Zachary M. Schmook

Zachary Schmook joined the University of Oklahoma College of Law faculty in Fall 2017 as an Assistant Professor in the Legal Research & Writing Program.

Prior to joining the College of Law, Professor Schmook worked for a nonprofit in St. Louis, Missouri, dedicated to ending housing discrimination. His work included representation of the organization and individual clients before state and federal trial and appellate courts, as well as in administrative actions with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and state administrative agencies.

Professor Schmook has previously worked with the Washington University College of Law as an Adjunct Professor—teaching courses in Legal Writing and Mediation—and a Clinical Supervisor for the Civil Rights and Community Justice Clinic.

Professor Schmook received his J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis and is admitted to practice law in Missouri (inactive), Illinois, and Oklahoma, as well as federal courts in the Eastern District of Missouri and the Southern District of Illinois. In addition to his work at OU, Professor Schmook serves in the U.S. Army Reserve as a Civil Affairs Officer.

Education

B.S., University of Maryland, 2004

J.D., Washington University School of Law, 2007