Washburn Law Faculty Scholarship and Activities, July 2022-June 2023

Rory Bahadur

Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

"Law School Rankings and the Impossibility of Anti-Racism," 53 St. Mary’s Law Journal 991 (2022).

Presentations

"Implicit Bias: Why We are not Ourselves," Missouri Department of Revenue CLE, Jefferson City, Missouri, June 2023.

Plenary Presenter, "Assessment," American Association of Law Schools (AALS) Workshop for New Law School Teachers, Washington, D.C. June 9, 2023 (with Kris Franklin).

"Directed Reading," Institute for Law Teaching and Learning (ILTL), Compliance with ABA Standards Conference, Sacramento, California, June 2, 2023 (with Kris Franklin).

Presenter, "Exploring the Impossibility of Anti-Racism in the Context of Law School Rankings," Earl E. O’Connor Inn of Court Ethics CLE, Overland Park, Kansas, May 2023.

Panelist, "Examining Analyses and Commentary of Institutional Bar Exam Performance," 2022 AccessLex Legal Education Research Symposium, Nashville, Tennessee, November 8, 2022.

"Implicit Bias: Why We Are Not Ourselves," Kansas Women Attorneys Association 33rd Annual Conference, Lindsborg, Kansas, July 15, 2022.

Professional Service

Executive Committee Member, Section on Empirical Study of Legal Education and the Legal Profession, Association of American Law Schools (AALS), 2023.

Honors and Awards

Recipient, 2023 Ned Fleming Excellence in Teaching Award, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas.

Chelsea Baldwin

Presentations

"What I Learned from Doc Review: Using Micro-Rubrics to Support Growth and Deliberate Practice in Law Students," 10th Annual Association of Academic Support Educators (AASE) conference, Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California, May 23, 2023.

Invited commenter, "Shaping the Bar: The Future of Attorney Licensing," (Joan W. Howarth, Stanford University Press 2022), 10th Annual Association of Academic Support Educators (AASE) conference, Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California, May 23, 2023.

"Emotional Harms through Cognitive Effects of Legal Education," Central States Law Schools Association (CSLSA) Annual Conference, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, September 10, 2022 (work in progress).

Andrea J. Boyack

Presentations

Moderator "Death and Taxes: Dynasty Trusts and Wealth in America," American Bar Association Section on Real Property, Trusts and Estate Law (ABA-RPTE) Professor's Corner webinar, March 14, 2023.

Presenter "Public Eviction Defenders," inaugural Poverty Law Conference, University of California Berkeley School of Law, Berkeley, California, March 10, 2023.

Moderator, "New Voices in Property Law," Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting, AALS Section on Property Law, San Diego, California, January 7, 2023.

Moderator, "Homes, Neighborhoods, and the Future of Residential Land Use: Who Should Decide Where and How We Live," Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting, AALS Sections on Property Law and State & Local Government Law, San Diego, California, January 6, 2023.

Commentator, "Roundtable on New Scholarship in Contract Law & Theory," Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting, AALS Section on Contracts, San Diego, California, January 5, 2023.

Moderator, "Possibilities and Pitfalls of Mixed-Use Development," American Bar Association Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section, Professors' Corner webinar, January 10, 2023.

"A Tenants' Right to Counsel," Kansas Housing Authority, 2022 Fall Learning Session, Emporia, Kansas, November 10, 2022.

"The Shape of Consumer Contracts," University of Iowa College of Law Faculty Workshop, Iowa City, Iowa, October 13, 2022 (draft article).

"The Shape of Consumer Contracts," Central States Law School Association, 2022 Annual Scholarship Conference, Washburn University School of Law Topeka, Kansas, September 9, 2022 (work in progress).

Moderator, "Post-Pandemic Landlord-Tenant Law & Practice," American Bar Association (ABA) Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section, Professor's Corner Webinar, August 9, 2022.

"A Pandemic of Property Precocity," Association of Law, Property and Society (ALPS) Virtual Conference, June 3, 2022.

