Faculty Expertise: Federal Jurisdiction Elizabeth T. Lear SSRN Selected Works Professor of Law Email: lear@law.ufl.edu Phone: (352) 273-0660 Expertise: Class Action and Complex Litigation • Conflict of Laws • Federal Courts • Federal Jurisdiction • Browse Expertises Abortion and Reproductive RightsAccountingAdministrative LawAdverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)AdvocacyAffirmative ActionAfrica (particularly Rwanda)Africa and African StudiesAgricultural LawAlternative Dispute ResolutionAntitrustAntitrust and Competition PolicyAntitrust Law and EconomicsAppellate AdvocacyArbitrationArt LawArtificial IntelligenceArtificial IntelligenceAtrocity CrimesAtrocity Prevention and ResponseAttorney ConductBankruptcyBill of RightsBiotechnology LawBlockchainBusiness & Corporate LawBusiness SuccessionBusiness TransactionsBystanders and UpstandersCampus ClimateCentral 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 ChangeClimate Change AdaptationClinical Legal EducationCommercial LawCommercial LitigationCommunications LawComparative Corporate LawComparative LawComparative Law (Latin America)Complex LitigationCondominium LawConflict of LawsConservation Real Estate LawConstitutional Criminal ProcedureConstitutional HistoryConstitutional LawConstitutional Law and Civil RightsContract LitigationContract Negotiation and DraftingContractsCopyrightCorporate & Business TaxCorporate FinanceCorporate GovernanceCorporate LawCorporate Social ResponsibilityCorporate TaxCorporate Tax LawCorporationsCourt Rules and ProceduresCriminal DefenseCriminal LawCriminal ProcedureCriminal ProsecutionCritical Race TheoryCross-Border TaxationCryptocurrencyCubaCyber LawCybersecurityData Privacy & AccessDeath PenaltyDebt CeilingDebtor-Creditor RelationsDefamationDeficits and National DebtDemocracy and the Rule of LawDigital CitizenshipDispute ResolutionDistributed EnergyDistributive JusticeEconomic Analysis of LawEconomicsElectric Grid ReliabilityElectronic DiscoveryEleventh AmendmentEminent DomainEmpirical Analysis of LawEmpirical ResearchEmployment LawEnergyEnvironmental JusticeEnvironmental LawEqual ProtectionEqual Rights AmendmentEstate & Gift TaxEstate PlanningEstatesEstates & TrustsEthics & Professional ResponsibilityEthics & regulation of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Medical SoftwareEthics and Regulation of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Medical SoftwareEuropeEuropean UnionEvidenceExcludeExecutive PowersExempt OrganizationsExternshipsFamily LawFamily Law (Parentage)FarmworkersFederal Administrative LawFederal Civil ProcedureFederal ClerkshipsFederal ClerkshipsFederal CourtsFederal Income TaxFederal Income Tax ControversyFederal JurisdictionFederal SentencingFederal Transfer Taxes (Estate, Gift and GST)FederalismFeminist JurisprudenceFeminist TheoryFiduciary 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LawInternational Economic LawInternational Environmental LawInternational Human Rights LawInternational Humanitarian LawInternational Intellectual PropertyInternational Investment ArbitrationInternational LawInternational Sales LawInternational TaxInternational Trade and BusinessInternet LawInterviewing and CounselingIntimate Partner ViolenceJewish LawJudicial AdministrationJudicial PoliticsJurisprudenceLand UseLarge Public Company BankruptciesLatin AmericaLaw and ReligionLaw and TechnologyLegal Document DraftingLegal DraftingLegal EducationLegal EthicsLegal HistoryLegal Information and TechnologyLegal ResearchLegal SkillsLegal StrategyLegal TechnologyLegal TheoryLegal WritingLegislationLegislation (including Bad Samaritan Laws)LGBT IssuesLibrary OutreachLimits of Economic AnalysisLocal GovernmentLocal Government LawMarriage EqualityMasculinities TheoryMass Media LawMedia LawMediationMedical TechnologyMental HealthMergersMergers & AcquisitionsMigrant LaborMindfulness in the LawNational Security LawNatural ResourcesNegotiationNon-ProfitsNonprofit Organizations DraftingOcean and Coastal Law & PolicyOriginalismPartnership TaxPolice PracticesPoverty LawPresidential PowersPrivacyPrivacy TortsProbate and Fiduciary AdministrationProfessional ResponsibilityProfessionalismProperty LawPublic Health LawPublic International LawPuerto RicoRace & CrimeRace & Race RelationsRailroads and Railroad LawReal EstateRegulationRegulation of Clinical LaboratoriesRegulation of Financial InstitutionsRegulation of Genomic and Gene-editing TechnologiesRegulatory Impact AssessmentRegulatory TakingsRenewable EnergyRestorative JusticeS.T.E.M. subjectsSea Level RiseSecond AmendmentSection 1983 SuitsSecured TransactionsSecuritiesSecurities RegulationSentencingSex OffendersSexual HarassmentSexual OrientationSexual ViolenceSharentingSixth AmendmentSocial EntrepreneurshipSocial JusticeSocial MediaSocial SecuritySociology of LawSovereigntyStand Your Ground LawState and Federal ProsecutionState Constitutional LawStates RightsStatutory InterpretationSupreme CourtSupreme Court Agenda SettingSustainabilitySystems Analysis of LawTakings Clause JurisprudenceTaxTax LawTax LegislationTax PolicyTaxation of Corporations and PartnershipsTaxation of Estates & TrustsTechnologyTechnology Law and PolicyTenth AmendmentTextualismTitle IXTort LawTransactional Law & PracticeTransgender RightsTrauma Informed Client RepresentationTrial and Appellate AdvocacyTrial PracticeTrial ProcedureTrustsU.S. Foreign PolicyU.S. International TaxU.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 LawWetlandsWhite Collar CrimeWillsWomen & Gender HistoryWomen, Gender and the LawWrongful ConvictionsZoning
