Lyn Entzeroth

Lyn Entzeroth

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of LawFaculty Advisor of Phi Alpha Delta and the J. Reuben Clark Law SocietyJohn Rogers Hall 245
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Prior to joining the College of Law, Professor Entzeroth practiced law in Washington D.C. and Oklahoma and clerked for state and federal judges.  Her research and writing focus on the difficult and complicated issues involved in death penalty litigation, including the  philosophical debate over the death penalty, constitutional challenges to the death penalty, the modern death penalty scheme, jury selection, capital sentencing, ineffective assistance of counsel, state appeals and post-conviction, federal death penalty, and international law.  In addition, she writes on issues of federal habeas corpus review and prisoner litigation.

Education and Degrees Earned

  • Juris Doctor, Tulane University School of Law, (top 7%), 1987
  • B.A., History & American Institutions, University of Wisconsin, 1982

Areas of Academic Specialty

  • Capital punishment
  • Constitutional law
  • Criminal law
  • Federal habeas corpus.

Previous Teaching Experience

  • The University of Tulsa College of Law, Associate Professor of Law (August 2004-present) (tenured 2006)
  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Law (August 2002-August 2004)  

Previous Relevant Work Experience

  • Law Clerk to United States Magistrate Judge Bana Roberts, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma  1999 to 2002
  • Senior Law Clerk to Judge Charles Chapel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, 1993 to 1999
  • Assistant Appellate Public Defender, Norman, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Indigent Defense System, 1990 to 1993
  • Associate, Washington, D.C., Wiley, Rein & Fielding, 1989 to 1990
  • Associate, Washington, D.C., Bryan, Cave, McPheeters & McRoberts, 1987 to 1989    
  • Summer Associate, Washington, D.C., Arnold & Porter, Summer 1986
  • Summer Associate, New Orleans, Louisiana, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, Summer 1985 

Professional Affiliations

  • American Bar Association's Habeas Reform Committee, member (2008-present)
  • Amicus Journal, editorial board (2008-present)
  • American Bar Association's Death Penalty Moratorium Implementation Project, member (2005-2007)
  • Member of team assessing death penalty in Oklahoma.
  • Oklahoma Bar Association
  • Maryland Bar Association (inactive)
  • American Bar Association
  • American Association of Law Schools 

Courses Taught at TU

  • Capital Punishment
  • Civil Procedure I
  • Constitutional Law I
  • Constitutional Law II
  • Federal Courts

Awards & Recognition

  • Outstanding Upper Class Professor (2008-2009)
  • Outstanding Upper Class Professor (2007-2008)
  • The University of Tulsa Law Review Faculty Award (2005-2006)
  • Outstanding First Year Law Professor (2006-2007, 2004-2005, 2003-2004)
  • The University of Tulsa Outstanding Professor (2004-2005)