By Visiting Associate Professor Jeff Thaler Twelve time zones and over 7,000 miles separate the University of Maine School of Law from Kunshan, China. However, during my recent work as a Fulbright Specialist in China, I was amazed by the… Read More… about Reflections on My Fulbright Journey to China

By Visiting Associate Professor Jeff Thaler* The University of Maine School of Law has been asked to be part of an innovative national research project examining the knowledge and skills that new lawyers need to serve their clients and employers… Read More… about What knowledge and skills do new attorneys need today?

By Visiting Associate Professor Jeff Thaler This is a tale of how a law professor can – while sitting in an office in Portland, Maine – become part of two tremendously important cases about to be argued before the U.S.… Read More… about Being a Friend of the Court

By Visiting Professor Jeffrey Thaler On August 20, 2018 the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Spokane, Washington was 306 – meaning it was not only deemed “hazardous” to residents, but also was more than double the AQIs that day of… Read More… about Hot times: why you should focus on regulations, not courtrooms