Michael I. Krauss
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Michael Ian Krauss is Professor of Law at George Mason University School of Law
, an American legal scholar and expert on tort law, products liability, jurisprudence and legal ethics. He is faculty advisor to George Mason's Federalist Society chapter, and lectures frequently at FS chapters across the country. During the Spring semester of 2010, Krauss was on leave at the University of Haifa, Princeton University (as a http://web.princeton.edu/sites/jmadison/people/fellows%20current.html [Madison Program Fellow]) and the Université de Paris II (Panthéon-Assas) teaching tort theory and completing a treatise on Products Liability (published by West in November 2010).
Krauss is also of Counsel to the Clearspire Law Firm, a pathbreaking effort to create a new and more ethical paradigm of legal practice.
Born in New York City and raised in Canada, Krauss holds a B.A. from Carleton University
, an LL.B. from l'Université de Sherbrooke
, and an LL.M. from Yale Law School
. He was hired as clerk to the Hon. Louis-Philippe Pigeon
of Canada's Supreme Court. In 1981 Krauss completed his doctoral residency as Columbia University's Law and Economics Fellow. He practiced corporate law in Québec City before becoming a law professor. He has taught at law schools in French Canada, English Canada, the United States, France, Israel and Guatemala. He has also served as a Commissioner for Québec's Human Rights Commission. Krauss was elected to the http://www.ali.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=about.overview [American Law Institute] in 2008. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the National Association of Scholars. He resides in Potomac, Maryland with his wife, Cynthia Conner, a vice president of the American Health Lawyers Association
. They are the parents of Rebecca Krauss (a 2010 graduate of Yale Law School
and currently a clerk for Justice Antonin Scalia
of the United States Supreme Court) and Joshua Krauss (a 2008 Graduate of the University of Maryland and currently a First Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps
). He has published widely in law reviews, magazines and newspapers, and is the author of four books, including (co-authored) the first and second editions of Legal Ethics in a Nutshell. He speaks to over a dozen student groups, across the nation, each year.
Krauss won George Mason University's "Teacher of the Year" award the first year it was attributed. The award may not be won twice by the same professor.
Krauss's younger brother, Lawrence, is a professor of Physics at Arizona State University.
George Mason University School of Law
George Mason University School of Law is the law school of George Mason University, a state university in Virginia, United States...
, an American legal scholar and expert on tort law, products liability, jurisprudence and legal ethics. He is faculty advisor to George Mason's Federalist Society chapter, and lectures frequently at FS chapters across the country. During the Spring semester of 2010, Krauss was on leave at the University of Haifa, Princeton University (as a http://web.princeton.edu/sites/jmadison/people/fellows%20current.html [Madison Program Fellow]) and the Université de Paris II (Panthéon-Assas) teaching tort theory and completing a treatise on Products Liability (published by West in November 2010).
Krauss is also of Counsel to the Clearspire Law Firm, a pathbreaking effort to create a new and more ethical paradigm of legal practice.
Born in New York City and raised in Canada, Krauss holds a B.A. from Carleton University
Carleton University
Carleton University is a comprehensive university located in the capital of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. The enabling legislation is The Carleton University Act, 1952, S.O. 1952. Founded as a small college in 1942, Carleton now offers over 65 programs in a diverse range of disciplines. Carleton has...
, an LL.B. from l'Université de Sherbrooke
Université de Sherbrooke
The Université de Sherbrooke is a large university with campuses located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada and Longueuil, a suburb of Montreal approximately west of Sherbrooke. It is one of two universities, and the only French language university, in the Estrie region of Quebec.In 2007, the...
, and an LL.M. from Yale Law School
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
. He was hired as clerk to the Hon. Louis-Philippe Pigeon
Louis-Philippe Pigeon
Louis-Philippe Pigeon, CC was a judge of the Supreme Court of Canada.Born Henryville, Quebec in 1905, the son of Arthur Pigeon and Maria Demers, he studied at Université Laval and obtained an LL.L in 1928...
of Canada's Supreme Court. In 1981 Krauss completed his doctoral residency as Columbia University's Law and Economics Fellow. He practiced corporate law in Québec City before becoming a law professor. He has taught at law schools in French Canada, English Canada, the United States, France, Israel and Guatemala. He has also served as a Commissioner for Québec's Human Rights Commission. Krauss was elected to the http://www.ali.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=about.overview [American Law Institute] in 2008. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the National Association of Scholars. He resides in Potomac, Maryland with his wife, Cynthia Conner, a vice president of the American Health Lawyers Association
American Health Lawyers Association
American Health Lawyers Association is a non-profit professional association which works with legal issues in the healthcare field with around 10,000 members. The AHLA was created on July 1, 1997, when the National Health Lawyers Association and the American Academy of Healthcare Attorneys ...
. They are the parents of Rebecca Krauss (a 2010 graduate of Yale Law School
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
and currently a clerk for Justice Antonin Scalia
Antonin Scalia
Antonin Gregory Scalia is an American jurist who serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. As the longest-serving justice on the Court, Scalia is the Senior Associate Justice...
of the United States Supreme Court) and Joshua Krauss (a 2008 Graduate of the University of Maryland and currently a First Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
). He has published widely in law reviews, magazines and newspapers, and is the author of four books, including (co-authored) the first and second editions of Legal Ethics in a Nutshell. He speaks to over a dozen student groups, across the nation, each year.
Krauss won George Mason University's "Teacher of the Year" award the first year it was attributed. The award may not be won twice by the same professor.
Krauss's younger brother, Lawrence, is a professor of Physics at Arizona State University.