Education
- JD, Duke University School of Law, 1980
- BA in English, cum laude, Duke University, 1975
Carol B. Anderson
Professor Emeritus
Carol Anderson is one of the nation's leading trial advocacy educators. She has been recognized for teaching excellence by the American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America), and by the North Carolina Advocates for Justice. She is also a Fellow of the American Bar Association. The litigation clinic and trial advocacy program that she leads at WFU has received the $50,000 Gumpert Award for Excellence in Teaching Trial Advocacy from ABA. Professor Anderson is the author of three highly regarded trial advocacy textbooks and is currently working on her fourth and fifth textbooks. Carol and her son Gunnar are self-professed "gym rats" and avid hikers in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina.
Publications
Books
- Inside Jurors' Minds: The Hierarchy of Juror Decision-Making (National Institute for Trial Advocacy 2012).
- Anderson on Advocacy (2004).
- North Carolina Trial Practice. 2000 Cumulative Supplement (Lexis Publishing 2000).
- North Carolina Trial Practice (The Michie Company (now defunct) 1996).
Book Chapters
- Voir Dire, in The Art of Advocacy (2002).
Articles
- Faculty Notes, Fall 2008, Wake Forest Jurist Magazine (2008).
- The Gentle Art of Conversational English in Direct Examination, 25 American Journal of Trial Advocacy 157 (2001).
- Selected Rules of Courtroom Decorum, Trial Briefs (1999).
- The Gentle Art of Conversational English in Direct Examination, 14:1 American Journal of Trial Advocacy 111 (1990).
Other
- Student Trial Bar Rules - Revision (January 1, 2017).
- Student Trial Bar 2017 Problem (January 1, 2017).
- Wrote introduction for Japanese audience (March 2014).
- News Items from Law School Clinics (September 2008).
- Civil Trial Practice, WFU School of Law CLE Publication (March 24, 1995).
- Text for Interactive Video, Wellington v. Wellington: A Marital Dissolution (July 1987).
Presentations
- Ethics and Professionalism, Pretrial and Trial
Joseph Branch Inn of Court, November 10, 2016 - Work in Progress: Upcoming Book
WFU Law, May 12, 2016 - Civility Matters
Joseph Branch Inn of Court, February 16, 2016 - Workshop
National Institute for Trial Advocacy, February 12, 2016 - Jury Psychology
NY Advocates for Justice, May 1, 2015 - The erasure and presence of language in composition studies. Conference on College Composition and Communication
College Composition and Communication, March 19, 2015 - "I Remember When"
Forsyth County Bar Association, October 30, 2013 - Using Social Media for Alumni Outreach, Publicity, & Legal Education
WFU Law Faculty, July 10, 2013 - "How to Get Inside Jurors' Minds"
National Institute for Trial Advocacy, June 18, 2013 - The Litigation Clinic at WFU Law
Advancement Office of WFU Law, February 17, 2011 - NC
WFU Law School, October 1, 2010 - Choice Theory
WFU Law Faculty, December 10, 2009 - Communication Skills and Strategies for Women Lawyers
Forsyth County Women Attorneys, November 18, 2009 - A Memorial to Two of My Students
WFU Law School, February 6, 2009 - Direct and Cross Examination
National Institute of Trial Advocacy, July 12, 2008 - Advocacy Training
National Institute for Trial Advocacy, January 1, 2005 - Civil & Criminal Extern Clinic: How It Works
WFU, Date unknown
Media
- Hasani Case Fell Apart Winston-Salem Journal, June 28, 2014
Expertise
- Civil Litigation & Procedure
- Clinical Legal Education
- Evidence
- Juries