Teaching interests: Clinical Legal Education, Trial Advocacy.

Education: B.A., Temple University, Journalism (magna cum laude), 1996; J.D. Temple University, 2000 (cum laude).

Experience: Visiting Assistant Professor of Clinical Law, University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (present); Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, University of North Dakota School of Law (2007-2009); Counsel, GlaxoSmithKline (2005-2007); Associate, Pepper Hamilton LLP (2000-2005).

Bar Admissions: Tennessee (pending), Pennsylvania, New Jersey, North Dakota.

Publications: Daniel M. Schaffzin, Landlord Weapon or Tenant Shield? A Proposal to Reform North Dakota’s Residential Security Deposit Statute, 85:2 N.D. L. REV. __. (forthcoming 2009).

Daniel M. Schaffzin & Margaret Moore Jackson, Educating the Adjudicator: Why Judicial Comprehension of the Law Clinic Mission is Essential for the Continued Growth of Legal Education (work in progress).

Biography: Professor Schaffzin is an instructor in University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphrey School of Law’s Legal Clinic.  Prior to joining the faculty of the University of Memphis Law School, Professor Schaffzin was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law in the University of North Dakota School of Law’s Clinical Education Program.  While at the University of North Dakota Law School, he also coached the National Trial Team, which in 2008 and 2009 won the Regional Championship and advanced as National Finalists in the National Trial Competition sponsored by the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Texas Young Lawyers Association.

Before entering the legal academy, Professor Schaffzin worked for five years in the Health Effects Litigation Practice Group of Pepper Hamilton LLP in Philadelphia, where he focused his practice on pharmaceutical and medical device products liability litigation.  Professor Schaffzin also maintained an active pro bono practice, including work on a successful death penalty appeal under the Pennsylvania Post-Conviction Relief Act.  He was a recipient of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Pro Bono Award in 2005.

In 2005, Professor Schaffzin joined GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) as Counsel in the pharmaceutical company’s U.S. Legal Operations group.  At GSK, Professor Schaffzin served on the Sales, Marketing, and Managed Care legal team, providing guidance to the company’s diabetes franchise and pediatric vaccines product teams, as well as to several sales regions, concerning product promotion, fraud and abuse, and general regulatory compliance issues.

Before starting his legal career, Professor Schaffzin served as a public affairs officer at the Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C.

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