Dr. Wendy Muchman

Professor

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Biography

Wendy Muchman primarily teaches classes in Professional Responsibility, including the standard ABA-required course in Legal Ethics. In addition, she has developed and currently teaches innovative ethics courses such as Legal Ethics for Global Practitioners, Legal Ethics for Business Lawyers, Legal Ethics for Government and Public Sector Attorneys, and courses on Ethics in Motion, AI, Technology, and Whistleblowing. From 1989 to 2019, she was employed by the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, where she served as the Chief of Litigation and Professional Education, investigating and prosecuting numerous lawyer disciplinary cases. Ms. Muchman has been recognized with several teaching awards over her career and has presented hundreds of workshops on professional responsibility at both state and national levels. She has served as an immediate past president of the National Organization of Bar Counsel and is actively involved in several committees of the American Bar Association. Her areas of expertise include legal ethics with a focus on the intersection of professional responsibility and emerging technologies. She has received her JD from DePaul University College of Law and her BA from the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana.

Research Interests

Requirements for Northwestern Pritzker School of Law

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.76
GRE General
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
Application Checklist
  • LSAC Credential Assembly Service (CAS) Report
  • Personal Statement
  • One or more letters of recommendation (professional preferred)
  • Resume
  • Optional Online Video Interview
Specialization Notes

The Department of Law (JD program) accepts both LSAT and GRE scores. The JD is a full-time three-year program.