RESUME
Barbara A. Schwartz
725 N. Linn St. University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa 52240 College of Law
(319) 338-0674 Iowa City, Iowa 52242
(319) 335-9092 Education:
B.A., With distinction, English, 1967, University of Michigan M.A., American Culture, 1968, University of Michigan
J.D., Magna Cum Laude, 1975, Wayne State University Law School(class standing: 8th of approximately 240 students)
Honors:
1972-1973: Bronze Scholarship Key (top ten students in class)
1973-1974: Bronze Scholarship Key (top ten students in class) Am. Jur. Award in Commercial Law
1974-1975: Gold Scholarship Key (top ten students in class) Am. Jur. Award in Criminal Procedure II
Employment:
1968-1972: Secondary teacher, Martin Luther King, Jr., Senior High School, Detroit, Michigan, Social Studies and English
Summer 1973: Research Assistant, Prof. Elwood Hain Teaching Assistant, Constitutional Law I
June 1973- Law Clerk, Burgess and Burgess, P.C., 920 Ford Building, October 1975: Detroit, Michigan 48207; (313) 961-4382
October 1975- Associate, Burgess & Burgess, P.C. (on part-time leave, May, 1977: August, 1976-May, 1977).
August, 1976- Clinical Law Instructor, Wayne State University April, 1977: Law School
1977-1983: University of Iowa College of Law, Assistant Professor
1983-1985: University of Iowa College of Law, Clinical Associate Professor 1985-present University of Iowa College of Law, Clinical Professor
1994-1995: Acting Associate Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid
Subjects Taught: Asylum and Refugee Law, Criminal Procedure, Advanced Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law, Immigration Law, Professional Responsibility, Trial Advocacy, Clinic, Women in the Criminal Justice System (Seminar) 1989-1993: University of Iowa Ombudsperson (Half-time appt.)
Professional and University Activities: Author:
Note, in Preview, joint ABA-AALS publication, on Massachusetts v.White, argued before the United States Supreme Court. (The note was accepted for publication, then
cancelled when the Supreme Court affirmed the Massachusetts Supreme Court without opinion).
The Law of Guilty Pleas in Iowa, University of Iowa Continuing Legal Education, September, 1978.
The Federal Civil Rights Attorney Fees Award Act of 1976, University of Iowa Continuing Legal Education, October, 1979.
Prisoners' Treatment Complaints, Legal Services Corporation of Iowa Volunteer Lawyers Project, March, 1985.
The Limits of Prosecutorial Vindictiveness, 69 IOWA L.REV. 127-208 (1983).
Regulation of Intimate Relationships Among Lawyers, in ETHICAL PROBLEMS FACING THE CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER, Uphoff, R., Ed. (1995), at pp. 276-290.
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Women and the Law Conference, October, 1976, Detroit, Michigan on the subject of Plea Bargaining.
Continuing Legal Education, September, 1978, University of Iowa, on the subject of the law of guilty pleas in Iowa.
Continuing Legal Education, October, 1979, University of Iowa, on the subject of the Federal Civil Rights Attorney Fees Award Act of 1976.
Continuing Legal Education, November, 1979, University of Iowa, on the subject of the Damages and Attorney Fees Under Section 1988.
Midwest Conference of National Association of Attorneys General, July, 1981, on the subject of attorneys' fees and negotiated settlements.
Continuing Legal Education, June, 1983, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on the subject of §1983 and Prisoner Litigation.
Continuing Legal Education, March, 1985, Legal Services Corporation of Iowa Volunteer Lawyers Project, Prisoners' Treatment Complaints.
Continuing Legal Education, May 1986, Legal Services Corporation of Iowa Volunteer Lawyers Project/Iowa Civil Liberties Union, on the subject of Prisoners' Rights and ' 1983 Litigation.
Continuing Legal Education, September, 1987, Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, Ethics and the Criminal Defense Attorney, Iowa City, Iowa.
Grand Rounds, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, March 1988, Involuntary Administration of Psychotropic Drugs.
Continuing Legal Education, September, 1988, Iowa Trial Lawyers Association, Prosecutorial Ethics, Iowa City, Iowa.
Continuing Legal Education, April 1990, Scott County Bar Association, Ethics-Attorney Possession of Physical Evidence, Davenport, Iowa.
Continuing Legal Education, August 1990, Linn County Bench/Bar, Some Surprises on When You May Say “Yes,” and When You May Say “No.”, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Continuing Legal Education, September 1990, Iowa Public Defenders Association, Des Moines, Iowa, Conflicts of Interest.
Continuing Legal Education, December 1990, Federal Practice Section of ISBA, First Amendment Rights of Attorneys, Des Moines, Iowa.
Continuing Legal Education, March 1991, Women Judges' Association, Judicial Ethics, Iowa City, Iowa.
Continuing Legal Education, June 1991, Iowa State Bar Association, Annual Meeting, Professional Regulation of Sexual Relations With Clients, Davenport, Iowa. (Also presented to Linn County Women Lawyers' Association, Iowa Trial Lawyers' Association, and Law School Faculty Seminar).
