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Tommy Sangchompuphen

Visiting Assistant Professor of Law

Full-Time Faculty

School of Law

Profile

Tommy Sangchompuphen returns to the law school as a visiting professor after having served as its Interim Associate Dean for Academic Success from 2017 to 2018 and as an adjunct professor during the Spring 2023 semester. Tommy has extensive experience as a legal educator and law school administrator. As a professor and administrator at three different law schools, he worked directly with other faculty and senior administration to create and implement comprehensive academic support and bar passage programs and develop appropriate assessments and evaluations to measure students’ learning.

Tommy began his teaching career at Appalachian School of Law (as an assistant professor and an assistant dean) before continuing his teaching at Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law (as an associate professor and an associate dean).

His students named him Professor of the Year for the 2013-2014 academic year, and National Jurist Magazine recognized Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law as the best law school for bar exam preparation in its Winter 2017 issue. The Association of Academic Support Educators recognized Tommy’s work and dedication to his students by awarding him the Institutional Leadership Award in 2023.

Since 2000, Tommy has written and edited several books designed to improve students’ performance on the bar exam, including the primary course materials for BARBRI’s Essay Advantage courses in several states. He has served as a consultant and course architect for a national bar review company and has also been involved with bar exam essay and performance test instruction in several states.

Tommy provides tips, advice, and news about the bar exam for law students and bar applicants on this blog, DeanTommy.tips.

He is a member of the Minnesota bar.