Professor Lisa T. Alexander presented “Zoning Tiny Homes for the Homeless: Bringing Home the Right to Housing” on the “Property and the Challenge of Housing Affordability” panel, co-sponsored by the Property Law, State & Local Government Law and Poverty Law Sections at the 2017 AALS Annual Meeting in San Francisco (Jan. 5, 2017).
- Also participated in the discussion group, “Community Development Law and Economic Justice: Why Law Matters?” at the 2017 AALS Annual Meeting (Jan. 4, 2017).
Associate Dean Cynthia Alkon participated in the roundtable discussion on “Women’s Leadership in Legal Academia” at the 2017 AALS Annual Meeting in San Francisco (Jan. 5, 2017).
Professor Sahar Aziz published an op-ed, “Trump’s Immigrant Ban Part of a Long, Sad Tradition,” on FoxNews.com (Jan. 28, 2017).
Associate Dean William Byrnes was the #9 SSRN-ranked tax professor of the year for 2016 (Jan. 31, 2017).
- Co-authored the following books in National Underwriter Company with Robert Bloink:
- 2017 Tax Facts on Insurance & Employee Benefits, vol. 1 & vol. 2
- 2017 Tax Facts on Investments
- 2017 Tax Facts on Individuals and Small Business
- Published the book supplement “International Trust Laws and Analysis. Company Laws, Wealth Management & Tax Planning Strategies” with Robert Munro in Kluwer Law International (Jan. 3, 2017).
- Co-moderated the discussion “A Practical Approach to Developing and Assessing Experiential, Meaningful Placements for Incoming and Outgoing J.D. Law” at the 2017 AALS Annual Meeting in San Francisco (Jan. 4, 2017).
- Published the op-ed, “Single Premium Whole Life Gives Estate Planning an Edge,” in Investment Advisor Magazine (Jan. 4, 2017).
- Co-authored the following media articles with Robert Bloink in ThinkAdvisor:
- “4 tax-planning tips for a fiscally healthy 2017,” (Jan. 4, 2017)
- “Trump Tax Reform May Prompt Changes in Clients’ 401(k) Strategies,” (Jan. 15, 2017)
- “State crackdown on annuities sharpens suitability issues for advisors,” (Jan. 10, 2017)
- "The Roth annuity: a bright star in annuity investing," (Jan. 20, 2017)
- "Fixed Indexed Annuities to Dominate 2017 Annuity Marketplace,” (Jan. 20, 2017)
- "Business succession planning and the buy-sell agreement,” (Jan. 30, 2017)
- "How to Minimize Pricey Medicare Surcharges," (Jan. 30, 2017)
Professor Vanessa Casado Pérez presented a working paper at the “Property Law Works in Progress Program” at the at the 2017 AALS Annual Meeting in San Francisco (Jan. 4, 2017).
- Authored the book The Role of Government in Water Markets, Taylor & Francis Group.
Professor Gabriel Eckstein authored the chapter, “International law and transboundary aquifers,” in Handbook on Water Law and Policy, edited by Rieu-Clarke, Andrew Allan, Sarah Hendry and published by Routledge.
Associate Dean Susan Fortney presented at the AALS Professional Responsibility Program at the 2017 AALS Annual Meeting. Her topic was “Teaching Professional Responsibility in a New World of Practice” (Jan. 5, 2017).
Professor Michael Z. Green moderated a panel that he organized for the AALS Annual Program of the Labor Law and Employment Relations Section. The topic was “Classifying Workers in the ‘Sharing’ and ‘Gig’ Economy” (January 5, 2017).
- Served as the Scholar-in-Residence for the ABA Labor and Employment Section’s Alternative Dispute Resolution in Labor and Employment Law Committee Midwinter Meeting in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, where he presented his paper, “Black Worker Protest and ADR,” (Jan. 27, 2017).
- Presented an additional paper, “The Promise of Mediation Under the Ever Expanding Scope of the ADAAA: Navigating Psychiatric Disability Minefields When an Employee Suffers from Bipolar Disorder,” at the Midwinter Meeting (Jan. 29, 2017).
- Quoted in “Judge: Don’t Punish YISD teacher for Colorado high,” in the El Paso Times discussing an administrative law judge’s decision finding that an El Paso teacher should not lose her license or be disciplined for legally consuming marijuana in Colorado (Jan. 27, 2017).
Associate Dean Luz Herrera presented “Transactional Law and Entrepreneurship: Training Entrepreneurial Counsel and Counsel to Entrepreneurs” and “Why Law Matters: The 2017 U.S. Presidential Transition” at the 2017 AALS Annual Meeting in San Francisco (Jan. 5- 7, 2017).
Associate Dean Charlotte Ku presented “A Practical Approach to Developing and Assessing Experiential, Meaningful Placements for Incoming and Outgoing J.D. Law” with Professor Srividhya Ragavan at the 2017 AALS Annual Meeting in San Francisco (Jan. 4, 2017).
Professor Glynn Lunney's article, “Empirical Copyright: A Case Study of File Sharing, Sales Revenue, and Music Output,” was accepted for publication in volume 24 of the Supreme Court Economic Review.
- Presented “Non-Traditional Trademarks: The Error Costs of Making an Exception the Rule” at The Protection of Non-Traditional Marks: Critical Perspectives Conference held at Singapore Management University in Singapore (Jan. 26-27, 2017).
Professor Fatma Marouf presented “Competence Revisited: The Changing Role of Mental Capacity in Criminal and Immigration Proceedings” at the 2017 AALS Annual Meeting in San Francisco (Jan. 6, 2017).
Associate Dean James McGrath presented “Why Academic Support Matters” at the 2017 AALS Annual Meeting in San Francisco (Jan. 6, 2017).
Professor Srividhya Ragavan presented “A Practical Approach to Developing and Assessing Experiential, Meaningful Placements for Incoming and Outgoing J.D. Law” with Professor Charlotte Ku at the 2017 AALS Annual Meeting in San Francisco (Jan. 4, 2017).
Vice Dean Aric Short moderated the panel, “A Practical Approach to Developing and Assessing Meaningful Experiential Placements for LL.M. Students” at the 2017 AALS Annual Meeting in San Francisco (Jan. 24, 2017).
Professor Peter Yu was quoted in the Strait Times, a Singapore-based newspaper, on the future of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (Jan. 4, 2017).