Richard D. Freer
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Richard D. Freer a leading American academic in Civil Procedure
. A tenured professor at Emory University
in Atlanta, Professor Freer is member of the Emory Law
faculty. He has written numerous articles and has published 11 books during his Career. Currently, his book on Civil Procedure is the preferred text on the subject at manylaw school
s throughout the country. Professor Freer is also a member of the Bar/Bri staff and has lectured for Bar/Bri for over 20 years.
Richard D. Freer clerked for a federal district judge and a federal appellate judge before litigating with the Los Angeles
firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
. He joined the faculty in 1983 and has served as visiting professor at George Washington University
and at Central European University
in Budapest
. The student body has named him Outstanding Professor seven times. The Black Law Students Association has named him Professor of the Year four times. The University recognized him with its Scholar/Teacher Award in 2008, and he is a recipient of the University’s highest teaching award, the Emory Williams Award for Excellence in Teaching. He has also received Emory Law’s triennial Ben F. Johnson Award for Faculty Excellence.
Areas of Specialty: Civil Procedure, Complex Litigation, and Business Associations.
Research and Scholarship: Professor Freer is author or co-author of 11 books, including his Treatise
on Civil Procedure (2d ed. 2009), the widely-adopted Freer & Perdue casebook
on Civil Procedure (5th ed. 2008) and a popular casebook on Business Structures (2d ed. 2007). He is the only academic to serve as contributing author to both of the standard multivolume treatises on federal jurisdiction
and practice: Moore’s Federal Practice and Wright & Miller’s Federal Practice and Procedure. He has written widely-regarded articles in various areas of federal jurisdiction and procedure, and served as an adviser to the American Law Institute
’s Federal Judicial Code Project. He is a national bar review lecturer on Civil Procedure, Federal Jurisdiction, and Corporations, and lectures annually to tens of thousands of bar candidates and law students. He served for six years on the University’s President's Advisory Committee and was the University’s Vice Provost in 1991.
Education: BA, University of California, San Diego
, 1975; JD, UCLA, 1978.
Civil procedure
Civil procedure is the body of law that sets out the rules and standards that courts follow when adjudicating civil lawsuits...
. A tenured professor at Emory University
Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
in Atlanta, Professor Freer is member of the Emory Law
Emory University School of Law
Emory University School of Law is a first-tier US law school that is part of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. It is ranked #30 among ABA-approved law schools by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report...
faculty. He has written numerous articles and has published 11 books during his Career. Currently, his book on Civil Procedure is the preferred text on the subject at manylaw school
Law school
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s throughout the country. Professor Freer is also a member of the Bar/Bri staff and has lectured for Bar/Bri for over 20 years.
Richard D. Freer clerked for a federal district judge and a federal appellate judge before litigating with the Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is a global law firm, founded in Los Angeles in 1890. The firm is one of the most prestigious and selective in the nation, and ranks among the most successful firms globally. Gibson Dunn has nearly 1,000 attorneys and over 2,000 staff located in 17 offices around the world,...
. He joined the faculty in 1983 and has served as visiting professor at George Washington University
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
and at Central European University
Central European University
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in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
. The student body has named him Outstanding Professor seven times. The Black Law Students Association has named him Professor of the Year four times. The University recognized him with its Scholar/Teacher Award in 2008, and he is a recipient of the University’s highest teaching award, the Emory Williams Award for Excellence in Teaching. He has also received Emory Law’s triennial Ben F. Johnson Award for Faculty Excellence.
Areas of Specialty: Civil Procedure, Complex Litigation, and Business Associations.
Research and Scholarship: Professor Freer is author or co-author of 11 books, including his Treatise
Treatise
A treatise is a formal and systematic written discourse on some subject, generally longer and treating it in greater depth than an essay, and more concerned with investigating or exposing the principles of the subject.-Noteworthy treatises:...
on Civil Procedure (2d ed. 2009), the widely-adopted Freer & Perdue casebook
Casebook
A casebook is a type of textbook used primarily by students in law schools. Rather than simply laying out the legal doctrine in a particular area of study, a casebook contains excerpts from legal cases in which the law of that area was applied. It is then up to the student to analyze the language...
on Civil Procedure (5th ed. 2008) and a popular casebook on Business Structures (2d ed. 2007). He is the only academic to serve as contributing author to both of the standard multivolume treatises on federal jurisdiction
Federal jurisdiction
The United States of America being a federal country is made up of many States and a central government. This central government may be known as the Union, the United States, or the Federal government...
and practice: Moore’s Federal Practice and Wright & Miller’s Federal Practice and Procedure. He has written widely-regarded articles in various areas of federal jurisdiction and procedure, and served as an adviser to the American Law Institute
American Law Institute
The American Law Institute was established in 1923 to promote the clarification and simplification of American common law and its adaptation to changing social needs. The ALI drafts, approves, and publishes Restatements of the Law, Principles of the Law, model codes, and other proposals for law...
’s Federal Judicial Code Project. He is a national bar review lecturer on Civil Procedure, Federal Jurisdiction, and Corporations, and lectures annually to tens of thousands of bar candidates and law students. He served for six years on the University’s President's Advisory Committee and was the University’s Vice Provost in 1991.
Education: BA, University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...
, 1975; JD, UCLA, 1978.