Resident Faculty
Law and economics, quantitative methods/statistics in the law
- Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- His research interests include law and economics, empirical methods, judicial decision-making and criminal sentencing
- Rejoined the faculty as professor of law in 2016 after previously serving on the faculty from 2008 until 2012
Race and law, constitutional law, employment discrimination
- Clerked for Judge Cornelia G. Kennedy of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Served for seven years as inaugural director of the UVA Center for the Study of Race and Law
- Scholarship focuses on equal protection, especially involving race and sexual orientation (Faculty Q&A)
Legal research and writing
- Was an associate with BakerHostetler, practicing commercial litigation in Washington, D.C., and Orlando
- Litigation at trial and appellate levels, including cases involving real estate, contract disputes, election law and class action.
Criminal law, civil rights, race
- Clerked for Judge Diane Wood of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and Judge Jack Weinstein of the Eastern District of New York
- Worked as a trial attorney and special litigation attorney for the Orleans Public Defenders
- Recent scholarship has focused on legal history, race and criminal juries