John M. Adler
Professor
Biographical Note
While a staff attorney with the American Indian Lawyer Training Program, Professor Adler co-authored Indian Self-Determination and the Role of Tribal Courts. After helping run a Congressional Campaign in the Northern District of New Mexico, Adler consulted with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the legal staff of the governor of New Mexico. Prior to joining the faculty at USF, he practiced law with the San Francisco firm of Morrison and Foerster.
Education
AB, Harvard University,
JD, University of New Mexico
Scholarship
Law Review and Journal Articles
"Relying Upon the Reasonableness of Strangers: Some Observations About the Current State of Common Law Affirmative Duties to Aid or Protect Others," 1991 Wisconsin Law Review 867 (1991).
Other Publications
Report, "Indian Self-Determination and the Role of Tribal Courts" (The American Indian Lawyer Training Program, 1977) (co-authored).
Presentations and Lectures
Presenter, "The Supreme Court Selection Process and Justice Sonia Sotomayor," USF School of Law Constitution Day, San Francisco (September 2009) (with Professors Maria Ontiveros and Julie Nice).
Panelist, "The Future of the Supreme Court," University of San Francisco School of Law (October 2008).
Panelist, USF School of Law Constitution Day, San Francisco (September 2005) (video recording session on the Supreme Court).
Lectures, "50 Years After Brown v. Board of Education" (spring 2004) (video recording).
Professional and Public Service
Member, Board of Directors of the Canal Alliance
Member, Redwoods' Board of Directors
Consultant, Redwoods (Adler consults on ethical issues that arise involving residents.)
USF Representative, "Congreso y Asamblea de la Asociacion Mundial" (May 2007) (a meeting of Jesuit Law Schools in Bogota, Colombia).
Worked with Professor Dolores Donovan to help establish USF rule-of-law program in Cambodia (early 1990s).
Awards
Distinguished Professor Award, USF School of Law (1988, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009)
