Kim Ricardo
Introduction
Kim D. Ricardo is Professor of Law, Associate Dean of Experiential Education, and Director of the Lawyering Skills Program at UIC Law. Ricardo’s scholarly writing considers redress and reparations law, policy, and social movements in the United States and her recent article considers abortion law and policy from an international comparative perspective.
In The Media
Presentations, Publications, and Awards
2025
- Authored a chapter titled, “Brujas y Crítica Feminista del Derecho Penal” in the book Teoría Crítica y Justicia Social en las Américas
- Participated as faculty in the Committee on Judicial Education’s January 2025 New Judges Orientation
- “A Discerning Eye: The Core Principles through Art” presentation
- Facilitated session on “Counteracting Bias and Increasing Cultural Competency in the Court System” alongside Judges Geraldine A. D’Souza, Ronda D. Holliman, and John Fitzgerald Lyke, Jr.
- “Legal Writing, the Remix: Plagiarism and Hip Hop Ethics,” article will be reprinted in volume 14 of the Legal Writing Institute’s Monograph Series
- “From Westlaw to Wordsmith: AI’s Transformation of Legal Research” CLE presentation for the Chicago Bar Association
2024
- Presented “Constable Humpty Dumpty and the Dubious Theory of Police Reform, An Abolition Story” at the Applied Legal Storytelling Conference
- Presented “Down with Toxic Positivity: Wellness Culture through a Community Care Lens” at the Western States Legal Writing Conference
- Presented “Metacognitive Practice as Community Care” at the Central States Legal Writing Conference
- Co-authored “Toward Opt-In Consent for Pregnancy Testing” in the Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health
2023
- Served as Chair, 2023 Phelps Award Selection Committee
- Presented “Reverse-Engineering the Recipes for Success of Recently Promoted BIPOC Skills-Based Professors” at AALS