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- About
About USC Gould
USC Gould is a top-ranked law school with a 115-year history and reputation for academic excellence. We are located on the beautiful 228-acre USC University Park Campus, just south of downtown Los Angeles.
- Academics
Academics
Learn about our rigorous and interdisciplinary curriculum, our invaluable experiential learning opportunities, and the breadth and depth of our specialized areas of concentration and certificate offerings.
- Admissions
Admissions
USC Gould helps prepare you for a stellar legal career. You can pursue a JD degree, one of our numerous graduate and international offerings, or an online degree or certificate.
- Students
Students
Participate in an unparalleled learning experience with diversity of people and thought. Get involved in the law school community and participate in activities that enhance your studies.
- Careers
Careers
We work closely with students, graduates and employers to support successful career goals and outcomes. Our overall placement rate is consistently strong, with 94 percent of our JD class employed within 10 months after graduation.
- Faculty
Faculty
Our faculty is distinguished for its scholarship, as well as for its commitment to teaching. Our 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio creates an intimate and collegial learning environment.
- Alumni and Giving
Alumni and Giving
The global Trojan network of more than 10,000 law alumni and donors include recognized leaders in numerous fields who are deeply committed to supporting student and law school success.
Faculty Distinctions and Awards
- FACULTY DIRECTORY
- LECTURERS IN LAW DIRECTORY
- EXPERTS DIRECTORY
- FACULTY IN THE NEWS
- SCHOLARSHIP AND PUBLICATIONS
- DISTINCTIONS AND AWARDS
- + CENTERS AND INITIATIVES
- CENTER FOR LAW AND PHILOSOPHY (CLP)
- CENTER FOR LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCE (CLASS)
- CENTER FOR LAW, HISTORY AND CULTURE (CLHC)
- CENTER FOR TRANSNATIONAL LAW AND BUSINESS (CTLB)
- IMMIGRANTS AND GLOBAL MIGRATION INITIATIVE (IGMI)
- INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM INSTITUTE (IRI)
- PACIFIC CENTER FOR HEALTH POLICY AND ETHICS
- SAKS INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL HEALTH LAW, POLICY, AND ETHICS
- WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES
Faculty of the USC Gould School of Law have been widely recognized for their achievements in scholarship and teaching and for their contributions to the profession and the public. They are frequently invited to testify before Congress and other bodies and to deliver distinguished lectures at universities, learned societies and national and international meetings. They have also received numerous prizes and been elected to membership in important academies and institutes, including:
American Law Institute (Elected Members)
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Carnegie Foundation of New York
Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award Trust
Phi Kappa Phi (Faculty Inductees)
Institute for Advanced Study
Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences
Stanford Humanities Center
Radcliffe Institute
Rockefeller Foundation
Society for Empirical Legal Studies
Early Career Scholars Medal (American Law Institute)
- 2015: Michael Simkovic
American Association of Law Libraries
Harvard University Society of Fellows
Phi Kappa Phi Faculty Recognition Award
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USC Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2014: Christopher D. Stone
- 2009: Marshall Cohen
- 2007: W. David Slawson
USC Associates Awards for Creativity in Research and Scholarship
- 2009: Edward J. McCaffery
- 2004: Elyn R. Saks
- 1980: Christopher D. Stone
USC Associates Awards for Excellence in Teaching
- 2014: Thomas Griffith
- 1984: Stephen J. Morse
- 1977: Robert C. Ellickson
- 1974: Scott H. Bice
- 1970: Gary Bellow
- 1967: Leonard G. Ratner
- 1962: Victor S. Netterville
- 1961: G. Richard Wicks
Mellon Mentoring Award
- 2015: Hannah Garry (Faculty Mentoring Graduate Students)
- 2013: Martin L. Levine (Special Mentoring Award)
- 2012: Scott Altman (Faculty Mentoring Faculty)
- 2011: Ariela Gross (Faculty Mentoring Graduate Students)
- 2005: Thomas Lyon (Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Students)
William A. Rutter Distinguished Teaching Award
- 2019: Scott Altman
- 2018: Robert K. Rasmussen
- 2017: Ariela Gross
- 2016: Michael Chasalow
- 2015: Donald Scotten
- 2014: Thomas Lyon
- 2013: Rebecca Brown
- 2012: Stephen M. Rich
- 2011: Christopher D. Stone
- 2010: Ronald Garet
- 2009: Thomas Griffith
