Clearing the Last Hurdle: Mapping Success on the Bar Exam, Fourth Edition

Wanda Temm received her bachelor of arts in 1977, graduating summa cum laude from Ottawa University. After receiving her master of science from Purdue University in 1979, Professor Temm was a social worker for six years until she entered the University of Kansas School of Law. She received her J.D. in 1988 after serving as note and comment editor of the Kansas Law Review. Professor Temm was admitted to the Kansas Bar in 1988 and the Missouri Bar in 1989. Prior to joining the faculty in 1991, she practiced with the firm of Shook, Hardy and Bacon specializing in business litigation and appellate practice. Professor Temm received the 2012 Womenrsquo;s Justice Legal Scholar Award from Missouri Publishers Media, which recognizes women faculty members who demonstrate leadership, integrity, service, sacrifice and accomplishment in improving the quality of justice and exemplifying the highest ideals of the legal profession. She also received the 2006 Tiera Farrow Faculty Award for her leadership, dedication, and commitment to improving the position of women in the law. Professor Temm is the director of the Legal Writing Program and the founder of the UMKC Bar Pass Program. She teaches the courses Introduction to Law and Lawyering Processes, Advanced Lawyering Processes, Advanced Legal Writing: Litigation Drafting, Advanced Legal Writing: Practical Skills, Legal Analysis and Methods, Family Law and Civil Procedure.