Washburn Law Faculty Scholarship and Activities, July 2010-June 2011

Aïda M. Alaka

Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

"Learning Styles: What Difference Do the Differences Make?," 5 Charleston Law Review 133 (2011).

Other publications

"Seeing Facts from More Than One Perspective: An In-Class Exercise," (p. 48-50) in Techniques for Teaching Law II (Gerald F. Hess et al.). Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, 2011.

"Questioning Like a Lawyer: From Issue Spotting to Case Development," Idea of the Month, Institute for Law Teaching and Learning, April 2011.

Review, "True North: Navigating for the Transfer of Learning in Legal Education" (Tonya Kowalski, 34 Seattle University Law Review 51 (2010)), Article of the Month (December 2010), Institute for Law Teaching and Learning.

"Incorporating Small Research Assignments into Upper-Level Doctrinal Courses," Idea of the Month, Institute for Law Teaching and Learning, September 2010.

Presentations

"Curricular Reform: The Next Wave," Association of Legal Writing Directors Biennial Conference, University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, California, June 24, 2011.

Professional Service

Appointed to Board of Advisors, Institute for Law Teaching and Learning, 2010-.

Rory Bahadur

Presentations

Presenter, "Everything we need to Know about Teaching we Learned in Pre-School: Active Learning and how to not Teach to Engage Students," Adjunct Teaching Workshop, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, February, 2011.

Speaker, "Assessment and Feedback with Active Learning," Presidential Program I - Teaching Excellence: Integrating Knowledge, Skills, Values and Assessment, 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Law Schools, San Francisco, California, January 7, 2011.

James M. Concannon

Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

"Celebrating Volume 50: The Early History of the Washburn Law Journal," 50 Washburn Law Journal 433 (2011).

Chapters in Books

"Evidence," (chapter 13), 2011 Kansas Annual Survey (Kansas Bar Association).

Presentations

"Revised Kansas Code of Civil Procedure," CLE, Crawford County Bar Association, Pittsburg, Kansas, December 15, 2010.

"Revised Kansas Code of Civil Procedure," CLE, Leavenworth County Bar Association, Leavenworth, Kansas, December 9, 2010.

"Revised Kansas Code of Civil Procedure," CLE, Sam A. Crow Inn of Court, Topeka, Kansas, September 2, 2010.

Professional Service

Attended the Drafting Committee Meeting for the Uniform Protection of Charitable Assets Act, Washington, D.C., April 1-3, 2011; meetings of the Style Committee of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, Chicago, Illinois, April 28-May 1, 2011; and in Tuscon, Arizona, February 3-6, 2011.

Testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, January 25, 2011 and before the House Judiciary Committee, March 2, 2011 (in support of SB 35, which would adopt for Kansas state courts Federal Rule of Evidence 502 on waiver of attorney-client privilege).

Testified before the Kansas House Judiciary Committee, February 16, 2011 (in opposition to a bill changing the method of selecting Court of Appeals judge from nonpartisan merit selection to gubernatorial appointment with Senate confirmation).

Completed re-styling of the revised rules of the Kansas Continuing Legal Education Commission, which take effect July 1, 2011.

Re-appointed, second four-year term, Kansas Commission on Judicial Performance, December 3, 2010 - December 31, 2014.

Appointment to the Kansas Judicial Council Supreme Court Rules Advisory Committee, which will recommend style and substantive amendments to the Court's rules governing the appellate and district courts, 2010-.

Linda Henry Elrod

Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

"A Child's Perspective of Defining a Parent: The Case for Intended Parenthood," 25 BYU Journal of Public Law 245 (2011) (Symposium issue on Belonging, Families and Family Law, J. Reuben Clark School of Law, Brigham Young University, January 28, 2011).

"A Review of the Year in Family Law: Working Toward More Uniformity in Laws Relating to Families," 44 Family Law Quarterly 469 (2011) (co-authored with Robert G. Spector).

