Faculty Expertise: Federal CourtsKristen V. Hardy Senior Lecturer Email: k.hardy@law.ufl.edu Phone: (352) 273-0600Expertise: Federal Clerkships • Legal Drafting • Legal Writing • Nonprofit Organizations Drafting • Ben Johnson SSRNProfessor of Law Email: johnson@law.ufl.eduExpertise: Corporate Law • Federal Appellate Jurisdiction • Federal Courts • Formal and Quantitative Methods • Elizabeth T. Lear SSRNSelected WorksProfessor of Law Email: lear@law.ufl.edu Phone: (352) 273-0660Expertise: Class Action and Complex Litigation • Conflict of Laws • Federal Courts • Federal Jurisdiction • Merritt McAlister SSRNInterim Dean Email: mcalister@law.ufl.edu Phone: (352) 273-0603Expertise: Constitutional Law • Court Rules and Procedures • Federal Civil Procedure • Federal Clerkships • Federal Courts • Judicial Administration • Browse Expertises AccountingAdministrative LawAdverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)Africa (particularly Rwanda)Agricultural LawAlternative Dispute ResolutionAntitrust and Competition PolicyAppellate AdvocacyArbitrationArt LawArtificial IntelligenceAtrocity CrimesAtrocity Prevention and ResponseBankruptcyBill of RightsBiotechnology LawBlockchainBusiness & Corporate LawBusiness SuccessionBystanders and UpstandersCentral Bank Digital CurrencyCharitable Entities and Charitable GivingChild Abuse and NeglectChild WelfareChildren & the LawChildren's PrivacyChildren's RightsChinese Law and EconomyCivil LitigationCivil Litigation & ProcedureCivil ProcedureCivil RightsClass Action and Complex LitigationClimate ChangeCommercial LitigationCommunications LawComparative Corporate LawComparative LawComplex LitigationCondominium LawConflict of LawsConservation BiologyConstitutional Criminal ProcedureConstitutional HistoryConstitutional LawContract LitigationContract Negotiation and DraftingContractsCopyrightCorporate & Business TaxCorporate FinanceCorporate LawCorporate Social ResponsibilityCorporate TaxCorporate Tax LawCorporationsCourt Rules and ProceduresCriminal LawCriminal ProcedureCross-Border TaxationCryptocurrencyCubaCybersecurityData Privacy & AccessDeath PenaltyDebt CeilingDebtor-Creditor RelationsDefamationDeficits and National DebtDemocracy and the Rule of LawDigital CitizenshipDispute ResolutionDistributed EnergyDistributive JusticeEconomic Analysis of LawElectric Grid ReliabilityElectronic DiscoveryEminent DomainEmpirical Analysis of LawEmpirical MethodsEmpirical ResearchEnergyEnvironmental LawEnvironmental Tax LawEqual Rights AmendmentEstate PlanningEstates & TrustsEthics & Professional ResponsibilityEthics and Regulation of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Medical SoftwareEuropean International LawEuropean UnionEvidenceEvolutionary BiologyExcludeExempt OrganizationsExternshipsFamily LawFamily Law (Parentage)Federal Appellate JurisdictionFederal Civil ProcedureFederal ClerkshipsFederal CourtsFederal Income TaxFederal Income Tax ControversyFederal JurisdictionFederal Transfer Taxes (Estate, Gift and GST)FederalismFeminist JurisprudenceFiduciary DutiesFifth AmendmentFinanceFinancial AnalysisFinancial RegulationFinTechFirst AmendmentFlorida ConstitutionFlorida Constitutional HistoryFood & Drug LawFormal and Quantitative MethodsFoundations of Private LawFourteenth AmendmentFourth AmendmentFree ExpressionFreedom of ExpressionFreedom of Information ActFreedom of PressFreedom of SpeechFuture InterestsGeneticsGlobal Tax DevelopmentGovernment InformationGun RightsHealth and Fitness Industry LawHealth LawHealth Law and PolicyHeirs' Property RightsHuman RightsHuman TraffickingImmigration LawIncarceration LawIncome Tax LawIncome Taxation of Estates and TrustsInsurance LawIntellectual PropertyInternational and Regional Human Rights (Inter-America and Europe)International and Transitional JusticeInternational and Transnational LawInternational Commercial ArbitrationInternational Contract LawInternational Courts and Tribunals (including the International Criminal Court)International Criminal LawInternational Economic LawInternational Environmental LawInternational Human Rights LawInternational Humanitarian LawInternational Intellectual PropertyInternational Investment ArbitrationInternational LawInternational Sales LawInternational TaxInternational Tax LawInternational TradeInternational Trade and BusinessInternet LawIntimate Partner ViolenceJapanese LawJewish LawJudicial AdministrationJurisprudenceLabor & Employment LawLand UseLarge Public Company BankruptciesLaw and DiplomacyLaw and EconomicsLaw and ReligionLaw and ScienceLaw and TechnologyLegal Document DraftingLegal DraftingLegal EthicsLegal HistoryLegal ResearchLegal StrategyLegal TechnologyLegal TheoryLegal WritingLegislationLegislation (including Bad Samaritan Laws)LGBT IssuesLibrary OutreachLimits of Economic AnalysisLocal GovernmentLocal Government LawMarriage EqualityMass Media LawMedia LawMediationMedicaidMedical TechnologyMental HealthMergers & AcquisitionsMindfulness in the LawNational Security LawNatural ResourcesNegotiationNondisclosure AgreementsNonprofit Organizations DraftingOcean and Coastal Law & PolicyPartnership TaxPhilosophy of LawPoverty LawPrivacyPrivacy TortsProbate and Fiduciary AdministrationProfessional ResponsibilityProperty LawPublic Health LawPublic International LawPuerto RicoRace & CrimeRailroads and Railroad LawReal EstateRegulation of Clinical LaboratoriesRegulation of Financial InstitutionsRegulation of Genomic and Gene-editing TechnologiesRenewable EnergyS.T.E.M. subjectsSecond AmendmentSecured TransactionsSecuritiesSecurities RegulationSentencingSexual OrientationSharentingSocial EntrepreneurshipSocial JusticeSocial MediaSocial SecuritySociology of LawSovereigntySpace Law & PolicySpace TaxationState and Federal ProsecutionState Constitutional LawStates RightsStatutory InterpretationSustainabilitySystems Analysis of LawTakings Clause JurisprudenceTax LawTax LegislationTax PolicyTax ProcedureTax TreatiesTaxationTaxation of Corporations and PartnershipsTaxation of Estates & TrustsTechnologyTechnology Law and PolicyTenth AmendmentTort LawTransgender RightsTrauma Informed Client RepresentationTrial and Appellate AdvocacyTrial PracticeU.S. Foreign PolicyU.S. National SecurityU.S. Supreme CourtU.S. Territorial PossessionsUnited Nations (including the UN Security Council)Urban and Regional PlanningUrban RevitalizationVeterans LawVulnerability TheoryWar and War CrimesWater LawWhite Collar CrimeWildlife LawWillsWomen & Gender HistoryWomen, Gender and the LawWrongful ConvictionsZoning
