Michele DeStefano Beardslee
Associate Professor of Law
J.D. 2002, Harvard Law School

B.A. 1991, Dartmouth College

Telephone: (305)284-2411

Office: G284

Email: mbeardslee@law.miami.edu

Publications

Professor Michele DeStefano Beardslee was a Climenko Fellow and Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, where she was previously the Associate Research Director of the Program on the Legal Profession. Her primary area of scholarly interest is in the growing intersection between law and business, how this intersection is reshaping the role of both inside and outside counsel, and the consequences of these developments for clients, the profession, and the public.  Employing a mix of qualitative and quantitative methodologies, Professor Beardslee’s current research investigates the role general counsels play in managing public relations for high profile corporate legal controversies. She teaches courses in professional responsibility, civil procedure, and business associations.

From 2003 to 2004, Professor Beardslee clerked for Chief Judge William G. Young of the Federal District Court of Massachusetts. She also worked for a year as a Special Master on a patent law case. Before attending law school, Professor Beardslee was a Senior Marketing Manager at Levi Strauss & Company (1995-1998) and an Account Executive at Leo Burnett Advertising Company (1991-1995).  She holds a JD from Harvard Law School, a Bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College, and has been admitted to the Minnesota, Massachusetts, and District of Columbia bars.