John J. Ammann, J.D.
McDonnell Professor of Justice in American Society Emeritus
Legal Clinics
William C. Wefel Center for Employment Law
Courses Taught
Civil Advocacy, Civil Advocacy Clinic, Civil Practice, Missouri Appellate Procedure, Symposium, Urban Issues
Education
Ammann earned his B.A. from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 1979 and his law degree from Saint 浪花直播 University School of Law in 1984. Ranked in the top 10 percent of his graduating class, he received the Thomas J. White Family Fellowship in Public Law and Government and was the recipient of the White Family Scholarship.
Practice Areas
- Civil Procedure
- Disability Law
- Employment Law
- Real Estate Law
- Remedies
- State and Local Government
Publications and Media Placements
Honors and Awards
Law students honored Ammann as Faculty Member of the Year in 2003, 2006 and 2014. He also received the Governor鈥檚 Excellence in Teaching Award that year for his exceptional teaching and advising, service to the community and success in nurturing student achievement.
Missouri Lawyer鈥檚 Weekly nominated Professor Ammann as a 2008 Lawyer of the Year for championing the cause of 80 Bosnians whose citizenship applications were unlawfully delayed. Under Ammann鈥檚 leadership, the Legal Clinics partnered with other nonprofit organizations and persuaded the federal to naturalize the immigrants.
Professional Organizations and Associations
Ammann was the senior editor of the American Bar Association鈥檚 Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development Law from 2003 to 2005.
Community Work and Service
After graduating law school, Ammann clerked for both the Missouri Court of Appeals
and the Illinois Court of Appeals. He then went on to work for the Land of Lincoln
Legal Assistance Foundation in Alton, Ill., from 1988 to 1994. As a senior staff attorney
there, he specialized in landlord-tenant law, family law and consumer law and successfully
handled numerous appeals.
In 1994, Ammann joined the faculty at SLU LAW. Since then, Ammann has directed the
numerous Legal Clinics offered at the law school, ranging from litigation and civil
rights to real estate, housing and finance. Under his guidance, the Legal Clinics
annually provide more than $3.3 million and 39,000 hours in estimated free legal assistance
to the community.