Development of Professional Identity through Volunteer Service and Leadership in Legal Writing Organizations
Location
Seminar Rooms 4&5 at the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, CA
Start Date
6-8-2016 3:35 PM
End Date
6-8-2016 4:10 PM
Aug 6th, 3:35 PM
Aug 6th, 4:10 PM
Development of Professional Identity through Volunteer Service and Leadership in Legal Writing Organizations
Seminar Rooms 4&5 at the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, CA
Speaker Bios
Bob Brain, Clinical Professor of Law, Loyola Law School Robert Brain began his legal career in the litigation department of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he received a pro bono award from the LA County Bar Association for his work with Public Counsel, and represented the ACLU in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. He later joined the faculty at Pepperdine University School of Law where he taught contracts, torts, constitutional law, sales and trial practice. While at Pepperdine, he co-taught a course on the history of the Supreme Court with Chief Justice Rehnquist, tried cases on a volunteer basis for the LA District Attorney’s Office and served as a commercial arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. Professor Brain later taught at McGeorge School of Law before becoming a partner at the litigation firm of Howarth & Smith where he tried fraud, defamation, securities, products liability and assault matters, representing clients like the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Suzuki Motor Corporation and the victims of 9/11. He joined the Loyola faculty in 2006.