Patricia Roberts
Clinical Assistant Professor of Law and Director, Clinical Programs and Legal Skills
Email: [[perobe]]
Office phone: (757) 221-3821
Office location: Room 258C
Areas of Specialization
Clinical Legal Education; Legal Skills; Legal Writing; Practice of Law
Currently Teaching
Legal Skills I; Legal Skills II; Special Education Advocacy Clinic
Representative Professional Activities and Achievements
After graduating from law school, Professor Roberts practiced law in Newport News, Va., as a sole practitioner and later as a managing partner of a civil practice law firm. In 1997, she began teaching in the Legal Skills Program and since 2000 has served in numerous administrative roles including Associate Director of the Legal Skills Program, Director of the Academic Support Program and Externship Program, and Associate Dean for Academic Programs. She was a Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor during the 2007-08 school year.
As Director of Clinical Programs, Professor Roberts’ responsibilities include the development of new clinic initiatives. In spring 2009, the Veterans Disability Clinic and the Special Education Advocacy Clinic (PELE), began operations, and an Appellate Litigation Clinic is in the planning stage. As Director of the Legal Skills Program, Professor Roberts is responsible for the two year required legal research, writing, ethics and lawyering skills program for the first and second year classes.
In 2004, Professor Roberts received the John Marshall Award which is given annually by the Law School in recognition of exceptional service. She is a former member of the Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia, former member and president of the board of Legal Services of Eastern Virginia, and also has served as President of the Greater Peninsula Women's Bar Association.
