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Alberto Bernabe
Professor
The John Marshall Law School
315 South Plymouth Court
Chicago, Illinois 60604
Phone: 312.987.2390
Email: abernabe@jmls.edu
Office: CBA 923
BA, Princeton University
JD, University of Puerto Rico Law School
LLM, Temple University Beasley School of Law
Blogs: Torts Blog | Professional Responsibility Blog
Before joining the faculty at The John Marshall Law School in 1992, Professor Bernabe was a teaching fellow at Temple University, where he taught Mass Media Law and collaborated in teaching Torts, Products Liability, and Legal Ethics. He has also taught as a visiting professor at the University of Puerto Rico Law School.
Professor Bernabe teaches Torts and Professional Responsibility.
Scholarship
Waiving Good-bye to a Fundamental Right: Allocation of Authority Between Attorneys and Clients and the Right to a Public Trial, 38 J. of the Legal Prof. ___ (2013)
A Good Step in the Right Direction: Illinois Eliminates the Conflict Between Attorneys and Guardians, 38 J. of the Legal Prof. ___ (2013)
Giving Credit Where Credit is Due: A Comment on the Theoretical Foundation and Historical Origin of the Tort Remedy for Invasion of Privacy, 29 John Marshall J. of Comp. & Info. Law ___ (2013)
The Right to Counsel Denied: Confusing the Roles of Lawyers and Guardians, 43 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 833 (2012)
Recent Developments in the Law of Lawyering: The New Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct, 42 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 391 (2011)
Colón Santos v. Cooperativa de Seguros Múltiples y el Aparente Conflicto Entre las Doctrinas de la Solidaridad y la Inmunidad [Colón Santos v. Cooperativa de Seguros Múltiples and the Apparent Conflict Between Joint and Several Liability and Immunity], 79 Rev. Jur. UPR 1091 (2010)
En Defensa de la Solidaridad: Comentarios Sobre la Propuesta Eliminación de la Responsabilidad Solidaria en la Relación Extracontractual [In Defense of Solidarity: A Comment on the Proposed Elimination of Joint and Several Liability in Torts Cases] (with José Julián Álvarez González), 78 Rev. Jur. UPR 745 (2009)
Coming Soon to a Law Practice Near You: The New (and Improved?) Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct, 39 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 691 (2008)
Comentarios Sobre la Profesión y el Profesionalismo [A Comment on the Profession and the Concept of Professionalism], 69 Rev. Jur. Col. Abog. P.R. 359 (2008)
Presentations
Speaker/Moderator: "Dangerous Dogs: Regulation, Civil Litigation and Criminal Prosecution," ABA Center for Professional Development (July 2013)
Speaker: Belle and Joseph Braun Symposium, The John Marshall Law School (Sept. 2012)
Speaker: Law and Society Association Annual Meeting (June 2012)
Speaker: "Duty of Confidentiality," McAndrews, Held and Malloy (Oct. 27, 2011)
