Professor of Legal Writing Christina Frohock recently published an article “Legal Fiction: Reading Lolita as a Sentencing Memorandum” in the Albany Law Review. Using the example of Vladimir Nabokov’s classic novel Lolita, the article explains how the novel can be read as a prolonged sentencing memorandum. Frohock was also a guest in two podcasts to discuss her article – in the Set for Sentencing podcast with Doug Passon and in Miami Law’s Explainer.
As a member of the Miami Law faculty, she teaches Legal Communication and Research Skills and upper-level courses on Guantánamo legal issues and advanced writing techniques. She published a book, Small-Town GTMO, that analyzes the legality of the Guantánamo naval station and describes her experiences on the base. Before joining Miami Law, she taught Constitutional Law at the University of Miami and advanced legal research and writing at Florida International University College of Law.
Professor Frohock is also actively involved in the community. She has presented legal writing training webinars to the Florida Department of Children and Families. She helped found the Rosemary Barkett Appellate American Inn of Court, administered by the Third District Court of Appeal Historical Society, and served as an Inn officer for many years.