Professional Service

Chair, Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Creditors' and Debtors' Rights, 2023.

Gillian Chadwick

Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

"The Noncitizen Parent Trap: How Abuse Victims Become Stuck Between Family Court and Immigration Law," 71 Kansas Law Review 621 (2023).

"Time's Up for Attorney-Client Sexual Violence," 22 University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender & Class 76 (2022).

Chapters in Books

"Domestic Violence" in Practitioner’s Guide to Kansas Family Law, 3rd ed. (Kansas Bar Association, 2023) (with Emily Hartz).

Media Engagement

Quoted, "Are Attys Being Held Accountable For Client Sexual Contact?," Law 360, June 28, 2023.

Presentations

"Teaching Executive Function as a Lawyering Skill in a Neurodiverse World," Association of American Law Schools (AALS) 2023 Conference on Clinical Legal Education, San Francisco, California, April 30, 2023 (with Courtney Cross, Amber Baylor and Priya Baskaran).

"Effective Strategies for Clinical Supervision," Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) New Clinicians Conference, Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, California, April 27, 2023 (Allyson Gold and Courtney Cross).

"Introduction to Legal Services Agreements," American Bar Association Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence, Live Webinar, January 24, 2023 (with Alicia Aiken and Kimberly Waldon).

"The Noncitizen Parent Trap," Kansas Law Review Symposium, University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, Kansas, November 15, 2022.

"Power in Your Practice: Ethics, Professionalism, and Practical Considerations for Handling Aggressive Opposing Counsel and Parties," Virginia Poverty Law Center, Annual Statewide Legal Aid Conference, Virginia Beach, Virginia, October 21, 2022.

"Direct and Cross Examination Issues," American Bar Association Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence, Advanced Custody Litigation Institute, September 20, 2022 (with Jaya Badiga) (via Zoom)

"Discovery," American Bar Association Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence, Advanced Custody Litigation Institute, September 19, 2022 (with Ellen Schell) (via Zoom).

Litigation (Selected)

Testified in the Kansas House Judiciary Committee regarding HB 2185, February 7, 2023

Professional Service

Board Member, Kansas Continuing Legal Education Commission, July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2023.

Honors and Awards

Recipient, 2023 Kansas Bar Association Pro Bono Award, Washburn University School of Law Children and Family Law Center Project.

Linda Henry Elrod

Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

"Review of the Year 2021 in Family Law: Getting Back to Normal," 55 Family Law Quarterly 397 (2022).

Books and Monographs

Kansas Family Law: Kansas Law and Practice, Volumes 1 and 2. 2022-2023 edition (Thomson Reuters, 2022).

Chapters in Books

"The Global Effort to Deter Parental Kidnapping: A History of The Hague Child Abduction Convention" in Research Handbook on International Child Abduction:The 1980 Hague Convention (Marilyn Freeman, Nicola Taylor, eds.) (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023).

Presentations

Panelist, "A Child's Voice in Court," Family Law Webinar Series, Office of Judicial Administration, Trial Court Services, Topeka, Kansas, May 24, 2023.

"The United States and Operation of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction," U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program, Global Ties KC, Kansas City, Missouri, May 18, 2023.

"Making Policy for Today's Families: Children as the Focal Point," 18th World Conference (Golden Jubilee Conference) of the International Society of Family Law (ISFL) "Rethinking Law’s Families & Family Law?" Antwerp, Belgium (July 12, 2023). [Spoke at the Book Launch for "Research Handbook on International Child Abduction: The 1980 Hague Convention - authored chapter 4].

"One Parent, Two Parent, Maybe Three Parents?: Parentage in Modern Times," Topeka Legal Professionals Meeting, Topeka, Kansas, October 25, 2022.

Professional Service

Attended the Secretary of State Legal Adviser's Advisory Committee on Private International Law on April 24, 2023 (Zoom).

Attended the meeting of the Uniform Law Commission's Joint Editorial Board for Uniform Family Law on March 22, 2023 (as Reporter, prepared a written memo and orally presented on about 47 cases using various uniform laws, highlighting any problems with the laws or their interpretation).

