Save the Dates: Knapp Conference & KCON 10

The University of California Hastings College of the Law is sponsoring a symposium to honor Professor Charles L. Knapp (left) on the completion of his 50th year of law teaching. (He began his teaching career at NYU School of Law in fall 1964.)

The day-long program will take place on October 24, 2014  and will include four panels that will focus on areas that are of particular interest to Professor Knapp, but will also address topics with broad appeal to contract law scholars. 

8:15 - 8:45  Registration and Breakfast 8:45 – 9:00 Introduction & Welcome 9:00-10:30   Panel I -- The State of Contract Law Professor Jay Feinman, Rutgers University - Camden Professor William Woodward, Santa Clara University Professor Danielle Kie Hart, Southwestern Law School Moderator – Professor Harry G. Prince, UC Hastings College of Law 10:30-10:45  Break 10:45-12:15  Panel II -- The Role of Casebooks in the Future of Contract Law Professor Deborah Post, Touro Law Center Professor Carol Chomsky, University of Minnesota Professor Thomas Joo, UC Davis Moderator – Professor Nathan M. Crystal, University of South Carolina 12:15-1:15  Lunch:  Marvin Anderson Lecture – Professor Keith Rowley, UNLV  1:15-1:30  Break 1:30-3:00 Panel III -- The Politics of Contract Law Professor Peter Linzer, University of Houston Professor Judith Maute, University of Oklahoma Professor Emily M. S. Houh, University of Cincinnati Moderator – Professor Jeffrey Lefstin, UC Hastings College of Law 3: 15-4:45 Panel IV -- The Future of Unconscionability as a Limit on Contract Enforcement Professor David Horton, UC Davis Professor Hazel Glenn Beh, University of Hawaii Moderator – Professor William S. Dodge, UC Hastings College of Law 4:45-5:00  Concluding Remarks 5:00-5:30 Break 5:30 Reception and Dinner – UC Hastings Skyroom - [Limited space and requires separate registration with fee.] *Papers will be published in a symposium issue of the Hastings Law Journal.

Location Information: UC Hastings - Mary Kay Kane Hall  (View Map) 200 McAllister St  San Francisco, CA 94102 San Francisco Room: Alumni Center

Contact Information: Name: Roslyn Foy Email: [email protected]

The Marvin  Anderson Lecture will be presented during the luncheon by Professor Keith Rowley of UNLV (right).  Registration for the program is free except that the reception and dinner require a separate registration and payment of a fee.

And speaking of Keith Rowley, he has announced that UNLV's William S. Boyd School of Law will host the 2015 International Conference on Contracts (a.k.a. "KCON10") February 27 & 28, 2015.

The conference was held there in 2010, so we hope to return and win back all the money we lost at the craps tables five years ago.