Elwood Thomas Missouri Endowed Professor of Law
Director of the University of Missouri South Africa Educational Program
BA summa cum laude (1972), University of Wisconsin
MS (1973), London School of Economics
JD (1976), University of Wisconsin
Phone Number: (573) 882-3035
Room Number: 213 Hulston Hall
E-Mail Address:
Professor Uphoff joined the faculty in 2001 after visiting in the fall of 2000. He taught at the University of Oklahoma for eleven years, where he served as their Director of Clinical Education for three years. Professor Uphoff has had a diverse legal career. He worked in the private sector and among other jobs served as the Chief Staff Attorney for the State Public Defender Office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
After directing the Legal Defense Project at the University of Wisconsin for four years, Professor Uphoff moved to the University of Oklahoma in 1990. Professor Uphoff also was one of the lawyers appointed to defend Terry Nichols in the Oklahoma bombing case. He teaches Trial Practice, Criminal Procedure, Professional Responsibility, and Criminal Litigation Skills.
Recent Publications
Academic Journals
Convicting the Innocent: Why it is not just an Isolated Occurrence, 2007 JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES 1.