Participated in the U.S. Department of State's Public Meeting on the Hague Convention on Private International Law Final Report of the Experts Group on Parentage/Surrogacy Project, February 1, 2023 (The report discusses the feasibility of one or more private international law instruments on legal parentage).

Submitted written testimony to the Kansas House Judiciary Committee on HB 2017 the Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act, January 19, 2023 (The House passed HB 2017 unanimously on February 1, 2023).

On behalf of the Children and Family Law Center, hosted a two hour presentation on Children's Rights and How to Secure Them. Discussed the federal/state connections and difficulties in securing rights for children as part of program titled "Children's Rights and Legal Protections by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and Global Ties, Kansas City, Kansas, November 30, 2022.

As Editor Emeritus of the Family Law Quarterly, attended the fall meeting of the Family Law Quarterly Editorial Board on October 28, 2022.

Attended the Kansas Bar Association Annual Awards Luncheon where she received a Certificate for 50 Years of Service to the Kansas Bar, October 21, 2022.

As Reporter for the Uniform Law Commission Joint Editorial Board for Uniform Family Laws, met with attorneys representing the Interstate Commission for Juveniles to discuss the application of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act to certain classes of juveniles, September 20, 2022 (with Chair Barbara Atwood).

Attended the zoom meeting of the Child Participation in Family Court Proceedings Study Committee, September 8, 2022 (the committee is putting together a proposal for the Uniform Law Commission recommending a drafting committee to prepare a uniform law on child participation in custody proceedings).

Michelle Ewert

Media Engagement

Interviewed, "Kansas Lawmakers Say They're Getting Closer to More Easily Expunging Criminal Records," KCUR, December 13, 2022.

Interviewed, "'Clean Slate Day' Offers Fresh Start to Some With Criminal History," WIBW News, September 15, 2022.

Interviewed, "Topeka Bar Association Helps to Expunge Some Criminal Records," KSNT News, August 19, 2022.

Interviewed, "LGBTQIA+ Community Sounds Alarm Entering Post-Roe World," KSHB 41 News, July 5, 2022.

Presentations

"Housing Discrimination Against Homeowners of Color," Kansas Housing Resources Corporation, Topeka, Kansas, June 26, 2023.

"Using Expungement to Overcome the Collateral Consequences of a Criminal Record," 2023 Selected Topics and Miscellany CLE, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 23, 2023.

"Collateral Consequences of a Criminal Conviction," Kansas Public Defense Conference, Kansas State Board of Indigents' Defense Services, Topeka, Kansas, June 5, 2023.

Presenter, "Planning for When Youth with Disabilities Turn 18," Children's Alliance of Kansas/KVC webinar, February 10, 2023.

Presenter, "Fighting Housing Discrimination to Promote Public Health," KU Medical Center - Communities Organizing to Promote Equity (COPE), December 15, 2022 (Zoom).

Moderator, "The Disconnect: Exploring the Virtual Connection between Lawyers and Clients," Washburn Law Journal Symposium, Washburn University School of Law, November 3, 2022 (Zoom).

Panelist, "Race, Class, and Digital Technology," ClassCrits XIII Conference - Unlocking Race & Class For Just Transitions, Houston, Texas, October 21, 2022.

Presenter, "Overcoming Race-Based Housing Discrimination and Barriers to Capital," 2022 Kansas Housing Conference, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation, August 31, 2022 (Zoom).

John J. Francis

Chapters in Books

"The Past, Present, and Future of Qualified Immunity" in Reimagined Policing in the Age of Reform (Michael Birzer, Lemuel Moore, eds.) (Kendall Hunt Publishing, 2023).

Presentations

"Qualified Immunity: Friend or Foe," Central States Law School Association, 2022 Annual Scholarship Conference, Washburn University School of Law Topeka, Kansas, September 10, 2022.

Alex Glashausser

Presentations

"The Jurisdictional Junction of Adjunct Alienage and Diluted Diversity," Central States Law School Association, 2022 Annual Scholarship Conference, Washburn University School of Law Topeka, Kansas, September 10, 2022.

