School of Law
Andrew J. McClurg
Emeritus Professor of Law
Phone Email amcclurg@memphis.edu Fax OfficeAbout Professor McClurg
Professor and Herbert Herff Chair of Excellence Andrew J. McClurg retired from ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Law in January 2021. During his career, he was a nationally recognized teacher and scholar who published books and articles in the areas of legal education, privacy law, firearms law and policy, comparative law, wrongful death, logic and rhetoric, elder financial exploitation, health law, and products liability.
Previously, he was a member of the founding faculty at the Florida International University College of Law and the Nadine H. Baum Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and has also taught as a visiting professor at Wake Forest University, the University of Colorado, and Golden Gate University.
McClurg has received numerous awards for his teaching and research. His publications have been cited in more than 1000 books, articles, and judicial opinions. Downloads of his articles on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) consistently place him in the top 10 percent of scholars worldwide across all disciplines.
His law school prep book, (West 3d. ed. 2017) is recommended or required reading at law schools throughout the country, while his is a concise 13-part video tutorial for successfully navigating law school. His book (West 2012) prepares the loved ones of law students for the wild and crazy adventure awaiting them.
McClurg's most recent book (with Christine Coughlin and Nancy Levit), (West 2019) is the only comprehensive guide to every type of legal career, packed with authoritative research and featuring comments from more than 150 lawyers who do the jobs.
He was the creator and editor of an innovative series of comparative law books and coauthored the first entry in the series: (Carolina Academic Press 2007) (Adem Koyuncu and Adem Sprovieri).
A well-known scholar in the areas of firearms policy and gun violence, McClurg is coauthor of (Carolina Academic Press 2016) (with Brannon Denning) and (N.Y.U. Press 2002) (with David Kopel and Brannon Denning). Both books offer a balanced approach to analyzing the contentious issues surrounding guns in America.
In humor mode (a small sideline), McClurg was the monthly humor columnist for the American Bar Association Journal for several years. He is also the author of (Trafford 2001) a parody of legal education, and co-editor of (Carolina Academic Press 2003) (with Robert Jarvis and Thomas Baker), a collection of humorous law review articles.
As a legal commentator, McClurg has been interviewed/quoted by National Public Radio, Time, U.S. News, the PBS Newshour, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and dozens of other media sources.
Prior to joining academia, McClurg served as a law clerk to U.S. District Judge Charles R. Scott (M.D. Fla.) and worked four years as a litigation associate. He graduated Order of the Coif from the University of Florida College of Law, where he was a member of law review.
As a hobby, McClurg sings and plays in ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ rock cover bands.
Education
B.S., University of Florida (journalism, with honors); J.D., University of Florida (with honors, Order of the Coif).
Admitted
Florida
Experience
Professor and Herbert Herff Chair of Excellence in Law (2006-present) and Associate Dean for Faculty Development (2008-2011), Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, University of ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½; Professor, Florida International University College of Law, 2002-2006; Nadine H. Baum Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law (Baum Prof. 1998-2002; Prof. 1992-1998; Assoc. Prof. 1989-92; Asst. Prof. 1986-89); Visiting Professor, Wake Forest University School of Law, Spring 2000; Visiting Professor, Golden Gate University School of Law, 1991-92 academic year and Spring 1997; Visiting Professor, University of Colorado School of Law, Summer 1994; Associate, Bedell, Dittmar, DeVault & Pillans, Jacksonville, Florida, 1982-1986; Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable Charles R. Scott, United States District Judge, Middle District of Florida, 1980-82.
Teaching Interests
Tort Law, Privacy Law, Guns and the Law.
Publications
Books
(West Academic Publishing 2019) (with Christine Coughlin and Nancy Levit).
(West Academic Publishing 3d ed. 2017).
(Carolina Academic Press 2016) (with Brannon P. Denning).
1L of a Ride: A Well-Traveled Professor's Roadmap to Success in the First Year of Law School (West Academic Publishing 2d ed. 2013).
