James T. Lindgren

Lindgren, James T.

Professor of Law

Phone: (312) 503-8374
E-mail: jlindgren@law.northwestern.edu

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James Lindgren is a leading scholar in the growing movement of New Legal Empiricists. Many of his current projects examine the roles that viewpoint diversity plays in American society. He is an influential scholar in the area of trusts and estates. He has also done important scholarship in legal education, law reviews and criminal law. He is a cofounder of the Section on Scholarship of the Association of American Law Schools and a former chair of its Section on Social Science and the Law.

Areas of Expertise

  • Law and Social Science
  • Criminal Law
  • Estates and Trusts
  • Professional Responsibility
  • Empirical Legal Research

Courses

Selected Publications

  • Counting Guns in Early America in 43 william and mary law review 1777-1842 (2002). (with Justin L. Heather)
  • Fall From Grace: Arming America and the Bellesiles Scandal in 111 yale law journal 2195-2249 (2002).

Education

  • BA cum laude, Yale University
  • JD, University of Chicago
  • PhD Student in Sociology, University of Chicago

Prior Appointments

  • Norma and Edna Freehling Scholar and Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Faculty Development, 1990-1996, Chicago-Kent College of Law
  • Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, 1982-1990, University of Connecticut School of Law
  • Research Attorney, 1979-1982, American Bar Foundation
  • Attorney, 1978-1979, Reuben & Proctor
  • Attorney, 1977-1978, Hopkins & Sutter