Robert Ashford is Professor of Law at the Syracuse University College of Law

Syracuse University College of Law

Syracuse University College of Law , founded in 1895, is a Juris Doctor degree-granting law school of Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. It is one of only four law schools in Upstate New York Syracuse University College of Law (SUCOL), founded in 1895, is a Juris Doctor degree-granting law...

, in Syracuse, New York. He teaches subjects including Binary Economics

Binary Economics

Binary economics is a heterodox theory of economics that endorses both private property and a free market but proposes significant reforms to the banking system. The aim of binary economics is to ensure that all individuals receive income from their own independent capital estate, using...

, Business Associations, Corporations, Securities Regulation and Professional Responsibility.

Education

Professor Ashford holds a J.D. with honors from Harvard Law School

Harvard Law School

Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...

. He also holds a B.A. with majors in physics and English literature from the University of South Florida, where he graduated first in his class. As a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at Stanford University, he studied creative writing and English literature.

"Professor Ashford is the founder and principal organizer of the Section on Socio-Economics of the Association of American Law Schools and a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Socio-Economics, the academic honor societies of Phi Kappa Phi

Phi Kappa Phi

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is an honor society established 1897 to recognize and encourage superior scholarship without restriction as to area of study and to promote the "unity and democracy of education"...

 and Sigma Pi Sigma

Sigma Pi Sigma

Sigma Pi Sigma is the National Physics Honor Society. It strives to promote physics at all stages, to promote fraternity between those who excel at physics, and to promote service among its members. It is closely associated with the Society of Physics Students .- External links :*...

 (physics), and the American Law Institute."

Publications

• Binary Economics: the New Paradigm, with Rodney Shakespeare (University Press of America, 1999).
• Socio-Economics" Encyclopedia of Law and Society, (Sage Publications, 2007).
• "Binary Economics" Encyclopedia of Law and Society, (Sage Publications, 2007)
• Binary Economics, Fiduciary Duties, and Corporate Social Responsibility: Comprehending Corporate Wealth Maximization and Distribution for Stockholders, Stakeholders, and Society, 76 Tul. L. Rev. 5 (2002).

Robert Ashford is also an accomplished composer of contemporary classical music.