» Dr. Denis Binder

Professor

Dale E. Fowler School of Law

Office Location:

Kennedy Hall 418

Phone:

(714) 628-2505

Email:

dbinder@chapman.edu

Education

University of San Francisco, Bachelor of Arts (Latin)
University of San Francisco, Juris Doctor
University of Michigan, Doctor of Juridical Science

Biography

Professor Binder's career teaching Antitrust, Environmental Law, Torts, and Toxic Torts at law schools nationwide spans 4.5 decades. He has served as a consultant to a variety of organizations, ranging from the Army Corps of Engineers to Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers. In September 1996, Professor Binder received the National Award of Merit from the Association of State Dam Safety Officials for his contributions to promoting dam safety over the preceding two decades. He graduated first in his class at the University of San Francisco School of Law and received his LL.M. and S.J.D. degrees from the University of Michigan Law School. Professor Binder served as the President of the Chapman University Faculty Senate during the 2006-2007 academic year and as chair of the Environmental Law Section of The Association of American Law Schools for 2011-2012. 

Courses Taught: Torts, Environmental Law and Toxic Torts

List of Scholarly Publications

Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications

Some Rough Historical Parallels Between South Africa and the United States, Journal of Comparative Urban Law & Policy, Vol. 1, Iss. 1, Article 16

The Nature of Extreme Natural Risks in the Natural Environment, 7 Wash. J. L. & Pol'y 340

Whither Warsaw, Studia Juridica LXIII at 247

(The Idiot's Guide to) Cybersecurity for Lawyers: Simple Steps to Protect Your Data, 59 Orange County Bar Journal 31

The Increasing Application of Criminal Law to Disasters and Tragedies, 30-WTR Nat. Resources & Environment 40

The Increasing Application of Criminal Law in Disasters and Tragedies: A Global Perspective, 38 WNE L. Rev. 313

Introduction to Symposium: Cyberwars: Navigating responsibilities for the Public and Private Sector, 19 Chapman L. rev. 351

A Tort perspective on Cyberbullying, 19 Chapman L. Rev. 359

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Can We Secure the Hallowed halls of Academe?, 28 Regent U. L. Rev.253

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A 2014 Primer on Academic Freedom, Tenure, First Amendment, and Faculty Self-Governance, in K. Burch, Legal Education in the 21st Century (Bahcesehir University)

An Outsider's Perspective on Istanbul's Emergency Planning, Bahcesehir Law Review 55-74 (English) 75-94 (Turkish) (2014)

Looking Back to the Future: The Curmudgeon's Guide to the Future of Environmental Law, 46 Albany L. Rev. 993 (2013)

Perspectives on Fourty Years of Environmental Law, 1 G.W. JEEL 143

Food Fights - Southern California Style, 12 Nexus L. J. 97 (2012)

Lead Editor of the Homeland Security Committee of the ABA Section of Environmental, Energy, and Natural Resources Law's section of The Year in Review, pages 361-363 (2011)

Republication of" Emergency Action Plans: A Legal and Practical Blueprint," 63 U. Pitt. L. Rev. 791 (2002) in Dan Farber & Michael Faure, Disaster Law (Elgar 2010)

Lessons From the BP Emergency Action Plan in Action, 40 ELR 11115 (November 2010) Lead Editor of the Homeland Security Committee of the ABA Section of Environmental, Energy, and Natural Resources Law's section of The Year in Review, pages 361-363 (2011)