Michele DeStefano
Associate Professor of Law
J.D. 2002, Harvard Law School
B.A. 1991, Dartmouth College
Telephone: 305-284-2411 | Office: G284
E-mail: mdestefano@law.miami.edu
Publications | Presentations and Awards/Honors |
SSRN | LawWithoutWalls™
Compliance and Litigation Funding, Testing the Borders of the Unauthorized Practice of Law, __ Fordham L. Review ___ (forthcoming 2014).
Creating a Culture of Compliance: Why Departmentalization May Not Be the Answer, __ Hastings Business L. J. __ (forthcoming 2013).
Claim Funders and Commercial Claim Holders: A Common Interest or a Common Problem, __ DePaul L. Review __ (forthcoming 2013).
NonLawyers Influencing Lawyers: Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen or Stone Soup?, 80 Fordham L. Review 2791 (2012).
Hiring Teams, Firms, and Lawyers: Evidence of the Evolving Relationships in the Corporate Legal Market, (co-author with John C. Coates IV, Ashish Nanda, and David B. Wilkins), 36 Law & Soc. Inquiry 999 (2011).
Taking the Business Out of Work Product, 79 Fordham. L. Rev. 1869 (2011).
Advocacy in the Court of Public Opinion Installment II: How Far Should Corporate Attorneys Go?, 23 Geo. J.. Legal Ethics 1119 (2010).
Advocacy in the Court of Public Opinion Installment I: Broadening the Role of Corporate Attorneys, 22 Geo. J.. Legal Ethics 1119 (2010)First Amendment Right Against Compelled Listening, 89 B.U. L. Rev. 1259 (2009).
The Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege: Third Rate Doctrine for Third Party Consultants, 62 S.M.U. L. Rev. 727 (2009)
09-2010:
Deflecting Disaster, What You Can Do to Protect Your Company Before a Crisis Strikes, Inside Counsel Magazine
03-2010:
Hiring Teams from Rivals: Theory and Evidence on the Evolving Relationships in the Corporate Legal Market, Interview with Mylegal.com
03-2010:
High Stakes Litigation and Crisis Communications, What Companies Need to Know, Blog Talk Radio