Washburn Law Faculty Scholarship and Activities, July 2015-June 2016

Aïda M. Alaka

Presentations

Moderator, "Diversity in Leadership," Corporate and Law Firm Diversity Symposium, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, March 9, 2016.

"Advanced Case Law Literacy," Course on Law Teaching Methods and Legal Writing – The Advanced Series, Tbilisi, Georgia, December 3-6, 2015.

"Scholarly Legal Writing for Translation," Workshop on Law Teaching Techniques and Legal Writing, Kutaisi, Georgia, December 3-6, 2015.

Rory Bahadur

Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

"Individual Sovereignty, Freer Sex and Diminished Privacy: How an Informed and Realistic Modern Sexual Morality Provides Salvation from Unjustified Shame," 8 Elon Law Review 245 (2016).

Other Publications

Review, "Tired of Talking: A Call for Clear Strategies for Legal Education Reform: Moving Beyond the Discussion of Good Ideas to the Real Transformation of Law Schools," (Sara Rankin, 10 Seattle Journal for Social Justice 11 (2011)) Article of the Month (April 2016), Institute for Law Teaching and Learning.

Review, "Challenging Carnegie" (Kristin Holmquist, 61 Journal of Legal Education 353 (2012)) Article of the Month (September 2015), Institute for Law Teaching and Learning.

Andrea J. Boyack

Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

Cited by The Court Of Civil Appeals Of The State Of Oklahoma, Grindstaff v. The Oaks Owners' Association, Inc. (April 25, 2016): "Common Interest Community Covenants and the Freedom of Contract Myth," 22 Journal of Law and Policy 767 (2014)

"Bankruptcy Weapons to Terminate a Zombie Mortgage," 54 Washburn Law Journal 451 (2015) (co-authored with Judge Robert Berger).

Chapters in Books

"Banking, Commercial & Contract Law," (chapter 2), Kansas Annual Survey (Kansas Bar Association, 2016) (co-authored with Amy Deen Westbrook and Lori A. McMillan).

Other Publications

"More Talking, More Writing," 22:2 The Law Teacher 2 (Spring 2016).

Institute for Law Teaching and Learning (website, regular contributor)

  • Article Review, "The Integrated Law School Curriculum" (June 2016).
  • Article Review, "Law School Culture and the Lost Art of Collaboration: Why Don't Law Professors Play Well With Others?" (February 2016).
  • Article Review, "Casebooks and the Future of Contracts Pedagogy" (October 2015).

PrawfsBlawg.com (guest blogger August-September 2015)

Presentations

"Bankruptcy Weapons to Terminate a Zombie Mortgage," Wichita Bar Association Bankruptcy CLE, Wichita, Kansas, June 23, 2016.

"Recent Developments in Banking, Commercial & Contract Law," Legislative and Case Law Institute, Kansas Bar Association CLE, Topeka, Kansas, June 3, 2016 (with Lori McMillan).

"Housing Law and Policy for (Almost) Half A Nation of Renters," American Bar Association, Real Property Trusts and Estates Section Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, May 13, 2016.

"Zombie Mortgages: Bankruptcy Alternatives and Strategies," Topeka Area Bankruptcy Council CLE, Topeka, Kansas, March 23, 2016 (with Robert D. Berger).

"A New American Dream for Detroit," University of Detroit Mercy Law Review Centennial Symposium, University of Detroit Mercy Riverfront Campus, Detroit, Michigan, March 4, 2016 (Watch Professor Boyack's presentation).

"Integrated Communities, Housing Equities, and a new American Dream," Symposium on Housing for Vulnerable Populations and the Middle Class: Revisiting Housing Rights and Policies in a Time of Expanding Crisis, University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, California, January 29, 2016 (Watch Professor Boyack's presentation).

"Nudging Servitudes Into the 21st Century," Central States Law Schools Association, 2015 Annual Scholarship Conference, The University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio, October 10, 2015.

John Christensen

Presentations

"50 sites in 50 minutes," 2016 Selected Topics and Miscellany CLE, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 24, 2016.

James M. Concannon

Chapters in Books

"Evidence," (chapter 13), Kansas Annual Survey (Kansas Bar Association, 2016).

