17th Annual Clifford Symposium
Festschrift for Robert Rabin
Bob Rabin is one of the towering figures of American tort law. His work has influenced the way we think about virtually all the critical questions confronted by tort scholars. His writings on the tobacco controversy, alternative compensation systems and tort theory have powerfully affected discourse on these topics. His casebook, with Franklin and Green, has served as the introduction to tort law for thousands of students. In 2008, Bob was the recipient of the William Prosser Award for scholarship, teaching and service from the AALS Section on Torts and Compensation. Bob also has been a great friend to the Clifford Symposium. He has appeared on the program more than a half dozen times and has contributed seminal pieces about enabling torts (49 DePaul Law Review), the tobacco wars (51 DePaul Law Review), the September 11th Compensation Fund (53 DePaul Law Review), and noneconomic loss (55 DePaul Law Review). It is with the greatest pleasure and pride that we seek to honor our dear friend and colleague, Bob Rabin, at the 2011 Clifford Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy.
Symposium Faculty
Kenneth Abraham, University of Virginia School of Law
Nora Engstrom, Stanford Law School
Myriam Gilles, Cardozo School of Law
John Goldberg, Harvard Law School
Michael Green, Wake Forest University School of Law
Gregory Keating, University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Stephan Landsman, DePaul University College of Law
Ellen Pryor,Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
Robert Rabin, Stanford Law School
Peter Schuck, Yale Law School
Anthony Sebok, Cardozo School of Law
Catherine Sharkey, New York University School of Law
Stephen Sugarman, University of California, Berkley, School of Law
Benjamin Zipursky, Fordham University School of Law
Schedule
The Clifford Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy
In 1994, Robert A. Clifford (’76) endowed a faculty chair in tort law and social policy. The chair gives meaningful expression to his belief that the civil justice system serves a number of vital interests in American society. The Clifford Chair at DePaul provides a vehicle for exploration of the civil justice system in an intellectually rigorous fashion. Professor Stephan Landsman currently holds the chair.
In addition to providing support for faculty research and teaching, the endowment makes possible an annual symposium addressing a timely issue in the civil justice area. The purpose of the symposium is to bring the latest scholarship and advances in legal practice to lawyers and scholars who specialize in tort law, civil justice and related fields.
Registration
The Clifford Symposium is free and open to the public. Because of space limitations, however, those interested in attending are encouraged to register in advance. Registrants will be given preference with regard to attendance, luncheon and distribution of materials. Registration must be completed no later than Tuesday, April 12, 2011. Walk-ins are welcome, but space is not guaranteed.
This program has been approved for up to 6.5 hours of CLE credit.
April 14 and 15, 2011
DePaul Center, Room 8005
1 E. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604
