2014)
"Live Feedback on Memoranda & Briefs: Why It Works & How To Do It Without Going Insane," Central States Legal Writing Conference 2013, Lawrence, KS (September 27, 2013)
"Using Technology to Help More Students," Association of Academic Support Educators 2013 Conference, Las Vegas, NV (May 30, 2013)
Panel: "Integrating Legal Writing and Legal Research: Collaborating with Librarians to Improve How Legal Research is Taught," Legal Writing Institute Biennial Conference (June 2010)
"Podcasting: Teaching Outside the Classroom," Central States Legal Writing Conference, Marquette University Law School (October 2009)
"Legal Writing Refresher: Everything You Always Thought You Knew About Grammar and Punctuation But Are Afraid You Don't," Recent Developments in the Law CLE, University of Kansas School of Law (May 2008)
"Incorporating a Mediation into a Second Semester Lawyering Course," Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference, Boyd School of Law/UNLV (March 2007) (with Pam Keller)
"Writing Fundamentals: Grammar and Punctuation," Legal Writing Refresher CLE, Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP (November 2006)
"Writing Fundamentals: Organization and Persuasion," Legal Writing Refresher CLE, Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP (April 2006)
