The Boyd Law professor can boast of being cited by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her advocacy for pay equity, and her baking skills.
Nantiya Ruan is a professor of law in UNLV’s William S. Boyd School of Law. She teaches legal writing for the school’s top-ranked Lawyering Process program. Ruan also teaches courses related to her other areas of expertise in workplace law and homeless advocacy. (Becca Schwartz/UNLV)
Nantiya Ruan most prized possession is a copy of one of her own published articles. It just happens to be signed by the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In her scathing dissent in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, Ginsburg cites professor Ruan’s work on protecting low-wage workers five times, including twice in the first paragraph. Ruan calls it the “crowning achievement in my scholarly work.”
A graduate of the University of Denver with dual JD and master of social work degrees, Ruan was recently awarded the Terri LeClercq Courage Award and the Inaugural Diversity Award from the legal writing community. She is also the proud owner of a sheepadoodle named Bill Murray. “He’s affectionate, goofy, and affable. He loves everyone and every person he meets is a new friend.”
Now, she teaches legal writing courses as a professor in the William S. Boyd School of Law’s nationally ranked lawyering process program.
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Nantiya Ruan most prized possession is a copy of one of her own published articles. It just happens to be signed by the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In her scathing dissent in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, Ginsburg cites professor Ruan’s work on protecting low-wage workers five times, including twice in the first paragraph. Ruan calls it the “crowning achievement in my scholarly work.”
A graduate of the University of Denver with dual JD and master of social work degrees, Ruan was recently awarded the Terri LeClercq Courage Award and the Inaugural Diversity Award from the legal writing community. She is also the proud owner of a sheepadoodle named Bill Murray. “He’s affectionate, goofy, and affable. He loves everyone and every person he meets is a new friend.”
Now, she teaches legal writing courses as a professor in the William S. Boyd School of Law’s nationally ranked lawyering process program.
