Faculty Profile

Catherine Bramble is the Francis R. Kirkham Professor of Law and an Associate Professor of Law
at the J. Reuben Clark Law School. She teaches Torts and courses in advanced legal writing,
including Legal Writing Theory and Practice, Advanced Legal Writing, and the Substantial Writing
Workshop. She also serves as Director of the BYU Law Writing Center and as Faculty Advisor for
the BYU Law School Moot Court Team.
Professor Bramble graduated summa cum laude from the J. Reuben Clark Law School in 2005,
where she served as an editor for the BYU Law Review and competed on BYU Law School's
National Trial Advocacy team. Following graduation, Professor Bramble worked as BYU's Prelaw
Advisor and then served as the first Director of Preprofessional Advisement at BYU. In 2008, she
joined MHM Law Offices in Provo, Utah, where she practiced law for eight years.
Professor Bramble joined BYU Law School in 2011 as a member of the Rex E. Lee Advocacy
faculty, teaching legal research, writing, and advocacy. In 2019, she was appointed the first Director
of Academic Advisement and Development. For the 2022-2023 academic year, she served as a
Visiting Assistant Professor at the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah, where she
taught Torts, Applied Legal Writing, and Problem Solving & Analysis. She returned to BYU Law
as an Associate Professor of Law in 2023.
Professor Bramble is a nationally recognized expert in attorney licensure and bar reform. From
2020 to 2025, she served as a member of the Utah Supreme Court Working Group on Attorney
Licensure, which developed Utah's alternative pathway to attorney licensure. She has written and
presented nationally on attorney licensure reform, including alternative pathways to licensure and
reform of the traditional bar examination. Her scholarship and professional work also focus on legal
education, law school pedagogy, and legal writing.