National Institute for Trial Advocacy, May, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, Northwestern University Law School, Deposition Skills, Chicago, Illinois, Instructor.
Midwest Clinical Teachers' Conference, October 1992, University of Iowa, primary planner.
Midwest Clinical Teachers' Conference, October 1993, Chicago-Kent College of Law, A Critique of the MacCrate Report.
National Institute for Trial Advocacy Midwest Regional, May 1994, Iowa City, Iowa, Instructor.
Continuing Legal Education, Iowa Judicial Institute, Selected Topics on Judicial Ethics, August 1994, Iowa City, Iowa.
Midwest Clinical Teachers' Conference, University of Kansas, October 1994, Confessions of a Grant Addict.
AALS, Clinical Directors' Conference, May 1995, St. Louis, Missouri, Life After Title IX. AALS National Clinical Conference, May 1995, St. Louis, Missouri, Group Leader. AALS National Clinic Conference, June, 1996, Dallas, TX, Group Leader.
ITLA Criminal Law CLE, Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions, Iowa City, IA, September 6, 1996.
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Human Rights Program, November 1998, Iowa City, Iowa, Political Asylum in Iowa. Panel on Elian Gonzalez, University of Iowa College of Law, March 2000, Iowa City, Iowa. Immigration Training, Domestic Violence Intervention Project, May 2000, Iowa City, Iowa.
Iowa Public Defenders, Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions, Iowa City, Iowa, June 2000.
Immigration Training, University of Iowa Human Resources, November 2000.
Continuing Legal Education, American Immigration Lawyers Association/Nebraska Bar Association, November 2001, Lincoln, Nebraska, Special Protection for Women and Children in Immigration Law.
Faculty Seminar, Supreme Court Review, 3 Decisions in Immigration, August 31, 2002. Continuing Legal Education, American Immigration Lawyers Association/Nebraska Bar Association, February 2004, Omaha, Nebraska, The Violence Against Women Act. Iowa Judges’ Institute, What Every State Court Judge Needs to Know About Federal Immigration Law, Iowa City, August 2-3, 2004.
Panel Member, “Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude”, Annual Meeting of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Philadelphia, Pa., June 2005.
Organizer and Presenter, Iowa-Nebraska Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Removal Clinic, Des Moines, November 2005.
Washington University Law School, Mini-Conference on Community Lawyering, Presenter, “Community Lawyering and Immigration Clinics”, March 2006.
Blackstone Inns of Court, Des Moines, Current Issues in Immigration Law, May, 2006. Immigration Law Teachers Conference, Commentator on Works in Progress, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 2006.
Iowa City Public Library Peoples’ Law School, Moderator for panel on Immigration Law, June 1, 2006.
Iowa Judges’ Institute, What Every State Court Judge Needs to Know About Federal Immigration Law, Iowa City, August 1, 2006.
University of Iowa College of Law CLE, What Every Lawyer Should Know About Immigration Law: Immigration Consequences of Criminal Conduct, Iowa City, IA, September 30, 2006.
University of Iowa Labor Center, Immigrants’ Rights Related to Employment and Enforcement, December 14, 2007.
Scott County Bar Association, Cepican CLE, What Every Lawyer Should Know About Immigration Law, January 21, 2008.
Iowa City Senior Center, Embracing Diversity Series, Immigration, February 28, 2008. Immigration Professors Workshop, Group Leader, Miami, Florida, May 2, 2008. Polk County Association of Court Reporters, Immigration, Des Moines, November 1, 2008.
Midwest Clinical Teachers Conference, Using Collaboration with the Community in Clinical Research: Postville, Bloomington, Indiana, November 14, 2008.
Iowa-Nebraska Chapter, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Asylum CLE, Des Moines, November 6, 2009.
College of Law, Panel Discussion on Response to Haitian Crisis, January 28, 2010. Peace Church Fundraiser for African Refugees, presentation on Refugee and Asylum Law, Cedar Rapids, February 27, 2010.
Johnson County Criminal Defense Group, Padilla v Kentucky, Iowa City, September 22, 2010.
Faculty Food for Thought Series, Life Sentences Without Parole for Juveniles, A Right Looking for a Remedy, October 6, 2010.
Immigrant Concerns Group, Immigration Law, Cedar Rapids, November 10, 2010. Johnson County Juvenile Court practitioners, presentation on Special Immigration Juvenile Status, Representing Noncitizen Children in Juvenile Court, November 17, 2011.
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Johnson County League of Women Voters, Constitutional Issues in Immigration Law, Coralville, April 18, 2012.
Member:
Political Action Committee, Judicial Endorsement Panel, Michigan Women Lawyers Association (1976-1977).
Faculty Senate, representing non-tenured faculty (1978-1981). Campus Security Committee, representing faculty (1978-1981).
Iowa City Office Local Advisory Council, Iowa Legal Aid (1978-present).
