Tobe Liebert has a background as both a lawyer and a law librarian. Following graduation from law school, he was a lawyer in a Louisville, Kentucky, law firm, where he was engaged in extensive research in such areas as products liability, employment law, workers’ compensation and labor law. After earning a Master of Library Science degree, he held library positions at law schools in Chicago, Los Angeles and Austin, Texas. He joined the Chase faculty in 2020. He is the author of several practice guides for lawyers, primarily involving water rights in western states.
Professor Liebert holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky David Rosenberg College of Law, a Master of Library Science from Indiana University and a Bachelor of Arts from Centre College.
Books
The Law of the Colorado River: A Research Guide, William S. Hein & Co. (2022).
Texas Water Law: A Research Guide, William S. Hein & Co. (2021).
“Ballot Measure Research,” Chapter 5, Henke’s California Law Guide, Ninth Ed., William S. Hein & Co. (forthcoming).
California Water Law: A Research Guide. William S. Hein & Co., 2019.
Abortion in the United States: A Compilation of Federal and State Laws. William S. Hein & Co., 2013.
The Supreme Court of the United States. Hearings and Reports on Successful and Unsuccessful Nominations of Supreme Court Justices by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Elena Kagan. William S. Hein & Co., 2012.
The Supreme Court of the United States. Hearings and Reports on Successful and Unsuccessful Nominations of Supreme Court Justices by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Sonia M. Sotomayor. Co-author, William S. Hein & Co., 2010.
The Supreme Court of the United States. Hearings and Reports on Successful and Unsuccessful Nominations of Supreme Court Justices by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Samuel A. Alito, Jr. Co-author, William S. Hein & Co., 2008.
The Supreme Court of the United States. Hearings and Reports on Successful and Unsuccessful Nominations of Supreme Court Justices by the Senate Judiciary Committee. John G. Roberts, Jr. Co-author, William S. Hein & Co., 2006.
A Documentary History of Abortion in the United States: Stenberg v. Carhart. Co-author, William S. Hein & Co., 2003.
“Law Publishing,” in the Oxford Companion to American Law. Co-author, Oxford University Press, 2002.
Electronic Filing: Is Its Time Finally Here? 11 Experience 24 (Spring 2001), American Bar Association.
KeyCite and Shepard’s: A New Generation of Citators, 10 Experience 28 (Fall 1999), American Bar Association.
A New Generation of Citators: KeyCite v. New Shepard’s, Texas Lawyer, May 10, 1999.
Judicial Independence and Judicial Accountability: A Selected Bibliography, co-author, 72 S. Cal. L. Rev. 723 (1999).
Researching California Ballot Measures, 90 Law Library Journal 27 (Winter 1998).