Myrl L. Duncan

Presentations

Moderator, "Election Law Federalism," Election Law Today and Beyond Symposium, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, February 25, 2016.

Linda Henry Elrod

Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

"Family Law Continues to Evolve as Marriage Equality Attained," 49 Family Law Quarterly 545 (2016) (co-authored with Robert G. Spector).

Books and Monographs

Child Custody Practice and Procedure. 2016 ed. (Thomson Reuters, 2016).
» See publisher's website for further description and ordering information.

Kansas Family Law: Kansas Law and Practice, Volumes 1 and 2. 2015-2016 ed. (Thomson Reuters, 2015).
» See publisher's website for further description and ordering information.

Media Interviews

Quoted, In Mass. and Elsewhere, a Push for Custody Reform," The Boston Globe, August 1, 2015.

Presentations

"Helping Your Child Cope with Conflict," Horizons: Solutions for the Future Class for High Conflict Parents, Shawnee County Courthouse, Topeka, Kansas, June 23, 2016.

"Ethics and the Family Lawyer - New Traps for the Unwary," 2016 Selected Topics and Miscellany CLE, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 23, 2016.

"Shared Parenting and New Definitions of Parents," International Society of Family Law, North America Regional Conference, Moran, Wyoming, May 22-25, 2016.

"Family Law Arbitration: An Idea Whose Time Has Come," 2015 Kansas Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution CLE, Topeka, Kansas, November 20, 2015.

"Remaining Issues After Obergefell: Parenting and Beyond," Conference of Chief Justices Midyear Meeting, Monterey, California, February 2, 2016.

"The Only Constant is Change: New Frontiers in Marriage and Family Law," 12th Annual Appellate Judges Education Institute Summit, Washington, DC., November 14, 2015 (with Nancy Polikoff).

"Family Law Ethics: New Traps for the Unwary," Advanced Family Law CLE, Cosponsored with Kansas Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and Washburn’s Children and Family Law Center, Overland Park, Kansas, September 18, 2015.

"Kansas Custody Law, High Conflict Parents and the Best Interests of Children," Horizons: Solutions for Change, Shawnee County Courthouse, Topeka, Kansas, September 10, 2015.

Professional Service

Recipient, Chief Justice Kay McFarland Attorney of Achievement Award presented by Women Attorneys Association of Topeka for "Professional Excellence and Commitment to Service", 2016.

Participated as Reporter at Uniform Law Commission drafting committee meeting for Family Law Arbitration Act, Chicago, Illinois, March 18-20, 2016.

Three hour plenary program, "Same-Sex Marriage: State Supreme Courts Navigating the SCOTUS Ruling," Conference of Chief Justices Midyear Meeting in Monterey, California, February 2, 2016 (with Professors David Cruz, USC and Eugene Volokh, UCLA with Vermont Associate Justice Beth Robinson moderating).

As Reporter for a Family Law Arbitration Act, participated in the drafting committee meeting, Washington D.C., November 5-8, 2015.

Uniform Law Commission Reporter for the Joint Editorial Board on Uniform Family Law, 2015-.

Attended the Annual Meeting of the Uniform Law Commission, July 12-15, 2015. As Reporter for the Family Law Arbitration Act (FLAA), participated in the second reading of the FLAA on July 13, 2015, Williamsburg, Virginia.

John J. Francis

Presentations

"Work/Life Balance as a Lawyering Skill," Institute for Law Teaching and Learning Summer Conference," Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 11, 2016 (with Janet Thompson Jackson).

Alex Glashausser

Other Publications

"The Same-Sex Marriage Decision Had Everything to Do With the Constitution," The Huffington Post(July 16, 2015).

"Three Heads (of Government) Are Better Than One," The Huffington Post (July 6, 2015).

Emily Grant

Articles in Law Reviews

"The Pink Tower Meets the Ivory Tower: Adapting Montessori Teaching Methods for Law School," 68 Arkansas Law Review 603 (2015).

Other Publications

"New Lawyer Surprises," 85:2 The Journal of the Kansas Bar Association 10 (February 2016).

"The Commonplace Meets The Marketplace: Accessible Analogies For Transactional Drafting," 16 Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law 397 (2015) (with William E. Foster).

