Brian T. Fitzpatrick

Brian Timothy Fitzpatrick (born May 9, 1975) is an American academic and lawyer. Fitzpatrick is known for his unorthodox advocacy of class action lawsuits from a conservative point of view,[1][2][3] and is the author of a book on the subject, The Conservative Case for Class Actions (University of Chicago Press, 2019).[4]

Education

Fitzpatrick received a Bachelor of Science in 1997 from the University of Notre Dame where he was the first runner up to Valedictorian.[5] He received the Fay Diploma for the highest combined average for three years in his class at Harvard Law School in 2000.[6]

Career

Fitzpatrick joined Vanderbilt University Law School in 2007 after spending time as a John M. Olin Fellow at the New York University School of Law. He has clerked for Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Associate Justice Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Court of the United States. Between his time as a clerk and professor, Fitzpatrick worked as an associate in Sidley Austin's Washington, D.C. office and as Special Counsel for Supreme Court Nominations to Senator John Cornyn. He teaches several courses at Vanderbilt, including Federal Courts and a seminar on the relationship between judges and politics.

References
  1. Patrice, Joe (August 30, 2017), "Heresy! Conservative Law Professor Thinks Class Actions Are A Pretty Good Idea", Above the Law
  2. Frankel, Alison (August 20, 2017), "Law prof (and ex-Scalia clerk): Evidence shows class actions deter corporate misconduct", Reuters
  3. Lean, Raychel (January 29, 2020), "Law Professor Has Bone to Pick With Class-Action Lawyers, Judges", Law.com Daily Business Review
  4. Lehotsky, Stephen P.; Urick, Jonathan (November 26, 2019), "'The Conservative Case for Class Actions' Doesn't Pass the Smell Test", National Review; Lee, Kenneth K. (December 2, 2019), "A Counterintuitive and Compelling Case for Class-Action Lawsuits", National Review; Frank, Ted (December 30, 2019), "The Oxymoron of 'the Conservative Case for Class Actions'", National Review
  5. "152nd Commencement Exercises" (PDF). University of Notre Dame. May 1997.
  6. September 28; 2000. "Commencement 2000". Harvard Law Today. Retrieved 2020-04-10.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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