Jamie R. Abrams

American University Washington College of Law

Jamie R. Abrams is a Professor of Law and the Director of Legal Rhetoric at the American University Washington College of Law. She teaches in the areas of Torts, Family Law, and Legal Research & Writing. Her research focuses on reproductive and birthing decision-making, gendered violence, and legal education pedagogy. Her most recent works include “Legal Representation Deserts,” NYU J. Law & Soc. Change, (forthcoming 2025); “The Rhetoric of Abortion in Amicus Briefs,” Missouri Law Review 89, no. 2 (2024) (co-author Dr. Amanda Potts); “Reflection and Reform: A Case Study of Leadership Models in the RR/RJ Movement,” ConLawNow (forthcoming 2025). She is also an editor of the annual volume compiling scholarship in the field of Gender and the Law (2025 ed.) (co-editor Aníbal Rosario Lebrón) (forthcoming 2025).

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