BRIGHAM YOUNGUNIVERSITY
J.
REUBEN CLARK LAW SCHOOL
PROVO, UTAH84602
Telephone:
(801) 422-4274
URL:
http://www.law.byu.edu
ABA Approved Since 1974
Brigham Young University, surrounded by the majestic Rocky
Mountains, was founded in 1875 by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints in Provo, Utah. Today, after more than a century of
steady growth, it has become the largest privately owned, church-related
university in the UnitedStates.
Intensive
learning in a stimulating setting -- nurturing the mind, body, and spirit -- is
central to the mission of BrighamYoung University.
The J. Reuben Clark Law School was founded in 1973 to continue this tradition
while providing an excellent legal education and offering diverse opportunities
for legal scholarship. Since its creation, the Law School
has added a unique dimension to the ongoing activities of the university. Its
students and faculty engage in wide-ranging academic pursuits, and its alumni
have become successful legal professionals in cities across the country and
around the world. The LawSchool enjoys respect
among its peer institutions, and its history is often pointed to as an example
of how a young law school can succeed. The 13 clerkships with justices of the
U.S. Supreme Court since the first class graduated 32 years ago are an
unprecedented testament to the success of the Law School
in training legal professionals.
As a
member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), the J. Reuben Clark
Law School provides equal opportunity in legal education for all persons
without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, national
origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, handicap, or disability [AALS Bylaw 64
(a)]. Because of the Law Schoolâ??s religious affiliation and purpose, AALS
regulations as applied to the LawSchool require equal
opportunity on the basis of sexual orientation but not on the basis of conduct.
All members of the LawSchool community are
required to comply with the Brigham Young University Honor Code, which requires
chastity outside of marriage and fidelity in marriage. High standards of honor,
integrity, and morality; graciousness in personal behavior; application of
Christian ideals to everyday living; and abstinence from tobacco, alcohol, and
other harmful drugs are required of every student. The law faculty, which comes
from a large diversity of law schools and professional experience, is widely
recognized for its outstanding scholarship and classroom teaching. The specific
objective of the curriculum is to maximize the studentsâ?? mastery of legal
reasoning and legal method in addition to teaching the core of the basic
substantive rules of the law and imparting an appreciation for its institutions
and traditions.
Students
are taught to analyze complex factual situations; to separate the relevant from
the irrelevant; and to reason inductively, deductively, and by analogy. They
learn to recognize the potential inapplicability of established rules to
situations materially different from those in which the rules were developed.
Students
are also schooled in the arts of written and oral advocacy, draftsmanship,
mediation, and negotiation. In addition, they learn to recognize the
deficiencies in existing rules and to contribute to the creation of new rules,
advocating positions with clarity, persuasion, and honor. The development of
these skills must embrace the great variety of activities in which lawyers
engage. Lawyers are probably best known for their work in the private sector,
representing clients in and out of the courtroom in the prevention and
resolution of conflicts. In addition, lawyers have traditionally occupied key
roles in forming and executing policy at all levels of government. The Law School
prepares its graduates to function as responsible, well-informed participants
in the public and private affairs of a society in which the law plays a vital role
in regulating and setting standards.
Through
the career services offered at the LawSchool, students are
assisted in their employment search. Year in and year out, this assistance,
combined with the studentsâ?? best efforts, results in Brigham YoungUniversity law students
securing excellent positions with judges, in law firms, and in public work.
Legal education at this school does not include the sponsorship of particular
political objectives, except as may flow from loyalty to the Constitution and
from a commitment to the highest ideals of personal character and individual
liberty as the foundation upon which an enduring legal system must rest.
Legal
training involves the learning of skills by practice. The student must be an
active participant in that process. Because a variety of legal skills must be
developed, several methods are used, such as Socratic or inductive teaching,
problem solving, seminars, individual research and clinical experience.
The J.