Presentations

"Adapting the Montessori Method," The Teaching Professor Conference, Washington, DC, June 4, 2016.

"Identifying and Creating Institutional Outcomes," Institute for Law Teaching and Learning Spring Conference on Responding to the New ABA Standards: Best Practices in Outcomes Assessment, Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, April 2, 2016 (with Sandra Simpson).

Conferences Planned

Conference Organizer, "Real-World Readiness, Institute for Law Teaching and Learning Summer Conference," Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 9-11, 2016.

Workshop Organizer, "Washburn Junior Legal Writing Scholars Workshop," Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, July 24-25, 2015.

Other

Profiled, "Clerking in Paradise," 2:4 LWI (Legal Writing Institute) Lives 1 (January 1, 2016).

Randall L. Hodgkinson

Member, Kansas Supreme Court Time Standards Committee, 2015-.

Janet Thompson Jackson

Media

Host, I've Got Issues (produced by Washburn University's public broadcasting station KTWU), select episodes (see all episodes).

Presentations

"Work/Life Balance as a Lawyering Skill," Institute for Law Teaching and Learning Summer Conference," Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 11, 2016 (with John J. Francis).

Plenary Moderator, "Innovative and Sustainable Clinical Engagement with Community Needs," 39th Association of American Law Schools Conference on Clinical Legal Education, Baltimore, Maryland, May 2, 2016.

Presenter with Clinic Students, "How to Start and Maintain a Tax Exempt Organization," Kansas Bar Association CLE, Topeka, Kansas, November 12, 2015.

Co-Presenter, "Comparing the U.S. and European Experience in Business Law Clinics that Promote Social and Economic Justice," European Network for Clinical Legal Education, Budapest, Hungary, October 26-27, 2015.

Co-Presenter, "The First and Last Days of Clinic," Midwest Clinical Conference, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, October 1-3, 2015.

Conferences Planned

Organizer, "Corporate and Law Firm Diversity Symposium," Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, March 9, 2016.

Jeffrey D. Jackson

Books and Monographs

Interactive Citation Workbook for the Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, 2015 Edition (co-authored with Tracy McGaugh Norton, Christine Hurt) (LexisNexis, 2015).

Interactive Citation Workbook for ALWD Guide to Legal Citation, 2015 Edition (co-authored with Tracy McGaugh Norton, Christine Hurt) (LexisNexis, 2015).

Media Interviews

Quoted, "Legal Experts: Supreme Court Assault-Rifle Decision Won’t Mean Much to Kansas," The Wichita Eagle, December 7, 2015.

Quoted, "Kansas Experts Back Chanute Decision to Remove Jesus Picture from School," The Wichita Eagle, August 25, 2015.

Presentations

"Recent Developments in United States Supreme Court Cases," 2016 Selected Topics and Miscellany CLE, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 23, 2016.

"Classic Rational Basis and the Right to be Free of Arbitrary Legislation," Symposium on 'Is the Rational Basis Test Unconstitutional?', Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., February 12, 2016.

L. Ali Khan

Books and Monographs

Payment Systems: Prenotes, Cases, & Problems (Commercial Law Book 2), Kindle Edition (Amazon Digital Services, 2015).
» See publisher's website for description and ordering information.

Rebuilding Muslim Communities, Kindle Edition (Amazon Digital Services, 2015).
» See publisher's website for description and ordering information.

Other publications

Legal Commentaries

"Trump's Realism about the "Mexican" Judge is Legal," The Huffington Post, June 8, 2016.

"'Phony and Fraud' Anger of White Americans," The Huffington Post, March 7, 2016.

"American Muslims "Sue the Bastards," The Huffington Post, December 22, 2015.

"Indentured Graduates: Debt Serfdom in America - Part 3," The Huffington Post, December 10, 2015.

"White Servitude in America," Counterpunch (December 3, 2015).

"Debt Serfdom in America - Part 1," The Huffington Post, November 10, 2015.

"Reflections on Teaching Law - Cultivating Listening Skills," The Huffington Post, October 30, 2015.

"World Is Inchoate Without Iran: A Plea to U.S. Congress," The Huffington Post, July 20, 2015.

Foreign Affairs Commentaries

"Unviability of Islamic Caliphate: Who Can Be Caliph? - Part 2," The Huffington Post, January 14, 2016.