"National and International Momentum Builds for More Child Focus in Relocation Disputes," 44 Family Law Quarterly 341 (2010).

Books and Monographs

Supplements, Volumes 1 and 2 for 16 chapters in Kansas Family Law (2011) (Thomson West 1999).

2010-2011 Supplements for 17 chapters of Child Custody Practice and Procedure. Rev. ed. (West Group, 2010).

Presentations

"Current Trends in Family Law," Recent Developments in the Law CLE, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 23, 2011.

"Parenting Plans and Parenting Children," Horizons, Solutions for Change Co-Parenting Program, Shawnee County Court Services, Topeka, Kansas, May 12, 2011.

"Ireland's Decade of Family Law Reform: From Divorce to Civil Unions," Washburn University Brown Bag International Lecture, Topeka, Kansas, April 13, 2011.

"Child Support Guidelines: Past, Present and Future," Continuing Legal Education Program sponsored by Sedgwick County Court Trustee's Office, Maize, Kansas, April 1, 2011.

"Hearing the Voice of the Child in Hague Abduction Cases," 2011 Family Law Symposium: Divorcing the Multinational Family, University of Oklahoma Law Review, University of Oklahoma College of Law, Norman, Oklahoma, February 25, 2011.

"A Child's Perspective of a Parent: The Case for Intended Parenthood," Symposium on Belonging, the Families and Family Law, J. Reuben Clark School of Law, Brigham Young University, January 28, 2011.

"Learning How to Parent Post Separation to Protect Your Children," Shawnee County Court Services' Horizons Class, High Conflict Parents, Topeka, Kansas, January 13, 2011.

"Hot Topics in Family Law: Abduction, Alienation and Relocation," ABA Appellate Judges Education Institute, Dallas, Texas, November 19, 2010.

"History of Child Custody Laws in Kansas: Presumptions and Parenting," Horizons: Solutions for Change, High Conflict Parents Program, Topeka, Kansas, September 9, 2010.

"Ethics and the Family Lawyer," Case Management Training Program, Washburn Law School Children and Family Law Society, August 20, 2010 (with Dr. Bud Dale).

"The Best Interests of Parents and Children in International Relocation Cases," International Child Abduction, Relocation and Forced Marriage Conference, The Centre for Family Law and Practice, London Metropolitan University, London, England, July 1, 2010.

Professional Service

Attended the Kansas Supreme Child Support Guidelines Advisory Committee meeting, Kansas City, Kansas, June 24, 2011, and Topeka, Kansas, March 25 and April 29, 2011.

Participated in the Topeka Bar Show as part of the Kansas Bar Association Annual Meeting, June 8-9, 2011.

Attended the Kansas Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Child Support Guidelines, Topeka, Kansas, April 29, 2011.

Attended an Appleseed Board dinner, Kansas City, Kansas, April 20, 2011.

Attended the ABA Family Law Section spring meeting, Amelia Island, Florida, April 5-10, 2011; served on the committee which completed drafting a Model Relocation Act, April 6, the Act was approved by the Family Law Section Council, April 8th; attended Family Law Council meetings, April 8-9, 2011.

Fulbright Senior Specialist, School of Social Sciences and Law, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland, January 31-February 19, 2011 (explore development of teaching and research in child and family law at DIT, in particular to develop synergies between the distinct but related disciplines of law and social sciences).

  • Speaker, "Moving Toward the Child's Best Interests in Relocation Cases," Children and Family Law Education Program, February 12, 2011 (with Geoffrey Shannon, Dr. Fergis Ryan and Kris Micci).
  • Presentations to classes:
    • "History of Child Custody Law in the United States: Presumptions and Preferences."
    • "Child Victims of Domestic Violence."
    • "Preventing Child Abduction: Risk and Resiliency Factors for Children."
  • Reviewed curriculum, met with administrators and faculty in both departments of law and social sciences, and suggested ways for more interdisciplinary collaboration).