Reuben Clark Law School is located on the east side of a beautiful planned mall
in the eastern section of the BrighamYoung University
campus. The buildingâ??s five floors contain eleven classrooms, three seminar rooms,
a student commons area, a student lunchroom, ample spaces for student
organizations and activities, a large computer lab as well as a computer training
room, and the Law Library.
The north
half of the law building houses the Howard W. Hunter Law Library. For many
years this library has been one of the most technologically advanced in the
world. Besides the wide array of resources available in electronic format, the
library has a paper and microform collection nearing 500,000 volumes and volume
equivalents.
The
library provides 475 individually assigned study carrels, hardwired (100
Mbtps), as well as a wireless network that supports more than 1,000 concurrent
connections. The library also features 20 group study rooms, spacious casual
seating, and two classrooms where library faculty teach classes on legal
research and writing, which help familiarize students with specific types of
legal research as well as library holdings. Computer training for general and
specific databases, often in conjunction with the legal research classes, also
takes place in these rooms. Other rooms are dedicated to video viewing,
interactive video, microforms, and audio hookups to specific classes for
parents who must occasionally bring young children to school. The Howard W.
Hunter Library faculty is highly regarded for its scholarship and willingness
to be of service both to the law school and to the larger community. All
Library faculty members have graduate degrees in library science, and most have
law degrees as well. All are active in law library associations, publishing,
and research.
Interim
Dean and Marion B. and Rulon A. Earl Prof. of Law:
James
D. Gordon III (802) 422-6383
Associate
Dean of External Relations: Scott W. Cameron (801) 422-1407
Associate
Dean for Faculty and Curriculum: Thomas Rex Lee (801) 422-9024
Assoc.
Dean for Res. & Acad. & Charles E. Jones Prof. of Law:
Kif
Augustine-Adams (801) 422-3712
Assistant
Dean, Student and Internal Relations:
Wendy
C. Archibald (801) 422-5576
Assistant
Dean, Career Services & Alumni Affairs:
Mary
H. Hoagland (801) 422-7831
Assistant
Dean, Admissions: Carl
Hernandez III (801) 422-6386
Admissions
Director: GaeLynn
Kuchar (801) 422-4277
FULL
TIME FACULTY
JAMES
R. RASBAND, (Law Professor), born March 20, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Washington. Education: Brigham Young
University (B.A., 1986); Harvard Law School
(J.D., 1989). COURSES:Torts. Email:james_rasband @ byu.edu
DAVID
L. ARMOND, (Law Professor), born Sacramento, California,
August 30, 1965; admitted to bar, 2004, Utah.
Education: BrighamYoung University
(B.A., 1991; M.L.I.S., 1993; J.D., 2004). COURSES: Legal Research. Email:
ArmondD @ lawgate.byu.edu
KIF
AUGUSTINE-ADAMS, (Law Professor), born June 14, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, District of Columbia.
Education: Brigham Young University
(B.A., 1988); HarvardLaw School
(J.D., 1992). COURSES: International Law, Torts. Email: AdamsK @
lawgate.byu.edu
STEVEN
ELMO AVERETT, (Law Professor), born Richfield, Utah, July 24, 1954; admitted to bar, 1989, Utah and Idaho.
Education: BrighamYoung University
(B.S., 1978; M.L.S., 1985; J.D., 1988). COURSES:Externships and Legal
Research. Email: averetts @ lawgate.byu.edu
JAMES
H. BACKMAN, (Law Professor), born December 31, 1943; admitted to bar, 1972, Utah. Education: Harvard University
(B.A., 1969); University of Utah Collegeof Law (J.D., 1972). COURSES:Clinical
Teaching, Natural Resources, Real Estate Transactions, Real Property. Email:backmanj
@ law.byu.edu
SCOTT
W. CAMERON, (Law Professor), born July 16, 1946; admitted to bar, 1976, Utah. Education: Stanford University
(B.A., 1970; M.A., 1971); Brigham Young University,
J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D., 1976). COURSES:Education
Law. Email: CameronS @ law.byu.edu
DAVID
DOMINGUEZ, (Law Professor), born March 15, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, California. Education: Yale University
(B.A., 1977); University of California, Berkeley School
of Law (Boalt Hall) (J.D., 1980). COURSES:Alternative
Dispute Resolution, Criminal Justice, Labor Law. Email:DominguezD @
law.byu.edu
W. COLE
DURHAM, JR., (Law Professor), born February 26, 1948; admitted
to bar, 1975, Utah.
Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1972); Harvard LawSchool (J.D., 1975). COURSES:Comparative
Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, International Law, Jurisprudence, International
Organizations, Legal History. Email: DurhamC @ lawgate.byu.edu
LARRY
ECHOHAWK, (Law Professor), born August 2, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Utah;
1974, California; 1979, Idaho. Education: Brigham Young
University (B.S., 1970); University of Utah (J.D., 1973). COURSES:Criminal Law, Criminal Trial Practice, Federal Indian Law,
Professional Responsibility, PublicLands and Natural Resources.
Email:EchohawkL @ lawgate.byu.edu
LARRY
C. FARMER, (Law Professor), born February 20, 1942; Education: University
of Washington (B.S., 1968); Brigham Young University
(Ph.D., 1975). COURSES: Computer-based Expert Systems in Law Practice,
Law and Behavioral Science, Legal Interviewing and Counseling. Email:FarmerL
@ law.byu.edu
JOHN E. FEE, (Law Professor), born Provo, Utah,
July 3, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Utah;
1998, District of Columbia.
Education: Brigham Young University
(B.A., 1992); Universityof Chicago (J.D., 1995). COURSES:
Property, Environmental Law, Land Use. Email:feej @ lawgate.byu.edu
J. CLIFTON
FLEMING, (Law Professor), born July 24, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Washington;
1979, Utah. Education:
Brigham Young
University (B.S., 1964); George WashingtonUniversity LawSchool (J.D., 1967). COURSES:Business
Planning, Corporate Finance, Estate Planning, International Transactions,
Taxation. Email: FlemingC @ lawgate.byu.edu
GALEN
L. FLETCHER, (Law Professor), born Ogden, Utah,
September 20, 1961; Education: Goldenwest
College (A.A., 1984); Brigham Young University
(B.A., 1987; J.D./M.L.I.S., 1993). COURSES: Legal Research, Legal
History. Email: fletcherg @ lawgate.byu.edu
FREDERICK
M. GEDICKS, (Law Professor), born May 17, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Arizona. Education: Brigham Young
University (B.A., 1977); University of Southern California
Law School
(J.D., 1980). COURSES:Constitutional Law, Corporations, Law and
Religion, Poverty Law, Securities Regulation. Email: GedicksF @
lawgate.byu.edu
KRISTIN
BETH GERDY, (Law Professor), born Boulder, Colorado, November 18, 1969; admitted to
bar, 1995, Utah.
Education: Brigham Young University
(B.A., 1992); J. ReubenClark LawSchool (J.D., 1995). COURSES:
Legal Research & Writing. Email:gerdyk @ law.byu.edu
MICHAEL
GOLDSMITH, (Law Professor), born March 6, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Vermont;
1976, New York; 1987, Utah. Education: Cornell University
(B.A., 1972); CornellUniversity LawSchool (J.D., 1975). COURSES:Criminal
Law, Criminal Procedure, Evidence, Human Rights Law, RICO, Principles of
Evidence. Email: goldsmithm @ byulazw.net
JAMES
D. GORDON, III, (Law Professor), born February 9, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, California; 1981, Utah.
Education: Brigham Young University
(B.A., 1977); University of California, Berkeley School
of Law - Boalt Hall (J.D., 1980). COURSES: Contracts, Issues in Legal
Education, Legal Writing, Professional Seminar, Securities. Email:GordonJ
@ lawgate.byu.edu
H.
REESE HANSEN, (Law Professor), born April 8, 1942; admitted to bar, 1972, Utah. Education: Utah State University (B.S., 1964); University of Utah
(J.D., 1972). COURSES:Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Estate
and Gift Taxation, Estate Planning, Estates, Trusts. Email:HansenR @
lawgate.byu.edu
CARL
HERNANDEZ III, (Law Professor), born Fresno,California, December 28, 1962;
admitted to bar, 1993, California.
