Emily   Price
Assistant Professor of Legal Research and Writing
Cumberland School of Law
233B Robinson Hall
eprice5@samford.edu
205-726-2421

Emily Price is an assistant professor of legal research and writing at Cumberland School of Law.  She received the Harvey S. Jackson Award for Excellence in Teaching for 2022-23.

Price earned a BA in journalism and English from the University of Alabama and a JD from the University of Alabama School of Law (2008).  While in law school, she represented victims of domestic violence in the school’s Domestic Violence Law Clinic.  She also was a member of the Jessup International Moot Court Team.  She was a senior editor of the Alabama Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif.  

Before joining Cumberland’s faculty in 2020, Price litigated qui tam cases with a Birmingham law firm.  She also served as law clerk to the Honorable Abdul K. Kallon of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.  She has experience in First Amendment, construction, health care and general litigation. 

Teaching and Research Interests  

Legal Research and Writing

Degrees and Certifications

  • JD, magna cum laude, University of Alabama School of Law, 2008
  • BA (Journalism and English), summa cum laude, University of Alabama, 2005