Observer for Protection of Children - Amendments to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, 2010-2013.

Editor, Family Law Quarterly, 2010-2011.

William E. Foster

Presentations

"Master Class on Teaching Methodologies: Drafting Simulation," Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, May 11, 2011.

"Making Plaintiffs Whole: A Tax Problem of Interest," Washburn Tax Law Colloquium, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, April 15, 2011.

"Private Company Acquisitions," Kansas Public Accountant's Conference, Topeka, Kansas, October 21, 2010.

John J. Francis

Presentations

"From Muriithi to Padilla: A Lawyer’s Ethical Duty to Determine the Immigration Status of Clients in Criminal Cases," Continuing Legal Education Program, Washburn Law Clinic 40th Anniversary Celebration, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, October 23, 2010.

Alex Glashausser

Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

"A Return to Form for the Exceptions Clause," 51 Boston College Law Review 1383 (2010).

Other publications

"Dialogue in a Video, Dialogue in the Classroom," (p. 117-119) in Techniques for Teaching Law II (Gerald F. Hess et al.) Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, 2011.

"Juggling Failure & Success," (p. 18-20) in Techniques for Teaching Law II (Gerald F. Hess et al.). Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, 2011.

Book Reviews

The Quality of Home Runs: The Passion, Politics, and Language of Cuban Baseball, Thomas F. Carter (Duke University Press 2008), 29 Bulletin of Latin American Research 556 (2010).

Ronald C. Griffin

Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

"Ghana Journey: Private Investment, Public Funding and Domestic Reform," 6 Florida A & M University Law Review 109 (2010).

"Fair Credit Reporting Act," 34:3 Journal of the Kansas Bar Association 10 (January 2010).

Chapters in Books

"Ghana Journey: Private Investment, Public Funding and Domestic Reform," Private Law: Rights Duties & Conflicts, p. 605-624. (Edited by Sylvia M. Kierkegaard) International Association of International Trade Lawyers, 2010. (ISBN: 978-87-991385-8-6)

Book Reviews

"Law Touched Our Hearts: A Generation Remembers," edited by Mildred Wigfall Robinson and Richard J. Bonnie, (Nashville, Tennessee, Vanderbilt University Press, 2009), 32:3 Kansas History 218 (2009).

Presentations

Panelist, "Stories: Speaking Truth to Power," Our Country, Our World in a Post-Racial Era, Third National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, Seton Hall University School of Law, September 9-12, 2010.

Jeremiah Ho

Other Publications

"Cleaning Up the Mortgage Mess," Los Angeles Daily Journal, Dec. 23, 2010, p. 4 (discusses recent trouble big banks faced in foreclosure cases over shoddy documentation practices).

"Making Semester's End Meaningful," Idea of the Month, December 2010, Institute for Law Teaching and Learning.

"[Introduction]," Article of the Month, September 2010, Institute for Law Teaching and Learning.

"Concerns Over Emergent Technologies Blur Patentability of Processes," Los Angeles Daily Journal, July 6, 2010, p. 6 (article on U.S. Supreme Court's recent case on business method patents, Bilski v. Kappos).

Janet Thompson Jackson

Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

"What is Property? Property is Theft: The Lack of Social Justice in U.S. Eminent Domain Law," 84 St. John's Law Review 63 (2010).

Chapters in Books

"Not-for-Profit Corporations," (chapter 23), 2011 Kansas Annual Survey (Kansas Bar Association).

Media

Host, "Affordable Health Care: A Patient's Perspective," I've Got Issues (produced by Washburn University's public broadcasting station KTWU), May 25, 2011.

Presentations

"Not-for-Profit Corporation Governance Basics," Kansas Bar Association Audio Conference CLE, September 23, 2010.

Jeffrey D. Jackson

Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

"Putting Rationality Back into the Rational Basis Test: Saving Substantive Due Process and Redeeming the Promise of the Ninth Amendment," 45 University of Richmond Law Review 491 (2011).