Emily Grant

Articles in Law Reviews

"I Quit: Lessons for Educators from The Great Resignation," 84 University of Pittsburgh Law Review Online 1 (2023) (co-authored with Elisabeth Wilder).

Presentations

"Four-Letter %&!@ Words," Women Attorneys' Association of Topeka (WAAT), April 19, 2023 (with Elisabeth Wilder).

"Learning Outcomes and Assessment," Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting, Section on Trusts and Estates, San Diego, California, January 7, 2023.

Key Presenter, Institute for Law Teaching & Learning Fall Conference 2022 - Beyond Learning Outcomes: Working the Assessment Plan, Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, September 17, 2022 ("The Assessment Plan" and "Using Data").

"Receiving and Giving Feedback on Writing," Kansas Women Attorneys Association 33rd Annual Conference, Lindsborg, Kansas, July 15, 2022.

Burke W. Griggs

Books and Monographs

Cases and Materials on Oil and Gas Law. 8th. ed. (2022) (West Academic) (co-author with John S. Lowe, Owen L. Anderson, Christopher S. Kulander, Monika U. Ehrman and James W. Coleman).

Other Publications

Contributed to a Brief for Amici Curiae Lawrence J. Macdonnell, Robert W. Adler, Burke W. Griggs, Dan Luecke And Jason Anthony Robison In Support of Respondents [Arizona, et al., Petitioners v. Navajo Nation, et al., Supreme Court of the United States, No. 21-1484, 22-51 (2023)].

Presentations

Panelist, "Water and Sustainability: A Holistic View," webinar hosted by The Conversation, June 28, 2023 (discussed problems of groundwater depletion and the recent Supreme Court case involving the Navajo Nation's efforts to secure water supplies).

Media Engagement

Quoted, "Kansas Hunts for Water as Aquifer Levels Fall," The Wall Street Journal, March 22, 2023.

Quoted, "Kansas Water in Peril from Depleted Aquifers, Sediment-Filled Reservoirs, Fertilizer-Induced Algae," (requires subscription) Topeka Capital-Journal, September 6, 2022.

Quoted, "Kansas Town Taps Ranch Water 70 Miles Away, Ignites Legal Fight," E&E News, July 15, 2022.

Professional Service

Member, Kansas-Missouri Environmental Justice Working Group, named by the United States Department of Justice, 2022.

Honors and Awards

Received a Fulbright U. S. Scholar award in Law and Sustainability at the NOVA School of Law in Lisbon, Portugal for the 2023-2024 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

Marsha Griggs

Other Publications

Book Review: "Shaping the Bar: The future of Attorney Licensing," 70(2) The Federal Lawyer 64 (Spring 2023).

"This Year Is Still Different: An Outdated Bar Exam in Troubled Times," Law School Cafe, July 19, 2022 (with Deborah J. Merritt, Sara J. Berman & Carol Chomsky).

Media Engagement

Quoted, "First-Time Bar Pass Rate for Black Candidates Below 58%, ABA Data Shows," ABA Journal, April 11, 2023.

Quoted, "NextGen Bar Exam: What to Know," U.S. News, February 15, 2023.

Quoted, "Shortly Before July Bar Exam, ExamSoft Announces New Windows Laptops Likely Won't Run Testing Software," ABA Journal, July 21, 2022.

Quoted, "Latest Bar Exam Software Glitch Puts Some Test Takers in a Bind," Reuters, July 14, 2022.

Presentations

Invited presenter, "NextGen Bar: What Does It Mean for Incoming Students?," Law School Admission Council (LSAC) Annual Meeting and Educational Conference, San Diego, California, June 2, 2023.

"Outsourcing Self-Regulation," 10th Annual Association of Academic Support Educators (AASE) conference, Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California, May 24, 2023 (forthcoming article).

Moderator, "Q&A with the NCBE," 10th Annual Association of Academic Support Educators (AASE) conference, Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California, May 24, 2023.

