Christine M. Tamer serves as the Director of Legal Writing and is an Associate Professor. She joined the College of Law in 2015 and teaches Legal Writing I, Legal Writing II, Legal Writing III, Professional Responsibility, and Texas Civil Procedure.

Tamer graduated with highest honors from the University of Texas School of Law in 2011. She served as an Associate Editor on the Texas Law Review, and graduated as a member of Order of the Coif and Chancellors. She also served for several years as a "Teaching Quizmaster" in the law school's first year legal writing and research program. She received Dean's academic achievement awards in Brief Writing and Oral Advocacy, and in Legal Research and Writing. She is licensed in Texas and California. She was honored by the Texas Supreme Court for receiving one of the top three scores on the Texas Bar exam.

Before joining the faculty, Tamer worked as an attorney at the firm of Baron & Budd with a focus on appellate law and motion practice. Tamer has successfully authored numerous appellate briefs in courts across the country as well as two successful Motions for Rehearing in front of the Texas Supreme Court. She helped represent a family in a jury trial resulting a $48 million verdict that was included in the Top 100 Verdicts for 2012.

Tamer has co-authored two legal writing textbooks that are used in law schools across the country: “Writing By Numbers: Legal Writing Made and Easy” and “Legal Writing Made Simple: A Step-by-Step Approach.” She also publishes scholarship on a variety of legal topics, especially Title IX. Her works can be found in several legal journals, including St. John’s Law Review, Texas A&M Law Review, Texas Journal of Civil Liberties and Civil Rights, and Texas Review of Entertainment and Sports Law. Additionally, Tamer has written book chapters in “Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Tort Opinions,” “Integrating Doctrine and Diversity: Inclusion and Equity in the Law School Classroom,” and “Girls’ Positionalities at the Intersection of Identity and Violence.”

Tamer regularly speaks and gives presentations on writing topics both within and outside the legal community. She is active in Dallas CASA.