"Unviability of Islamic Caliphate: Ethnic Barriers - Part 1," The Huffington Post, January 7, 2016.

"Sick Over-Reactions to Islamic Terrorism," Counterpunch (November 19, 2015); Reprinted by: The Huffington Post, November 19, 2015.

"Pakistan Invents a Bipolar (Civil-Military) Form of Government," The Huffington Post, October 5, 2015.

Law and Literature

"Transgender Dignity in Islam," The Huffington Post, May 23, 2016.

"Obatala - The Sweetest God from Africa," The Huffington Post, May 3, 2016.

"Beelzebub: An Unfairly Demonized Deity?," The Huffington Post, April 25, 2016.

"Secrets of Beings: The Pillars of Shiva," The Huffington Post, March 8, 2016.

"Adding The Word "Modefolkers" To Political Vocabulary," The Huffington Post, September 21, 2015.

"Misunderstood Beings - Such as Ostriches," The Huffington Post, September 5, 2015.

"Fantasies of Flying," The Huffington Post, August 17, 2015.

"Perils of Self-Illumination," The Huffington Post, August 3, 2015.

Media Interviews

"Military Means Unhelpful in Solving Pakistan Militancy: Academic," Press TV (December 14, 2015) (Professor Khan comments on a recent bomb attack in a mainly Shia area of northwest Pakistan).

"OIC, HRC Should Support Rohingya Muslims: Academic," Press TV (November 24, 2015) (Professor Khan comments on the impact of political change in Myanmar on the fate of the country's Rohingya Muslims).

"Mina Tragedy Needs International Investigation: Pundit," Press TV (October 1, 2015) (Professor Khan discusses the recent deadly crush during the Hajj rituals in which hundreds of people were killed near Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca).

Tonya Kowalski

Essays and Other Shorter Works

"State Your Thesis," 84:10 Journal of the Kansas Bar Association 10 (November/December 2015).

"Mentoring 1L Work Habits: Weekly Goals," Idea of the Month, Institute for Law Teaching and Learning, January 2016.

Presentations

"Mentoring New Legal Writers," 2016 Selected Topics and Miscellany CLE, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 23, 2016.

"Real-World Practitioner Documents in Legal Skills Courses," Institute for Law Teaching and Learning Summer Conference, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 10, 2016.

"Advanced Case Law Literacy," Course on Law Teaching Methods and Legal Writing – The Advanced Series, Tbilisi, Georgia, December 3-6, 2015 (with Aïda Alaka).

"Scholarly Legal Writing for Translation," Workshop on Law Teaching Techniques and Legal Writing, Kutaisi, Georgia, December 3-6, 2015 (with Aïda Alaka).

Other Activity

Visiting International Scholar in Residence, Symbiosis Law School, Symbiosis International University, Pune, Maharashtra, India, July - August 2015; including guest lectures and seminar at Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad.

Professional Service

Member, Kansas Judicial Council State-Tribal Judicial Forum Advisory Committee, 2015-2016.

Shawn Leisinger

Presentations

"Are you an Ethical Attorney Negotiator? A Live Exercise based on the "American Pickers" Show!," 2016 Selected Topics and Miscellany CLE, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 23, 2016.

"Are You an Ethical Attorney Negotiator? A Live Exercise based on the 'American Pickers' Show!," Kansas Bar Association Young Lawyer’s Division Sporting KC CLE event Cabela’s Outdoor World, Kansas City, Kansas, May 21, 2016.

"Are You an Ethical Attorney Negotiator? A Live Exercise based on the 'American Pickers' Show!," Douglas County Bar Association, Douglas County Courthouse, Lawrence, Kansas, May 19, 2016.

"Are You an Ethical Attorney Negotiator? A Live Exercise based on the 'American Pickers' Show!," Wichita Bar Association Spring CLE Event, Wichita, Kansas, April 8, 2016.

"Legal Issues for Non-profit Board Members," United Way of Greater Topeka and the Washburn University Leadership Institute at the Westar Corporation, Topeka, Kansas, March 30, 2016.

"Are You an Ethical Attorney Negotiator? A Live Exercise based on the 'American Pickers' Show!," Kansas Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Annual CLE, Topeka, Kansas, November 20, 2015.

