THOMAS M. HILBINK Department of Legal Studies University of Massachusetts-Amherst 110 Gordon Hall 418 N. Pleasant Street, Suite C Amherst, MA 01002 413-545-2003 413-545-1640 (fax) [email protected] www.umass.edu/legal/Hilbink EDUCATION Ph.D. Candidate New York University Institute for Law & Society (A.B.D.) J.D. New York University School of Law (Magna Cum Laude), 1999 A.B. Columbia College (Columbia University), 1993 PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS Assistant Professor, Department of Legal Studies, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 2003 - present. Fellow/Lecturer, Law & Society Program, University of California-Santa Barbara, 2002-2003. Law Clerk, Judge Stephanie Seymour, United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2001-2002. Consulting Historian, American Civil Liberties Union National Legal Department, 2001. Fellow, Public Interest Law Center, NYU School of Law, 2001. Curriculum Developer, Education for Democracy Project, NYU School of Education, Summer 2000. Oral Historian, Supreme Court Historical Society Project on the Office of Solicitor General, Washington, D.C., Summer 2000. CEO and Co-Director, Democracy & Equality Project, Inc., Brooklyn, NY, 1999-2001. Intern, International Law Commission of the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, Summer 1998. Curriculum Developer, S.O.S. Racisme-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, Summer 1997. Intern, Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson, Supreme Court of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, Summer 1996. Assistant to the President, American Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY, 1993-1995. Archivist, American Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY, 1991-1993. HONORS AND AWARDS 2001 J. Willard Hurst Legal History Fellow, University of Wisconsin 2001 Law & Society Association Graduate Student Workshop Grant 1999 Order of the Coif 1999 Law & Society Association Graduate Student Workshop Grant 1998 United Nations International Law Commission Fellow 1997 Robert McKay Scholar 1996-pres. MacCracken Fellow (Highest University graduate fellowship) 1995-99 Root-Tilden-Snow Public Interest Scholar 1993 Alan J. Willen Memorial Prize for Best Thesis on a Contemporary Subject in History and Political Science 1993 King’s Crown Award (for service to the College) 1992 Edwin Robbins Research Fellow in History PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Member, New York State Bar Member, United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit Bar Member, Law and Society Association Development Committee Member, Consortium on Undergraduate Law & Justice Programs Development Committee Editorial Board Member, Studies in Law, Politics & Society Colloquium Editor, NYU Review of Law and Social Change, New York University School of Law (1998-1999) Staff Editor, NYU Review of Law and Social Change, New York University School of Law (1997-1998). Founder and Organizer, Law & Society Graduate Workshop, New York University (1996–present). Director, WKCR Oral History Project, New York, NY (1991-1993) PUBLICATIONS “You Know the Type…: Categories of Cause Lawyering,” 29 Law & Social Inquiry 657 (2004). “Center for Law and Social Policy,” Poverty in the United States: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, and Policy (Gwendolyn Mink and Alice O’Connor, eds.) Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio, 2004. 2 “Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968,” Major Acts of Congress (Brian K. Landsberg, ed.) New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2003. “Defining Cause Lawyering: NAACP v. Button and the Struggles of the American Legal Profession,” 26 Studies in Law, Politics, and Society 77 (2002). “Red, White, and Blue(blood),” (book review of Roger Nash Baldwin and the American Civil Liberties Union by Roger C. Cotterell), H-Law, H-Net Reviews (2002) (available at: http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=228681020271780). Book Review, The Ethics and Conduct of Lawyers in England and Wales by Andrew Boon and Jennifer Levin, 10 Law & Politics Book Review 607 (2000). • Reprinted in 23 Global Law Review 121 (2001) (journal published by Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing). Book Review, The Practice of Justice by William H. Simon, 10 Law & Politics Book Review 616 (2000). • Reprinted in 23 Global Law Review 124 (2001) (journal published by Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing). “Tracing the Trajectory of a Radical Lawyer” (book review of William M. Kunstler: The Most Hated Lawyer in America by David J. Langum) H-Law, H-Net Reviews (2000) (available at: http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3225959107666) “An Antidote for the Nine Old Men” (book review of Rethinking the New Deal Court by Barry Cushman) H-Law, H-Net Reviews (1999) (available at: http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=5077941140703) “Federalism,” (with