The Erickson Distinguished Lecture Series

The Ronald A. and Kristine S. Erickson Legal History Lecture Series is named for Ronald A. Erickson ('60) and Kristine S. Erickson ('72), who have been strong philanthropic supporters of the Law School's Legal History Program.

2009 Erickson Distinguished Lecture

April 20, 2009
4 p.m., Room 50
Reception 5 p.m., Lindquist & Vennum Conference Room
RSVP Kristen Gandrow (615) 626-5048

"Individual Conscience in European Legal History, 1200-1650"

Richard Helmholz,
Ruth Wyatt Rosenson Distinguished Service Professor of Law
University of Chicago

Professor Helmholz is a past president of the American Society for Legal History and an expert on the history of canon law in England. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a corresponding fellow of the British Academy.

Professor Helmholz's bio is available at http://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/helmholz

2008 Erickson Distinguished Lecture

April 18, 2008

"Statelessness in America"

Linda K. Kerber
May Brodbeck Professor in the Liberal Arts & Sciences
University of Iowa

Kerber is the May Brodbeck Professor in the Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Iowa, and is a lecturer in the College of Law, where she teaches courses in Gender and Legal History. In 2006-07, she was the Harmsworth Professor of American History at Oxford University.

Professor Kerber's bio is available at http://www.uiowa.edu/~history/People/kerber.htm