Education: Brigham Young University
(B.A., 1988); Brigham Young University
Marriott School
of Management (M.P.A., 1992); Brigham Young
University J. Reuben ClarkLaw School
(J.D., 1992). COURSES:MunicipalLand Use. Email:hernandezc
@ lawgate.byu.edu
GARY
LOREN HILL, (Law Professor), born Salt Lake City,Utah, December 19, 1948; admitted
to bar, 1977, Utah.
Education: Brigham Young University
(B.A., 1972); Samford University Law
School (J.D., 1976); Denver University
(M.L.L., 1981). COURSES:Legal Research. Email:hillg @
lawgate.byu.edu
MARY H.
HOAGLAND, (Law Professor), born Provo, Utah,
August 3, 1948; admitted to bar, 1994, Utah.
Education: Brigham Young University
(B.A., 1972); San Diego State University
(M.A., 1978); San Joaquin College of Law
(J.D., 1985); BrighamYoung University
(Ph.D., 2007). COURSES: Professional Development. Email: hoaglandm
@ law.byu.edu
RONNELL
ANDERSEN JONES, (Law Professor), born Ogden, Utah, May 26, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio. Education: Utah State University (B.S., 1995); The Ohio State University (J.D., 2000). COURSES:Constitutional
Law, First Amendment, Legislation and Statutory Interpretation, Media Law. Email:jonesr
@ lawgate.byu.edu
THOMAS
REX LEE, (Law Professor), born December 28, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Utah;
1994, District of Columbia.
Education: Brigham Young University
(B.A., 1988); Universityof Chicago (J.D., 1991). COURSES:
Civil Procedure, Remedies. Email:leet @ law.byu.edu
DAVID
H. MOORE, (Law Professor), born Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
March 31, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Utah.
Education: Brigham Young University
(B.A., 1992); Brigham Young University,
J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D., 1996). COURSES:International
Law, International Human Rights, Foreign Relations Law, Civil Procedure. Email:mooredavidh
@ gmail.com
STANLEY
D. NEELEMAN, (Law Professor), born April 16, 1943; admitted to bar, 1972, Colorado. Education: Westminster College
(B.A., 1967); George Washington University
(M.A., 1969); University of Denver Collegeof Law (J.D., 1972). COURSES:
Business Associations, Estate Planning, Taxation. Email: NeelemanS @
lawgate.byu.edu
SHAWN
G. NEVERS, (Law Professor), born Canoga Park, California,
May 19, 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Utah.
Education: Brigham Young University
(B.A., 2002); Brigham Young University,
J. Reuben Clark
Law School
(J.D., 2005); Universityof Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign (M.L.I.S., 2006). COURSES: Legal Research. Email: NeversS
@ lawgate.byu.edu
D.
CAROLINA NĂ?Ă?EZ, (Law Professor), born Provo, Utah, November 28, 1979; admitted to bar,
2005, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University
(B.A., 2001); J. ReubenClark LawSchool (J.D., 2004). COURSES:Torts,
Immigration Law, Professional Responsibility. Email:nunezc @ law.byu.edu
CHERYL
B. PRESTON, (Law Professor), born November 23, 1952; admitted to bar, 1980, California;
1983, Utah. Education:
Brigham Young University
(B.A., 1975; J.D., 1979). COURSES: Bankruptcy, Creditor Rights, Lender
Liability, Social Policy and Feminist Legal Thought, Planning, Drafting and
Negotiation, Secured Transactions. Email:PrestonC @ lawgate.byu.edu
BRETT
GILBERT SCHARFFS, (Law Professor), born Salt LakeCity, Utah, March 22,
1963; admitted to bar, 1994, New York.