Shirley S. Abrahamson) in The Burger Court: Counter-Revolution or Confirmation? (Bernard Schwartz, ed.) New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. “A Moralist in a Legalist World: A Memorial Essay for Henry Schwarzschild,” 23 N.Y.U. Review of Law & Social Change 199 (1997). Contributing Author, in The Encyclopedia of New York City (Kenneth Jackson, ed.) New York: Yale University Press, 1995. (Entries on “Bagels,” “Borden Dairy,” “Thurgood Marshall,” “Lorenzo da Ponte,” “Fellowship of Reconciliation,” “Frank Loesser,” “WBAI-FM,” “Christ Church (Bronx),” “Argosy Books,” “East Village Other.”) WORKS IN PROGRESS Defining Activist Lawyers: Ideology, Politics, and Professionalism in 1960s America (history of activist lawyers and their role in social change and social movements of the 1960s, focusing specifically on ethical debates over forms of legal practice). 3 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Law Clerk, Judge Stephanie Seymour, United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 2001- 2002. Researched and drafted opinions on wide spectrum of federal legal issues including gender and race discrimination, religious freedom, prisoner rights, technology and the constitution, international law and family law. Consulting Historian, American Civil Liberties Union, Spring 2001. Conducted research for case in United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on history of legal regulation of sexuality in the United States dating back to colonial era. Research included analysis of legal decisions, legislation and legislative history, and periodical materials. Assisted on brief combining legal, social and political history of sex laws. Supervised work of four law student research assistants. Oral Historian, Supreme Court Historical Society, Summer 2000. Researched for and conducted ten hour oral history with Archibald Cox as part of Society’s project on the Office of Solicitor General. Engaged in extensive library, case law, and archival research in manuscript collections at Harvard Law School and the U.S. Supreme Court. Visiting Scholar, Lauterpacht Research Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge (England), Summer 1998. Assisted in preparation of report on the subject of state responsibility presented to U.N. International Law Commission by Professor James Crawford of University of Cambridge. Engaged in detailed research on the topic of attribution of acts, aided in compilation of comprehensive bibliography on state responsibility, and provided editing assistance on draft reports. Research Assistant to Professor Norman Dorsen, Spring 1998. Researched and drafted histories of professorships at NYU School of Law for special project on Law School history. Research involved use of University archives, periodical materials, and secondary sources. Research Assistant to Tony Hiss, Spring 1998. In preparation for his book, The View from Alger's Window : A Son's Memoir (Knopf 1999), located and analyzed trial transcripts, briefs, and evidence from Alger Hiss perjury trial. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Department of Legal Studies, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2003-present. Teaching “Law, Politics & Social Change in 20th Century America,” “Gods and Governments,” “Philosophy of Law.” Advising multiple senior honors theses in law & society. Advisor, ACLUMass (student civil liberties group). Law & Society Program, University of California-Santa Barbara, 2002-2003. Taught “Religion, Law & Politics;” “Introduction to Law & Society;” and “Law, Politics & Social Change in 20th Century America.” Advised independent research projects, organized lecture series, and participated in running 600 student major. Democracy & Equality Project, September 1998 to 2001. Researched, wrote, and taught weekly course on participatory democracy in New York City high schools. Developed curricula on 4 elections, the legislative system, hate speech, oral advocacy, media analysis. Received grant as part of Education for Democracy Project at NYU School of Education. Instructor, “Urban Settlements: Conflict, Housing and the Law,” Spring 1998. Co-taught undergraduate seminar on law and conflict in the housing context. Presented lectures on alternative dispute resolution, led field trips to city housing court, homeless shelter. Teaching Assistant to Anthony Amsterdam, Spring 1997. Assisted in required first-year “Lawyering” course (at NYU School of Law) with director of Lawyering faculty. Taught one session per semester, held office hours, participated in weekly planning sessions, participated in simulation exercises. New York Civil Rights Coalition, January 1993 to May 1997. Volunteer teacher in New York City high schools teaching curriculum on civil rights and race relations. Developed unit on using social science testing to study and fight discrimination by taxi drivers. Developed unit on law and politics of affirmative action.