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About Adam Z. Harness

Adam Harness joined the Charleston School of Law in 2021 as the Digital Collections & Initiatives, Instructional Librarian. Prof. Harness specializes in legal research, constitutional law, healthcare law, and juvenile law. Prof. Harness received his Master of Science in Information Science from the University of Tennessee in 2020. Prof. Harness also has a LL.M. in Law and Government from American University Washington College of Law in 2017 and received his JD Cum Laude from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 2016. Prof. Harness also earned a Masters of Public Policy and Administration in 2016 from the University of Tennessee.

Before joining the Charleston School of Law, Prof. Harness was a Title IV-D Attorney for the State of Tennessee where he was responsible for over 600 cases per month regarding Title IV-D prosecution and compliance. Prof. Harness was one of the attorneys responsible for ensuring compliance with federal and state Title IV-D for the 6th Judicial District of Tennessee. Before working for the State of Tennessee, Prof. Harness was a solo-practitioner working cases throughout East Tennessee, mainly focusing in family and juvenile law. Before opening his law office, Prof. Harness worked for the Government Accountability Office, a non-profit law firm in Washington, DC, as a legal intern under Tom DeVine, a leading expert of whistleblower law. As a law student, Prof. Harness had the honor of working as a judicial intern for the Tennessee 10th Judicial Chancery Court judge, the honorable Jerri Bryant, whom still uses his memos as examples for her other interns.

Positions

November 2021 - Present Digital Collections & Initiatives, Instructional Librarian, Charleston School of Law ‐ Sol Blatt, Jr. Law Library
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Curriculum Vitae

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Professional Service and Affiliations

2023 - Present AI Committee, Charleston School of Law
2022 - Present Government Relations Committee, American Association of Law Libraries
2022 - Present Equitable Access to Official Legal Information Subcommittee, American Association of Law Libraries
2022 - Present 401(k) Committee, Charleston School of Law
2022 - Present Scribes Award Committee, Charleston School of Law
2020 - Present Member, American Association of Law Libraries
2019 - Present Member, American Library Association
2019 - Present Member, Association for Information Science and Technology
2013 - Present Member, American Bar Association
2013 - Present Member, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
2013 - 2023 Member, Tennessee Bar Association
2020 - 2022 Member, Tennessee Library Association
2014 - 2022 Member, Knoxville Bar Association
2020 - 2021 Vice-President (Student Chapter), Association for Information Science and Technology
2015 - 2016 Vice-President, Lambda Law Society
2014 - 2016 Member, Lambda Law Society
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Honors and Awards

  • Cum Laude, University of Tennessee College of Law, May 2016
  • Gold Award for Pro Bono Work, University of Tennessee College of Law, May 2016
  • Merit Scholarship Recipient, American University Washington College of Law, August 2016

Courses

  • Legal Research and Writing II
  • Re-examining the Constitution
  • Advanced Legal Writing
  • Upper-level Writing Workshop
  • Law Practice Management
  • Legal Research and Writing I

Education

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June 2019 - December 2020 MS, University of Tennessee, Knoxville ‐ School of Information Sciences
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August 2016 - May 2017 LL.M., American University Washington College of Law ‐ Law and Government
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August 2014 - May 2016 JD, University of Tennessee College of Law
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June 2012 - May 2016 MPPA, University of Tennessee, Knoxville ‐ Political Science
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January 2006 - May 2012 BA, University of Tennessee, Knoxville ‐ Political Science
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