Conversations with the Legal Academy podcast
Conversations with the Legal Academy explores the scholarship and background of some of the nation’s leading legal scholars.
This podcast, released twice a month, brought to you by the University of Arkansas
School of Law, features wide-ranging interviews with renowned legal academics from
all over the country. Co-hosted by School of Law Director of Communications Darinda
Sharp and Sr. Associate Dean and Professor of Law Brian Gallini.
Conversations with the Legal Academy is available via iTunes or Soundcloud.
Alan Trammell, assistant professor at the University of Arkansas School of Law, discusses his work
on nationwide injunctions. The conversation was recorded in September 2018 about research
he conducted over the previous summer. | 16:35 minutes; published January 25, 2018
Fidel Calero, manger of education services for the AccessLex Institute Southwest Territory, discusses
financing legal education. Calero was on campus in October of 2018 to launch a partnership
between AccessLex and the law school and to give a presentation to students on financial
planning. | 16:27 minutes; published December 14, 2018
Margaret Sova McCabe, the 13th dean of the University of Arkansas School of Law, discusses her research
interests and transition to Fayetteville. McCabe began her deanship during the summer
of 2018. The interview was recorded in September of that year. | 20:30 minutes; published November 30, 2018
Zoe Niesel, assistant professor, director of the Law Success Program and co-director of the
Legal Research and Writing Program at St. Mary’s University School of Law, discusses
her research on defining personal jurisdiction in the age of internet contacts. She
was on campus in March of 2018 as part of the law school's speaker exchange. | 15:30 minutes; published August 31, 2018
Lua Kamal Yuille, associate professor at the University of Kansas School of Law, discusses her research
on "The Myth of Autonomy." She was on campus in March of 2018 as part of the law school's
speaker exchange. | 22:52 minutes; published July 27, 2018
Michael Green, professor at Texas A & M University School of Law, discusses his research on retaliation
against Black Work Matters. He was on campus in April of 2018 as part of the law school's
speaker exchange. | 22:52 minutes; published July 27, 2018
Michael Ariens, professor, director of faculty scholarship and Englehardt Research
Fellow at Saint Mary's University School of Law, discusses his research on American
legal ethics. He was on campus in February of 2017 as part of the law school’s speaker
exchange. | 16:40 minutes; published July 14, 2018
Sarah Adams-Schoen, associate professor at the University of Arkansas Little Rock
William H. Bowen School of Law, discusses her research on local governments and climate
resilience. She was on campus in March of 2018 as part of the law school's speaker
exchange. | 21:23 minutes; published June 22, 2018
Margot Pollans, faculty director of the Pace-NRDC Food Law Initiative and assistant professor at
the Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law, discusses her research on the FDA,
the environment and nutrition. She was on campus in February of 2018 as part of the
law school's speaker exchange. | 16:39 minutes; published May 25, 2018
Josh Galperin, the director of the Environmental Protection Clinic and clinical lecturer
in law at Yale Law School, discusses his research on private environmental governance.
He was on campus as part of the Arkansas Law Review Symposium in October of 2017.
| 21:45 minutes; published May 11, 2018
Jill Lens, an associate professor at the University of Arkansas School of Law, discusses her
research tort law and recognition of reproductive losses. Lens joined the U of A faculty
in January of 2018, and the conversation was recorded in February. | 26:11 minutes; published April 27, 2018
Regina Hopper, alumna and senior vice president global public policy, GRIDSmart Technologies,
talks with Darinda Sharp about her work with integrated mobility through connected
and automated technologies. She was on campus in February of 2018 to accept the Gayle
Pettus Pontz Award. | 29:34 minutes; published April 13, 2018
University of Arkansas associate professors of law Tiffany Murphy and Jon Marshfield talk with Senior Associate Dean Brian Gallini about their research, writing process
and article submission strategies. | 26:59 minutes; published March 23, 2018
Daniel B. Rodriguez, dean and Harold Washington Professor at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, talks with Darinda Sharp about his research on federalism. He was on campus as part
of the Hartman Hotz Lectures in Law and Liberal Arts to present “Federalism Before and After Trump.” | 22:42 minutes; published March 9, 2018
University of Arkansas associate professors of law Tiffany Murphy and Jon Marshfield talk with Senior Associate Dean Brian Gallini about what brought them to the U of
A, the origin of the passion for their fields of study and how their personal experiences
have informed their research. | 31:10 minutes; published February 15, 2018
Tonja Jacobi, a professor at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, discusses her research on the
hidden psychology of constitutional criminal procedure. Jacobi was on campus in January
of 2017 as part of the law school’s speaker exchange.| 12:57 minutes; published January 25, 2018
Laura Hines, professor at the University of Kansas School of Law, discusses her research on Consensual
Cy Pres. She was on campus in January of 2016 for the University of Arkansas School
of Law’s speaker exchange series. | 19:41 minutes; published December 22, 2017
- Episode 11: Freedom of Speech in the Digital Age featuring Jeffrey Rosen
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Jeffery Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center and a law professor at George Washington University, talks with Senior Associate
Dean Brian Gallini about his research. He was on campus to discuss “The Future of
Privacy and Free Speech in the Age of Google and Facebook” as part of the Hartman Hotz Lectures in Law and Liberal Arts.| 16:35 minutes; published November 15, 2017
- Direct links to episode: iTunes | SoundCloud
- Episode 10: The Intersection of Law and Entrepreneurship featuring Theresa Fette
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Theresa Fette is the founder and CEO of Provident Trust Group. An alumna of the University
of Arkansas the School of Law and Sam M. Walton College of Business, she discusses
her career and memories from her days at the U of A. Fette was on campus in March
of 2016 to receive the Gayle Pettus Pontz Award from the Women Law Students' Association.
