Law School Welcomes New Faculty
Aug. 14, 2008 -- A lawyer with a background in biochemistry and a renowned antitrust attorney are among the new faculty faces in Kendrick Hall this year.Deborah Hussey Freeland combines her legal and scientific expertise to examine interfaces between law and science. She is the author of "Maieusis Through a Gated Membrane: 'Getting the Science Right' in Public Decisionmaking" (Stanford Environmental Law Journal, 2007) and "The Sine Qua Non of Copyright" (Journal of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A., 2005). Her award-winning work in law and the sciences has been published in numerous peer-reviewed articles, and she has spoken on a variety of topics involving science and law, environmental decisionmaking, feminist theory, and professional ethics.
"The credentials of a new generation of faculty are incredible, and Deborah's are emblematic. She comes to USF with a doctorate in biophysics and a JD, both from Stanford, as well as experience as a patent prosecutor," Dean Jeffrey Brand said. "Our students will be the beneficiaries of her interdisciplinary expertise in courses ranging from Civil Procedure to Intellectual Property."
Jesse W. Markham Jr., who has served as an adjunct professor at USF since 1992, left private practice to join the law school as Marshall P. Madison Professor of Law. Markham was formerly partner and co-chair of the Antitrust Practice Group at Holme, Roberts & Owen LLP in San Francisco. A recognized authority on antitrust law, his practice has focused on antitrust litigation and counseling as it relates to antitrust agency practice, class action defense, mergers and acquisitions, and criminal defense. He is a contributing author to Antitrust Dispute Resolution (Aspatore Books, 2007) and California Antitrust Law (California State Bar, Fourth Edition, forthcoming), and the author of numerous law review articles. Markham holds a bachelor of arts from Harvard University, a master's degree from University of Massachusetts, and a JD from Vanderbilt University. "Jesse Markham is no stranger to the law school, having taught wonderfully as an adjunct in antitrust law for over a decade and being one of the best antitrust practitioners in the nation," Brand said.
Several distinguished visiting scholars have also joined the law school this year.
Julie Nice comes to the law school from University of Denver Sturm College of Law, where she was a Delaney Professor of Law and received numerous awards for her teaching and research. Her research focuses on constitutional law with an emphasis on poverty law, welfare reform, and gay rights. Her many publications include Cases and Materials on Poverty Law: Theory and Practice (West, Second Edition, 2008) and "Promoting Marriage Experimentation: A Class Act?" (Washington University Journal of Law and Public Policy, 2007). Nice holds a bachelor of science and JD from Northwestern University. "Julie brings a national reputation as a scholar in constitutional law, poverty law and sexuality and the law. Combine that with an energy that has netted her numerous teaching awards and it is clear she will make a significant impact on the law school," Brand said.
Bill Hing is visiting from the University of California, Davis School of Law, where he directs the clinical program. Hing is the founder of the Immigrant Legal Resource Center in San Francisco, and is involved with the National Advisory Council of the Asian American Justice Center and the Asian Law Caucus and the Migration Policy Institute. His publications include Deporting Our Souls—Morality, Values, and Immigration Policy (Cambridge University Press, 2006), Defining America Through Immigration Policy (Temple University Press, 2004), To Be An American, Cultural Pluralism and the Rhetoric of Assimilation (New York University Press, 1997), and Making and Remaking Asian America Through Immigration Policy (Stanford University Press, 1993). Hing is a graduate of the USF School of Law Class of 1974 and also holds a bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley."Visitors can make a real difference at the law school and Bill is a prime example. His skills in multiple areas—evidence, immigration law, and negotiation—and his nationally renowned scholarship are a welcome addition to the law school," Brand said.