Presentations

"Gender Diversity in the Kansas Judiciary," Safeguarding U.S. Democracy: The Quest for a More Diverse Judiciary, The League of Women Voters of Kansas Meeting, Topeka, Kansas, March 24, 2011.

"Why the Supreme Court's Rejection of Privileges or Immunities in McDonald v. City of Chicago might not be a Bad Thing for Rights," University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Mississippi, March 3, 2011.

Michael Kaye

Presentations

Panelist, "Cars, Cops, and Traffic Stops: Who's Right?," Dorothy L. Thompson Civil Rights Lecture Series, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, October 12, 2010.

L. Ali Khan

Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

"The Fana and Baqa Infinities of Islam: Approaches to Islamic Law and Behavior," 7 University of St. Thomas Law Journal 511 (2010) (Symposium: Islamic Law and Constitutional Liberty).

"The Quran and the Constitution," 85 Tulane Law Review 161 (2010).

"Protection of Languages and Self-Expressions Under Islamic Law," 19 Journal of Transnational Law & Policy 61 (2009).

Books and Monographs

Contemporary Ijtihad: Limits and Controversies (co-authored with Hisham M. Ramadan) (Edinburgh University Press, 2011).
» See publisher's website for description and ordering information.

Chapters in Books

Preface, Islam in the Heartland of America by Imam Omar Hazim (Schiel & Denver, 2010).
» See author's website.

Legal Commentaries

"Petitioning Congress on Qur’an Burning," MWC News (April 19, 2011).

"Representative King’s Crusade against American Muslims," MWC News (March 9, 2011).

"Understanding Due Process," Dawn.com (December 13, 2010) (co-authored with Jasmine Abou-Kassem) (reviews death sentence of Aasia Bibi under Pakistan Penal Code blasphemy statute).

"Oklahoma Ban on Shariah is Unconstitutional," MWC News (November 9, 2010) (co-authored with Jasmine Abou-Kassem).

Foreign Affairs Commentaries

"Rising Anti-Americanism in Pakistan," The American Muslim (June 11, 2011).

"Constitutional Enforcement in Tunisia, Yemen, and Egypt," Jurist: Legal News & Research (January 29, 2011).

Media Interviews

"Foreigners Escalate Pakistan Civil War," PressTV (June 12, 2011) (Professor Khan comments on civil war in Pakistan).

"US Leaving Big Mess in Pakistan," PressTV (May 31, 2011) (Professor Khan comments how in the name of hunting militants, the US is forcing its foreign policies on the Pakistani nation).

"Pakistan Forfeits National Interest for US," PressTV (May 28, 2011) (Professor Khan comments on Pakistan-US relation and Pakistan's further risk of an internal unrest as a result of US affiliation).

"Pakistan, US Lie on Bin Laden Killing," PressTV (May 4, 2011) (Professor Khan comments on the Pakistani government's foreknowledge of the U.S. raid to take out al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden).

"Pak Sufis become victim of West's great expectations," The Times of India (April 10, 2011) (by Sameer Arshad) (Professor Khan comments on Sufism in Pakistan).

"US Drone Attacks in Pakistan 'a Deliberate Message," PressTV (March 18, 2011) (Professor Khan says the United States keeps targeting Pakistani tribal areas with its deadly drone strikes to "send a deliberate message" to Islamabad declaring its presence in the volatile region).

"Peter King is 'Launching a Crusade in the United States," PressTV (March 11, 2011) (Professor Khan expresses concern over congressman Peter King, Chairman of the House for Homeland Security Committee, who is launching a new crusade against Muslims in the United States with his so-called hearing on Radicalization of American Muslims) (length: 2 minutes, 17 seconds).

"Governments Arising from Arab Unrest may not Fulfill U.S. Hopes," Kansas City Star (February 12, 2011) (by Rick Montgomery and Darryl Levings) (Professor Khan comments on Fusions States).

