Curriculum Vitae: Klonoff@lclark - Edu
Curriculum Vitae: Klonoff@lclark - Edu
Curriculum Vitae: Klonoff@lclark - Edu
Portland, Oregon 97219 Tel: 503-768-6601 (Office) E-Mail: [email protected] Date of Birth: March 15, 1955 Place of Birth: Portland, Oregon EDUCATION: J.D., Yale University, 1979 A.B., University of California, Berkeley, 1976, Majored in Political Science/Economics (Highest Honors) WORK EXPERIENCE: Current Position: Dean and Jordan D. Schnitzer Professor of Law, Lewis & Clark Law School (since July 1, 2007) Prior Positions: Douglas Stripp/Missouri Endowed Professor of Law, University of MissouriKansas City School of Law (from August 2003-June 2007) Jones Day, Washington, D.C. (Partner, 1991-July 2003; Of Counsel, 1989-1991, August 2003-June 2007) Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center (class action law and practice) (1999-2003) Visiting Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law (1988-1989) Assistant to the Solicitor General of the United States (1986-1988) Assistant United States Attorney (Criminal Division, District of Columbia) (19831986) Associate, Arnold & Porter, Washington, D.C. (1980-1983)
Law Clerk to the Honorable John R. Brown, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1979-1980) Summer Associate, Baker & Botts, Houston, and Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plotkin & Kahn, Washington, D.C. (1978) Summer Associate, Sidley & Austin, Washington, D.C. (1977) SPECIAL HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS: Recipient, Oregon Consular Corps Award for Individual Achievement in International Outreach, Portland, Oregon (May 2013) Member, United States Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules Associate Reporter, American Law Institutes Principles of the Law of Aggregate Litigation (class action project; drafts presented at several annual meetings; final version approved by full ALI in May 2009 annual meeting and published in May 2010) Fellow, American Academy of Appellate Lawyers Fellow, American Bar Foundation Recipient, 2007 Award for Outstanding UMKC Law Professor (based on vote of 3d year class) 2007 UMKC Law School Commencement Speaker (based on vote of 3d year class) Recipient, 2006 UMKC Law School Elmer Pierson Teaching Award for Most Outstanding Teacher in the Law School (selected by the Dean) Recipient, 2005 Presidents Award for Outstanding Service from the UMKC Law School Foundation Reporter, 2005 National Conference on Appellate Justice (co-sponsored by the Federal Judicial Center, National Center for State Courts, and other organizations) Co-Recipient, District of Columbia Bars Frederick B. Abramson Award for Superior Service to the Community (June 1998) Attorney Generals Special Achievement Award for Outstanding Work as an Assistant to the Solicitor General of the United States (1986, 1987) Attorney Generals Special Achievement Award for Outstanding Work as an Assistant United States Attorney (1984, 1985) The Benjamin N. Cardozo Prize for Best Moot Court Brief for Academic Year 19781979, Yale Law School
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Semi-Finalist, Moot Court Oral Argument, Yale Law School (Fall, 1978) Phi Beta Kappa U.C. Berkeleys Most Outstanding Political Science Student (1976) The Edward Kraft Award for Outstanding Work as a Freshman Student, U.C. Berkeley (1974) MEMBERSHIPS: U.S. Supreme Court Bar Various Federal Circuit and District Courts District of Columbia Bar Missouri State Bar Oregon State Bar Multnomah County Bar American Law Institute American Bar Association American Bar Association Committee on Class Actions & Derivative Suits (Section of Litigation) PUBLICATIONS: Books: Klonoff, Class Actions and Other Multi-Party Litigation in a Nutshell (Thomson West 4th ed.) (2012) Klonoff, Bilich & Malveaux, Class Actions and Other Multi-Party Litigation: Cases and Materials (West 3d ed.) (2012 and 2013 update) (with teachers manual) Klonoff ( associate reporter), Principles of the Law of Aggregate Litigation, American Law Institute Publications (2010)(along with Samuel Issacharoff, reporter, and associate reporters Richard Nagareda and Charles Silver) Castanias & Klonoff, Federal Appellate Practice and Procedure in a Nutshell (Thomson West) (2008)
