Nicole Chong

Associate Dean and Professor of Legal Writing

Dean Nicole Chong is an active member of the Legal Writing Institute and the Association of Legal Writing Directors. Before joining the faculty, she was an associate with Klett Rooney Lieber & Schorling in Philadelphia. Most of her work was focused in the area of commercial litigation. Dean Chong was involved in a variety of matters, including representing a major international telecommunications carrier in collection matters, a local manufacturer and retailer of fashion accessories in patent infringement litigation, as well as local and national companies in contract and tort litigation. She also was a member of Klett Rooney’s Appellate Practice Section.

 

Nicole Chong

Location: University Park

Email  nrc10@psu.edu

Phone  814-865-4232

CV  Curriculum Vitae

Location: University Park

Faculty Impact


Education
J.D., The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, magna cum laude

B.S., Grove City College


Current Courses
Applied Legal Analysis and Writing I

Applied Legal Analysis and Writing II

Introduction to the United States Legal System

Research and Writing for Judicial Clerkships (Formerly - Judicial Opinion Writing )

Writing and Editing for Lawyers


The American Bar Association has granted conditional approval for Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Law to reunify and operate as Penn State University’s single law school under the name Penn State Dickinson Law with locations in Carlisle and University Park. Danielle M. Conway is the dean of the unified Penn State Dickinson Law, which will enroll a unified class in fall 2025.