Wendy Gerwick Couture is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Idaho, where she teaches Securities Regulation, White Collar Crime, Property Security, and Negotiable Instruments.

Professor Couture is committed to academic excellence. She received her B.A. from Duke University, where she graduated summa cum laude and was elected to membership in the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. Professor Couture earned her J.D., summa cum laude, from Southern Methodist University, graduating first in her class. She also served as Texas Survey Editor of the SMU Law Review and was elected to membership in the Order of the Coif.

Professor Couture brings diverse legal experience to the classroom. After law school, she clerked for the Honorable Barbara M.G. Lynn, United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. She then practiced business and commercial law at a large firm in Dallas, Texas, and at a boutique firm in Olympia, Washington. Finally, she served as an Assistant Professor of Law at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas.

Professor Couture enjoys contributing to legal scholarship. Her articles have been published in the Baylor Law Review, Seattle University Law Review, Albany Law Review, Penn State Law Review Penn Statim, Pepperdine Law Review, and Securities Regulation Law Journal. Professor Couture's scholarship is available on the Social Science Research Network:  http://ssrn.com/author=1070964