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UALR William H. Bowen School of Law
Richard J. Peltz


Professor of Law
B.A., 1993, Washington and Lee University
J.D., 1995, Duke University

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Professor Peltz joined the faculty in January 1998 after practicing law with the Baltimore firm of Venable, Baetjer & Howard.  He teaches Torts, Constitutional Law, Communications Law, and First Amendment and Freedom of Information Law.  He also has taught International Mass Communication in the UALR School of Journalism and Mass Communication.  Professor Peltz researches primarily in media law with an emphasis on the scholastic and collegiate press, and is co-author of the fourth edition of the book The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.

E-mail: rjpeltz@ualr.edu
Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Phone: 501.324.9962


Revised: 8/17/2007