"Religious Laws Long Recognized By U.S. Courts," NPR (September 8, 2010) (interviewed by Barbara Bradley Hagerty) (Professor Khan's comments are made at 2.55 to 3.42) (Professor Khan comments on Islamic influence and sees a scenario where non-Muslims could be governed by Islamic law). (length: 4 minutes, 34 seconds).

Presentations

Keynote Speaker, "Seeking Perfection Through Kalaam-e-Iqbal," Annual 'Iqbal Day', Iqbal Society of Metropolitan Chicago, East-West University, Chicago, Illinois, April 17, 2011.

Symposium Speaker, "Ethics in War, Terrorism, and Military Law," Fourth Annual Law Review Symposium, Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska, March 25, 2011.

"American Muslims and the Right to Religious Freedom," The Dorothy L. Thompson Civil Rights Lecture Series, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, March 15, 2011.

Tonya Kowalski

Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

"Toward a Pedagogy for Teaching Legal Writing in Law School Clinics," 17 Clinical Law Review 285 (2010).

"True North: Navigating for the Transfer of Learning in Legal Education," 34 Seattle University Law Review 51 (2010).

Essays and Other Shorter Works

"Setting Expectations for Exam Essay Structure and Strategy," Idea of the Month, Institute for Law Teaching and Learning, May 2011.

"Legal Writing as Art and Science," 50 Washburn Law Journal xiii (2011).

Review, "Disappearing Act: The Lack of Values Training in Legal Education - A Case for Cultural Competency" (Beverly I. Moran, 38 Southern University Law Review 1 (2010)), Article of the Month (January 2011), Institute for Law Teaching and Learning.

"Bringing Real Attorney Work Product into the Classroom," Idea of the Month, Institute for Law Teaching and Learning, October 2010.

Presentations

"Teaching for Transfer in the Clinic, Learning for Transfer: (Re)conceptualizing What We Do in Clinics and Across the Curriculum," Conference on Clinical Legal Education, 2011 AALS Mid Year Meeting, Seattle, Washington, June 16, 2011 (with Shaun Archer, Jason Eyster, Jim Kelly, and Colleen Shanahan).

"Engaging Students Through Culture," Engaging and Assessing Our Students, Institute for Law Teaching and Learning 2011 Conference, New York Law School, New York, New York, June 3, 2011.

"Toward a Pedagogy for Teaching Legal Writing in Law School Clinics," Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, Florida, January 13, 2011.

Professional Service

Member, Tribal Courts Council, American Bar Association Judicial Division, 2011-present.

Co-Chair, Legal Writing Institute Committee on Cooperation Among Clinical/Externship and Legal Writing Faculty, 2010-2012.

Member, Legal Writing Institute Diversity Initiatives Committee, 2010-2012.

Co-Chair, Website Committee, Association of Legal Writing Directors, 2009-2011.

Shawn Leisinger

Presentations

"Legal Liabilities, Duties and Obligations," Non-Profit Board Leadership Development Workshop, Co-sponsored by United Way of Greater Topeka and the Washburn University Leadership Institute, Topeka, Kansas, October 14, 2010.

Craig Martin

Articles in Law Reviews

"Taking War Seriously: A Model for Constitutional Constraints on the Use of Force, in Compliance with International Law," 76 Brooklyn Law Review 611 (2011).

Nancy G. Maxwell

Presentations

"Avoiding Micro-Management: Board of Directors Training," Workshop at Heartland Region Conference of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, St. Louis, Missouri, April 2, 2011.

Lori A. McMillan

Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

"The Concept of Income as Related to the Non-charitable Nonprofit Subsector in Canada," 16 Law and Business Review of the Americas 457 (2010).

Presentations

"Honest Services Update: Director's Liability After Skilling," Recent Developments in the Law CLE, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 23, 2011.

"Honest Services Update: Directors Liability after Skilling and Black," Osgoode Hall Law School GLSA conference, Toronto, Canada, May 9-10, 2011.

