Brian Leiter's Law School Reports

Caron from Cincinnati to Pepperdine

Paul Caron (tax), longtime faculty member at the University of Cincinnati and, of course, tax blogger extraordinaire, and Emperor of a vast blog empire, has accepted a senior offer from the law school at Pepperdine University, effective this fall.  Congratulations to Paul, and to Pepperdine, which has been on a steep upward trajectory of both lateral and junior hiring over the last decade.

Fisher Named Dean at Connecticut

Timothy Fisher, a partner at McCarter and English, has been named the new dean of the University of Connecticut School of Law.  He replaces Jeremy Paul who left this past summer to head up Northeastern Law.

Keefe Out, Wolfe In at SLU

Interim dean Tom Keefe has resigned as dean of the Saint Louis University School of Law.  He has been replaced by longtime SLU professor (and former Missouri Supreme Court Justice) Michael Wolff.

Judge Markell to Florida State

Here's a move we don't see that often, so it deserves it's own post:  Judge Bruce Markell will be leaving his post as a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge in Nevada, to take up a named chair on the law faculty at Florida State University effective this summer.  Judge Markell is no stranger to academia, however; before his appointment to the bankruptcy court, he taught for many years on the law faculties at Indiana University at Bloomingon, and then at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Lateral Moves Update

The Faculty Lounge version is here.

Holmes to Become Dean of LaVerne

Gilbert Holmes, professor at (and former dean of) the University of Baltimore School of Law, has been named the new dean of the University of LaVerne College of Law, starting this summer.

Brown Named Dean of Quinnipiac Law

Jennifer Gerarda Brown has been named the new dean of the Quinnipiac University School of Law.

Conison from Valpo to Charlotte

Valparaiso University School of Law Dean Jay Conison has announced that he will be moving to the for-profit Charlotte Law School as its new dean on April 15.

In Memoriam: Daniel Meador

Dan Meador, the James Monroe Professor of Law Emeritus at the University of Virginia, passed away on Saturday.  He was 86.  In addition to teaching at UVa, Meador - who received his JD from the University of Alabama - served as Alabama's dean from 1966-70.

Letsou Named Dean of Memphis

The University of Memphis School of Law has announced that Peter Letsou will become its new dean this ummer.  Letsou, a University of Chicago Law grad, moves to Memphis from Willamette Law.