Panelist "Who Are We: Racism at the Heart of Admission into the Legal Profession," American Association of Law Schools (AALS) Annual Conference, San Diego, California, January 7, 2023.

"Teaching Students How to Self-Assess During Bar Study," LexCon '22 by AccessLex, Nashville, Tennessee, November 9, 2022.

"The Future of Lawyer Licensing and our Present Professional Responsibility," Kansas Women Attorneys Association 33rd Annual Conference, Lindsborg, Kansas, July 16, 2022.

Professional Service

President-elect, Association of Academic Support Educators (AASE), May 26, 2023 - 2026.

Chair, Section for Academic Support, Association of American Law Schools (AALS), 2023.

Jeffrey D. Jackson

Books and Monographs

Interactive Citation Workbook for ALWD Guide to Legal Citation, 2022 Edition (LexisNexis, 2022).

Presentations

"Recent Developments in United States Supreme Court Cases," 2023 Selected Topics and Miscellany CLE, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 22, 2023.

Patricia L. Judd

Articles in Law Reviews

"Trademark Restrictions as Instruments of Public Health Retrenchment," 44 University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law 907 (2023). 

Professional Service

Chair-Elect, Section on Intellectual Property Law, Association of American Law Schools (AALS), 2023.

Executive Committee Member, Section on Communication, Media & Information Law, Association of American Law Schools (AALS), 2023.

Matthew "Reid" Krell

Chapters in Books

"Different Approaches to National Constitutions" in The U.S. Constitution in Five Minutes (edited by Joseph L. Smith and David E. Klein) (Equinox Publishing, United Kingdom, 2023).

Other Publications

"Introducing the Law and Courts Venue Journal List," 32 Law & Courts Newsletter 15 (American Political Science Association) (Fall 2022).

Presentations

"Secrets and Lies: The Myths of Judicial Decision-Making," 2023 Selected Topics and Miscellany CLE, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 23, 2023.

Shawn Leisinger

Media Engagement

Interviewed on issues of replacing rural lawyers in Kansas, KCUR 89.3, August 18, 2022 (with Blaise Mesa).

Presentations

"Ethically Negotiation End of Life and Estate Issues," Topeka Bar Association CLE Webinar, August 17, 2022.

Conference Coordinator and Presenter, "Asset Planning Do’s and Do Not’s: Ethical Risk Evaluation and Avoidance," Farm and Ranch Income Tax/Estate and Business Planning, Washburn University School of Law Seminar/Webinar, Durango, Colorado, August 1-2, 2022.

Professional Service

Elected Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library for a one year term on April 20, 2023.

Taught a session on legal issues and considerations for area citizens serving, or interested in serving, on area non-profit boards, January 19, 2023 (This is a course developed and presented in partnership between Washburn University and the United Way of the Kaw Valley).

Appointed to the Rural Justice Initiative Committee, created by Order of Chief Justice Marla Luckert to address the lack of lawyers, and in turn judicial applicants, in rural Kansas, December 1, 2022.

Craig Martin

Book Chapters and Essays

"Climate Change and Global Security: Framing an Existential Threat," 116 American Journal of International Law: Unbound 248 (2022).

"What was the International Legal Basis for the Strike on al-Zawahiri?," Just Security, August 9, 2022.

Opinions/Editorials and Blog Articles

"Canada's 'Royal Prerogative' Allows it to Wage War Without Parliamentary Approval," The Conversation, October 24, 2022.

Media Engagement

Interviewed and quoted, "What Are Sanctions and Do They Even Work?," CBC News, December 22, 2022.

Interviewed and quoted, "Some MPs Hope for More Transparency in Canada's Military Response to Invasion of Ukraine," The Hill Times, August 30, 2022.

Interviewed and quoted, "Whatever Happened to the 'Rules-Based International Order?'," Responsible Statecraft, August 9, 2022.

Presentations

Moderated and presented on panel discussion, "Global War and Conflict in Ukraine and Beyond: An Effective and Balanced Response?," American Association of Law Schools (AALS) Annual Conference, San Diego, California, January 7, 2023.

