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Wednesday August 20, 2008
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Katharine Traylor SchaffzinAssistant Professor of Law  Professor Traylor Schaffzin joins the faculty of UND School of Law after serving for two years as an Honorable Abraham L. Freedman Fellow and Lecturer in Law at Temple University Beasley School of Law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Prior to her service as a Fellow, Professor Traylor Schaffzin served Judge James Knoll Gardner of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania as his law clerk. Before her clerkship, she practiced in the area of construction litigation at Mazur, Carp & Rubin, P.C., in New York, New York, and at Pepper Hamilton LLP in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While serving as a Fellow at Temple, Professor Traylor Schaffzin also earned her LLM in Legal Education. She received her J.D. from Temple in 2000 and her B.A. from LaSalle University, also in Philadelphia, in 1997. Professor Traylor Schaffzin teaches Professional Responsibility and Trial Advocacy. She focuses her research on the intersection of evidence, civil procedure, and professional responsibility. EDUCATION EDUCATIONTemple University Beasley School of Law, Philadelphia, PA Temple Law Review:
LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA TEACHING EXPERIENCEUniversity of North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, ND
Temple University Beasley School of Law, Philadelphia, PA
TEACHING & RESEARCH INTERESTSEvidence, Professional Responsibility, Trial Advocacy, Civil Procedure, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Contracts, Remedies, Legal Methods, Federal Courts, Constitutional Law, & Criminal Justice PUBLICATIONSAn Uncertain Privilege: Why the Common Interest Doctrine Does Not Work and How Uniformity Can Fix It, 15 B.U. PUB. INT. L.J. 49 (2005). Note, A Reexamination of the Evidentiary Weight of Adverse Inferences Drawn from an Employee's Invocation of His Fifth Amendment Silence, 73 TEMP. L. REV. 379 (2000). LEGAL EXPERIENCEChambers of the Honorable James Knoll Gardner, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Allentown, PA Mazur, Carp & Rubin, P.C., New York, NY Represented owners, contractors, and sub-contractors as plaintiffs and defendants in contract litigation, arbitration, mediation, and contract negotiation.Attended oral arguments, mediations, depositions, and settlement negotiations.Acted as second chair in state courts.Performed legal research, managed discovery, and drafted memoranda, motions, briefs, construction contracts, and surety bonds. Pepper Hamilton LLP, Philadelphia, PA Represented owners, contractors, and sub-contractors in federal and state contract litigation and arbitration.Also represented defendants in products liability and commercial litigation.Performed legal research, managed discovery, and drafted memoranda, motions, and briefs.Successfully moved state court to enter summary judgment in defendant's favor in $30 million construction dispute.Represented indigent property owner in pro bono premises liability matter from case inception through arbitration. BAR MEMBERSHIPAdmitted in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York COMMUNITY ACTIVITIESFranklin Learning Center High School, Philadelphia, PA Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse, Philadelphia, PA |