Teaching Law Student Negotiators Ethical Collaborative Negotiation in 1 Hour Using "Are You an Ethical Attorney Negotiator?" – A Live Exercise based on the "American Pickers" Show!," Southern Clinical Conference, University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, Memphis, Tennessee, October 23, 2015.

"Legal Issues for Non-profit Board Members," United Way of Greater Topeka and the Washburn University Leadership Institute, Topeka, Kansas, October 10, 2015.

"Are you an Ethical Negotiator? – A Live Exercise Based on the American Pickers' Show," Annual Kansas Attorney General's Governmental Lawyers CLE, Topeka, Kansas, October 2, 2015.

"Are You an Ethical Attorney Negotiator? A Live Exercise based on the 'American Pickers' Show!," Kansas Women Attorneys Association Annual CLE conference, Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas, July 17, 2015

Craig Martin

Opinions/Editorials and Blog Articles (Selected)

"Jus ad Bellum Implications of Japan’s New National Security Laws," Opinio Juris, April 21, 2016.

"Questioning U.S. Support for Japan's National Security Moves," JURIST-Forum, September 2, 2015.

Presentations

"The Royal Prerogative and Legal Constraints on the Use of Force: Bringing Canadian War Powers Into Line," Law and Society Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 3, 2016.

"The Reinterpretation of Japan's Article 9 at the Intersection of Constitutional and International Law," one-day symposium, Japan's Peace Constitution at a Crossroads, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan, March 16, 2016.

"The Reinterpretation of Article 9 of Japan's Constitution from Constitutional Law and International Law Perspectives," Asser Institute, The Hague, The Netherlands, February 26, 2016.

"Informal Constitutional Amendment and the Japanese Government Reinterpretation of Constitutional War Powers," Association of American Law Schools (AALS) 110th Annual Meeting, New York City, New York, January 10, 2016.

Chaired a panel and presented a paper, "Informal Amendment, the Reinterpretation of Article 9 of the Constitution, and the Rule of Law in Japan," East Asian Law and Society Conference, Waseda Law School, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, August 6, 2015.

Joseph P. Mastrosimone

Essays and Other Shorter Works

"Beware of Ghost (Writing)!," 84:8 Journal of the Kansas Bar Association 10 (September 2015).

Media Interviews

Quoted, "Bothner and Bradley PR Firm Rejoining County Project it was Removed From," The Wichita Eagle, May 2, 2016.

Quoted, "Judges' Bullying Seen As Fuel For Bad Atty Behavior," Law360, New York, March 30, 2016

Quoted, "Kansas Senate Bill Would Lower Welfare Lifetime Limit – Again," KCUR, February 10, 2016.

Quoted, "Hunter Health Clinic Releases E-mails Detailing Fall into Financial Trouble," The Wichita Eagle, January 16, 2016.

Quoted, "White Employee Settles Discrimination, Harassment Claim Against Topeka USD 501," The Topeka Capital Journal, September 23, 2015.

Interview, Wade Beyond the Courtroom," KHTS AM 1220, Santa Clarita, California, September 13, 2015 (discussing the labor law aspects of "Deflategate" and the attempted unionization of college sports).

Quoted, "Department of Revenue Bans Employees from Electronic Recording, May Fire Violators," The Topeka Capital Journal, August 15, 2015.

Interview, "Wake Up with WURD," 900AM-WURD Radio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 2, 2015 (discussing the Department of Labor's proposed overtime regulations with Solomon Jones).

Presentations

"Everything Employment Lawyers Need to Know About the NLRA *But are Afraid to Ask," 2015 Employment Law CLE, Kansas Bar Association, Topeka, Kansas, October 2, 2015 (with Julie Covel).

Conferences Planned

Workshop Organizer, "Washburn Junior Legal Writing Scholars Workshop," Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, July 24-25, 2015.

Professional Service

Secretary, Section on Labor Relations and Employment Law, Association of American Law Schools, January 2016 - January 2017.

Editor, Employment Law Handbook, 3rd Edition (Kansas Bar Association, 2016), 2015-2016.

