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Richardson Lynn
Dean and Professor of Law

B.A., Abilene Christian University
J.D., Vanderbilt University

Courses taught:
Appellate Advocacy; Civil Procedure; Intellectual Property

 

 
rlynn@johnmarshall.edu
(404) 872-3593  Ext. 102
 

While practicing law in Nashville, Tennessee, Dean Lynn taught as an adjunct professor at the Vanderbilt University School of Law. He then joined the faculty of the Pepperdine University School of Law where he taught for more than twenty years, interrupted by a stint in Nashville as a Professor of Business Law and Ethics at Belmont University. Dean Lynn served as Pepperdine Law School’s Associate Dean for Academics and six years as Dean of the law school. He is admitted to practice in Tennessee and Nebraska, several U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Dean Lynn has written four books, in addition to articles and essays. He frequently serves on American Bar Association site teams visiting schools seeking to gain or continue their accreditation and was a member of the Membership Review Committee of the American Association of Law Schools for three years.


Publications


AMERICA'S FIRST LAWYER'S LAWYER: THE LIFE OF WALTER JONES, 1776-1861 (research underway)

 

SCARED BRAINLESS: FEAR, LAW, AND PUBLIC POLICY (nearing completion)

 

Op-Ed: “Lawyers Rush To Profit From Tragedy, And It’s Wrong,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC), Mar. 11, 2008

 

Op-Ed: “’Innocence’ Is A Murky Concept,” AJC, Feb. 18, 2008

 

"Legal Education In The Long Emergency: It's Not the End of the World, But You Can See It From Here," 36 Toledo L. Rev. ___ (2008)

 

Op-Ed: “Stealth Filibusters Need To Go,” AJC, Mar. 20, 2007

 

Op-Ed: “Law Degree On Net? Stay Out of Georgia,” AJC, Jan. 30, 2007

 

Op-Ed: “Intrusive Measures Worse Than Terrorism,” AJC, Aug. 8, 2006

 

“The Of Counsel Role and its Implications for Law Firms,” 27 Los Angeles Lawyer 15 (July/Aug. 2004) (with Greg Suess)

 

“Who Moved Your Cheese? Confessions of a Rat,” 35 Toledo L. Rev. 131 (2003)

 

“Mission Possible: Hiring for Mission in a Vague World,” 33 Toledo L. Rev. 107 (2001)

 

“Advance to the Retreat,” 31 Toledo L. Rev. 661 (2000)

 

FEDERAL LITIGATION GUIDE, 4 vols. (Matt. Bender), revised of 34 chapters

 

APPELLATE LITIGATION (2nd Ed., Austin & Winfield, 1993) (1st Ed., John Wiley & Sons, 1985)

 

HONEST GOVERNMENT: ACHIEVABLE ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE (Praeger, 1992) (with W.J. Michael Cody)

 

JURY TRIAL LAW & PRACTICE (Wiley Law Publications, John Wiley & Sons, 1986)

 

"Restricting Attorney Speech About Matters of Recent Employment," 24 Ariz. L. Rev. 801 (1982)

 


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