2021 - Present | Distinguished Professor of Law, University of the Pacific ‐ McGeorge School of Law | |
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2014 - Present | Visiting Professor, University of California, Davis ‐ King Hall School of Law | |
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January 2023 - May 2023 | Visiting Professor, Stanford University ‐ Law School | |
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January 2022 - May 2022 | Visiting Professor, University of California - Berkeley ‐ School of Law | |
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2012 - 2021 | Professor of Law, University of the Pacific ‐ McGeorge School of Law | |
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2008 - 2012 | Associate Professor of Law, University of the Pacific ‐ McGeorge School of Law | |
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2007 - 2008 | Visiting Professor, University of Memphis ‐ School of Law | |
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2005 - 2007 | Assistant Professor, Florida Coastal School of Law | |
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2004 - 2005 | Visiting Associate Professor, Widener University School of Law | |
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2001 - 2002 | Adjunct Professor, George Washington University Law School | |
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January 1999 - February 1999 | Student Assistant, Harvard University ‐ Law School | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Professional Service and Affiliations
Present | Member, American Bar Association | Present | Member, Association of American Law Schools | Present | Member, International Association of Forensic Linguists | Present | Member, International Language and Law Association | Present | Member, Law and Society Association | Present | Member, Linguistic Society of America |
Honors and Awards
- Francis J. Mootz III Award for Faculty Scholarship, Best Book, 2020
- Francis J. Mootz III Award for Faculty Scholarship, Best Book, 2018
- John G. Sprankling Award for Faculty Scholarship, 2015
- Julie Davies Professor of the Year, 2014
- Julie Davies Professor of the Year, 2013
- John G. Sprankling Award for Faculty Scholarship, 2012
Courses
- Contracts
- Legislation/Statutory Interpretation
- Administrative Law
- Statutes and Regulation
- Evidence
- Statutory Interpretation Practicum
2014 | Ph.D., Linguistics, University of California, Davis | |
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2012 | M.A., Linguistics, University of California, Davis | |
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1999 | J.D., Cum Laude, Harvard University ‐ Law School | |
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1996 | B.B.A., Accounting, Summa Cum Laude, Pacific Union College | |
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Contact Information
University of the Pacific
McGeorge School of Law
3200 Fifth Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95817
(916) 739-7013
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