Catherine M. Grosso
Assistant Professor of Law
417 Law College Building
Michigan State University College of Law
East Lansing, MI 48824-1300
517/432-6962
grosso@law.msu.edu
Degrees
J.D. with high distinction, Order of the Coif 2001, University of Iowa College of Law; B.A., with honors 1990, Earlham College
Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
Office Hours
Tue: 12:30-2:30 PM
Other times by appt.
Biography
Prior to joining the Law College faculty, Professor Grosso taught as a visiting professor at University of Illinois College of Law.
Professor Grosso was a member of and served as an articles editor for the Iowa Law Review. Upon graduation, she clerked for the Honorable Frank E. Schwelb on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals before joining the litigation department of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering in Washington, D.C. (now Wilmer Hale LLP). At Wilmer, Professor Grosso worked on several capital defense cases, as well as corporate litigation and securities investigations.
Her research focuses primarily on the role of race, victim/defendant relationships, and other extra-legal factors in the administration of capital punishment.
She teaches Criminal Procedure and Corrections Law at the Law College.