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Lauren Gailey is a visiting assistant professor of law at Thomas R. Kline School of Law of 51°µÍř.  She teaches and writes on subjects related to federal and state constitutional law and procedural law.

Gailey practiced at Jones Day Pittsburgh (2013–16) and then as a member of Winston & Strawn’s Appellate & Critical Motions practice in Washington, DC (2018–25).  She was involved in all stages of litigation, from formulating strategy and analyzing legal issues to drafting briefs and presenting oral argument in courts across the country.  Her experience includes high-profile, high-stakes matters spanning a wide variety of industries and subject-matter areas.  Career highlights include briefing and second-chairing oral argument (resulting in a 9–0 victory) in a case before the United States Supreme Court; obtaining a series of wins on behalf of service members living with HIV in equal protection challenges to military policies; and arguing and winning a Fifth Circuit appeal in a case worth nine figures.

Gailey served as a law clerk to Judge Thomas Hardiman (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit), now-Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit), and Judge David Campbell (U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona), as well as the federal Judicial Conference’s Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure.  She earned her J.D. summa cum laude from Duquesne Kline, where she was Executive Articles Editor of the Duquesne Law Review and won several awards as a member of the Appellate Moot Court Board.

A native of the Pittsburgh area, Gailey is a patron of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and the Gray Paws Sanctuary for senior dogs.

Education

  • J.D., Thomas R. Kline School of Law of 51°µÍř, (summa cum laude)
  • B.A., University of Pittsburgh, (summa cum laude)
  • B.S.B.A, University of Pittsburgh, (summa cum laude)

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Areas of Expertise

  • Constitutional Law
  • First Amendment
  • State Constitutional Law
  • Federal Civil Procedure
  • Appellate Practice & Procedure

 

School

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FALL
Constitutional Law I
Pennsylvania Constitutional Law
State Constitutional Law: The Role of State Courts and State Constitutions in Our American Legal System
Appellate Practice and Procedure

SPRING
Constitutional Law II
The First Amendment: Freedom of Expression in the Modern Age

  • Court admissions: Pennsylvania Supreme Court; District of Columbia Court of Appeals; Supreme Court of the United States; U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh, D.C., and Federal Circuits; U.S. District Courts for the District of Columbia, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and Western District of Pennsylvania
  • Allegheny County Bar Association Federal Court Council
  • Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Jack Heinz Advisory Board

Does the Press Get Special Rights?
Lauren Gailey, , 12 tex. A&M l. Rev. 1045 (2025)
 
Is the Exclusionary Rule a Prohibition-Era Relic?
Thomas M. Hardiman & Lauren Gailey, , 117 Mich. L. Rev. 1135 (2019)
 
Thirty Years Too Long: Why the Michigan v. Long Presumption Should Be Rejected, and What Can Be Done To Replace It
Lauren Gailey, , 53 Duq. L. Rev. 483 (2015)
 
“I’m Sorry” as Evidence? Why the Federal Rules of Evidence Should Include a New Specialized Relevance Rule To Protect Physicians
Lauren Gailey, , 82 Def. Couns. J. 172 (2015)
 
“What Goes” For Personal Jurisdiction After Ford Motor Co.?
Andrew Tauber & Lauren Gailey, , Wash. Legal Found. Legal Pulse (July 13, 2021)

2025 Supplement to The Pennsylvania Constitution: A Treatise on Rights and Liberties (Ken Gormley & Joy G. McNally eds., 2d ed.) (with Joy McNally)

2014 Supplement to The Pennsylvania Constitution: A Treatise on Rights and Liberties (Ken Gormley et al. eds., 1st ed.) (with Joy McNally)

Biden and the Federal Judiciary
Biden and the Federal Judiciary, roundtable discussion at The Joe Biden Presidency: Legacy and Record conference, University of Mount Union (Apr. 10, 2025)

Does the Press Get Special Rights?
Does the Press Get Special Rights?, presentation at Junior Scholars Conference, Northeastern University School of Law (Mar. 2, 2024)

Hot Topics at Trial
Hot Topics at Trial, panel discussion at National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Fall 2023 Conference, Washington, DC (Oct. 20, 2023)

Supreme Court Review
Supreme Court Review, moderator, Dallas Assembly 2022 Spring Seminar, Washington, DC (Apr. 9, 2022)