Fellows
- Patrick M. Hanlon
- Research Fellow
Patrick M. Hanlon received a doctorate in political science from Harvard University in 1974 and a JD from Harvard Law School in 1976. After a year clerking for Chief Judge Irving R. Kaufman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, he joined Shea & Gardner in Washington DC. For the next 30 years he practiced as a litigator at Shea & Gardner and (after a merger in 2004) Goodwin Procter, concentrating in complex litigation, class actions, and mass toxic and environmental torts. From 2008 through 2011 he was on the faculty of Boalt Hall, where he taught torts and professional responsibility. In 2012 he joined Stanford as a Research Fellow at the Center on the Legal Profession, where he is studying the impact of globalization and technology on the world of “Big Law.” Hanlon has a special interest in examining the forces that that have led to an unprecedented number of law firm failures in recent years.
- Sergio Puig
- Research Fellow
- spuig@stanford.edu
- 650.736.7988
Sergio Puig is a Lecturer in Law, Teaching Fellow in the Stanford Program in International Legal Studies (SPILS), as well as a Research Fellow at the Center on the Legal Profession. Prior to joining Stanford, Sergio taught International Investment Law and International Trade Law at Duke Law School. Sergio also worked for over three years in the young professionals program for lawyers and scholars at the World Bank Group and ICSID, and has practiced international law and arbitration in Mexico and the United States. Sergio graduated cum laude from the ITAM in Mexico with an L.L.B., and earned a JSM in International Legal Studies and a JSD in International Economic Law from Stanford University. His main academic interests include topics related to the legal profession and arbitration, international economic law, law and society, and interdisciplinary legal scholarship in general.
- Molly Selvin
- Research Fellow
- mselvin@law
- 650.736.9643
Molly Selvin serves as Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Programs and an Adjunct Professor at Southwestern Law School, where she oversees the JD/MBA program with the Drucker School at Claremont Graduate University and the Certificate Program with the Pardee RAND Graduate School. She is associate editor of the Journal of Legal Education; and teaches courses in media and the history of public policy. Just prior to joining Southwestern, Selvin served as Interim Dean of the Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School (PRGS) where for 25 years she has taught courses on the U.S. Constitution, the uses of history in policy analysis, and the role of the media in public policy. From 1990 to 2008, she was on the staff of the Los Angeles Times, as an editorial writer and news reporter, focusing on civil and criminal justice, the legal profession, local government, land use, and reproductive rights. Selvin has also been a Senior Fellow in UCLA’s School of Public Affairs for several years. In 2012, she became a Research Fellow at the Stanford Center on the Legal Profession, where her research focuses on changes in the market for corporate legal services.