"Canadian Noncharitable Nonprofit Taxation and Public Benefit Theory," Washburn University School of Law Tax Colloquium, Topeka, Kansas, April 15, 2011.

"Duties and Role of Directors of Nonprofit Organizations." Presentation to the Board of Directors for University Child Development, Inc., Topeka, Kansas, November 23, 2010.

Speaker, "Developments in Nonprofit Taxation", 41st Annual Kansas Public Accountant's Tax Conference, Topeka, Kansas, October 22, 2010.

Panelist, "Toward A Public Benefit Theory in Canadian Nonprofit Taxation," Beyond Law: At the Edges of Law's Ambit, Osgoode Hall Law School, Graduate Law Students’ Association Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 20, 2010.

Aliza Organick

Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

"Listening to Indigenous Voices: What the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Means for U.S. Tribes," 16 U.C. Davis Journal of International Law & Policy 171 (2009).

Presentations

Panelist/Moderator, "Knowing, Thinking, Doing: A Discussion on Doctrine, Theory and Practice of Indigenous Law, Education, and the Clinical Experience," 5th Annual Indian Law Clinics & Externship Symposium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 5-7, 2011.

Visiting Scholar and Speaker, "Indigenous Legal Theory and Tribal Court Practice: Where the Rubber Meets the Road," and Panel Discussant, "Practicing Law in Tribal Courts," Native American Law Students Association, Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, March 21 -22, 2011.

Panelist, "Native Thought and Philosophy in Tribal Courts," Cultivating Native Intellect and Philosophy: A Community Symposium Recognizing and Discussing the Contributions of Christine Zuni Cruz, The Tribal Law Journal, University of New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 10, 2011.

Panelist, "Losing Sight of the Counter-Narrative: The Unintended Consequences of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010," Gender Justice and Indian Sovereignty: Native American Women and the Law, 10th Anniversary Women and the Law Conference, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, California, February 18, 2011.

Continuing Legal Education Program, Washburn Law Clinic 40th Anniversary Celebration, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, October 23, 2010.

"Tribal Response to Passage of Law and Order Act," The Future Following Passage of the Tribal Law & Order Act of 2010, 41st Annual National American Indian Court Judges Association's Conference, Green Bay, Wisconsin, October 27, 2010 (presented via video uplink).

"Re-envisioning Tribal and State Relationships: The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as a Blueprint?" International Law: Future Impacts on the Tribal-Federal Relationship, University of Tulsa College of Law, Tulsa, Oklahoma, October 8, 2010.

Professional Service

Board of Directors, National Native American Bar Association, 2011-2013.

Chair, Section on Indian Nations and Indigenous Peoples, Association of American Law Schools, 2010.

Appointed to the Kansas Supreme Court Task Force on Permanency Planning, October 1, 2010-June 30, 2012.

Lynette Petty

Chapters in Books

"Paternity," (Chapter 17), Practitioner's Guide to Kansas Family Law, (Kansas Bar Association, 1997; supplemented 2010).

David E. Pierce

Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

"Minimizing the Environmental Impact of Oil and Gas Development by Maximizing Production Conservation," 85 North Dakota Law Review 759 (2009). [2 MB PDF]

Bar Journals

"The Three Steps of Legal Drafting," Young Lawyers Forum (Winter 2010).

Chapters in Books

"Banking, Commercial & Contract Law" (chapter 2), 2010 Kansas Annual Survey (Kansas Bar Association).

Books and Monographs

Co-editor, Oil and Gas Reporter, Volumes 171 (2011) (Annual reporting on case law developments).

Kuntz A Treatise on the Law of Oil and Gas, Cumulative Supplements, 2011 (LexisNexis) (with Owen L. Anderson, Ernest E. Smith and John S. Lowe).

Co-editor, Oil and Gas Reporter, Volumes 170 (2010) (Annual reporting on case law developments).