Education: Georgetown University (B.S.B.A., 1986; M.A., 1987); Oxford University
(B.Phil., 1989); YaleUniversity LawSchool (J.D., 1992). COURSES:
Corporate Law, International Law, Jurisprudence. Email:scharffsb @
law.byu.edu
DENNIS
STAHLESEARS, (Law Professor), born Salt Lake City,Utah, July 02, 1951; admitted to
bar, 1985, Utah.
Education: BrighamYoung University
(B.S./B.A., 1975; M.A., 1981; M.L.I.S., 1993); J. Reuben Clark (J.D./M.B.A.,
1985). COURSES: First Year Legal Research, Advanced Legal Research. Email:searsd
@ lawgate.byu.edu
D.
GORDON SMITH, (Law Professor), born Bremerton, Washington, November 16, 1962; admitted to
bar, 1991, Delaware.
Education: Brigham Young University
(B.S., 1986); Universityof Chicago Law School
(J.D., 1990). COURSES:Corporations, Venture Capital, Contracts,
Securities. Email:SmithG @ lawgate.byu.edu
KORY D.
STAHELI, (Law Professor), born St. George, Utah, February 24, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987,
Utah. Education: Brigham Young University
(B.A., 1984); Brigham Young University,
J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D., 1987). COURSES: Legal
Research. Email:stahelik @ lawgate.byu.edu
LISA
GROW SUN, (Law Professor), born Salt Lake City,Utah, September 5, 1973; admitted
to bar, 2002, California.
Education: University of Utah (B.S., 1994), Harvard LawSchool (J.D., 1997). COURSES:
Administrative Law, Federal Courts, Constitutional Law, Torts, Disaster
Law. Email:sunl @ law.byu.edu
MARGARET
CHRISTINE TARKINGTON, (Law Professor), born Provo, Utah, September 16, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, New York and Indiana;
2005, Utah. Education:
Brigham Young
University (B.A., summa cum laude and
University honors, 1999); BrighamYoung University,
J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 2002). COURSES: Civil
Procedure, Federal Courts, Professional Responsibility. Email:tarkingtonm
@ law.byu.edu
DAVID
A. THOMAS, (Law Professor), born February 4, 1944; admitted to bar, 1972, Utah. Education: Brigham YoungUniversity (B.A., 1967;
M.L.S., 1977); Duke University School of Law (J.D., 1972). COURSES:Civil
Procedure, Legal History, Legal Research and Writing, Property. Email:ThomasD
@ lawgate.byu.edu
LYNN D.
WARDLE, (Law Professor),
born November 15, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, District ofColumbia; 1976, Arizona; 1981, Utah. Education: Brigham Young University
(B.A., 1971); Duke University School of Law (J.D., 1974). COURSES: Biomedical
Ethics and Law, Children and the Law, Civil Procedure, Community Property, Family
Law, Origins of the Constitution, Conflict of Laws. Email: WardleL @
lawgate.byu.edu
JOHN
(JACK) W. WELCH, (Law Professor), born October 15, 1946; admitted to bar, 1975, California; 1981, Utah.
Education: BrighamYoung University
(B.A., 1970; M.A., 1970); Duke University School of Law (J.D., 1975). COURSES:Agency and Partnerships, Corporations, Federal Taxation,
History of the Legal Profession. Email: WelchJ @ lawgate.byu.edu
STEPHEN
G. WOOD, (Law Professor), born March 19, 1941; admitted to bar, 1972, Districtof Columbia; 1977, Utah.
Education: University of Utah (B.A., 1966); University
of Utah College
of Law (J.D., 1969); Columbia University
(J.S.D., 1980). COURSES:Administrative Law, Comparative Law, Employment
Law, Entertainment Law, Labor Law, Sports Law, International Transactions. Email:WoodS
@ law.byu.edu
KEVIN
J. WORTHEN, (Law Professor), born April 15, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, Arizona. Education: College of Eastern Utah (A.S., 1978); Brigham YoungUniversity (B.A., 1979;
J.D., 1982). COURSES:Legislation, Native
American Law, State and Local Government. Email:kevin_worthen @ byu.edu