December 2007 Faculty Notes

 

Professor of Law John M. Burman

Recent publication: Prospective Clients and Clients with Diminished Capacity, Vol. 30, No.6, Wyo. Law. (December 2007).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professor of Law Debra L. Donahue

Professor Donahue has been invited to present at a Michigan State University College of Law symposium on February 15, 2008. The symposium, titled, "A Climate of Disruption: Legal Measures for Adaption and Mitigation," will biodiversity, climate change, and trade. Professor Donahue will address the connections between agriculture, global warming, and biodiversity and suggest strategies for alleviating agriculture’s impacts. The Michigan State Journal of International Law will publish a symposium issue, featuring presented papers and transcripts of the addresses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assistant Professor of Law and Director of Academic Support Program Michael C. Duff

Assistant Professor Michael C. Duff was selected to serve on the American Civil Liberties Union statewide advisory panel. The panel makes recommendations to the ACLU on various civil rights legal matters arising throughout the state. Visiting Professor J.D. King and Professor Step Feldman were also selected to serve on the advisory panel. 

Professor Duff has also been named to the advisory board of the newly created University of Wyoming Social Justice Research Center, which is in the process of defining itself and determining how to stimulate social justice research and dialogue throughout the university community.

 

 

 

 

Associate Professor of Law and Director of Prosecution Assistance Program Eric A. Johnson

Recent publication: Causal Relevance in the Law of Search and Seizure, 88 B. U. L. Rev. (forthcoming February 2008). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professor of Law Elaine A. Welle

This fall, Professor Elaine Welle served as a member of the Planning Committee for the 7th Consumer Issues Conference held at the University of Wyoming. The theme of the conference was "Money Matters" and addressed issues relating to credit cards, bankruptcy, debt collection, investment and identity theft. Conference attendees included representatives from public agencies, legislators, teachers, students, University faculty and members of the general public.  In addition to working on the Planning Committee, Professor Welle presented and served as a panel moderator at the conference.  She presented “Costly Cash: Payday Loans, Car-title Loans and Check Cashing Services – What are the Costs, Risks and Repercussions?” She also moderated a panel discussion by bankruptcy experts titled “Maxed Out:  Is Bankruptcy Still an Option? How Bankruptcy Reform Has Impacted Debtors and Creditors.”   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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