(West Academic Publishing 2012).
1L of a Ride: A Well-Traveled Professor's Roadmap to Success in the First Year of Law School (West Academic Publishing 2009).
(Carolina Academic Press 2007) (with Adem Koyuncu and Luis Eduardo Sprovieri).
(Carolina Academic Press 2003) (with Robert M. Jarvis and Thomas E. Baker).
(New York University Press 2002) (with David B. Kopel and Brannon P. Denning).
(Trafford 2001).
Law Journal Articles
, 68 Florida Law Review 1-47 (2016).
, 58 Howard Law Journal 779-809 (2015) (invited symposium participant).
, 65 Hastings Law Journal 1099-1144 (2014).
, 45 Connecticut Law Review 1773???1808 (2013) (invited submission).
Why Can't We Be Friends: Improving Doctor-Lawyer Relationships Out of Mutual Self-Interest, 24 Health Lawyer 38-47 (2012) (journal of the ABA Health Law Section, invited submission).
, 1 Wake Forest Law Review Online 74-85 (2011) (invited submission).
, 83 Temple Law Review 309-67 (2011).
, 78 University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Review 1049-61 (2010) ("1L Stories" issue with introduction by Scott Turow, author of ONE L).
, 74 University of Cincinnati Law Review 887-940 (2006).
85 Boston University Law Review 1-51(2005).
, 73 University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Review 1015-45 (2005) (invited symposium participant).
, 98 Northwestern University Law Review 63-144 (2003).
Lock, Stock and Barrel: Civil Liability for Allowing Unauthorized Access to Firearms, 14 Journal on Firearms and Public Policy 137-60 (2002) (invited submission).
, 51 Hastings Law Journal 953-1001 (2000).
, 32 Connecticut Law Review 1189-1245 (2000) (invited symposium participant).
Child Access Prevention Laws: A Common Sense Approach to Gun Control, 18 St. Louis University Public Law Review 47-78 (1999) (invited symposium participant).
"Lotts" More Guns and Other Fallacies Infecting the Gun Control Debate, 11 Journal on Firearms and Public Policy 139-76 (1999) (invited submission).
, 32 University of California-Davis Law Review 389-453 (1999).
, 74 Oregon Law Review 823-48 (1995).
The Tortious Marketing of Handguns: Strict Liability is Dead, Long Live Negligence, 19 Seton Hall Legislative Journal 777-820 (1995) (invited symposium participant).
, 73 North Carolina Law Review 989-1088 (1995).
l, 42 American University Law Review 53-113(1992).
Strict Liability for Handgun Manufacturers: A Reply to Professor Oliver, 14 University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Journal 511-29 (1992).
Handguns as Products Unreasonably Dangerous Per Se, 13 University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Journal 599-619 (1991).
, 66 Notre Dame Law Review 57-116 (1990).
, 24 Wake Forest Law Review 173-237 (1989).
, 59 University of Colorado Law Review 741-844 (1988).
Video Course
Project Director, (West Academic Publishing 2016). Innovative 13-part video course to orient and prepare students for law school. In addition to McClurg, the videos feature award-winning Professors Chris Coughlin (Wake Forest), Meredith Duncan (Houston), and Nancy Levit (UMKC).
Monthly Columnist
American Bar Association Journal, 1997-2001. Author of , satirical column that ran for fifty-one months on the Obiter Dicta page of the A.B.A. Journal.
Book Chapters
Neurotic, Paranoid Wimps???Nothing Has Changed, in Beyond 1L: Stories About Finding Meaning and Making a Difference in Law (Nancy Levit & Allen Rostron eds. 2019).
Minimizing Medical Malpractice Exposure (with Robert W. Bailey and Philip M. Gerson) in The Sages Manual of Quality, Outcomes & Patient Safety, Society of Gastrointestinal & Endoscopic Surgeons 553???67 (D. Tichansky et al. eds 2012).
