Expertise
Legal Writing
Biography
After law school, Bensinger practiced mainly in the areas of fair housing and employment law with the firm of Robinson, Curley & Clayton in Chicago. She then became a Visiting Assistant Professor at Chicago Kent College of Law. She joined the Loyola faculty in 1997, where she was a Clinical Professor of Law until 2013. She returned to Loyola as a Visiting Clinical Professor in 2019.
Publications, Research and Related Material
Courses Taught
- Legal Research and Writing
- Family Law
- Ethical Lawyering
Education
- BA, cum laude, Yale University
- JD, MA (urban planning) UCLA
Public Service
Bensinger has been a volunteer at the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law since 2009. In 2014 she received the Buhai Center Hall of Fame Award for her service.
Clinical Achievements
- Co-author of Exam First-Aid: Diagnosing & Improving Multiple Choice Performance. Aspen-Wolters Kluwer, 2017, with Jennifer Kamita and Christopher Hawthorne.
- Legal Writing Institute One-Day Conference, Panel Moderator, “Writing Problems: Reflections from the Pros” December 2011
- Rocky Mountain Regional Legal Writing Conference, “Making Your Writing Diagnostic Do Double Duty” March 2011
- Presenter at Continuing Legal Education Seminars for the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law on interviewing and counseling techniques and declaration writing
- Presenter at Continuing Legal Education Seminars for the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles on effective legal writing techniques
Contact
Burns 327
919 Albany St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(o) 213.736.1436
(f) 213.380.3769