Board of Directors, Legal Services Corporation of Iowa (Now Iowa Legal Aid)(1981-2001). Secretary 1984-1986, Vice President 1986-1990, President, 1990-1992, Treasurer,
1992-1998.
Ethics and Grievance Committee, Johnson County Bar Association (1979-1980).
Federation of Women Lawyers' Judicial Screening Panel, Committee for Iowa (provided Department of Justice with assessment of nominees for federal judgeships in Iowa and the Eighth Circuit) (1978-1980).
Professionalism Committee, Iowa State Bar Association, 1989-1991. Executive Committee, Clinical Law Section, AALS (1982-1985).
Prisoner Advocate, Committee A, Research on Human Subjects, (IRB) University of Iowa, 1979-present
Prisoner Advocate, Committee C, Research on Human Subjects, University of Iowa, 1979-present
Iowa Organization of Women Attorneys.
Clinical Legal Educators' Association, MacCrate Working Group. AALS Clinical Law Section, Nominating Committee, 1993-1994. Committee to Review College of Medicine, 1997-1998.
Search Committee for Director, Student Legal Services, University of Iowa, 1999 . University of Iowa College of Law Foundation Board Member, 1999-present. Johnson County Bar Association, Chair, CLE Committee, 1999-2000.
Law School Ombudsperson, 2000-2001 (elected by students).
Law School Admission Council, Misconduct and Irregularities in the Admission Process Subcommittee, 2000 to 2003.
Johnson County Bar Association, CLE Committee, 2006-present. University General Counsel Search Committee, Fall 2008.
Visiting Committee, ABA Accreditation Committee, SUNY Buffalo Law School, 2009. Board Member, University of Iowa College of Law Foundation, 1998-2010.
Law School Committees:
Accommodations, Admissions (Chair), Career Status Committees, Skills Training (Chair), Placement, Curriculum (Chair), Diversity (Chair), Financial Aid, Faculty Recruitment, Student Awards (Chair), Speakers, Self-Study (elected), Scope and Planning, Strategic Planning (elected) , Retention (Chair), Internal Procedures, Dean Search (elected), Admissions Director Search (Chair), Diversity (Chair).
Bar Admissions:
Michigan, 1975; E.D. Michigan, 1976; Iowa, 1977; N.D. Iowa, S.D. Iowa, Eighth Circuit, 1977; Supreme Court of the United States, 1979.
Reported Cases:
US COURT OF APPEALS
Lovan v. Holder, 659 F.3d 653 (8th Cir. 2011) Lovan v. Holder, 574 F.3d 990 (8th Cir. 2009)
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Sankoh v. Mukasey, 539 F.3d 456 (7th Cir. 2008) Huss v. Graves, 252 F.3d 952 (8th Cir. 2001) Greiman v. Thalacker, 181 F.3d 970 (8th Cir. 1999) Hood v. Helling, 141 F.3d 892 (8th Cir. 1998) Gavin v. Branstad, 122 F.3d 1081 (8th Cir. 1997) Sisneros v. Nix, 95 F.3d 749 (8th Cir. 1996) Goff v. Harper, 60 F.3d 518 (8th Cir. 1995)
Dautremont v. Broadlawns Hosp., 827 F.2d 291 (8th Cir. 1987) Goff v. Nix, 809 F.2d 530 (8th Cir. 1987)
Goff v. Nix, 803 F2d 358 (8th Cir. 1986) Clark v. Brewer, 776 F.2d 226 (8th Cir. 1985) US DISTRICT COURTS
Thompson v. Scurr, 668 F.2d 999 (8th Cir. 1982)
Martin v. Ellandson, 122 F.Supp.2d 1017 (S.D.Iowa 2000) Sisneros v. Nix, 884 F.Supp. 1313 (S.D.Iowa 1995)
Scarpino v. Grosshiem, 852 F.Supp.798 (S.D.Iowa 1994) Goff v. Nix, 626 F.Supp.736 (S.D.Iowa 1984)
Reinert v. Haas, 585 F.Supp.477 (S.D.Iowa 1984) Goff v. Nix, 627 F.Supp. 808 (S.D.Iowa 1984) Clark v. Brewer, 578 F.Supp.1501 (S.D.Iowa 1983) Loney v. Scurr, 494 F.Supp. 928 (S.D.Iowa 1980)
Loney v. Scurr, 474 F.Supp. 1186 (S.D.Iowa 1979) IOWA SUPREME COURT AND IOWA COURT OF APPEALS
Moreno v. State, 672 N.W.2d 334 (Iowa App., 2003) State v. Huss, 657 N.W.2d 447 (Iowa, 2003)
State v. Schweitzer, 646 N.W.2d 117 (Iowa App. 2002) Greiman v. State, 471 N.W.2d 811 (Iowa 1991)
Garcia v. Wibholm, 461 N.W.2d 166 (Iowa 1990)
Hajek v. Iowa State Bd. Of Parole, 414 N.W.2d 122 (Iowa 1987) McKeever v. Gerard, 368 N.W.2d 116 (Iowa 1985)
