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Professor of Law

Biography

Candace Centeno is a professor of law and teaches Legal Analysis and Writing I & II and an upper-level medical malpractice course. She previously served as associate dean of academic affairs (Spring of 2019-Spring of 2022) and as director of the Duane Morris, LLP Legal Writing Program (2018-2022). She is a graduate of Muhlenberg College (summa cum laude ²¹²Ô»åÌýPhi Beta Kappa) and Boston College Law School (cum laude). Prior to joining the Legal Writing Faculty at ÃÞ»¨ÌÇÖ±²¥ Law in 2006, Centeno was a defense litigator for thirteen years at White & Williams in Philadelphia, where she represented physicians, hospitals and other healthcare professionals in medical malpractice and premise liability actions; she also served as an arbitrator for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.

Centeno continues to practice as a volunteer attorney at the Support Center for Child Advocates, and she served as a hearing officer for the Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board from 2011-2017. Centeno is actively involved in the national Legal Writing Institute (LWI); she served as treasurer on the LWI Executive Board from 2014-2018, and she has helped coordinate and plan three national conferences (2010 program committee member and poster presentation chair, 2012 co-chair of program committee and 2014 conference co-chair). Centeno currently serves on a number of committees for AALS (LRW section), ALWD and LWI. Centeno has published articles in ±Ê±ð°ù²õ±è±ð³¦³Ù¾±±¹±ð²õÌýand the Second Draft, and she regularly presents at regional and national conferences; her scholarly interests focus on legal writing and analysis, with a particular interest in the incorporation of skills training in the classroom.  

Practice Experience

• Volunteer Attorney, Support Center for Child Advocacy (2005-present)
  • 2018 Distinguished Advocate Award
• Hearing Committee Member, Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (2011-2017)
• Arbitrator, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas (2003-2007)
• Senior Litigation Associate, Health Care Practice Group, White and Williams, LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1993-2006)