Highlights of Recent Scholarship

Books in Print

Professor Roger Park has published “The New Wigmore: Impeachment and Rehabilitation of Witnesses,” a thorough review of all the rules governing impeachment of witnesses.

Articles in Print

Professor Leo P. Martinez has published “The Allocation of Costs in Multi-Insurer Cases Spanning Multiple Years: The Deceptively Simple Problem of Defense Costs” in the New Appleman on Insurance: Current Critical Issues in Insurance Law.

Forthcoming Articles

Professor Heather Field has two articles forthcoming: “Throwing the Red Flag: Challenging the NFL’s Lessons for American Business” in the Journal of Corporate Law, and “Binding Choices: Tax Elections & Federal/State Conformity” in the Virginia Tax Review.

Speaking

On October 25, Professor Leo Martinez spoke on a panel entitled “Acceptable Activity? Or Alert Your Malpractice Carrier? Navigating the Tripartite Relationship in the Twenty-First Century” at the 2012 Defense Research Institute Annual Meeting: The 21st Century Lawyer in New Orleans.
On October 26, Professor Martinez delivered a talk on “How Will Online Education Change Law Schools in the New Legal Environment” at a Symposium on The Law School in the New Legal Environment at Washington University School of Law in St. Louis.

Other Evidence of Engaged Scholarship

Professor Osagie Obasogie was elected to the Board of Trustees of the Law & Society Association.

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Friday, June 07, 2013

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Viewpoint: Guard Your Clients' Public Secrets

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Friday, June 14, 2013

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Viewpoint: The Death Penalty is in Limbo

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Friday, June 14, 2013

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Your Skills: Appellate Brief Writing, Before, During and After

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Friday, June 14, 2013

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Your Skills: Writing a Brief--Lessons From Literature

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Monday, June 17, 2013

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