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Teaching Bank Membership2026 Legal Writing Institute Conference
2026 Legal Writing Institute Conference
Join us for 22nd Legal Writing Institute Conference at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis from July 15–18, 2026.
Lodging
We have reserved blocks of hotel rooms close to the law school:
- Courtyard by Marriot
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1500 Washington Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55454
(612) 333-4646
- Aloft Minneapolis
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Aloft Minneapolis
900 S Washington Ave,
Minneapolis, MN
(612) 455-8400
- Moxy
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247 Chicago Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55415
(612) 400-1810
Thank you to our fabulous Planning Team!
- President-Elect: Brad Desnoyer (UMKC)
- Budget Chair: Joshua Jones (California Western School of Law)
- Sponsorship Chair: Kim Holst (ASU)
- Registration Chair: Brian Schwartz (Arizona)
- Site Co-Chairs: David Cleveland (Minnesota), Wendy Shea (Mitchell Hamline) & Jacob Carpenter (Marquette)
- Program Co-Chairs: Ruth Anne Robbins (Rutgers) & David Ziff (Washington)
- Bench & Bar Chair: Hetal Dalal (Mitchell Hamline)