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Justice Sandra Day O’Connor retired from the United States Supreme Court in 2006 and committed herself to two things she cares passionately about: judicial independence and civics education. In 2009, she launched the  Quality Judges Initiative  at IAALS. …

Sam Walker is Executive in Residence for Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser. He coaches the Attorney General’s leadership team and leads the General Counsel Initiative, reimagining how the Colorado Department of Law provides legal advice and counsel to …

Chief Justice Ruth V. McGregor (Ret.) served on the Arizona Supreme Court from February 1998 until June 30, 2009. She was the Court's Chief Justice from June 2005 until her retirement. She was also a member of the Arizona Court of Appeals from 1989 until …

Russell R. Wheeler is President of the Governance Institute and a Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution. The Governance Institute is a non-partisan think tank that assesses barriers to effective governance. His current focus includes …

Prior to joining Albany Law School in 2007, Professor Queenan was Assistant General Counsel for the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association of the City of New York, Inc., where she represented the Union in various court actions and arbitrations, and advised …

Rodrigo holds a PhD and an MA in political science from the University of Houston, USA, where he was a Fulbright scholar. Originally a quantitative political scientist, he has been able to build bridges between practitioners, academics, and users of the …

Course Portfolio:  Labor Relations Law Course Portfolio: Administrative Law: Dinosaur Park Simulation Roberto Corrada has devoted his scholarly attention to three primary areas: the rights of ethnic and sexual minorities; the public/private distinction in …

Bobbie Batley is a New Mexico Board Recognized Specialist in Divorce and Family Law. Bobbie represents clients in a variety of family law cases often involving complex matrimonial and property division issues including business valuation, professional …

Robert Thompson is the former Director of Communications & Marketing at IAALS. He worked to spread the mission of IAALS and its transformative impacts on the American legal system through his role. He joined the organization in July 2013. In his …

Robert L. Byman is a litigator and past president of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He represents clients in complex commercial cases on diverse issues ranging from patents and intellectual property, securities and commodities, civil rights, and …

Professor Rhee’s legal experience includes positions as a law clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and a trial attorney in the Honors Program of the U.S. Department of Justice. He also has significant investment banking experience. He …

Riley Combelic was an intern at IAALS from January 2014 through January 2015, working on projects for all initiatives. Combelic is currently pursuing his J.D. and is a third-year law student at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, where he is …

Dick Holme has tried almost 70 jury trials, including those while he was a Deputy District Attorney in Denver (1969-71), numerous trials to courts, and several arbitrations. He has been a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers since 1983 …

Richard H. Middleton, Jr., is the owner and senior trial attorney in The Middleton Firm, LLC which is based in Savannah, Georgia. Middleton’s practice has spanned more than 30 years, primarily devoted to the representation of individuals who have been …

Rew Goodenow is a former president of the State Bar of Nevada and served a number of years on Parsons Behle & Latimer's board of directors. He has been lead counsel in many commercial and financial transactions. He has also been lead counsel in …

Becky Kourlis understands the law from all angles, including the one she built to help improve the legal system itself.  Becky spent nearly two decades on the bench—first as a Colorado state trial judge and then on the Colorado Supreme Court. After …

Rebecca L. Sandefur is Professor in the School of Social and Family Dynamics at Arizona State University and Faculty Fellow at the American Bar Foundation. Her research investigates access to civil justice from every angle—from how legal services are …

Rebecca Chopp, Ph.D., has been chancellor of the University of Denver since September 2014. Informed by a campus-wide listening tour during her first 100 days, Chopp announced a community-wide strategic planning effort called Imagine DU. Through …

Justice Berch began her career as an Associate and Partner with the firm McGroder, Tryon, Heller, Rayes & Berch from 1979-1985, before serving as Director of the Legal Writing Program at Arizona State University College of Law from 1986–1991 and …

Randall H. Warner was appointed Judge of the Superior Court of Arizona in August 2007. He is currently assigned to juvenile court, and previously served on family court, criminal court, and civil court assignments. From June 2015 through June 2018, Judge …