Leslie Culver

University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law

383 S. University Street

Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0730

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

18

DOWNLOADS

749

TOTAL CITATIONS

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Ideas:
“  The Pale Veil: Decentering Whiteness as Power and Communication Norms in the Legal Profession Literature is replete with works discussing whiteness as a construct, but few works have explored the white man’s voice on his own terms. This project is a qualitative account of how white, male lawyers (81% of the American legal profession) think and talk about diversity. It highlights behaviors that maintain the white males’ experiences as the normal reference point, making them blind to their own centering of whiteness. It also challenges white male essentialism and pushes readers to reimagine the relationship between whiteness and power. Ultimately, the goal is to shift the white male's gaze and equip him as an agent of change toward equality and inclusion.  ”

Scholarly Papers (18)

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White Doors, Black Footsteps: Leveraging 'White Privilege' to Benefit Law Students of Color

21 J. Gender, Race and Justice, 37 (2017)
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 12 Dec 2016 Last Revised: 14 Oct 2018
Leslie Culver
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
Downloads 203 (318,948)

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(Un)Wicked Analytical Frameworks and the Cry for Identity

Leslie Patrice Culver, (Un)Wicked Analytical Frameworks and the Cry for Identity, 21 Nev. L.J. 655 (2021).
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 24 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 02 Oct 2021
Leslie Culver
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
Downloads 102 (561,645)
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analytical framework, IRAC, legal writing, legal analysis, rhetorical profile, wizard of oz, wicked

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Conscious Identity Performance

San Diego Law Review, Vol. 55, 2018, California Western School of Law Research Paper No. 17-18
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 16 Sep 2017 Last Revised: 30 Oct 2018
Leslie Culver
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
Downloads 84 (635,584)

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Co-Cultural Theory, Mark Orbe, Muted Group Theory, Standpoint Theory, Marginalized, Outsider, Identity, Covering, Passing, Assimilation, Minorities, Underrepresented

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The Rise of Self Sidelining

Women's Rights Law Reporter, Vol. 39, 2018, California Western School of Law Research Paper No. 18-2
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 13 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 30 Aug 2019
Leslie Culver
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
Downloads 80 (653,998)

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impostor phenomenon, gender sidelining, self sidelining, women in legal profession, gender inequity in legal profession

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No Matter How Loud I Shout: Legal Writing as Gender Sidelining

Journal of Legal Education, Volume 69, Number 1 (Autumn 2019), University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 462
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 04 Aug 2021 Last Revised: 01 Oct 2021
Leslie Culver
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
Downloads 53 (811,282)

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gender sidelining, legal writing, 405c status, tenure-track

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'And I Don't Know Why It Is that You Threw Your Life Away': Abolishing Life Without Parole, the Supreme Court in Graham v. Florida Now Requires States to Give Juveniles Hope for a Second Chance

20 B.U. Pub. Int. L.J. 35 (2010), California Western School of Law Research Paper No. 17-3
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 13 Dec 2016 Last Revised: 05 Jan 2017
Leslie Culver
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
Downloads 46 (866,118)

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My Enemy’s Enemy and the Case for Rhetoric

15 LEGAL COMM. & RHETORIC: JALWD 293 (2018).
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 12 Sep 2019
Leslie Culver
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
Downloads 40 (919,074)

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rhetoric, race, nation, refuge, doug coulson, race eligibility cases, asian american

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#IncludeTheirStories: Rethinking, Reimagining, and Reshaping Legal Education (with Elizabeth Kronk-Warner)

Leslie P. Culver & Elizabeth Kronk-Warner, #IncludeTheirStories: Rethinking, Reimagining, and Reshaping Legal Education, 2022 Utah Law Rev. 709 (2022), University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 527
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 04 Nov 2022 Last Revised: 13 Nov 2023
Leslie Culver
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
Downloads 33 (988,665)

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legal education, cultural awareness, #includetheirstories, legal profession, utah law review

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Mentoring: A Vital Covenant for Every Lawyer

5 Missouri Bar Precedent 2, 22 (2011).
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 13 Dec 2016
Leslie Culver
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
Downloads 26 (1,067,372)

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The Pale Veil: Decentering Whiteness As Power And Communication Norms In The Legal Profession (Research Summary)

Oregon Law | Proceedings, Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2023
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 13 Nov 2023
Leslie Culver
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
Downloads 23 (1,104,076)

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conscious identity performance, pale veil, communication, cultural awareness, diversity, whiteness, professional identity in legal profession

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City of Indianapolis v. Edmond: An Unprecedented Use of 'Primary' Purpose Leaves Wide Open the Door for 'Secondary' Problems

46 ST. LOUIS U. L.J. 175 (2002)
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 15 Dec 2016
Leslie Culver
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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12.

How to Prepare for the Medical Malpractice Trial

103 Missouri Medicine 476, September/October (2006)
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 13 Dec 2016
Leslie Culver and Gregory Minana
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law and Husch Blackwell LLP
Downloads 21 (1,129,326)

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Formation of the Whole Student

11 THE SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY NOTEBOOK, Issue 4, 13-14 (2009)
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 27 Dec 2016
Leslie Culver
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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CHAPTER 8. Historical and Contemporary Foundations of Identity Performance, in IDENTITY, POWER & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (Leslie P. Culver, ed., forthcoming 2025/26)

Accepted Publisher, Carolina Academic Press 
Number of pages: 4
Leslie Culver
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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The Roots of Reasoning: An Analysis of IRAC’s Reductive Framework and the Restoration of the Rhetorical Foundation

___ Seton Hall L. Rev. ___ (forthcoming 2026)
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 23 Jun 2024 Last Revised: 24 Apr 2025
Leslie Culver
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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The Pale Veil: Decentering Whiteness as Power and Communication in the Legal Profession

Posted: 16 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 04 Feb 2022
Leslie Culver
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law

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co-cultural theory, conscious identity performance, professional responsibility, marginalized law students

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Broken Landscapes, Brown Beauty

Number of pages: 6
Leslie Culver
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney College of Law
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