Professor Jeffrey A. Standen served as dean of Chase College of Law from July 2013 through May 2018, and continues teaching as a professor of law. Prior to joining the Chase faculty, he was associate dean for academic affairs and faculty research and held the Van Winkle Melton Professorship in Law at Willamette University College of Law. He has taught as a visiting professor and served as scholar-in-residence at the University of San Diego and University of Virginia, respectively.
After graduation from law school, Professor Standen served as a judicial clerk for Judge Robert F. Chapman of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at Richmond, Virginia. Before beginning his academic career, he practiced as an associate for four years with the litigation group of the Hunton & Williams law firm, and then served for one year as deputy general counsel of the U.S. Sentencing Commission.
He earned a Juris Doctor at the University of Virginia School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in political philosophy at Georgetown University.
Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
The Anti-SLAPP Knockout: Litigation Incentives, the Seventh Amendment, and the Lost Tort of Defamation, 62 University of Louisville Law Review 293 (2024)
Republication Liability on the Web, 105 Marquette Law Review 669 (2022)
The Special Exemption for Fantasy Sports, in HANDBOOK of AMERICAN SPORTS LAW (Michael McCann, ed., forthcoming 2017)
The Demise of the African-American Baseball Player, 18 Lewis & Clark L. Rev. 421 (2014)
The Next Labor Market in College Sports, 92 Ore. L. Rev. 1093 (2014)
Trends in Legal Education, Cincinnati Business Courier (September 2014).
The Changing Nature of the JD, Lex Loci (Northern Kentucky Bar Association), August 2014.
Foot Faults in Crunch Time: Temporal Variance in Sports Law and Antitrust Regulation, 41 PEPP. L. REV. 349 (2014) pdf
The Demise of the African-American Baseball Player, Lewis and Clark Law Review (symposium; 2013)
The Law of Sports in the United States (Oxford University Press, 2013)
The Nascent Collegiate Super-League and Its Ramifications, Pepperdine University Law Review (symposium; 2013)
Assumption of Risk in NFL Concussion Litigation: The Offhand Empiricism of the Courtroom, Florida International Law Review (symposium; 2013) Hein Online
Sports Law Analytics, Journal of Sports Economics (peer reviewed) (2012)
The Beauty of Bets: Predition Markets and the Problems of Compensation, Oxford University Press (2012)
Gaming Law vs. Gambling Law, 15 Gaming Law and Economics Review 777 (peer reviewed) (2011)
Peer Effects in Affirmative Action: Evidence from Law Student Performance (with J. Mark Ramseyer and John R. Lott, Jr.), 31 International Review of Law and Economics 1 (peer reviewed) (2011) Westlaw
Equity vs. Debt, Oregon State Bar Bulletin 70 (February/March 2011) Westlaw
Is the NFL a Single Entity and Therefore Exempt from Antitrust Liability?, ABA Preview of Supreme Court Cases (January 11, 2010) Hein Online
Why Harmdoers Pay, 78 University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Review 705 (2010) Hein Online
PETE ROSE AND BASEBALL'S RULE 21, "Nine: A Journal of Baseball History," University of Nebraska Press (2010) SSRN
ATHLETES AS ROLE MODELS, "Sports and Athletes," Christine Watkins, ed., Greenhaven Press (2009)
The Manly Sports: The Problematic Use of Criminal Law to Regulate On-Field Player Conduct, 99 Journal of Crim. L. and Criminology 619 (2009) Hein Online
The Monopoly Myth: A Comment on the Public Funding of Sports Stadiums, 16 Villanova Sports & Ent. L. J. 267 (2009) Hein Online
Legislative Testimony: Statement Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, Hearing on The NFL Starcaps Case: Are Sports' Anti-Doping Programs at a Legal Crossroads?, Committee on Energy and Commerce, 111th Congress of the United States (November 3, 2009)
TAKING SPORTS SERIOUSLY: LAW AND SPORTS IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN CULTURE, Carolina Academic Press (2008)
