Faculty Profile

Catherine Bramble is an Associate Professor who teaches courses in advanced legal writing, including Legal Writing Theory and Practice, Advanced Legal Writing, and the Substantial Writing Workshop. She also teaches Torts. 

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 from law school, Professor Bramble worked as the Prelaw Advisor for BYU and then as the first Director of Preprofessional Advisement at BYU, where she oversaw advisement for undergraduates applying to graduate law, health, and business programs. In 2008, Professor Bramble joined MHM Law Offices in Provo, Utah, where she worked for eight years as a practicing attorney. 

Professor Bramble joined BYU Law School in 2011 as a member of the Rex E. Lee Advocacy faculty, teaching Introduction to Legal Research & Writing and Introduction to Advocacy. In 2019, she was appointed the first Director of Academic Advisement and Development. During her time as director, she taught Fundamentals of Legal Analysis and Strategies in Legal Analysis. For the 2022-2023 academic year, Professor Bramble was 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.

Since 2020, Professor Bramble has served as a member of the Utah Supreme Court Working Group on Attorney Licensure. Professor Bramble’s research interests include law school pedagogy and innovative attorney licensure.