Jon Lee
@jonleelawprof
Associate Dean of Faculty Development and Research & Frank Elkouri and Edna Asper Elkouri Professor in Law at Oklahoma Law. Write on legal ethics/profession and Trademark/IP law. All views my own.
I'm thrilled to have my latest work-in-progress, "The Ethics of Trademark Policing," find a home with the Texas A&M Law Review. I'm still waiting on SSRN to do its thing, but in the meantime please message me if you'd like to read a draft. Comments welcome!
I'm late getting this draft up, but I am thrilled to share my WIP from the spring, "Disability and Lawyer Fitness," forthcoming in Case Western. This piece is important to me, as it weaves in my own journey as a member of the profession. Comments welcome! SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
At AALS, the Professional Responsibility section put on a spectacular program entitled “The Law Professor’s Role in Protecting Our Legal System,” featuring Renee Knake Jefferson (@legalethics.bsky.social), Scott Cummings, Matthew Diller, Rachel López, and Milan Markovic (@profmarkovic.bsky.social).
I had an amazing time at Kansas Law attending and presenting at the Central States Law Schools Association Conference! Amazing @uofoklahomalaw.bsky.social colleagues, amazing friends, amazing conversations.
What a week…from SEALS to the National Organization of Bar Counsel…to a cancelled flight back to Maine. Somehow I’m back in Oklahoma City, and I just might collapse.
My summer writing really kicks into gear next week after I fly back to Maine. Tonight I created my article writing tracker for “As Yet to Be Titled Trademark and Legal Ethics Article,” which automatically color codes my daily and total progress relative to estimated targets. Let’s go!
I'm excited to be publishing "An Unreliable Reporter" with the Georgetown Law Journal Online! In it, I discuss how govt lawyers may be pressured to violate their ethical obligations by pursuing unwarranted sanctions against adversaries. Feedback welcome! SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Big thanks to Professor Dan Walters (@profdanwalters.bsky.social) (Texas A&M), who presented his latest administrative law project at the University of Oklahoma College of Law (@uofoklahomalaw.bsky.social) today. I can't wait to see the article in print!
On Monday, @uofoklahomalaw.bsky.social hosted Prof. Patrick Perkins as part of our junior faculty exchange with the Univ. of Kansas School of Law. He presented his latest project, "People are Corporations, Too." It was a lively discussion!
I'm so excited to have Prof. Jessica Tueller join Oklahoma Law this fall as one of several new hires. I have been watching her grow as a teacher and scholar over the past several years (currently a Forrester Fellow at Tulane)--and the sky is the limit. Learn more here: law.ou.edu/about/news/j...
We were lucky to have Prof. Sue Provenzano from Georgia State College of Law come to OU Law to kick off our Spring 2025 Faculty Speaker Series. She presented her spectacular work-in-progress, "The Deceptive New Legal Fiction of General Jurisdiction." Next Up: Prof. Brandon Johnson from Nebraska!
I had a blast presenting my latest WIP, Sanctioning Lawyer-Criminals, to the faculty at the Georgia State University College of Law. Excellent feedback and engagement—can’t wait to return!
New professional responsibility article, new spreadsheet for writing accountability. Can you tell I was the student in law school that tabbed their outlines and always had multi-colored highlighters on hand?
I just presented several empirical studies on sanctions with the Oklahoma Bar Assoc., including the (under)sanctioning of lawyer-criminals. Lots of wide eyes when I talk about private sanctions (they exist!) and that felons routinely are not disbarred. Always happy to do a faculty workshop or CLE!
My latest WIP, “Sanctioning Lawyer Criminals,” was recently accepted for publication by the W&L Law Review! In it, I document the lenient discipline that has been imposed in many states and map out possible reforms. It will be on SSRN soon, but in the meantime email me—feedback welcome!
Happy National Coming Out Day! For me, it was 1997. I wish I could say it went smoothly, but it didn’t. I lost my family, was homeless, and couldn’t see a path to stability. But here I am with my husband, a @UofOklahomaLaw professor and @BatesCollege president. It gets better.
Learning so much about humantarian immigration programs from my spectacular @UofOklahomaLaw colleague @kit_johnson!
Listening to my @UofOklahomaLaw colleague Joe Schremmer giving a fascinating presentation at Central States about common law property rights!
Attending a thought-provoking panel on the Supreme Court Ethics Code at #SEALS2024. It is a PR junkie’s dream.
Attending a fascinating panel on Trademark Law and Consumer Culture at #SEALS2024, featuring @SariMazzurco, @LinfordInfo, and Laura Heymann.
Finally got into my room around 2 a.m. My first session is at 8:00 a.m. Send coffee. #SEALS2024
I'm looking forward to presenting my next project, tentatively titled "Sanctioning Lawyer-Criminals," this fall. It will be on SSRN later this summer, but I'm happy to send it to legal ethics enthusiasts in the meantime.
Not surprisingly, I was that person in law school that color coded and laminated his outlines. Getting ready to start my summer writing project, so I started a new article writing tracker (with color-coded formatting to track my daily and overall progress). Let’s go!
I know I’ve officially moved into an office when the candy jar is full. Here’s to many productive conversations with students (and colleagues!) @UofOklahomaLaw.
My last day teaching at @UMaineLaw. I can’t adequately express how blessed I’ve been. And the parting present was pitch perfect.
Trip to Palm Springs for LSAC Committee meetings during the middle of winter in Portland? Don’t mind if I do!