Christopher B. McNeil, J.D., Ph.D.

Capital University

Professor of Legal Writing
Adjunct Faculty, Administrative Law

National Judicial College

Faculty Member

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I recently completed the dissertation for my doctorate in Judicial Studies from the
University of Nevada – Reno. The dissertation examines state administrative agency
adjudication hearings, and explores whether variables in agency hearing structures affect
participant perceptions of fairness in the hearings. The core body of my writing concerns
administrative adjudications, primarily in state agency setting. I’ve also spent a
substantial part of my professional career teaching law students (at Capital University
Law School) and judges (at the National Judicial College) how to reason, research, and
write in the law. The body of work located through this site includes research and
articles I’ve written in the hope of making it easier to understand the state
administrative adjudication process. You can reach me at 614.571.6031 or
cmcneil@iwaynet.net.

Articles

Perceptions of Fairness in State Administrative Hearings, Judicature (2009)

"The Public's Right of Access to 'Some Kind of Hearing' - Creating Policies that Protect the Right to Observe Agency Hearings", Louisiana Law Review (2008)

Public Access and Media Rules for Administrative Adjudicators in High Profile Hearings, Judicature (2008)

Applying the Restorative Justice Model to Medical Malpractice, Restorative Directions (2007)

Shifts in Policy and Power: Calculating the Consequences of Increased Prosecutorial Power and Reduced Judicial Authority in Post 9/11 America, Widener L.J. (2006)

Books

NJC Deskbook on Evidence for Administrative Law Judges (2005)

Preventing and Responding to Workplace Sexual Harassment (1996)

Popular Press

New Research into Fairness in Administrative Hearings, NASJE News Quarterly (2008)

Dissertation

Perceptions of Fairness in Agency Adjudications: Applying Lind & Tyler's Theories of Procedural Justice to State Executive-Branch Adjudications (2008)

Presentations

Fairness in Ohio Agency Hearings (2009)

The Public's Right of Access to "Some Kind of Hearing", Louisiana Law Review (2008)