Other Publications

"Trespass in a Shale Play," Special Institute on Development Issues in the Major Shale Plays, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation and the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, December 6-7, 2010.

Presentations

"Applied Professional Responsibility: The Ethics of Legal Drafting," Washburn University School of Law, Recent Developments in the Law CLE, Topeka, Kansas, June 23, 2011.

"Professional Responsibility and the Transactional Lawyer," CASA of the 31st Judicial District, Pittsburg, Kansas, June 3, 2011.

"Developing a Common Law of Hydraulic Fracturing," Developing the Law of the Marcellus Shale: Innovation for a Prosperous Community, a Safe Environment, and a Common Law, University of Pittsburgh Law Review and the Innovation Practice Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania April 5, 2011.

"Common Contractual, Property, and Security Issues Associated with Production and Marketing Agreements," Special Institute on Oil & Gas Agreements: Midstream and Marketing, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation CLE Program, February 23, 2011, Houston, Texas.

"Carol Rose Comes to the Oilpatch: Modern Property Analysis Applied to Modern Reservoir Problems," Marcellus Shale Law and Policy Symposium, Dickinson School of Law, Penn State Univeristy, University Park, Pennsylvania, February 10, 2011.

"Recent Developments in Oil and Gas Law," 35th Annual KBA/KIOGA Oil & Gas Conference, Kansas Bar Association, Wichita, Kansas, October 21, 2010.

"Technical Aspects of Oil & Gas Exploration, Production, and Marketing," "Common Interests Created in Oil and Gas," "The Oil and Gas Lease: Implied Covenants," "Environmental Regulation of the Oil and Gas Industry," Oil and Gas Law Short Course, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation and the Energy Law Institute, Houston, Texas, October 17-18, 2010.

"The Art and Science of Drafting Property Conveyances," Washburn Real Estate Society, Topeka, Kansas, September 16, 2010.

Mary Kreiner Ramirez

Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

"Prioritizing Justice: Combating Corporate Crime from Task Force to Top Priority," 93 Marquette Law Review 971 (2010).

William Rich

Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

"Balance in Legal Education: Pervasive Principles," 60 Journal of Legal Education 122 (2010).

Books and Monographs

Modern Constitutional Law. 3rd ed., 3 volumes. (West, 2011).
» See publisher's website for description and ordering information.

Other Publications

"Free Speech and Picketing Funerals: Liability for Extreme Distress," New York Times: Room for Debate (October 7, 2010).

Presentations

"Speed Bump or Train Wreck? Assessing Damages after the Constitution Hits Health Care Reform," Kansas Bar Association, Topeka, Kansas, May 6, 2011.

Professional Service

Chair, Association of American Law Schools, Standing Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure, 2010-2011.

Reginald L. Robinson

Professional Service

Member, KU Endowment Board of Trustees, 2010-.

David S. Rubenstein

Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

"Kiyemba v. Obama: Can a Federal Judge Order the Release of Non-military Guantanamo Detainees into the United States?," Preview of United States Supreme Court Cases (March 22, 2010).

Presentations

"Breaching Borders: Arizona's Encroachment Into the Federal Immigration Domain?," American Constitution Society for Law and Public Policy (Washburn Law Chapter) Topeka, Kansas, November 10, 2010.

"The Negotiating Lawyer's Ethical Paradox", KBA CLE, Topeka, Kansas, November 5, 2010.

Michael Hunter Schwartz

Books

Techniques for Teaching Law, Second Edition (co-authored with Steven Friedland, Gerald F. Hess, Sophie Sparrow) (Carolina Academic Press, 2011).
» See publisher's website for description and ordering information.

Teaching Law by Design for Adjuncts (co-authored with Sophie Sparrow and Gerald Hess) (Carolina Academic Press, 2010).
» See publisher's website for description and ordering information.

