Carwina Weng

Biography

Carwina is a first-generation U.S. college and law school graduate. She has taught experiential learning courses like externships and in-house clinics for over 20 years in public and private schools and in metropolitan and small cities. Carwina also has worked in legal services and clerked for a federal circuit court judge. Her research interests include law school pedagogy and program design, professional identity formation based on values and strengths alignment, diversity/equity/inclusion/belonging, and leadership development. Carwina enjoys baking, reading speculative fiction and cozy mysteries, eating, and traveling. She lives in Indiana with her husband, two sons, mother, and two cats.

Selected Publications

Articles

• "How ABA Standards 303(b)(3) AND 303(C) Inform the Development of Lawyers as Leaders” (with Sherley Cruz, Becky L. Jacobs, Kendall Kerew, Andrew King-Ries, and Karen L Tokarz), forthcoming in TENN. J. L & POL’Y (2025)
• “ABA Standard 303(c) and Divisive Concepts Legislation and Policies: Challenges and Opportunities” (with Sherley Cruz, Becky L. Jacobs, Kendall Kerew, Andrew King-Ries, and Karen L Tokarz) 73 WASH. U. J. L. & POL'Y 247 (2024)

Books

• Weng et al., Learning Law through Experience and by Design

Book Chapters

• Rivas and Weng, “Navigating Cultural Difference” in Learning from Practice (4th ed.) (in progress)

Bar Admittance

• New York, Massachusetts (ret.), Indiana (ret.)

Education

• J.D., New York University School of Law
• B.A., Yale University,/li>

Awards & Honors

• Editorial Board member, U.S. Feminist Judgments Project (2026 – present)
• Facilitator trained in the Lego ®Serious Play Method
• I.U. Trustees Teaching Award
• Skadden Public Interest Fellowship