Distinguished Professor of Law. Professor Feinman earned his B.A.
summa cum laude in 1972 at American University and his J.D. cum laude
in 1975 at the University of Chicago Law School, where he was comment
editor of the law review and a member of the Order of the Coif. He is a
member of the New Jersey Bar. Professor Feinman taught at the
University of Miami School of Law and practiced law in Philadelphia
before joining the law school faculty. He has also taught at
Northwestern University and universities in Austria and Taiwan. His
many publications include the books Un-Making Law: The Conservative Campaign to Roll Back the Common Law, Law 101: Everything You Need to Know about the American Legal System, 1001 Legal Words You Need to Know, Professional Liability to Third Parties, and Economic Negligence,
and more than 50 scholarly articles. Feinman has served as chair
of the Association of American Law Schools Section on Contracts and
Section on Teaching Methods. He is a member of the American Law
Institute and an Advisor of the Restatement of the Law Third, Torts:
Liability for Economic Loss. He has been recognized for his teaching by
receiving the Warren I. Sussman Award for Excellence in Teaching, the
Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching, and the Provost's
Award for Teaching Excellence. |
