Professor Ann Scarlett joined the SLU LAW faculty in 2005. Before entering academia, Scarlett practiced transactional law for a year at Stinson, Mag & Fizzell in Kansas City, dealing with mergers, acquisitions, formation of business entities, securities offerings, and regulatory and securities filings.

She subsequently switched to a business litigation and appellate practice with the same firm, now known as Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP. As a litigator, Scarlett handled cases in state and federal courts on a wide variety of legal issues including business torts, contracts, antitrust, fiduciary duties, shareholder rights, insurance, consumer protection, condemnation and products liability.

Professor Scarlett obtained her B.A. from Kansas State University and her J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law. In addition, Professor Scarlett was a law clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas of the Supreme Court of the United States and a law clerk for Judge Pasco M. Bowman of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Concurrently with her law practice, she was a Lecturer at the University of Kansas School of Law.