Lori A. McMillan

Chapters in Books

"Banking, Commercial & Contract Law," (chapter 2), Kansas Annual Survey (Kansas Bar Association, 2016) (co-authored with Amy Deen Westbrook and Andrea Boyack).

Presentations

"Recent Developments in Banking, Commercial & Contract Law," Legislative and Case Law Institute, Kansas Bar Association CLE, Topeka, Kansas, June 3, 2016 (with Andrea Boyack).

"Taxation Myths and Realities: What's the Matter With Kansas?," TEDx Event, Topeka Civic Theatre and Academy, Topeka, Kansas, December 8, 2015.

David E. Pierce

Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

"Employing a Reservoir Community Analysis to Define and Marshal Correlative Rights in the Oil and Gas Reservoir," 76 Louisiana Law Review 787 (2016).

"Developing a Correlative Rights Doctrine to Accommodate Development of Oil and Gas in Arkansas," 68 Arkansas Law Review 407 (2015).

"Basic Conveyancing Principles," 2 Mineral Law Series: Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Chapter 7, (2015).

"When the Horizontal and Vertical Collide: Frac Hits and Operator Quest for Détente in the Common Reservoir," 61 Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute. Proceedings, Chapter 12-1, (2015) (with Mark D. Christiansen)

Books and Monographs

Co-editor, Oil and Gas Reporter, Volume 181 (2016) (Annual reporting on case law developments).

Co-editor, Oil and Gas Reporter, Volume 180 (2015) (Annual reporting on case law developments).

Presentations

"Recent Developments in Contract and Property Law," 2016 Selected Topics and Miscellany CLE, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 23, 2016.

"Issues to Consider When Pooling Oil and Gas Leases," Kansas Next Step, 2016 Oil & Gas Seminar, Hays, Kansas, April 7, 2016 (with Leslie Rountree).

"Issues to Consider When Granting or Receiving Oil and Gas Lease Assignments," Kansas Next Step, 2016 Oil & Gas Seminar, Hays, Kansas, April 6, 2016 (with Leslie Rountree).

"Legal Concepts Reaffirmed by Fawcett v. Oil Producers, Inc. of Kansas," 2016 Spring Oil, Gas, and Mineral Law CLE, Kansas Bar Association, Hays, Kansas, March 4, 2016.

"Defeasible Interest Problems and Ways to Avoid Them," 2016 Spring Oil, Gas, and Mineral Law CLE, Kansas Bar Association, Hays, Kansas, March 4, 2016.

"Unresolved Implied Covenant to Develop and Paying Quantities Issues: Defining Prudent Operator Obligations and Options During Good, and Not-So-Good, Times," The Eugene Kuntz Conference on Natural Resources Law and Policy, University of Oklahoma College of Law and the Oklahoma Bar Association, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, November 6, 2015.

"Analysis of Fawcett v. Oil Producers, Inc. of Kanas and the State of Kansas Royalty Calculation Law," 40th Annual KBA/KIOGA Oil and Gas Law Conference, Kansas Bar Association and the Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association, Wichita, Kansas, October 16, 2015.

"Significant Developments Impacting Kansas Oil and Gas Law," 40th Annual KBA/KIOGA Oil and Gas Law Conference, Kansas Bar Association and the Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association, Wichita, Kansas, October 16, 2015.

"Introduction to Oil & Gas Law," Contemporary Issues in Oil & Gas, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Denver, Colorado, September 25, 2015.

"Iowa Mineral Law for Lawyers Representing Farmers and Other Landowners, Agricultural Law Seminar, Iowa State University Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation, Ames, Iowa, September 17, 2015.

"When the Horizontal and Vertical Collide: Frac Hits and Operator Quest for Détente in the Common Reservoir," 61st Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute, Anchorage, Alaska, July 17, 2015 (co-presented with Mark D. Christiansen, McAfee & Taft, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma).

Susannah W. Pollvogt

Amicus Briefs

Cited by Idaho Ag Gag Law Knocked Down By Judge Protecting Freedom of Speech & Whistleblowers (KnowWhereYourFoodComesFrom.com, September 4, 2015): Amicus Brief of Scholars of the Law of Unconstitutional Animus, filed in Animal Legal Defense Fund, et al. v. Otter, et al., United States District Court for the District of Idaho, No. 1:14-cv-00104-BLW, (December 1, 2014) (with Prof. William Araiza).

