Daniel L . Real, JD

Associate Professor

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Contact

DanielReal1@creighton.edu
School of Law
Faculty - Law
LAWC - Ahmanson Law Center - 273

Daniel L . Real, JD

Associate Professor

Professor Real has been a member of the Creighton Law faculty for more than 20 years. He teaches required legal analysis and writing courses for first and second year students, upper level advanced writing and analysis courses, Professional Responsibility, Commercial Contracts, and Sports Law. He is the faculty advisor for the Sports Law Concentration, and he serves as the faculty moderator for the student Sports and Entertainment Law Society. He has been a coach for Creighton School of Law’s highly successful third year National Moot Court Teams since the 2008-2009 academic year, and also coaches other nationally competitive moot court and negotiations teams. Professor Real is a member of the Legal Writing Institute, a national organization of legal writing and skills instructors, and is the former chair of the LWI Website and Social Media committee. He served on the diversity committee for the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). He is a member of the Appellate Practice Section of the Nebraska State Bar Association and was one of the organizing editors for the NSBA Appellate Practice Manual.  He is also a contributing editor on the Appellate Advocacy Blog, a legal blog on the law professors blog network. He is the author of Thompson Reuters Publishing's Nebraska Appellate Practice and Procedure Handbook and its annual updates.  His other published scholarship and national presentations have focused on written and oral advocacy, appellate practice, implicit bias, bar exam preparation, and sports law. Prior to becoming a member of the faculty, he served as a judicial staff attorney for the Nebraska Court of Appeals for 20 years.

Research Focus

Implicit Bias, Judicial Selection and Retention, Collaborative Learning, Legal Writing, Appellate Practice, Professional Responsibility

Department

Law

Position

Associate Professor

Books

  • Real Daniel, Nebraska appellate practice and procedure 2025
  • Real Daniel, Nebraska appellate practice and procedure 2024
  • Real Daniel, Nebraska appellate practice and procedure 2023
  • Real Daniel, Nebraska appellate practice and procedure 2022
  • Nebraska Appellate Practice Handbook
    Real Daniel, Appellate practice in Nebraska [Book Chapter] 2016
  • Nebraska Appellate Practice Handbook
    Real Daniel L., Rules governing briefs in the Nebraska Supreme Court and the Nebraska Court of Appeals [Book Chapter] 2016
  • Nebraska Appellate Practice Handbook
    Real Daniel L., Motion practice in the Nebraska Supreme Court and the Nebraska Court of Appeals [Book Chapter] 2016
  • Nebraska Appellate Practice Handbook
    Real Daniel L., Criminal appeals to the Nebraska Supreme Court and the Nebraska Court of Appeals [Book Chapter] 2016
  • Nebraska Appellate Practice Handbook
    Real Daniel L., Civil appeals to the Nebraska Supreme Court and the Nebraska Court of Appeals [Book Chapter] 2016
  • Appellate Practice Compendium
    Domina David A., Real Daniel L., The insider's guide to the Nebraska appellate courts [Book Chapter] 2012

Articles

  • Student Lawyer
    Real Daniel L., Appellate briefs
    44:4, p. 20 - 23 2016
  • Nebraska Lawyer
    Irwin John F., Real Daniel L., Judicial independence and retention votes
    14:1, p. 5 - 12 2011
  • Nebraska Lawyer
    Real Daniel L., Appellate practice in Nebraska, p. 5 - 14 2006

Publications

  • Boston University Law Review
    Weber David, Real Daniel, Will the professionalization of student-athletes kill the NCAA?
    103:6, p. 1591 - 1645 2023
  • 3D Printing in Medicine
    Cote John, Haggstrom John, Vivekanandan Ranuga, Cote Kristy, Weber David P., Cheng Anne, Dubay Nicholas G., Farias-Eisner Robin, Real Daniel L., COVID-19 and a novel initiative to improve safety by 3D printing personal protective equipment parts from computed tomography
    6, p. 20 - 2020
  • Real Daniel L., Leavitt Danny C., Benson Lorrie B., Nebraska appellate practice handbook 2016
  • McGeorge Law Review
    Irwin John F., Real Daniel L., Unconscious influences on judicial decision-making
    42:1, p. 1 - 18 2010
  • Fordham Urban Law Journal
    Irwin John F., Real Daniel L., Enriching judicial independence
    34:1, p. 453 - 471 2007
  • Court Review
    Irwin John F., Real Daniel L., Thoughts about enriching judicial independence by improving the retention vote phase of appointive selection systems
    43:2, p. 60 - 67 2006
  • Creighton Law Review
    Real Daniel L., Appellate practice in Nebraska
    39:1, p. 29 - 102 2005

Presentations

  • Legal Writing Institute Biennial Meeting Presentation on Collaborative Student Learning Models with Professor Kristy Cote. 2016
  • Continuing Education Seminar for Oregon Bar Association in Portland, Oregon. 2016