| 16:35 minutes; published October 18, 2017
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- Episode 9: Farming and Agricultural Law featuring Allen Olson
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Allen Olson, an agricultural attorney and visiting professor in the University of
Arkansas School of Law LL.M. Program in Agricultural and Food Law, discusses his practice
and teaching. He is an alumnus of the law school’s LL.M. Program who represents farmers,
ranchers and related businesses in Georgia and nationwide. He was on campus in February
of 2017 to teach a four-day intensive course titled "Representing Farmers: Farm Programs,
Crop Insurance and a Few Other Things You Need to Know." | 14:04 minutes; published September 21, 2017
- Direct links to episode: iTunes | SoundCloud
- Episode 8: Comparative Law and State Constitutions featuring Vikram Amar
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Vikram Amar, dean and Iwan Foundation Professor of Law at the University of Illinois
College of Law, discusses his research on state and federal constitutions. Amar was
on campus in January of 2016 to serve as keynote for the law school’s annual Arkansas Law Review Symposium.| 25:16 minutes; published August 18, 2017
- Direct links to episode: iTunes | SoundCloud
- Episode 7: Business Litigation and Memories of the U of A with Connie Lewis Lensing
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University of Arkansas alumna and senior vice president of litigation and employment
at FedEx Express Connie Lewis Lensing was on campus in March of 2016 to accept the
Gayle Pettus Pontz award. While on campus, she discussed her career path, her memories
of law school and the importance of passion. | 18:40 minutes; published July 20, 2017
- Direct links to episode: iTunes | SoundCloud
- Episode 6: The Real Cost of Free Internet Services featuring John Newman
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Explore the Myth of Free with John Newman, assistant professor at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.
He was on campus in March of 2016 for the University of Arkansas School of Law’s speaker
exchange series. | 9:11 minutes; published June 21, 2017
- Direct links to episode: iTunes | SoundCloud
- Episode 5: How Governments, Corporations, Households Influence Enviornmental Law featuring Michael Vandenbergh
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Michael Vandenbergh, the David Daniels Allen Distinguished Chair of Law at Vanderbilt
Law School, talks with Darinda Sharp about his research on climate change and the
law. He was on campus in March of 2016 as part of the University of Arkansas School
of Law’s speaker exchange program. | 21:46 minutes; published May 17, 2017
- Direct links to episode: iTunes | SoundCloud
- Episode 4: Third Party Beneficiary Law featuring David Epstein
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David Epstein, the George E. Allen Chair at the University of Richmond School of Law
and former dean of the University of Arkansas School of Law, was on campus in February
of 2016 as part of the University of Arkansas School of Law’s speaker exchange program.
He and Darinda Sharp discuss his research on third party beneficiary law. | 17:04 minutes; published April 19, 2017
- Direct links to episode: iTunes | SoundCloud
- Episode 3: History, Constitutional Interpretation and Lessons from the Vice Presidency featuring Joel Goldstein
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Vice presidential scholar Joel Goldstein discusses his research with Darinda Sharp. Goldstein, the Vincent C. Immel Professor
of Law at Saint Louis University School of Law, was on campus in April of 2016 as
part of the Hartman Hotz Lectures in Law and Liberal Arts. | 21:22 minutes; published March 21, 2017
- Direct links to episode: iTunes | SoundCloud
- Episode 2: Fan Fiction and the Law featuring Stacey Lantagne
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Darinda Sharp and Stacey Lantagne, assistant professor at the University of Mississippi School of Law, discuss her
research on fan fiction and the law. Lantagne was on campus in February of 2016 as
part of the University of Arkansas School of Law’s speaker exchange program. | 28:17 minutes; published March 21, 2017 - Direct links to episode: iTunes | SoundCloud
- Episode 1: Cognitive Science and the Law featuring Deborah Jones Merritt
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In this inaugural episode, Darinda Sharp talks with Deborah Jones Merritt, the John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law at Ohio State University.
Merritt talks about her research in cognitive science and the law. She was on campus
in November of 2015 as part of the Hartman Hotz Lectures in Law and Liberal Arts.
| 32:52 minutes; published February 24, 2017
- Direct links to episode: iTunes | SoundCloud