Essays and Other Shorter Works

"The Little Lies We Tell Ourselves and Our Students: Seven Commonly Held Myths about Law School Teaching and Learning," 17:2 The Law Teacher 5 (Spring 2011).

Presentations

"Expert Learning," Council on Legal Education Opportunity Summer Institute, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, California, June 12, 2011.

"What the Best Law Teachers Do," Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California, May, 2011.

"Creacting Law Practice Simulations in Large Classes: A Master Class on Teaching Methodology," Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, May 11, 2011 (designed, presented and served as the Teaching Methods and Learning Theory Expert).

"What the Best Law Teachers Do," Temple University Beasley School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 8, 2011.

"Expert Learning for Law Students," Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware, April 4, 2011.

"What the Best Law Teachers Do," University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, March 21, 2011.

Presenter and Facilitator, "Assessment Planning" and "Selecting Teaching Methods," "Course (Re)Design," Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Highland Heights, Kentucky, March 19, 2011.

"What the Best Law Teachers Do," Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, Florida, March 18, 2011.

Speaker, Velvet Hammers, Oral Skills, and Grades: Teaching Methods for a Rigorous and Dynamic Law School Experience, 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Law Schools, Section on Teaching Methods, San Francisco, California, January 8, 2011.

Co-Moderator, "Beyond Humanizing: Can– and Should –Law Schools Strive to Graduate Happy Students?" 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Law Schools, Sections on Academic Support and Balance in Legal Education Joint Program, San Francisco, California, January 5, 2011.

Plenary presentation, "Developing the Next Generation of Lawyers: What Law Schools Are Doing to Prepare Practice-Ready Graduates," NALP/ALI-ABA Professional Development Institute Conference 2010, Washington, DC, December 2010.

Conducted All-Day Faculty Development Workshop, Charlotte School of Law, Charlotte, North Carolina, October, 2010.

Conducted Faculty Development Workshop, "Assessment," St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, September, 2010.

Conducted Faculty Development Workshop, "Expert Learning," University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit, Michigan, September, 2010.

Conducted Half-Day Faculty Development, "Workshop on Teaching Methods," Florida A & M University College of Law, Orlando, Florida, September, 2010.

Conducted Faculty Development Workshop, "Assessment," St. John's University School of Law, Queens, New York, September, 2010.

Panelist, Plenary Session, "The Future of Casebooks, Publishing & Course Materials," 63rd Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Law Schools, West Palm Beach, Florida, August 5, 2010.

Conferences Planned

Conference Planner, "Course (Re)Design," Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Highland Heights, Kentucky, March 19, 2011.

Professional Service

Academic Curriculum Coordinator for all programming, Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO), 2011.

Chair, American Association of Law Schools, Section on Academic Support, 2011.

Treasurer, American Association of Law Schools, Section on Teaching Methods, 2011.

Amy Westbrook

Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

"Blue Skies for One Hundred Years: Introduction to the Special Issue on Corporate and Blue Sky Law," 50:3 Washburn Law Journal xxv (2011).

"Enthusiastic Enforcement, Informal Legislation: The Unruly Expansion of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act," 45 Georgia Law Review 489 (2011).

"Sunlight on Iran: How Reductive Standards of Materiality Excuse Incomplete Disclosure Under the Securities Laws," 7 Hastings Business Law Journal 13 (2011).

Chapters in Books

"Banking, Commercial & Contract Law" (chapter 2), 2011 Kansas Annual Survey (Kansas Bar Association).

Presentations

"Following the Money: New Global Anti-Corruption Initiatives," Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, June 2, 2011.

"Security Questions about Securities Markets: Public Company Disclosure of Business Operations in State Sponsors of Terrorism" University of North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, North Dakota, February 28, 2011.

"Materiality at the Intersection of Security Policy and Securities Law," Faculty Development Series, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, November 4, 2010.

"Bridging the Gap in Barbados," Washburn University Brown Bag International Lecture, Topeka, Kansas, October 6, 2010.