Presentations

"The Denigration of Jurisprudence: Unconstitutional Animus and the Continuing Battle Over Purpose Versus Effect in Equal Protection Law," Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut,September 24, 2015.

Mary Kreiner Ramirez

Chapters in Books

"Oversight and Rule Making as Political Conflict" in The Oxford Handbook of White-Collar Crime (Shanna R. Van Slyke, et. al., eds.) (Oxford University Press, 2016).

Media

Quoted, "Giglio Policy Creates Massive Burden for Shawnee County Prosecutor's Office," The Topeka Capital Journal, May 8, 2016.

Presentations

"The Corporate Death Penalty," 2016 Norman Amaker Public Interest Law and Social Justice Retreat, Loyola University Chicago Retreat & Ecology Campus, Woodstock, Illinois, March 4-6, 2016.

"Memoirs of a Prosecutor," Maryville University, St. Louis, Missouri, November 30, 2015.

William Rich

Media Interviews

Quoted, "Legal Experts: Supreme Court Assault-Rifle Decision Won’t Mean Much to Kansas," The Wichita Eagle, December 7, 2015.

In Kansas, a Battle of the Branches, JURIST - Forum, September 29, 2015.

Quoted, "Kansas Experts Back Chanute Decision to Remove Jesus Picture from School," The Wichita Eagle, August 25, 2015.

Quoted, "Pastors Can Still Refuse Gay Marriages, KS Churches Unaffected By SCOTUS," WIBW-TV, July 02, 2015.

Presentations

Moderator, "Campaign Finance," Election Law Today and Beyond Symposium, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, February 25, 2016.

Thomas J. Romig

Presentations

Panelist, "The Present State of Legal Education," 2016 Continuing Legal Education and Training Program, United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C., March 2, 2016.

David S. Rubenstein

Articles in Law Reviews

"Black-Box Immigration Federalism," 114 Michigan Law Review 983 (2016).

"Self-Help Structuralism," 95 Boston University Law Review 1619 (2015).

Other Publications

"United States v. Texas: Ex Ante or Ex Post Judicial Review?," Notice & Comment, blog from Yale Journal on Regulation and the ABA Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice (June 9, 2016) (with Pratheepan Gulasekaram).

"Rethinking Immigration Exceptionalism(s)," Notice & Comment, blog from Yale Journal on Regulation and the ABA Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice (February 11, 2016).

"Remembering Monroe," Vol. 84:7 Journal of the Kansas Bar Association, 14 (July/August 2015).

Presentations

Moderator, "Voting Rights Act," Election Law Today and Beyond Symposium, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, February 25, 2016.

"Immigration Exceptionalism(s)," University of California Davis Faculty Workshop Series, Davis, California, January 28, 2016.

"Immigrations Exceptionalism(s)," Association of American Law Schools (AALS) 110th Annual Meeting, New York City, New York, January 7, 2016.

"Immigrations Exceptionalism(s)," LatCrit 2015: Twentieth Anniversary Conference, Anaheim, California, October 2, 2015 (with Deep Gulasekaram).

Frédéric G. Sourgens

Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

"The Virtue of Path Dependence in the Law," 56 Santa Clara Law Review 303 (2016).

"The End of Law: The ISIL Case Study for a Comprehensive Theory of Lawlessness," 39 Fordham International Law Journal 355 (2015).

Books and Monographs

Co-editor, Investment Treaty Arbitration and International Law - Volume 9 (with Ian A. Laird, Borzu Sabahi, and Todd J. Weiler) (Juris Publishing, 2016).

Chapters in Books

"Political Risk Insurance and Guarantees from Public Providers" (with Michael Nolan & Mark Rockefeller) in Transnational Law of Public Contracts (edited by Mathias Audit & Stephan Schill) (Bruylant, 2016).

"The Stability Function of Natural Resource Arbitration" in Investment Treaty Arbitration and International Law - Volume 9 (edited by Ian A. Laird, et al.) (Juris Publishing, 2016).

"Administrative Law in the United States" (with Raymond Diamond) in Angloamerikanische Rechtssprache, Volume 3 p. 61 (edited by Franz J. Heidinger & Andrea Hubalek) (LexisNexis Verlag Wien, 2016).

