Wendy K. Shea joined the Law Center faculty in 2008 as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Legal Analysis and Writing.  Prior to joining the faculty, Shea served as a law clerk for the Appellate Court of Illinois, first in the research department and later as an elbow clerk for the Honorable Rodolfo Garcia.  Shea also taught legal writing as an adjunct instructor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law and DePaul University College of Law.

Shea received her J.D. magna cum laude from Valparaiso University School of Law.  At VUSL, she was a Presidential Honors Scholar and an associate editor for the VUSL Law Review.  She also participated in the school's juvenile legal aid clinic and received commendation for her pro bono work with the Midwest Immigrant and Human Rights Center (now the National Immigrant Justice Center).  The faculty at VULS awarded Shea the Corpus Juris Secundum award for her overall contribution to the law school.  Shea received her B.A. magna cum laude from the University of Mary in North Dakota.