Faculty Recognition
Haider Ala Hamoudi Awarded Hessel Yntema Prize
Assistant Professor Haider Ala Hamoudi recently won the American Society of Comparative Law’s Hessel Yntema Prize. The prize recognized the best scholarly article published in the American Journal of Comparative Law in 2008 by a scholar under the age of 40. Hamoudi’s article was titled “The Muezzin’s Call and the Dow Jones Bell: On the Necessity of Realism in the Study of Islamic Law.”
David Harris Recognized for Transformative Scholarship
Professor David Harris’ research on racial profiling was highlighted by Association of American Law Schools President Rachel Moran in her recent President’s Message to AALS member schools and faculty. “Transformative scholarship does not necessarily require taking a side in the longstanding debate over the relative merits of ‘theoretical’ versus ‘doctrinal’ research,” Moran writes. “The best transformative scholarship probably combines both. … David Harris incorporated theoretical insights from other disciplines into his groundbreaking legal analysis on racial profiling; in a more doctrinal mode, he has educated courts and law enforcement officers about the implications and utility of his findings.”
Max Miller (’93) Profiled as ABA Journal “Legal Rebel”
Max Miller, director of Pitt Law’s Innovation Practice Institute and an adjunct faculty member, has been recognized by the ABA Journal as one of their 50 “Legal Rebels.” The magazine describes a legal rebel as an innovator who finds “new ways to practice law, represent their clients, adjudicate cases, and train the next generation of lawyers.”
Bernard Hibbitts and JURIST recognized by ABA Journal
The Web site JURIST (http://jurist.law.pitt.edu), published by Pitt Law Professor Bernard Hibbitts and powered primarily by Pitt Law students, was recognized for the third year in a row by the ABA Journal as one of the top 100 legal blogs.