Advisory Board
Honorable Peggy F. Hora (Ret.), California Superior Court. Judge Hora is a retired judge who is a frequent speaker on therapeutic jurisprudence topics and has written widely on the subject. She was a leading architect of the drug treatment court model, and served for many years as a drug treatment court judge in Haywood, CA.
Michael King, Senior Lecturer, University of Monash School of Law, Melbourne, Australia. Professor King is a former magistrate judge in Australia who organized the Third International Conference on Therapeutic Jurisprudence, held in Perth, Australia, in 2006, on behalf of the Australian Judges’ Association. He is a scholar in therapeutic jurisprudence and also has organized the Australasian web site on therapeutic jurisprudence. He also has served as a member of the board of the International Association of Drug Courts.
John McShane, Esq, Dallas, Tx.. John McShane is a leading Texas trial lawyer in the areas of criminal and family law who considers himself a therapeutic jurisprudence lawyer. A leading proponent of collaborative law, he has been instrumental in establishing this movement in Texas. Attorney McShane is a frequent speaker at therapeutic jurisprudence conferences, and has written scholarly essays in the field.
Professor Michael L. Perlin, Professor of Law, New York Law School, New York, N.Y. Professor Perlin is a leading scholar in mental health law, and uses therapeutic jurisprudence extensively in his scholarly work. He also teaches a course in therapeutic jurisprudence at his law school.
Professor Amy Ronner, St. Thomas University School of Law, Miami, FL. Professor Ronner is a University of Miami School of Law alumni and a leading therapeutic jurisprudence scholar. She is a frequent speaker at therapeutic jurisprudence conferences, and is at work on a book on Law, Literature, and Therapeutic Jurisprudence.
Professor Jose Szapocznik,Ph. D., Chair of the University of Miami School of Medicine Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Associate Dean for Community Development, and Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Psychology, Architecture, and Educational & Psychological Studies. Dr Szapocznik is interested in exploring the intersection of therapeutic jurisprudence and public health, in working with the Center on empirical research, and in using the Center to help to activate a joint-degree program between the Department of Epidemiology & Public Health and the School of Law.
Richard L. Wiener is the Charles Bessey Professor of Psychology and Professor of Law at the University of Nebraska/Lincoln where he serves as Director of the Joint JD/PhD Law and Psychology program. Professor Wiener has had a distinguished career in law and psychology which includes over 100 published empirical articles, book chapters, and law reviews that examine how consumers, litigants, jurors (and juries), attorneys, and judges make decisions related to law and policy in and out of court. Among his other accomplishments, Professor Wiener is former editor of the prestigious journal, Law and Human Behavior and is the recipient of numerous federal grants that have supported his prior research. Currently Professor Wiener is collaborating with Professor Winick and Dr. Castro to study Therapeutic Jurisprudence in problem solving courts.
David B. Wexler is Professor of Law and Director of the International Network on Therapeutic Jurisprudence at the University of Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Distinguished Research Professor of Law, Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona, in Tucson, Arizona. Professor Wexler, Professor Winick’s principal therapeutic jurisprudence collaborator, is the co-founder of therapeutic jurisprudence. He is a frequent speaker at therapeutic jurisprudence conferences and a leading scholar in the field. He teaches therapeutic jurisprudence at both of the law schools with which he is affiliated.
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