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Professor Amelia Buragas

Assistant Professor/Director of Legal Studies
Office
SCH Schroeder Hall 407b
  • About
  • Awards & Honors
  • Selected Research

Current Courses

LGS 201.002 Introduction To Law For Paralegals

LGS 216.001 Introduction To Torts

LGS 204.002 Legal Research II

LGS 398.001 Professional Practice: Paralegal Internship

LGS 370.001 Civil Litigation

LGS 201.001 Introduction To Law For Paralegals

LGS 204.001 Legal Research II

LGS 398.001 Professional Practice: Paralegal Internship

ISU Impact Award

University College
2025

Book, Authored

Illinois Open Meetings Act, Freedom of Information Act
Amelia Buragas
(2023), Illinois Municipal League
Municipal Licensing and Regulation
Amelia Buragas
(2023), Illinois Municipal League

Magazine/Trade Publication

A Changing and Unchanging Landscape
Amelia Buragas
Illinois Bar Journal, 113 (6), 10, (2025)
Decisions of Style
Amelia Buragas
Illinois Bar Journal, 113 (1), 12, (2025)
Granting Access
Amelia Buragas
Illinois Bar Journal, 113 (3), 18, (2025)
It Pays to Help
Amelia Buragas
Illinois Bar Journal, 113 (5), 12, (2025)
Raw Odor
Amelia Buragas
Illinois Bar Journal, 113 (2), 10, (2025)
To Whistle While You Work
Amelia Buragas
Illinois Bar Journal, 113 (4), 10, (2025)
When Backdating Is OK
Amelia Buragas
Illinois Bar Journal, 113 (7), 10, (2025)
A Key Piece to the Puzzle
Amelia Buragas
Illinois Bar Journal, 112 (1), 10, (2024)
Arbitration Consternation
Amelia Buragas
Illinois Bar Journal, 112 (5), 12, (2024)
Beneficial Information
Amelia Buragas
Illinois Bar Journal, 112 (2), 10, (2024)
Easier Efiling
Amelia Buragas
Illinois Bar Journal, 112 (6), 12, (2024)
Knowing Better
Amelia Buragas
Illinois Bar Journal, 112 (7), 12, (2024)
License to Hold Hearings Remotely
Amelia Buragas
Illinois Bar Journal, 112 (10), 12, (2024)
Pretrial Data Dashboard
Amelia Buragas
Illinois Bar Journal, 112 (8), 16, (2024)
Putting It Bluntly
Amelia Buragas
Illinois Bar Journal, 112 (11), 14, (2024)
Sowing Seeds
Amelia Buragas
Illinois Bar Journal, 112 (9), 12, (2024)
The Floodgates Open
Amelia Buragas
Illinois Bar Journal, 112 (3), 16, (2024)
Who's To Blame
Amelia Buragas
Illinois Bar Journal, 112 (4), 10, (2024)
Workers' Rights
Amelia Buragas
Illinois Bar Journal, 112 (12), 12, (2024)
A Big Shift
Amelia Buragas
Illinois Bar Journal, 111 (3), 16, (2023)
A Looming Sunset
Amelia Buragas
Illinois Bar Journal, 111 (4), 12, (2023)
Avoiding Parent Traps
Amelia Buragas
Illinois Bar Journal, 111 (7), 12, (2023)
Cash Out
Amelia Buragas
Illinois Bar Journal, 111 (9), 10, (2023)
Did you get my text?
Amelia Buragas
Illinois Bar Journal, 111 (6), 12, (2023)
Illinois judicial committees help to usher in the SAFE-T Act era.
Amelia Buragas
Illinois Bar Journal, 111 (10), 10, (2023)

Presentations

FOIA: Past, Present & Future
Amelia Buragas
New State's Attorney Conference, Springfield, Illinois, February 27, 2025
Supreme Outcomes: Notable Cases Decided by the Illinois Supreme Court in 2023
Amelia Buragas
Central Illinois Paralegal Association Lunch & Learn, Online, March 26, 2024
Trump v. Anderson: The Political Science and Legal Studies Perspective
Amelia Buragas, Meghan E Leonard
Pre-Law March 20 Meeting, Normal, Illinois, March 20, 2024
Illinois Supreme Court Year in Review: Civil
Amelia Buragas
Illinois Supreme Court Year in Review: Civil, Online, February 22, 2024
The Supreme Court and Affirmative Action
Thomas Edward McClure, Amelia Buragas
Pre-Law Club April 5 Meeting, Normal, IL, April 5, 2023