The Beauty of Bets: Wagers as Compensation for Professional Athletes, 42 Willamette L. Rev. 639 (symposium) (2006) Hein Online
The New Importance of Maximum Penalties, 53 Drake L. Rev. 575 (symposium) (2005) Hein Online
COMMENTARIES ON THE FEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES, Chapter on Organizational Sanctions, United States Code Service, Lexis Publishing (2004)
Up A Tree Without a Nine-Iron, Legal Times (January 19, 2004)
A Good Bet?, Legal Times (December 1, 2003)
Can You Hear Them Now?, Legal Times (October 13, 2003)
The Politics of Miranda, 12 Cornell J. of L. & Pub. Pol'y 555 (2003) Hein Online
The Production of Pro Bono, 12 Cornell J. of L. & Pub. Pol'y 631 (2003) Hein Online
The End of the Era of Sentencing Guidelines: Apprendi v. New Jersey, 87 Iowa L. Rev. 775 (2002) Hein Online SSRN
In Memory of Robert L. Misner, 37 Willamette L. Rev. No. 1 (Winter 2001) Hein Online
The Exclusionary Rule and Damages: An Economic Comparison of Private Remedies for Unconstitutional Police Conduct, 2000 Brigham Young University Law Review 1443 (reprinted in 28 Search and Seizure Law Report No. 3) (April 2001) SSRN
Why Can't Michael Play?, Legal Times (February 14, 2000)
Private Remedies for Public Purposes, 36 Willamette L. Rev. 927 (2000) Hein Online
Don't Play Pro Se, Legal Times (August 8, 1999)
Car Conundrums: Supreme Court Steers Twisting Route Through Fourth Amendment Law, Legal Times ( June 7, 1999)
An Economic Perspective on Federal Criminal Law Reform, 2 Buff. Crim. L. Rev. 249 (1998) Hein Online
In Pari Delicto, The Social Critic (Spring 1996)
The Fallacy of Full Compensation, 73 Washington University Law Quarterly 145 (1995) Hein Online
Plea Bargaining in the Shadow of the Guidelines, 81 Calif. L. Rev. 1471 (1993); reprinted in Criminal Law Review, James G. Carr, ed. (1995) Hein Online
Teaching Law to Obedient Students, Willamette Lawyer (Fall 1993)
Legislative Testimony: Statement Before the Subcommittee on Judiciary and Education, Hearing on Admission of the State of New Columbia into the Union, H.R. 2482, Committee on the District of Columbia, United States House of Representatives, 102nd Congress, 2nd Session, pages 138-172 (March 24, 1992)
Critical Legal Studies as an Anti-Positivist Phenomenon, 72 Va. L. Rev. 983 (1986) Hein Online
Quoted in “The decision: Rule 21(D) (2) and the Giamatti Agreement,” by James Pilcher, Cincinnati Enquirer, http://cin.ci/1OoYLDK. (March 19, 2015)
Quoted in “N.F.L. and American Needle Agree to Settle Lawsuit,” New York Times, http://nyti.ms/1GF08fl. (February 18, 2015)
Quoted in “Will Other Leagues Join N.B.A.? Don’t Bet on It,” by Ken Belson, New York Times, http://nyti.ms/1zipdYg. (November 14, 2014)
Radio Interview, Cincinnati Edition: Preparing lawyers for the digital age - the Lunsford Academy for Law, Business & Technology at NKU. WVXU, Cincinnati. (Nov. 12, 2014), (http://bit.ly/LunsfordWVXU).
Radio Interview, Cincinnati Edition: Too Many or Too Few Lawyers Depends on Where You Live - How Law Schools Are Addressing This. WVXU, Cincinnati. (July 16, 2014), (http://bit.ly/ZQ1noY)
Pennsylvania’s NCAA Suit Makes No Sense, CNN Opinion, CNN.com (January 8, 2013)
Where Does a Bet Take Place?: Intractable Choice of Law Problems in Gaming Law, Texas Review of Entertainment and Sports Law Symposium, University of Texas School of Law, Austin, TX (September 2012)
NCAA, Legal Exemptions and Liabilities, Pepperdine Law Review Symposium, Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, CA (April 2013)
Gambling and Corruption in Sports, Virginia Sports & Entertainment Law Journal and Virginia Sports Law Society Symposium, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, VA (March 2013)
The Impact of Concussion Lawsuits on the Future of Football, University of Mississippi Sports Law Review Symposium, University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, MS (November 2012)
Quoted in, Five Former N.F.L. Players Sue the Chiefs Over Head Injuries, The New York Times, (December 3, 2013)
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