Nadine Baum Distinguished Professor of Law
B.A., 1986, University of Virginia
J.D., 1989, Northwestern University
Professor Beiner joined the law school in 1994. Before entering teaching, she was an associate in the San Francisco law firm of Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin. Her main practice area was general civil litigation, with an emphasis on employment discrimination, antitrust and environmental litigation. Prior to practicing law, she was a law clerk to the Honorable John F. Grady, United States District judge for the Northern District of Illinois, located in Chicago. She is a graduate of Northwestern University School of Law, where she was named to the Order of the Coif and was Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology. Professor Beiner researches and writes in the areas of employment discrimination law as well as the interaction between civil procedure and civil rights law. She has visited on the faculty of the University of California College of Law, Hastings. Her courses include Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Gender and the Law, Federal Jurisdiction and Employment Discrimination.
Professor Beiner's publications include:
Gender Myths v. Working Realities: The Case for Reformulating Sexual Harassment Law Based on Social Science (forthcoming Fall 2004 from the NYU Press).
The Elusive (But Worthwhile) Quest for a Diverse Bench in the New Millennium, 36 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 597 (2003).
Let the Jury Decide: The Gap Between What Judges and Reasonable People Believe is Sexually Harassing, 75 S. Cal. L. Rev. 791 (2002).
Using Evidence of Women’s Stories in Sexual Harassment Cases, 24 UALR L. Rev. 117 (2001).
Introduction: The Impact of Science on Legal Decisions: What Can Social Science Tell the Courts and Lawyers?, 24 UALR L. Rev. 3 (2001).
Sex, Science and Social Knowledge: The Implications of Social Science Research on Imputing Liability to Employers for Sexual Harassment, 7 Wm. & Mary J. Women L. 273 (2001).
The Misuse of Summary Judgment in Hostile Environment Cases, 34 Wake Forest L. Rev. 71 (1999).
What Diversity on the Bench Could Mean for Justice, 6 Mich. J. Gen. & L. 113 (1999).
Feminist Legal Arguments and Sears: A Case Study, in Arguments in a Time of Change: Definitions, Frameworks, and Critiques (James F. Klumpp, ed., 1998).
An Overview of the Arkansas Civil Rights Act of 1993, 50 Ark. L. Rev. 165 (1997).
Religious Harassment in the Workplace, 19 UALR L.J. 577 (1997)(with John M. A. DiPippa).
Do Reindeer Games Count as “Terms, Conditions, or Privileges of Employment” under Title VII? 37 B.C. L. Rev. 643 (1996).
Comment, Due Process For All? Due Process, The Eighth Amendment and Nazi War Criminals, 80 J. Crim. L. & Criminology 293 (1989).
E-mail: tmbeiner@ualr.edu
Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Revised: 8/30/07