Education

B.A., Abilene Christian University
J.D., Vanderbilt University

Publications

Books:

SCARED BRAINLESS: FEAR, LAW, AND PUBLIC POLICY (CreateSpace, 2011)

A LIFETIME OF PLEASANT WORK: TRIBUTES TO 20TH CENTURY LAW PROFESSORS, ed. (Vadenplas Publishing, 2010)

APPELLATE LITIGATION (2nd Ed., Austin & Winfield, 1993) (1st Ed., John Wiley & Sons, 1985)

HONEST GOVERNMENT: ACHIEVABLE ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE (Praeger, 1992) (with W.J. Michael Cody)

JURY TRIAL LAW & PRACTICE (Wiley Law Publications, John Wiley & Sons, 1986)

AMERICA’S FIRST LAWYER’S LAWYER: THE LIFE OF WALTER JONES, 1776-1861 (research underway)

Articles & Essays:

“Restricting Attorney Speech About Matters of Recent Employment,” 24 Ariz. L. Rev. 801 (1982)

“Advance to the Retreat,” 31 Toledo L. Rev. 661 (2000)

“Mission Impossible: Hiring for Mission in a Vague World,” 33 Toledo L. Rev. 107 (2001)

“Who Moved Your Cheese? Confessions of a Rat,” 25 Toledo L. Rev. 131 (2003)

“The Of Counsel Role and its Implications for Law Firms,” 27 Los Angeles Lawyer 15 (July/Aug. 2004) (with Greg Suess)

“Legal Education in the Long Emergency,” 40 Toledo L. Rev. 377 (2009)

Op-eds:

“‘Innocence’ Is A Murky Concept,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC), Feb. 18, 2008

“Lawyers Rush To Profit From Tragedy, And It’s Wrong,” AJC, Mar. 11, 2008

“Law Degree On Net? Stay Out of Georgia,” AJC, Jan. 30, 2007

“Stealth Filibusters Need To Go,” AJC, Mar. 20, 2007

“Intrusive Measures Worse Than Terrorism,” AJC, Aug. 8, 2006

Media

Areas of Interest

Military Service