Em Landon

Assistant Service Professor in Law | Director of Bar Success

Biography

Em Landon, J.D., teaches Bar Success, Negotiation, and Mediation. Prior to transitioning to an academic career, Landon practiced civil litigation at Dykema Gossett PLLC. She later served as the Policy Director for the Office of the Attorney General of Texas, where she was responsible for leading statewide efforts to eradicate human trafficking in Texas. Landon is the author of Texas’s first-ever strategic plan to fight human trafficking, Charting an End to Human Trafficking in Texas. As the Policy Director and General Counsel, she provided legal counsel to policymakers and negotiated complex public policy disputes between stakeholders, members of the Legislature, NGOs, and governmental entities.

With her master’s degree in Dispute Resolution, Landon has served as a mediator for the Center for Conflict Resolution and California Academy of Mediation Professionals, mediating cases involving civil harassment, insurance claims, landlord-tenant disputes, automobile accidents, construction claims, and property disputes. Skilled in disrupting the healthcare space by igniting results-driven environments, she has served as General Counsel for several healthcare tech startups.

Prior to joining St. Mary’s School of Law, Landon taught Negotiation and LL.M. Legal Research and Writing at U.C. Berkeley School of Law.

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