- 2008: Charles Whitebread
- 2007: Scott Bice
Outstanding Contributions to the LGBT Community (California State Assembly Resolution No 1420)
- 2010: David Cruz
Walter Wolf Award for Defense of Academic Freedom (USC Academic Senate)
- 2018: Ronald Garet
- 2016: Alexander M. Capron
Distinguished Faculty Service Award (USC Academic Senate)
- 2017: Jody Armour
- 2017: Rebecca Lonergan
- 2014: Martin Levine
- 2012: Alexander M. Capron
- 2008: Ronald Garet
Book and Article Awards
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Ariela J. Gross, for WHAT BLOOD WON'T TELL: A HISTORY OF RACE ON TRIAL IN AMERICA
- James Willard Hurst, Jr. Prize (best book in sociolegal history), 2009, Law and Society Association
- Prize for Best Book on Race, Ethnicity and Politics, 2009, American Political Science Association
- Lillian Smith Book Award, 2009, Southern Regional Council, University of Georgia Libraries and the DeKalb County Public Library/Georgia Center for the Book
- CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of 2009
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Elyn R. Saks, for THE CENTER CANNOT HOLD: MY JOURNEY THROUGH MADNESS
- Top Ten Non-Fiction Books of the Year, 2007, Time Magazine
- National Best Books 2008 Awards, Winner in the Health: Psychology/Mental Health Category, USA Book News Award
- Advocacy Award, 2007, Mental Health Advocacy Services
- Best Memoir in Inspirational Category, 2007, Books for a Better Life
- National Alliance on Mental Illness, Outstanding Media Awards: Literary Award
- National Alliance on Mental Illness-NYC Metro's Kenneth Johnson Memorial Research Library, 2008 Ken Book Award
- Jacques Brien Prize, Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute
- Mardi Arquette Spirit Award, 2008, Southern California Counseling Center
- Distinguished Citizen Award, 2008, American College of Psychoanalysts
- Top Ten Non-Fiction Books of the Year, 2007, Time Magazine
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Dan Simon, for IN DOUBT: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS
- Book Award for Authored Book, 2015, American Psychology-Law Society
- Book Award for Authored Book, 2015, American Psychology-Law Society
- Christopher D. Stone, for WHERE THE LAW ENDS
- Best Book Award (Social Issues in Management Division), 1992, Academy of Management
- Daniel Klerman, for Was the Jury Ever Self-Informing?
- Sutherland Prize (best article in English legal history), 2004, American Society for Legal History
- Daniel Klerman, for Settlement and the Decline of Private Prosecution in Thirteenth Century England
- David Yale Prize (distinguished contribution to the history of the laws and legal institutions of England and Wales), 2001, Selden Society
- Michael Simkovic, for Competition and Crisis in Mortgage Securitization
- Best Professional Article, 2012, American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers
Professional Recognition
(Leadership in Scholarly Organizations; National Fellowships; etc.)
- American Council of Learned Societies
- Ariela J. Gross [Collaborative Research Fellowship, 2017-18]
- Ariela J. Gross [Frederick J. Burkhardt Fellowship, 2003-04]
- Hilary Schor [Summer Research Fellowship, 1989]
- American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics
- Alexander M. Capron [President, 1988-89]
- International Association of Bioethics
- Alexander M. Capron [President, 2005-07]
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- Ariela J. Gross [Long-Term Fellowship]
- Organization of American Historians
- Ariela J. Gross [Distinguished Lecturer, 2010-16]
- Society for Empirical Legal Studies
- Daniel Klerman [Co-President, 2008-09]
FACULTY IN THE NEWS
CNET
August 20, 2019
Re: Thomas Lenz
Thomas Lenz was quoted on a YouTubers Union in Germany challenging Google to demand more insights on how the company decides whether some videos are taken down or demonetized. Lenz said the company gave a range of reactions when it handled similar situations in the past."If you've seen the different facets of these issues arise, you study those and how best to respond," said Lenz, referring to Google's management. "You're going to be more savvy with those issues."
RECENT SCHOLARSHIP
Dorothy S. Lund
June, 2019
"Toward a Mission Statement for Mutual Funds in Shareholder Litigation," National Business Law Scholars Conference, Berkeley School of Law, Berkeley, CA.
Daniel Klerman
June, 2019
“Law Matters – Less Than We Thought,” Bolch Judicial Institute, Duke Law School, Durham, NC.
Daniel Klerman
June, 2019
“Forum Selling Abroad,” Comparative Law Work-In-Progress Workshop, University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, IL.
