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CURRICULUM VITAE David A. Logan Office Home 10 Metacom Avenue 5 Cutter Lane Bristol, RI 02809 Tiverton, RI 02878 (401) 254-4501 (401) 418-9920 [email protected] Academic Appointments 2003-present Roger Williams University School of Law, Bristol, RI Dean (2003-2014), Professor of Law (2014-present) • Adviser, Restatement (Third) of Torts, Liability for Physical and Emotional Harm and Defamation and Privacy projects • Association of American Law Schools “Deborah Rhode Award for Public Service and Pro Bono Leadership” • Rhode Island Legal Services “Commitment to Justice Award” • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People-Rhode Island “Community Leadership Award” • Rhode Island for Community and Justice “Equal Justice Leadership Award” 1981-2003 Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston-Salem, NC • Student Bar Association “Teacher of the Year” • Chief Justice Joseph Branch “Faculty Excellence Award” Visiting Professorships: University of Arizona College of Law (spring 2017) Florida State College of Law (spring 2015) Brooklyn Law School (summer 2001) Santa Clara School of Law (summers 1997, 2000) New York Law School (summer 1999) University of North Carolina School of Law (spring 1996, 1995) University of Maine School of Law (summer 1995) Seattle University School of Law (summer 1994) University of Texas School of Law (summer 1992) Education J.D. 1977 University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, VA • Chair, Moot Court Board • Hardy C. Dillard Fellow (1975-77) • Raven Society (university-wide academic and leadership honorary) M.A. 1972 University of Wisconsin-Madison • Fellow at the Center for Public Policy and Administration B.A. 1971 Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 1 • Pi Sigma Alpha (National Political Science Honorary) • Dean's List • Varsity basketball • Board of Directors and disc jockey WVBU-FM Selected Publications Rescuing our Democracy by Revisiting New York Times v. Sullivan, 81 Ohio State Law Journal __ (forthcoming 2020) Juries, Judges, and the Politics of Tort Reform, 83 University of Cincinnati Law Review 903 (2015) When the Restatement is Not a Restatement: The Curious Case of the Flagrant Trespasser, 37 William Mitchell Law Review 1448 (2011) (symposium on the Restatement (3d) Torts) Protection of Personality Rights against Invasions by the Mass Media in the United States of America, in The Protection of Personality Rights against Invasions by the Mass Media (2005) (with Michael D. Green) Libel Law in the Trenches: Reflections on Current Data on Libel Litigation, 86 Virginia Law Review 503 (2001) All Monica, All of the Time: The 24-Hour News Cycle and the Proof of Culpability in Libel Actions, 23 University of Arkansas Little Rock Law Journal 201 (2000) (symposium on the impact of technology on media law) Masked Media: Judges, Juries, and the Law of Surreptitious Newsgathering, 83 Iowa Law Review 161 (1997) Of "Sloppy Journalism," "Corporate Tyranny," and Mea Culpas: The Curious Case of Moldea v. New York Times, 37 William & Mary Law Review 161 (1995) The Man in the Mirror, 90 University of Michigan Law Review 1739 (1992) (review essay of Richard Posner, Cardozo: A Study in Reputation) Tort Law and the Central Meaning of the First Amendment, 51 University of Pittsburgh Law Review 493 (1990) Judicial Federalism in the Court of History, 66 Oregon Law Review 453 (1987) Standing to Sue: A Proposed Separation of Powers Analysis, 1984 Wisconsin Law Review 37 Selected Professional Activities and Honors A. American Law Institute 2 Elected Member (1996) Adviser, Restatement (Third) of Torts: Defamation and Privacy Adviser, Restatement (Third) of Law of Torts: Liability for Physical and Emotional Harm Advisor, Restatement of Law Torts (Third): Defamation and Privacy (2019--) B. Association of American Law Schools Chair, “Teaching through Tragedy” (program on the impact of the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01 on legal education) (2002 Annual Meeting) Chair, Planning Committee for AALS Centennial Annual Meeting (2000) Member, Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure Chair, Section on Defamation and Privacy C. Bar Activities Member, ABA Section on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar Professionalism Committee; co-author of committee report Teaching and Learning Professionalism Member, Advisory Council to the ABA Commission on Evaluation of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct Member, Committee on the Future of the Rhode Island Courts Adviser, North Carolina State Bar Ethics Committee Member, North Carolina General Statutes Commission--Special Drafting Committee on Law and the Arts Member, North Carolina and District of Columbia bars (inactive status) and Supreme Court of the United States bar D. Law School Admissions Council Member, Diversity and Investment Policy Oversight Committees E. Community Service Board of Directors, Rhode Island Urban Debate League Latino Dollar for Scholars, Board of Advisors 3 Touro Synagogue Foundation, Executive Committee F. Media Appearances Electronic: ABC (Nightline); BBC; CBS (Morning News); Fox (Fox News/O’Reilly Factor); National Public Radio (All Things Considered/ Marketplace/Morning Edition/Weekend Edition); NBC Nightly News; Rhode Island Public Radio; Voice of Russia Radio; WPRO Print: Atlanta Journal; Bloomberg.com; Boston Globe; Charlotte Observer; Chicago Tribune; Christian Science Monitor; Houston Chronicle; International Herald Tribune; Law.com; Miami Herald; National Law Journal; New-Orleans Times Picayune; New York Times; Philadelphia Inquirer; Providence Journal; Reuters; Seattle Times; Time; Wall Street Journal; Washington Post; USA Today H. Other Employment 1978-1981: Associate, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Kampelman Washington, D.C. (Litigation; Native American Law) 1977-1978: Law Clerk, Hon. Albert V. Bryan, Jr. United States District Judge, Eastern District of Virginia Alexandria, VA 1972-1974: Policy Analyst, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (support for House of Representatives Judiciary Committee investigation of President Richard M. Nixon) 1972-74: Music Critic for Rolling Stone magazine References Robert M. Chesney Associate Dean for Academic Affairs University of Texas School of Law 727 East Dean Keeton St. Austin, TX 78705 Mary J. Davis Interim Dean University of Kentucky College of Law 620 S. Limestone Lexington, KY 40506 4 Michael D. Green Williams Professor of Law Wake Forest University School of Law Box 7206 Winston-Salem, NC 27109 Professor Peter J. Margulies Roger Williams University School of Law 10 Metacom Ave. Bristol, RI 02809 Michael J. Perry Woodruff Professor of Law Emory University School of Law 1301 Clifton Rd. NE Atlanta, GA 30322 Suzanne Reynolds Dean Emerita Wake Forest University School of Law Box 7206 Winston-Salem, NC 27109 Professor Patricia D. White University of Miami School of Law 1311 Miller Dr. Coral Gables, FL 33146 5 .