William S. Bailey

  • Assistant Teaching Professor

Contact

Phone: (206) 543-4917
Email: bailew2@uw.edu

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Education

B.A. University of Oregon J.D. Northwestern University School of Law

Areas of Expertise

DNA Evidence 鈥 Trial Advocacy and Practice

Recent Courses

Course Number Course Name
Pre-Trial Practice
Forensics

Selected Publications

  • William S. Bailey, Law, Science and Experts: Case Problems and Strategies (Carolina Academic Press 2018). 329 pages
  • William S. Bailey, Advocacy in a Changing World: Trial Lawyers' Storytelling Techniques from Decades Ago Are No Longer Enough, Trial, June 2015, at 48-52.
  • William S. Bailey & Terence J. McAdam, Law, Science and Experts: Civil and Criminal Forensics (Carolina Academic Press, 2014). 336 pages & CD-ROM.

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BILL BAILEY has combined a career as a criminal and civil trial practitioner with legal scholarship and teaching. Long interested in research on behavioral psychology, communication strategy and brain function, his research and writing have focused on the use of images, words and stories to influence thought and decisions.

His innovative communication book, Show the Story: The Power of Visual Advocacy, co-authored with Robert W. Bailey (Trial Guides, 2011) has been widely praised as "the Bible for using visuals in trial" and "a breakthrough into the 21st Century, with exceptional depth on the psychology of learning and remembering."

He also is co-author of Cross-Examination Handbook with Prof. Ron Clark and Prof. Bob Dekle (Aspen, 2010), top-rated by both law school clinical faculty and practitioners around the United States since its release: "The best instructional text on cross-examination that I have seen in thirty years of teaching trial skills, clear, concise and unerringly 'dead on...The best book on cross-examination-Ever!".

Prof Bailey completed a book in 2014 co-authored with national crime laboratory figure 聽Terence J. McAdam entitled Law, Science and Experts: Civil and Criminal Forensics, 聽published by the Carolina Academic Press. It has been widely praised by law professors, practitioners and students as:

鈥淯nlike any other鈥 鈥, 鈥渆xplaining creative and strategic concepts for presenting forensic experts to convey complicated scientific principles鈥 and 鈥渆xplores so much deeper into the expert鈥檚 world with pop culture understanding 鈥 perceptions of jurors, judges and testifying experts on top of the role of the expert 鈥 and sources of possible bias or even corruption.鈥

In August, 2018, Prof Bailey completed the second volume of his forensic evidence set as sole author, entitled Law, Science and Experts: Case Problems and Strategies, also published by the Carolina Academic Press.

Professor George Fisher of Stanford Law School has called it 鈥渁 pathbreaking and hugely useful teaching tool.鈥

Professor Philip T. Hoffman of California Institute of Technology has praised it as 鈥渁 model of effective teaching 鈥 that shows how 鈥 [to use] scientific and statistical evidence 鈥 from DNA samples at crime scenes to estimates of economic losses.

Professor Steven Lubet of Northwestern Pritzker School of Law calls it 鈥渢he best preparation I have seen for a twenty-first century law practice focusing on forensic and scientific evidence.鈥

In addition to his books, Prof Bailey has three case files in print with the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, two of which are co-authored with Prof Emeritus Frederick C. Moss of Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.

Prior to joining the UW faculty fulltime, Prof Bailey has been an active trial practitioner for many years. He is in The Best Lawyers in America and was named "Litigator of the Month" in October, 2002 by the National Law Journal. He was honored as "Trial Lawyer of the Year" in 1991 by the Washington Association for Justice and was elected to membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) in 1993.

Bailey has been named one of "Seattle's Top Lawyers" by both Seattle Magazine and Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, as well as a "Superlawyer" by Washington Law and Politics. Professor Bailey was the recipient of the Philip A. Trautman Small Sections Professor of the Year Award for 2017-2018 and was chosen by students for the award again in听2023.

Peer Reviewed Journals & Law Reviews

  • William S. Bailey, Lessons from Pop Culture: What School of Rock Can Teach the School of Law, 68 J. Legal Educ. 92-102 (2018).
  • William S. Bailey, Flawed Justice: Limitation of Parental Remedies for the Loss of Consortium of Adult Children, 27 Seattle U. L. Rev. 941-79 (2004).
  • William S. Bailey, The Attorney/Client Relationship--The Hidden Dimension of Advocacy, Trial Dipl. J., Fall 1985, at 17-19, 34.
  • William S. Bailey, The Realities of Prisoners' Cases Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983: A Statistical Survey in the Northern District of Illinois, 6 Loy. Chi. L.J. 527-59 (1975).

