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Sherri R. Carter has served as Executive Officer and Clerk of Court for the Los Angeles Superior Court since September 2013. Ms. Carter previously served as the Court Executive Officer and Clerk of Court for the Superior Court of California, County of …

Sheila Slocum Hollis is chair of the Washington, D.C. office of Duane Morris LLP. She just completed 12 years of service on the firm’s Executive Committee and Partners’ Board. She was the founding managing partner of the firm’s Washington office and its …

Scott Greytak is the Policy Counsel and Research Analyst for Justice at Stake, where he designs and manages advocacy campaigns to protect courts from special-interest influence and politicization by utilizing legislative, litigative, communications, and …

Scott Bales was Executive Director at IAALS from September 2019 through July 2020, joining the organization after retiring from the Arizona Supreme Court, where he had served for fourteen years, including as Chief Justice from 2014–2019. He is a member of …

Sarah Clark is Counsel to the Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court, a special two-year appointment that combines her expertise as a lawyer with her love for policy and public service. Before being selected by Chief Justice Michael Bender to help …

Sarah Chamness Long is a Senior Research Director with the International Programs (INPRO) department of NORC at the University of Chicago, where she manages the implementation of international evaluation, research, and survey projects. In her previous …

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 …