"Constitutional Law in the United States" (with Raymond Diamond) in Angloamerikanische Rechtssprache, Volume 3 p. 1 (edited by Franz J. Heidinger & Andrea Hubalek) (LexisNexis Verlag Wien, 2016).

"Fundamentals Revisited" in Investment Treaty Arbitration and International Law - Volume 8 (edited by Ian A. Laird, et al.) (Juris Publishing, 2015).

"International Investment Law and Arbitration: 2013 in Review" (with Ian A. Laird, Borzu Sabahi, Nicholas J. Birch, and Kabir Duggal) in Yearbook on International Investment Law & Policy 2013-2014 (edited by Andrea Bjorklund) (Oxford University Press, 2015).

Editorial Appointments

Editorial Committee Member, Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Compromis, International Law Students Association, 2015-2016 Compromis (The Case Concerning the Frost Files).

Other Publications

Creating Conduits: Summary Report of the First Annual Oxford Investment Claims Summer Academy, St. Anne’s College (Oxford) (with Diane Desierto & Ian Laird), EJIL: Talk! (Aug. 12, 2015).

Presentations

"Internal Preparation of a Case in International Arbitration," 2016 Selected Topics and Miscellany CLE, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 24, 2016.

Moderator, "International Investment Arbitration – Revolutionary Development or Doomed Experiment?," Tenth Annual Investment Treaty Arbitration Conference, Washington, D.C., May 13, 2016.

Panelist, "2016 Compromis Authors Panel Sponsored by Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy," Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition, International Law Student Association, April 2, 2016.

Conferences Planned

Co-chair, Tenth Annual Investment Treaty Arbitration Conference, Washington, D.C., May 12-13, 2016.

Co-Chair, Oil and Gas Investment Arbitrations II: Celebrating 40 Years of Lex Petrolea, Second Houston Annual Conference Oil and Gas Investment Arbitration 2015, University of Houston Law Center, Georgetown International Law Institute & Washburn Oil and Gas Law Center, Houston, Texas, October 30, 2015.

Co-Chair, First Annual Oxford Investment Claims Summer Academy, Oxford University Press and Investment Claims, St. Anne's College, Oxford, United Kingdom, July 13-14, 2015.

Professional Service

Co-Chair, Private International Law Interest Group, American Society of International Law, April 2016 - April 2018.

Selection Committee Member, Jus Gentium Research Award Selection Committee, American Society of International Law, International Legal Research Interest Group, 2015.

Prize Committee Member, Private International Law Prize Committee, American Society of International Law, Private International Law Interest Group, 2015.

Amy Deen Westbrook

Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

"Does Banking Law Have Something to Teach Corporate Law about Directors' Duties?," 55 Washburn Law Journal 397 (Spring 2016).

Chapters in Books

"Banking, Commercial & Contract Law," (chapter 2), Kansas Annual Survey (Kansas Bar Association, 2016) (co-authored with Lori A. McMillan and Andrea Boyack).

Presentations

"Recent Trends in FCPA Enforcement," 2016 Lewis & Clark International Law Symposium, Managing Corruption Risks in International Business: Perspectives from the U.S. and Abroad, Lewis & Clark Law School, Portland, Oregon, March 4, 2016.

Because faculty scholarship and professional activity play such significant roles in the education of Washburn University School of Law students and development of the law, the Washburn Law faculty devotes significant effort to be recognized experts in their respective areas of work. Each year, members of the faculty at Washburn Law produce numerous articles that are published in nationally recognized law reviews, participate on programs around the world, and serve as leaders of important professional organizations. This activity connects the faculty and law school to the legal academy at large, enabling the faculty to bring information and attributes from such efforts back to the classroom to enrich the students' educational experience.

Scholarly and professional programs offered at Washburn Law also enrich the law school's intellectual community. The maintenance of an intellectual atmosphere is crucial in the legal profession — a profession of learned members. Students who participate in any of the many activities that law school offers will be better prepared for the intellectual demands of the legal profession. The combination of world-class scholars, rich scholarly programs, and a welcoming environment make studying at Washburn Law rewarding for our students and further encourages faculty scholarship.