Stephen Daniels

Research Professor
- 750 N. Lakeshore Drive
- 4th floor
- Chicago, 60611
- Phone: (312) 988-6528
- Fax: (312) 988-6579
Education
Ph.D., Political Science, University of Wisconsin
Bio
Stephen Daniels is a Senior Research Professor at the American Bar Foundation, and an Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from the…
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Research focus
Law and public policy; components of the U.S. civil justice system; U.S. Supreme Court/Constitutional Law. Research has addressed legal services for the poor, public opinion on the legal system, plaintiff's lawyers, juries, trial courts, and the politics of tort reform, including the areas of medical malpractice, products liability, and punitive damages.
Projects
- Legal Services for the Poor: A Supply Side Analysis
- Latest finding: Jan 23, 2008, with Joanne Martin
- Providing adequate legal services to the poor is a perennial problem. Typically, it is addressed in terms of the amount of unmet demand. Little attention, however, is paid to the supply side of the…
- Public Opinion and the Civil Justice System
- Latest finding: Jan 22, 2008
- What do people think of the civil justice system? This project seeks to answer that question against the backdrop of the politics of tort reform and the changes in the law that have resulted from the…
- It's Deja Vu All Over Again: Plaintiff's Lawyers and the Evolution of Tort Law and Practice in Texas
- Latest finding: Jan 22, 2008, with Joanne Martin
- This project is examining the effects of tort reform on plaintiffs’ lawyers’ practices through a study of the impact of a series of major tort reforms recently enacted in Texas.…
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Publications
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“Alive and Well (Maybe) in Texas: Plaintiffs’ Practice in
the Age of Tort Reform”
- New York Law School Law Review
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“Pro Bono, Not Just a Professional Responsibility”
- ABA Publishing
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“Pro Bono, Not Just a Professional Responsibility”
- ABA Publishing
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Presentations
- Public Attitudes towards the Civil Justice System
- Sep 2007
- The Turbulent Evolution of the Plaintiffs Bar: A Decade
of Change
- Jul 2006 with Joanne Martin
- Tort Reform and Lawyer Referral Networks: Disrupting
the Flow
- Jul 2006 with Joanne Martin
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Professional Service & Recognition
- Member, Editorial Board, Justice System Journal
- Member, Academic Advisory Committee, Roscoe Pound Foundation
Links
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