Stephen Daniels

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; legal education; U.S. Supreme Court/Constitutional Law.  Research has addressed curricular innovation in U.S. law schools, legal services for the poor, public opinion on the legal system, plaintiffs’ lawyers, juries, trial courts, and the politics of tort reform, including the areas of medical malpractice, products liability, and punitive damages.

Professional Service & Recognition

• Member, Editorial Board, Justice System Journal, 2004 –present 
• Member, Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice Advisory Board for the Center for Judicial Performance and Integrity, 2012-present. 
• Member, Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice Judicial Performance Commission, Chicago, IL, 2010-2012.
• Member, Steering Committee for the development of the IAALS, University of Denver Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers Initiative, 2010-2011.
• Member, Planning Committee for IAALS, University of Denver Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers 2012 Conference, “The Development of Professional Identity in Legal Education: Rethinking Learning and Assessment,” 2011-2012
• Moderator, IAALS, University of Denver Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers 2012 Conference, “The Development of Professional Identity in Legal Education: Rethinking Learning and Assessment, September 27-29, 2012. 
• Advisor, Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers Initiative, 2011-present
• Participant, Amicus Curiae Brief of Professors Neil Vidmar, et al. in Support of Plaintiffs in Deborah Watts v. Lester E. Cox Medical Centers et al. (Supreme Court of Missouri, Case No. 91867), constitutional challenge to cap on damages in medical malpractice cases, October 2011 
• Participant, Amicus Curiae Brief of Professors Neil Vidmar, et al. in Support of Plaintiffs in Estate of Michelle Evette McCall, etc. et al. (Supreme Court of Florida, Case No. SC11-1148), constitutional challenge to cap on damages in medical malpractice cases, August 2011
• Participant, Amicus Curiae Brief of Professors of Law and Social Science in Support of the Plaintiff in G.W.I.S. v. Integrals Blackwell Regional Hospital (Supreme Court of Oklahoma, Case No. CQ-106506), constitutional challenge to cap on damages in medical malpractice cases, December 2008.
• Expert’s Affidavit (for plaintiff) in Taylor v. St. Joseph Medical Center (Circuit Court of Jackson County at Independence, Missouri, Case No. 0616-CV09673), constitutional challenge to cap on damages in medical malpractice cases (with Joanne Martin), September 2008.
•    Participant, Amicus Curiae Brief and Argument of Professors in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees in Lebron v. Gottlieb Memorial Hospital (Supreme Court of Illinois, Consolidated Docket Nos. 105741 & 105745), a constitutional challenge to cap on damages in medical malpractice cases,   August 2008.
• Expert’s Affidavit (for plaintiff) in Miller and Miller v. Johnson, M.D. (District Court of Douglas County, Kansas, Case No. 2004CV704, Division 6), constitutional challenge to Kansas cap  on damages in medical malpractice cases (with Joanne Martin), June 2007.
• Participant, Amicus Curiae Brief of Professors and Scholars in Support of Respondent in Philip Morris,   USA v. Williams, 549 U.S. 346 (2007) (Supreme Court of the United States), constitutional  challenge to awarding of punitive damages, September 2006. 
• Expert Witness (for plaintiff) in State of Alabama v. Exxon Corporation (Circuit Court of Montgomery  County, Alabama, Civil Action No. CV-99-2368), for post-trial motion regarding punitive damages, March 2004 (second trial).
• Participant, Amicus Curiae Brief of Certain Leading Social Scientists and Legal Scholars in Support of Respondents in State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. v. Campbell and Campbell, 538 US 408 (2003) (Supreme Court of the United States), constitutional challenge to awarding of punitive damages, September 2002.

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  • Traci Burch
  • John Comaroff
  • Stephen Daniels
  • Shari Seidman Diamond
  • Ronit Dinovitzer
  • Bryant G. Garth
  • Tom Ginsburg
  • John Hagan
  • Terence Halliday
  • James J. Heckman
  • Carol A. Heimer
  • John P. Heinz
  • Bonnie Honig
  • Ryon Lancaster
  • Steven D. Levitt
  • Elizabeth Mertz
  • Janice Nadler
  • Robert L. Nelson
  • Laura Beth Nielsen
  • Dylan C. Penningroth
  • Gabriele Plickert
  • Jothie Rajah
  • Rebecca Sandefur
  • Christopher Schmidt
  • Susan P. Shapiro
  • Christopher L. Tomlins
  • Victoria Saker Woeste
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