Presented, "Japan's New National Security Strategy: A Response to Ukraine," on a panel discussing "Asia and the Changing Global Order," American Association of Law Schools (AALS) Annual Conference, San Diego, California, January 6, 2023.

Panelist, "Why National Security Lawyers Should Care About Climate Change," Annual American Bar Association (ABA) National Security Conference, Washington, D.C., November 16, 2022.

Organized, moderated and spoke in a round-table discussion, "Should Climate Change be Framed as a Security Issue?," American Branch of the International Law Association's annual conference, International Law Weekend, New York City, October 22, 2022.

"Economic Sanctions and Climate Rogue States," Law and Society Association Annual Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, July 15, 2022.

Hearings and Testimony

Testified before the Standing Committee of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of the Senate of Canada, on issues relating to Canadian economic sanctions law, on the basis of his report "Economic Sanctions Under International Law: A Guide for Canadian Policy," Ottawa, Ontario, November 16, 2022.

Professional Service

Executive Committee member, Section on East Asian Law & Society, Association of American Law Schools (AALS), January 2023.

Executive Committee member, Section on International Law, Association of American Law Schools (AALS), January 2023.

Joseph P. Mastrosimone

Media Engagement

Quoted, "Kansas Senate Passes Bill Aiming to Curb ‘Abusive’ ADA Suits After Initial Backlash," The Kansas City Star, March 30, 2023.

Presentations

"As the Pendulum Swings: Labor and Employment Law Updates," 2023 Selected Topics and Miscellany CLE, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 22, 2023.

Roger A. McEowen

Presentations

"Taxes in Probate: Form 1041 and Distribution Deductions," 2023 Selected Topics and Miscellany CLE, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 23, 2023.

"Solar Panel Tax Issues; Other Rental Tax Issues for Ag Clients," 2023 Selected Topics and Miscellany CLE, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 23, 2023.

Lori A. McMillan

Chapters in Books

"Banking, Commercial & Contract Law" (chapter 2), Kansas Annual Survey (Kansas Bar Association, 2022) (with Gustavy Niemtschik).

Eunice C. Peters

Presentations

"One Path to Lawyer Well-Being," 2023 Selected Topics and Miscellany CLE, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, June 23, 2023.

David S. Rubenstein

Media Engagement

Quoted, "What You Need to Know About Tuesday’s Student-Debt Relief Supreme Court Showdown," MarketWatch, February 26, 2023.

Quoted, "Student-Loan Cancellation in Limbo as Legal Battle Could Go to Supreme Court ," MarketWatch, November 14, 2022.

Quoted, "‘I’m Growing More Concerned’: The Lawsuit That Could Derail Biden’s Student-Debt Cancellation," MarketWatch, November 9, 2022.

Honors and Awards

Recipient, C-TEL Innovation & Assessment Rising Star and Achiever Award in the area of Technology for his research and work with artificial intelligence, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas, 2023.

Frédéric G. Sourgens

Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals

"Human Rights Claims and Counterclaims in International Energy Arbitration," 73 Proceedings of the Institute on Energy Law (2022).

"Diligent Zero," 75 SMU Law Review 417 (2022).

Books and Monographs

Good Faith In Transnational Law: A Pluralist Account (Brill, 2022).

Chapters in Books

"Living on a Prayer: Termination of Intra-EU BITs and the Law of Treaties" in The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties in Investor-State Disputes: History, Evolution and Future (Esmé Shirlow & Kiran Nasir Gore eds.) (Kluwer Law International, 2022).

Presentations

Keynote address, JURIS Conference, Sixteenth Annual Investment Treaty Arbitration: A Debate & Discussion, Washington D.C., October 14, 2022.

Professional Service

Chair, Southwest Institute for International and Comparative Law, The Center for American and International Law, 2022.

Ex-Officio, Board of Trustees, Center for American and International Law, 2022 (Chair, Southwest Institute for International and Comparative Law).

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.