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Klonoff & Colby, Winning Jury Trials: Trial Tactics and Sponsorship Strategies (NITA 3d ed.) (2007) Klonoff, Class Actions and Other Multi-Party Litigation in a Nutshell (Thomson West 3d ed.) (2007) Klonoff, Bilich & Malveaux, Class Actions and Other Multi-Party Litigation: Cases and Materials (Thomson West 2d ed.) (2006) (with teachers manual) Klonoff, Class Actions and Other Multi-Party Litigation in a Nutshell (Thomson West 2d ed.) (2004) Klonoff & Colby, Winning Jury Trials: Trial Tactics and Sponsorship Strategies (Lexis Nexis 2d ed.) (2002) Klonoff & Bilich, Class Actions and Other Multi-Party Litigation: Cases and Materials (West Group 2000) (with teachers manual; supplemented annually) Klonoff, Class Actions and Other Multi-Party Litigation in a Nutshell (West Group 1999) Klonoff & Colby, Sponsorship Strategy: Evidentiary Tactics for Winning Jury Trials (Michie Co. 1990) Articles and Book Chapters: Class Actions for Monetary Relief Under Rule 23(b)(1)(A) and (b)(1)(B): Does Due Process Require Notice and Opt-Out Rights?, ____ Geo. Wash. L. Rev. ____ (2014) (forthcoming) The Decline of Class Actions, 90 Wash. U. L. Rev. 729 (2013) Reflections on the Future of Class Actions, 44 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 533 (2013) Richard Nagareda: In Memorium, 80 U. Cin. L. Rev. 289 (2012) Introduction and Memories of a Law Clerk, 47 Houston L. Rev. 529, 573 (2010) ALIs Aggregate Litigation Project Has Global Impact, 33 ALI Reporter 7 (Fall 2010) Book Review, In the Public Interest, 39 Env. Law 1225 (2009) The Public Value of Settlement, 78 Fordham L. Rev. 1177 (2009)(co-author) Making Class Actions Work: The Untapped Potential of the Internet, 69 U. Pitt. L. Rev. 727 (co-author)(2008), adapted and published in 13 J. Internet Law 1 (2009)
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The Class Action Fairness Act: An Ill-Conceived Approach to Class Settlements, 80 Tul. L. Rev. 1695 (co-author) (2006) (part of a symposium on class actions) The Twentieth Anniversary of Phillips Petroleum v. Shutts, Introduction to the Symposium, 74 UMKC L. Rev. 433 (2006) (part of a symposium on class actions) The Adoption of a Class Action Rule: Some Issues for Mississippi to Consider, 24 Miss. C. L. Rev. 261 (2005) (part of a symposium on class actions) Antitrust Class Actions: Chaos in the Courts, 11 Stan. J. L. Bus. & Fin. 1 (2005), reprinted in Litigation Conspiracy: An Analysis of Competition Class Actions (Stephen G.A. Pitel ed. Irwin Law 2006), and 3 Canadian Class Action Review 137 (2006) (part of a collection of papers presented on April 1, 2005, at a competition class action symposium sponsored by the University of Western Ontario College of Law) The Judiciary's Flawed Application of Rule 23's Adequacy of Representation Requirement, 2004 Mich. St. L. Rev. 671 (2004) (part of a symposium on class actions) Class Action Rules Are They Driven by Substance?, 1 Class Action Litigation Report 504 (Nov. 10, 2000) (co-author) Response to May 2000 Article on Sponsorship Strategy, 63 Tex. B.J. 754 (Sept. 2000) (co-author) A Look at Interlocutory Appeals of Class Certification Decisions Under Rule 23(f), 1 Class Action Litigation Report 69 (May 12, 2000) (co-author) The Mass Tort Class Action Gamble, 7 Metro. Corp. Counsel 1, 8 (Aug. 8, 1999) (co-author) Legal Approaches to Sex Discrimination (co-author), in H. Landrine & E. Klonoff, Discrimination Against Women: Prevalence, Consequences, Remedies (Sage Pub. 1997) Sponsorship Strategy: A Reply to Floyd Abrams and Professor Saks, 52 Md. L. Rev. 458 (1993) (co-author) A Trial Lawyers Roadmap for Handling Bad Facts: The Role of Credibility, 16 Trial Diplomacy Journal 139 (July/Aug. 1993) (co-author) Opening Statement, 17 Litigation 1 (ABA Spring 1991) (co-author) Contributing Editor, Criminal Practice Institute Trial Manual, Young Lawyers Section, Bar Assn of D.C. (1986)
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The Congressman as Mediator Between Citizens and Government Agencies: Problems and Prospects, 15 Harv. J. Legis. 701 (1979) A Dialogue on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, 25 Villanova L. Rev. 6 (1979) (co-author) The Problems of Nursing Homes: Connecticuts Non Response, 31 Admin. L. Rev. 1 (1979) SIGNIFICANT LEGAL EXPERIENCE: Argued eight cases before the U.S. Supreme Court Authored dozens of U.S. Supreme Court filings (certiorari petitions, certiorari oppositions, merits briefs, reply briefs) Briefed and argued numerous cases before various U.S. circuit and district courts and state trial and appellate courts Tried dozens of cases (primarily jury trials) Handled more than 100 class action cases as counsel Worked extensively with testifying and consulting experts on class