Books or Treatises

  • William S. Bailey, Law, Science and Experts: Case Problems and Strategies (Carolina Academic Press 2018). 329 pages
  • Ronald H. Clark, George R. Dekle, Sr. & William S. Bailey, Cross Examination Handbook: Persuasion, Strategies, and Techniques (2d ed. Wolters Kluwer 2015). (Aspen Coursebook Series) 362 pages.
  • William S. Bailey & Terence J. McAdam, Law, Science and Experts: Civil and Criminal Forensics (Carolina Academic Press, 2014). 336 pages & CD-ROM.
  • Ronald H. Clark, George R. Dekle & William S. Bailey, Cross-Examination Handbook: Persuasion, Strategies, and Techniques (Aspen 2011). 389 pages & CD-ROM. (Aspen Coursebook Series)

Professional Publications

  • William S. Bailey, Get the Picture, Trial, Apr. 2017, at 43-47.
  • William S. Bailey, Advocacy in a Changing World, Trial, June 2015.
  • William S. Bailey, Advocacy in a Changing World: Trial Lawyers' Storytelling Techniques from Decades Ago Are No Longer Enough, Trial, June 2015, at 48-52.
  • William S. Bailey & Robert W. Bailey, Thinking Like a Film Director, Trial, July 2014.
  • William S. Bailey, Tie Your Case Together with a Good Theme, Trial, Feb. 2001.
  • William S. Bailey, Expert Witnesses in the Sound-Bite Era: Keeping Jurors鈥 Attention, Trial, Feb. 1993, at 65-69.
  • William S. Bailey, Patricia A. Murray & Robert W. Bailey, Communicating About Pain: Helping Jurors Feel a Victim鈥檚 Suffering, Trial, June 1992, at 110, 112, 114-16, 118.
  • William S. Bailey, Lessons from 鈥淟.A. Law": Winning Through Cinematic Techniques, Trial, Aug. 1991, at 98-102.
  • William S. Bailey, Videotape Evidence: Show Me, Don't Tell Me, Trial, Mar. 1991, at 52-54, 56.
  • William S. Bailey, Bar Polls and Judicial Performance鈥擜 Look at Washington & the National Experience, Wash. St. B. News, Nov. 1981, at 12-19, 21-23, 25.
  • William S. Bailey & Samuel F. Soderling, Born to Lose--Waiver of Fifth and Sixth Amendment Rights by Juvenile Suspects, 15 Clearinghouse Rev. 127-34 (1981).
  • William S. Bailey & Hugh D. Spitzer, Is Washington Ready for Merit Selection of Judges?, Wash. St. B. News, June 1981, at 66-67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79.
  • William S. Bailey & John F. Pyfer, Jr., Deprivation of Liberty and the Right to Treatment, 7 Clearinghouse Rev. 519-28 (1974).
  • Speaker, "Teaching Visualized Legal Writing鈥擜 Necessary 21st Century Skill," Summer Webinar Series, AALS Section on Technology, Law and Legal Education (June 7, 2023)
  • Speaker, "Legal Writing, Reasoning and Research: Experiential Learning in Legal Writing Programs," with Helen Anderson, Ben Halaz, and Kathleen McGinnis, 111th Annual Meeting, Association of American Law Schools (January 5, 2017)
  • Feb 01, 2024 | Source: ABA Journal

    UW’s one-day seminar known as Medicolegal Day is the only program offering both future medical and legal professionals practice in taking part in a deposition, says Professor Bill Bailey, a member of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar and the creator of the program. 3L Mustafa Alemi is also quoted.

  • Sep 23, 2023 | Source: OPB

    It’s a legal gray area, according to Bill Bailey, an associate law professor at the University of Washington who has been both a prosecutor and defense counsel in trials spanning four decades.

  • Aug 11, 2023 | Source: Washington State Standard

    Structural issues prevent those with lower incomes and people of color from showing up for jury service. The state is trying to fix it, but progress is slow. Bill Bailey, assistant teaching professor of law at the UW, is quoted.

  • May 31, 2023 | Source: KIRO 7

    It’s been four years since 26-year-old Jesse Sarey was shot and killed by Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson. His family says Sarey was having a mental health crisis and should have been met with compassion, not bullets. Meanwhile, Officer Nelson’s court hearings have been delayed more than a dozen times since he was arrested in 2020. Bill Bailey, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.

  • Mar 02, 2023 | Source: KING 5

    New search warrants were released in the Idaho murders case this week, along with the details of a hearing in which the court discussed reports of a potential conflict of interest involving Bryan Kohberger's public defender. Reports say Kohberger's defender Anne Taylor also represented the mother of Xana Kernodle, one of the victims, in an unrelated case. William Bailey, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.

  • Feb 10, 2022 | Source: The Seattle Times

    Spokane County Prosecutor Larry Haskell has officially apologized and attempted to distance himself from his wife’s racist rants on social media, but defense attorneys, experts in legal ethics and civil libertarians think his office and reputation are damaged, maybe beyond repair. William Bailey, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.

  • Oct 12, 2021 | Source: KIRO-7

    The Office of Police Accountability says they are investigating a Seattle police officer after the Seattle Police Department filed a complaint last week. The concern comes from troublesome tweets which may have been made by the officer. William Bailey, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.

  • Feb 28, 2021 | Source: Everett Herald

    A year ago, a robbery suspect walked free, and instead it was the deputy prosecutor who ended up in legal trouble. That attorney is now back on the job handling felony domestic violence cases, and in spite of sanctions and a 214-page lambasting by a Superior Court judge, Michelle Rutherford faced no punishment from her boss. William Bailey, professor of law at the UW, is quoted.

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