The Ten Commandments of [The First-Year Course of Your Choice] and Paying Respects to Law School's First Year in Techniques for Teaching Law 6, 23 (Gerald F. Hess & Steve Friedland eds. 1999).
The Danger Posed by Handguns Outweighs Their Effectiveness, in Gun Control 176-81 (Bruno Leone, Bonnie Szumski, Carol Wekesser & Charles P. Cozic eds. 1992).
Other Publications
, National Jurist 26 (Fall 2016).
, ABAforLawStudents.com, July 14, 2016.
, Chicago Medicine, June 2012, at 8 (cover story).
, 52 American Journal of Legal History 387 (2012).
Children of the World v. Santa Claus, in A Family Christmas 104-05 (Caroline Kennedy ed. 2007) (Christmas anthology collected by Caroline Kennedy including works by Charles Dickens, Robert Frost, Mark Twain, and many others).
Remembering Law School's Torments, UF Law Magazine, Summer 2007, at 42-44 (University of Florida College of Law alumni magazine).
, Washington Post, Aug. 15, 2005, at A15 (op-ed).
In ID Theft, Customer Becomes the Commodity, Miami Herald, May 28, 2005, at 19A (op-ed).
, 46 American Journal of Legal History 507 (2004).
Why I Teach, The Law Teacher, Spring 2004, at 16.
Risky Business: The Dangers of Using Humor, Orange County Lawyer, June 2003, at 32.
The Risks of Being Funny, GPSolo, Apr. 2003, at 60 (magazine of the ABA's General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Section).
Book Review: John Grisham, The Testament, 10 Bimonthly Review of Law Books 3 (Sept.-Oct. 1999).
Supreme Court Extends Daubert to All Expert Testimony, ATLA (Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association) Docket, Summer 1999, at 11.
Fourth Amendment Standing? ??? Take A Seat, ATLA Docket, Spring 1999, at 20.
Book Review: Grif Stockley, Blind Judgment, 10 Bimonthly Review of Law Books 1 (Jan.-Feb. 1999).
Final Footnote To Foster Tragedy: Supreme Court Recognizes Posthumous Attorney-Client Privilege, ATLA Docket, Winter 1998, at 4.
Supreme Court Gives Green Light To Police Chases, ATLA Docket, Summer 1998, at 6.
Of Mice and Men: Supreme Court Sets Standard of Review for Daubert Rulings, ATLA Docket, Spring 1998, at 6.
Ten Really Important Things To Know About Arguing In the U.S. Supreme Court, ATLA Docket, Winter 1998, at 4.
Mass Tort Class Actions: May They Rest In Pieces, ATLA Docket, Fall 1997, at 8.
Dear Employer . . ., Journal of Legal Education, June 1997, at 267.
Bryan County Commissioners v. Brown: Supreme Court Shrinks Municipal Liability for Police Brutality, ATLA Docket, Summer 1997, at 20.
Rungful Suits, A.B.A. Journal, June 1997, at 98.
A Day in the Life of Justice Antonin Scalia, ATLA Docket, Spring 1997, at 7.
A Review of the 1995-96 U.S. Supreme Court Term: The Effects on Trial Lawyers, ATLA Docket, Winter 1997, at 14.
Poetry In Commotion: Katko v. Briney and the Bards of First-Year Torts, The Law Teacher, Fall 1996, at 1.
Wheels of Misfortune: The Supreme Court Approves Pretextual Automobile Stops, ATLA Docket, Fall 1996, at 22.
BMW, Inc. v. Gore: The Supreme Court Finishes a "$2 Million Paint Job," ATLA Docket, Summer 1996, at 4.
Blue Process: Or How I Lost my Car Because My Husband's a Jerk, ATLA Docket, Spring 1996, at 25.
The World's Greatest Law Review Article, A.B.A. Journal, Oct. 1995, at 84 (also published in the United Kingdom in the New Law Journal, Aug. 18, 1995, at 1274.