Professor of Legal Writing
J.D. Columbia University School of Law (Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar)B.A. Columbia College
Professor Ruescher is a Professor of Legal Writing. He currently teaches Civil Procedure, Advanced Contracts, International Litigation in U.S. Courts, and Introduction to Law. Before joining the law faculty in 2001, Professor Ruescher taught first-year writing, introductory research, and various upper-class writing courses at New York Law School and served as Assistant Director of the Program in 1999-2000. In addition, he has practiced banking, corporate, and securities law at several law firms, principally Moses & Singer in Manhattan.
Professor Ruescher is a co-author of The Lawyer's Craft (Anderson Publishing Co. 2001), a first-year legal writing text.
The Lawyer's Craft: an Introduction to Legal Analyss, Writing, Research and Advocacy (co-author) (Anderson Publishing Co. 2002).
"Saving Title VII: Using Intent to Distinguish Harassment from Expression," 23 The Review of Litigation 349 (2004).