action issues, including economists, securities experts, medical and scientific experts, and leading academics Served as a class action expert witness in numerous cases, including the British Petroleum oil spill class settlement Presented more than 100 cases to the grand jury while serving as an Assistant U.S. Attorney Handled hundreds of sentencing hearings, preliminary hearings, and probation revocation hearings SIGNIFICANT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS Speaker on Development of Animal Law in the Legal Academy, 2013 Animal Law Conference, Stanford Law School, Palo Alto, California (November 25, 2013) Speaker on U.S. Law and Legal Education, Royal University of Law and Economics, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (October 1, 2013) Speaker on U.S. Law and Legal Education, Passtra University of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (October 1, 2013)
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Speaker on U.S. Legal Education, International Association of Law Schools International Deans Forum, National University of Singapore Law School, Singapore (September 26, 2013) Speaker on Class Actions, Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Tokyo, Japan (September 19, 2013) Speaker on Class Actions, Waseda University School of Law, Tokyo, Japan (September 19, 2013) Speaker on Ethics of Aggregate Settlements, American Association for Justice Convention, San Francisco, California (July 22, 2013) Speaker on the British Petroleum Class Action Settlement, International Water Law Conference, National Law University of Delhi, Delhi, India (May 31, 2013) Speaker on U.S. Supreme Court Confirmation Process, Jewish Federation of Greater Portlands Food for Thought Festival, Portland, Oregon (April 21, 2013) Speaker on Class Actions, Class Action Symposium, George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C. (March 8, 2013) Speaker on Class Actions, Impact Fund Class Action Conference, Oakland, California (March 1, 2013) Speaker on Class Actions, Hong Kong University Department of Law (November 15, 2012) Speaker on Class Actions, Fudan University Law School (Shanghai, China) (November 13, 2012) Keynote Speaker, National Consumer Law Center Symposium, Seattle, Washington (October 28, 2012) Speaker, American Bar Association, National Institute on Class Actions, Chicago, Illinois (October 25, 2012) Speaker, Conference on Class Actions, Washington University St. Louis School of Law and the Institute for Law and Economic Policy (April 27, 2012) Speaker, Conference on Class Actions, Loyola Chicago School of Law (April 13, 2012) Panelist on leadership and world peace with Former South African President F.W. De Klerk, University of Portland (February 29, 2012) Panelist on class actions before the Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, Phoenix, Arizona (January 5, 2012) -7-
Speaker on Class Actions Lawsuits in the U.S., University of the Philippines, College of Law, Quezon City, Philippines (August 2011) Speaker on Environmental Class Actions, Kangwon University Law School, Chuncheon, South Korea (August 2011) Speaker on Class Actions, Federal Judicial Center Conference on Class Actions, Duke University School of Law (May 20, 2011) Speaker, Conference on Aggregate Litigation, University of Cincinnati College of Law (April 1, 2011) Speaker on Class Actions, Seoul National University School of Law (May 18, 2010) Keynote Speaker (addressing US Supreme Court confirmation process), Alaska Bar Annual Meeting (April 28, 2010) Speaker, Conference on the Future of Animal Law, Harvard Law School (April 11, 2010) Speaker, Conference on Aggregate Litigation: Critical Perspectives, George Washington University Law School (Mar. 12, 2010) Speaker, U.S. Supreme Court Confirmation Process, Multnomah County Bar Association and City Club of Portland, (Sept. 30, 2009) Speaker on Class Actions, American Legal Institutions, and American Legal Education at National Law Schools of India in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Calcutta, Jodhpur, and Delhi (August 2009) Speaker, China/U.S. Conference on Tort and Class Action Law, Renmin University of China School of Law, Beijing, China (July 11-12, 2009) Speaker on Class Actions, Southeastern Association of Law Schools annual meeting, Palm Beach, Florida (August 1, 2008) Speaker on Class Actions, National Foundation for Judicial Excellence (meeting of 150 state appellate court judges), Chicago, Illinois (July 12, 2008) Speaker on Class Actions, Practising Law Institute, New York, NY (July 10, 2008) Speaker at Conference on Class Actions in Europe and North America, sponsored by New York University School of Law, the American Law Institute, and the European University Institute, Florence, Italy (June 13, 2008) Speaker on Class Actions at the American Bar Association Tort and Insurance Section Meeting, Washington, D.C. (Oct. 26, 2007) Speaker on Antitrust Class Actions at the American Bar Associations Annual Antitrust Meeting, Washington D.C. (April 18, 2007) -8-
