I teach practical law - how the world works and how to get along in it. Few, if any, of my students take constitutional law in order to create a new nation or form a new government, but many study it to learn how to represent people subjected to racial, gender, or other forms of discrimination. I try to impart a reality and enthusiasm in the classroom. Teaching current law is a small part of my job. More important is teaching what the law should be, what it might be, and how to represent a client's interests in an unknown future.
Creativity is more important than memorization.
Personal integrity is more important than a high grade. I encourage students to find and nurture these qualities within themselves. Experience Private practice in Ohio, where he worked on a Supreme Court case concerning the rights of third party independent candidates in national elections. Drake University Teacher of the Year, 1996.