Faculty

Elon Law professor Faith Rivers James recently presented a paper on leadership as part of the Association of Leadership Educators (ALE) annual conference. The 2010 ALE Conference, titled "Learning, Leading, Serving" was held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 20 to 23.

Elon Law professor and criminal law expert Michael Rich is contributing during the month of August as a guest writer for "Snitching Blog," a comprehensive resource on legal developments, legislation, and news stories surrounding criminal informants.

Elon Law professor Henry Gabriel recently spoke at the World Bank Roundtable on Responsible Agricultural Development in Washington D.C on UNIDROIT's Role in Food Security and Agricultural Finance. He also spoke at the International Law Institute in Washington D.C. on The Proposed UNIDROIT Protocol on Agricultural Equipment Finance.

Henry Gabriel, professor of law at Elon University School of Law, has been appointed to the American Bar Association (ABA) International and Domestic Policy Advisory Group, a committee of the ABA Section of Science and Technology Law which seeks to promote sound policy and public understanding on issues at the intersection of law, science, and technology.

Elon Law professor Scott Gaylord provides insights into criteria voters can use when choosing judges in a Greensboro News and Record article published September 19.

An article by Elon Law professor Andy Haile, published as a special report in the September 20 edition of State Tax Notes, defends the constitutionality of a Colorado law aimed at reducing state and local tax losses due to noncompliance in the payment of taxes owed on Internet purchases. Tax losses from non-compliance on Internet purchases are projected to exceed $130 million for Colorado and $8.6 billion nationwide in 2010.

Elon Law professor David Levine will feature several nationally acclaimed scholars on his radio show and podcast Hearsay Culture this fall, including Sarah Rose, author of For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed History, and Columbia law professor Tim Wu, author of The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires.

Elon Law professor Michael Rich provides analysis of criminal proceedings related to defendants' rights to a speedy trial, in a September 17 Wilmington Star News article about a North Carolina woman who is awaiting trial after being charged with gambling and slot machine possession charges five years ago.