Assistant Professor of Law
B.A., Harvard University
J.D., Columbia University
Torts I and II
Complex Litigation
Employment Law
Legal Profession
Jason M. Solomon joined the University of Georgia School of Law in the fall of 2005 as an assistant professor. His writing focuses on the theory and practice of civil justice, and his research interests also include regulatory theory and policy, the law of the workplace, and legal education. Since entering the legal academy, Solomon's scholarship has been published in the Northwestern, Vanderbilt and Texas law reviews.
Prior to joining the Georgia Law faculty, he was chief of staff and counselor to the president of Harvard University. He previously served as a judicial law clerk to Judge Chester J. Straub of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit and Judge John Gleeson of the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn. Before entering the law, he worked in the White House and the U.S. Treasury Department.
Solomon earned his bachelor's degree magna cum laude from Harvard University and his Juris Doctor from Columbia University, where he served as notes editor of the Columbia Law Review and was a James Kent Scholar.
ARTICLES & ESSAYS
What is Civil Justice?, 43 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. ___ (forthcoming 2010) (invited/symposium).
Capturing Self-Regulation, 2010 Wis. L. Rev. ___ (forthcoming) (invited/symposium).
Equal Accountability Through Tort Law, 103 Nw. U. L. Rev. ___ (forthcoming 2009).
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Law and Governance in the 21st Century Regulatory State, 86 Tex. L. Rev. 819 (review essay) (2008).
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Judging Plaintiffs, 60 Vand. L. Rev. 1749 (2007).
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Causing Constitutional Harm: How Tort Law Can Help Determine Harmless Error in Criminal Trials, 99 Nw. U. L. Rev. 1053 (2005).
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Note, Fulfilling the Bargain: How the Science of Ergonomics Can Inform the Laws of Workers' Compensation, 101 Colum. L. Rev. 1140 (2001) Text of the article; adapted for and reprinted in 2 Workers' Compensation Pol'y Rev., Issue 3 (May/June 2002) Text of the article.
SHORTER WORKS
McGuire Shows Poor Judgment, Fulton Co. Daily Rep. (Atlanta's legal newspaper), Oct. 6, 2006. Text of the article.
Judging Innocence, Nat'l L.J., Jan. 9, 2006 (with Brandon Garrett ). Text of the article.
Doctrine of Harmless Error is Anything But Harmless, Fulton Co. Daily Rep. (Atlanta's legal newspaper), Aug. 16, 2005, at 6. Text of the article.
"Minnesota's 'Homer Hanky Jurisprudence': Contraction, Ethics and the Twins" (with Paul Horan), in Baseball and Philosophy (Open Court 2004). Text of the chapter.

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School of Law
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Phone: (706) 542-4309
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Email: jsolomon@uga.edu
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