Fall 2009 Faculty Notes
Carl M. Williams Professor of Law & Ethics and Director of Legal Services Program John M. Burman
Recent Publications: Wyoming Supreme Court Adopts New Code of Judicial Conduct, 32 Wyo. Law. No 4 (Aug. 2009).
Time to Revisit Mandatory Retirement at Age Seventy for Some Judges in Wyoming?, 32 Wyo. Law. No . 5 (Oct. 2009).
Recent Presentation: GAL Communications with the Court, 2009 Children’s Justice Project, Cheyenne, Wyoming, (June 24, 2009).
Upcoming Book: Justice for Children: Guidelines for Guardians ad Litem in Juvenile Court & TPR Actions Arising out of Juvenile Court Cases, The Children’s Justice Project of the Wyoming Supreme Court (forthcoming Fall 2009).
Professor of Law and Director of Defender Aid Program Diane E. Courselle
Recent Presentations: Working with Pro se Litigants, Wyoming Municipal Court Judges Conference (May 2009).
Professor of Law Debra L. Donahue
Upcoming Publication: Trampling the Public Trust, Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review (Spring 2010).
Associate Professor of Law and Director of Academic Support Program Michael C. Duff
Panelist, Building a Bullet-Proof Contested Case Hearing, Wyoming Association of County Officers Conference (September 2009).
Upcoming Publication: Labor Injunctions in Bankruptcy: The Norris-LaGuardia Firewall, Michigan State Law Review (Winter 2009).
Jerry W. Housel / Carl F. Arnold Distinguished Professor of Law Stephen M. Feldman
Recent Publications: Free Expression and Democracy in America: A History (University of Chicago Press, 2008): Book of the Month American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (January 2009); Chosen for First Amendment Center/National Archives Book Forum (May 2009).
Divided We Fall: Religion, Politics, and the Lemon Entanglements Prong, First Amendment L. Rev. (forthcoming).
Postmodernism and Law, Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History, Vol. 4. P. 362 (Stanley N. Katz ed., Oxford University Press, 2009).
Associate Dean and Carl M. Williams Professor of Law & Social Responsibility Dee Pridgen
Pridgen recently published an updated edition of the statutory collection entitled Selected Consumer Statutes (West 2009). This paperback volume just came out in August 2009 and contains the most up-to-date collection of consumer statutes and regulations in print, including legislation and regulation in the credit card and subprime mortgage area that was just promulgated in 2009. This work is designed to be used as a statutory supplement to the casebook, Spanogle, Rohner, Pridgen & Sovern, Consumer Law: Cases and Materials (3d ed. 2007) (Thomson/West), but can also be used as a standalone collection for lawyers practicing in the area of consumer law.
Pridgen will also publish this fall updated versions of her consumer law treatises, Consumer Credit and the Law and Consumer Protection and the Law (with coauthor Richard Alderman). Pridgen focused her efforts this year on the Consumer Credit volume, and has updated the book to cover recent legislation and regulation in the areas of consumer credit cards, subprime and other residential mortgage loans, and credit reporting. These treatises have been in print continuously and updated yearly since they were first published under Pridgen’s sole authorship in 1990 and 1986 respectively. The treatises are available in print (Thomson/West) or online through Westlaw. Pridgen would like to thank Carl M. Williams for his generosity in supporting this research.
On June 18-19, 2009, Pridgen attended a Consumer Protection Conference sponsored by the ABA Section of Antitrust Law, held at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. This conference featured many speakers from the Federal Trade Commission and from the practicing bar discussing the latest developments in consumer protection law. Pridgen reports that the FTC attorneys seemed reinvigorated and the entire federal consumer protection regulatory structure was abuzz with news about emerging legislation in the area of consumer law. “It seems like a rejuvenation of the consumer protection bar is underway,” remarks Dean Pridgen. “It was an exciting time to be in D.C., if only for a few days.”
Recent Presentations: (together with Assistant Dean Denise Burke) From Student Assessment to Institutional Assessment, Legal Education at the Crossroads v. 3.0: A Conference on Assessment, University of Denver, Sturm College of Law (Sept. 11-13, 2009).
In September 24-25th, Pridgen will also be involved as co-chair for the 9th annual Consumer Issues Conference, entitled “Food Safety, Security and Sources: A Recipe for Tough Times” to be held at the Wyoming Union. Pridgen will present at a session called “Food Phobia: Weight Loss & Dietary Supplement Marketing Issues.” This is an interdisciplinary conference and has been pre-approved for up to 7.5 hours of CLE credit by the Wyoming State Bar. For more information and registration, www.uwyo.edu/consumerconference.
Professor of Law Alan R. Romero
Recent Presentations: Rural Property Law, Law and Society Association’s annual meeting (May 2009).
On November 6, 2009 the College of Law will host a symposium discussing the current state of the law as it pertains to the common law doctrine that the mineral estate is dominant to the surface estate. The symposium will be held in the new Moot Court Room and is co-sponsored by the Rural Law Center, the School of Energy Resources and the Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute. Speakers will include Prof. Alan Romero, who is the RLC’s director, Visiting Prof. Dennis Stickley along with Ms. Lynne Boomgaarden Director of the Department of State Lands & Investments, Mr. Jim Magagna from the Wyoming Stockgrowers, Casper lawyer Mr. Craig Newman and BLM officials. There will be no charge to attend and 5.75 CLE credits will be available.
Professor of Law Dennis Stickley
Faculty and students from the College of Law are assisting with the conference on Western Legislatures: Sustainable Futures which is being held in Jackson Hole on October 25-27, 2009. Law students, Ben Kinney and Jessica Frint have worked with the School of Energy Resources on planning the conference and will attend as recorders for discussion groups. Visiting Prof. Dennis Stickley has been asked to prepare an evaluation of the conference to guide further programs. Wyoming lawyers are encouraged to attend and will be eligible to receive CLE. For further information on the conference and to register go to www.wsees.com.
Associate Professor of Law Matthew Wilson
Recent Presentations: Speaking on private international law and international opportunities at the following law schools in September/October: Wyoming, Arizona, Arizona State, Houston, Texas, BYU, Minnesota, and St. Thomas.
E-Commerce: Understanding Quickly Expanding Horizons, Wyoming State Bar Association Annual Meeting (Sept. 18, 2009).
Japan’s New Criminal Jury Trial System: In Need of More Transparency, More Access, and More Time, Rocky Mountain Junior Scholars Forum (Sept. 24-25).
Thoughts and Insights about Recent Changes in Japan and its Legal System, Minato International Association [Tokyo, Japan] (July 2009).
Developing changes and challenges to the Japanese criminal justice system, Law Day Symposium for the Japanese Ministry of Justice and Tokyo legal community, The Office of the Staff Judge Advocate for United States Forces in Japan (May 2009).
Ethics in Negotiations, Association of Kansai Attorneys Registered Abroad CLE Event, [Tokyo/Osaka, Japan] (May 2009).
Japan’s New Lay Judge System: How will this extraordinary change affect Japan and Japanese society, Minato Ward University Lecture Series [Tokyo, Japan] (May 2009).