Chair, Organizer, and Moderator of Class Action Symposium at UMKC School of Law (April 7, 2006) (other speakers (26 in all) included, e.g., Professors Arthur Miller, Edward Cooper, Sam Issacharoff, Geoffrey Miller, and Linda Mullenix, as well as several prominent federal judges and practicing lawyers) Speaker on Class Actions, Missouri CLE (Nov. 18, 2005) Speaker on Class Actions, Practising Law Institute (July 29, 2005) Speaker on Class Actions, Kansas CLE (June 23, 2005) Speaker on Class Actions at Bureau of National Affairs Seminar on the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (June 17, 2005) Visiting Lecturer on Class Actions, Peking University (May 30-June 3, 2005) Speaker on Oral Argument, American Bar Association 2005 Section of Litigation Annual Conference (April 22, 2005) (part of panel including Second Circuit Chief Judge Walker and several others) Speaker on Class Actions, Federal Trade Commission/Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Workshop on Consumer Dispute Resolution and Redress in the Global Marketplace (April 19, 2005) Speaker at Antitrust Class Action Symposium, University of Western Ontario College of Law (April 1, 2005) Speaker at Class Action Symposium, Mississippi College of Law (February 18, 2005) Speaker on Class Actions, Practising Law Institute (July 30, 2004) Visiting Lecturer on Class Actions, Peking University (June 2004) Visiting Lecturer on Class Actions, Tsinghua University (June 2004) Speaker at Class Action Symposium, Michigan State University (April 16-17, 2004) Speaker on U.S. Supreme Court advocacy, David Prager Advanced Appellate Institute (Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association) (Feb. 27, 2004) Speaker on Class Actions, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (Oct. 24, 2003) Speaker on Class Actions, Practising Law Institute (July 31, 2003) Speaker on Class Actions, Practising Law Institute (Aug. 5, 2002) Speaker on Class Actions, Practising Law Institute (Aug. 16, 2001)
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Speaker on many occasions throughout the country on Sponsorship Strategy (1990present) and advocacy before the U.S. Supreme Court (1988-present) OTHER LEGAL ACTIVITIES: Advisory Board Consulting Editor, Class Action Litigation Report (BNA) Member, Advisory Committee, Lawyers Campaign for Equal Justice (Portland, Oregon) Advisory Board, The Flawless Foundation (an organization that serves troubled children) Member, Board of Directors, Citizens Crime Commission (Portland, Oregon) (20072011) Served on numerous UMKC School of Law committees, including Programs (Chair), Promotion and Tenure, Appointments, and Smith Chair Appointment Chair of pro bono program for all 27 offices of Jones Day (2000-2004); also previously Chair of Washington office pro bono program (1992-2003) Organizer and coordinator of Class Action symposium edition for spring 2006 UMKC Law Review (contributing authors included prominent law professors, judges, and practitioners) Member, Board of Directors, Bread for the City (a D.C. public interest organization providing medical, legal, and social services) (2001-2003) Master, Edward Coke Appellate Practice Inn of Court in Washington, D.C. (other participants include Ted Olson, Seth Waxman, Ken Starr, Walter Dellinger, and several sitting appellate judges) (2001-2003) Member, Board of Directors, Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs (2000-2003); Advisory Board Member (2003-present) Member, D.C. Court of Appeals Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law (19972000) Handled and supervised numerous pro bono matters (e.g., death penalty and other criminal defense, civil rights, veterans rights) Helped to develop walk-in free legal clinic in Washington, D.C.s Shaw neighborhood VOLUNTEER WORK: Frequent guest speaker at public schools and retirement homes; volunteer at local soup kitchen, volunteer judge for Classroom Law Project.
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