Joseph Regalia

Associate Professor of Law

Areas of Expertise:

Legal Writing • Persuasion Science • Technology and Innovation • Environmental Law • Insurance Law •

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joseph.regalia@unlv.edu

Scholarship:

Publications - Joseph Regalia

Curriculum Vitae:

Regalia CV Aug 2020.pdf

Education:

B.A., English, summa cum laude, University of Nevada, Reno
J.D., summa cum laude, University of Michigan Law School

Joseph Regalia

Associate Professor of Law

Areas of Expertise:

Legal Writing • Persuasion Science • Technology and Innovation • Environmental Law • Insurance Law •

Bio:

Joe's research and teaching focus on legal writing, persuasion science, and technology and innovation. Joe is developing a project in partnership with leading legal tech and innovation experts across the globe. The project aims to train law students and lawyers how to leverage cutting-edge technology and innovation in their practice. Joe also founded and runs the Pro Se Bootcamp, a project that trains pro se litigants how to navigate the legal system.

Joe frequently consults for law firms, courts, agencies, nonprofits, corporations, and other organizations on legal writing, technology, and innovation. Joe also founded one of the first virtual training companies for lawyers, Write.law. Write.law is used by some of the top law firms, legal departments, government agencies, and courts across the world.

Joe graduated first in his class at the University of Michigan Law School. He went on to clerk for U.S. District Courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Before joining the faculty at Boyd, Joe practiced at the international law firms of Wilson Sonsini, Sidley Austin, and King & Spalding. He also taught at Loyola University Law School Chicago and the John Marshal Law School.

Joe holds positions in each of the legal writing organizations, including the Legal Writing Institute, the Association of Legal Writing Directors, and the Legal Writing Section of A.A.L.S. His work has been featured in publications like the Kentucky Law Journal, the New Mexico Law Review, the University of Virginia Environmental Law Journal, and others.

In the News

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Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Appellate Lawyers Say ChatGPT Can Help in Brief Writing—to a Point

The National Jurist

A primer on legal technology

Missouri Lawyers Media

AI poised to disrupt the law in ways we can – and can’t – imagine

Faculty Notable

Professor Joe Regalia delivered a writing training entitled "Level Up Your Legal Writing" to the legal counsel at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Professor Joe Regalia presented a CLE course on "Artificial Intelligence in Legal Practice: A State-of-the-Art Overview" for the State Bar of Nevada.

Professor Joe Regalia was part of a panel discussion on "The Future of Persuasion: How AI is Changing the Landscape of Appellate Advocacy" at the 2024 DRI Appellate Advocacy Seminar.

Professor Joe Regalia gave a presentation on "AI for Solo and Small Practitioners" to the Solo and Small Practice Section of the State Bar of Nevada.

Professor Joe Regalia presented at the American Association of Judges 2024 Annual Conference on "Understanding the Possibilities and Pitfalls of AI Today."

Professor Joe Regalia had his law review article, Lex Ex Machina: Forging a New Ethical Framework for AI and Technology in the Law, accepted for publication by the Cumberland Law Review.

Professor Joe Regalia will be leading multiple legal writing and technology programs for the nation's federal district judges at the Federal Judicial Center's annual training.

Professor Joe Regalia recently published From Briefs to Bytes: How Generative AI is Transforming Legal Writing and Practice in the Tulsa Law Review. This article acts as a framework for introducing legal practitioners, teachers, and students to generative Ai, its possibilities, its ethical pitfalls--and its many applications to practice today.

Professor Joe Regalia (Law) is leading legal writing and legal tech trainings throughout the summer at government agencies including the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the FDA, the VA, and various state and local agencies; several nonprofits like the Conservation Law Foundation, National Immigration Law Foundation, and FIRE; and major law firms like Jenner & Block, Skadden, MoFo, Brown Rudnick, and more than two dozen others.

Professor Joe Regalia presented on How to Use AI to Make Your Life Easier at ContractsCon 2024 on January 17, 2024.

Professor Joe Regalia was a speaker at the Dean's Form - Responding to Generative AI session at the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) 2024 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Professor Joe Regalia presented at the Legal Writing Institute's one-day workshop at Stetson University College of Law on "Generative AI in Practice: How Legal Teams and Organizations Are Using, and Will Be Using, GAI to Do More."

Professor Joe Regalia gave a presentation on advanced generative AI for the Nevada Bar on November 21, 2023 entitled, "AI & The Law: Unpacking Generative Intelligence."

Professor Joe Regalia published an article in Nevada Lawyer titled, "The AI Advocate: How GPT is Changing the Game in Legal Writing," which covers generative AI and legal practice.

Professor Joe Regalia presented at the State Bar of Nevada Intellectual Property Law Section's Intellectual Property Law Conference. He participated in a panel discussion titled "Artificial Intelligence Use of AI in the Legal Profession: Professional, Ethical and Security Concerns."

Professor Joe Regalia gave a presentation on the benefits and pitfalls of generative AI for Scribes, the American Society of Legal Writers.

Professor Joe Regalia is delivering a talk to the California Lawyer's Association entitled "Unleashing the Power of Generative AI Smartly and Ethically." Professor Regalia's talk explores the practical and ethical challenges posed by generative AI in legal practice—as well as the exciting new possibilities.

Professor Joe Regalia (Law) contributed to a collection of water law articles in the journal of Western Legal History titled "Fighting for Water Equity in the West: Whose Water is it Anyway?".

Professor Joe Regalia recently gave a talk at the William & Mary Law School on "The Case for Iterative Generative AI in the Law School Classroom."

Professor Joe Regalia recently gave a talk at the William & Mary Law School on "The Case for Iterative Generative AI in the Law School Classroom."

Professor Regalia works with community leaders to launch Boyd's first-ever Virtual Lawyering Bootcamp.

Professor Regalia works with community leaders to launch Boyd's first-ever Virtual Lawyering Bootcamp.