Professor Kinyon directs Santa Clara's Office of Academic & Bar Success, specifically focusing on courses and programs that prepare students for Bar admission. He meets with students on a range of issues, including: transitioning to law school, effective learning strategies, exam-writing, and preparation for the Bar Exam. Professor Kinyon teaches the Bar Exam Planning Workshop, Community Property, Evidence, and Property. He is the co-director of programming for first-generation students, and advises the OUTLaw and ALSO law student organizations.
Professor Kinyon has also taught at USF, which awarded him the 2023 Hon. Ira A. Brown Adjunct Faculty Award. He serves on the board of the Pacific Coast Farmers’ Market Association.
M.A., University of San Francisco School of Education
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
California Bar Exam
Labor and Employment Law
Law School Exam Writing
Public Interest Lawyering
Member and Former Chair, California State Bar's Law School Council
Admitted to the State Bar of California
Member, Association of Academic Support Educators
Member, Alameda County Bar Association
Member, BALIF (Bay Area LGBT lawyers group)
Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation