John L. Sobieski, Jr.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights Actions, Complex Litigation, Conflict of Laws, Federal Courts.

jsobiesk@tennessee.edu

Professor Sobieski came to the UT College of Law in 1972 after clerking for Justice Walter V. Schaefer of the Supreme Court of Illinois and serving as a lieutenant (JAGC) in the United States Navy. He was named Lindsay Young Distinguished Professor of Law at UT in 1986 and became Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in 1995. Professor Sobieski has received the Harold C. Warner Outstanding Teacher Award twice, the Tennessee Bar Association’s Outstanding Law Professor Award, the Carden Faculty Award for Outstanding Service, the Bass, Berry & Sims Award for Outstanding Service to the Bench and Bar, the Forrest W. Lacey Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Moot Court Board (twice), and the Carden Award for Superior Achievement in Scholarship. He is co-author of the seven-volume Civil Rights Actions and helped to draft the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure. While in law school Professor Sobieski was one of the Note and Comment Editors for the Michigan Law Review.

Publications

       Books & Chapters:

Co-author, Civil Rights Actions, 7 vols. (Matthew Bender, 1983, supplemented twice a year).

Civil Rights, in Deposition Strategy, Law, and Forms (1984-86).

Civil Appeals, in Appellate Court Practice in Tennessee (1985).

       Articles & Other Works:

An Update of the New Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure, 46 Tenn. L. Rev. 727 (1979).

A Survey of Civil Procedure in Tennessee -- 1977, 46 Tenn. L. Rev. 271 (1979).

The Procedural Details of the Proposed Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure, 45 Tenn. L. Rev. 161 (1978).

The Theoretical Foundations of the Proposed Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure, 45 Tenn. L. Rev. 161 (1978).

Counterclaims and Statutes of Limitations: A Critical Commentary on Present Tennessee Law, 42 Tenn. L. Rev. 291 (1975).

Note, Labor Law--Jurisdiction--Contractual Interpretation, Unfair Labor Practices, and Arbitration: A Proposed Resolution of Jurisdictional Overlap, 68 Mich. L. Rev. 141 (1970).

Recent Professional Presentations and Service

"Accrual of Claims and Continuing Violations in Title VII Actions," UT-Battelle and UT Office of General Counsel CLE program on Employment Law for Government Lawyers, Knoxville, 2002.

“Personal Liability for Sexual Harassment,” Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women, Annual Meeting, Nashville, 1995.

“The Civil Rights Act of 1991,” Employment Law Panel, Tennessee Chapter of the American Corporate Counsel Association, Knoxville, 1993.

“Section 1983 Civil Rights Actions,” Tennessee Bar Association CLE Program, Memphis, 1992.

“Recent Developments in Civil Procedure,” College of Law CLE Program, Knoxville, 1991.

“Civil Appeals in Tennessee,” TBA CLE Program, Knoxville & Memphis, 1991.

“Sexual Harassment,” Knoxville Legal Secretaries Association, Knoxville, 1991.

“The Work of the Tennessee Supreme Court Advisory Commission on Appellate Courts,” Blount County Bar Association, Maryville, 1991.

“Harassment on the Basis of Gender,” Baker, Worthington, Crossley, Stansberry & Woolf, Boca Raton, Fla., 1990.

Selected Achievements and Affiliations

Reporter, Tennessee Supreme Court Commission to Study Appellate Courts, 1990-94.

AALS Committee on Curriculum and Research, 2000-2003.

Arbitrator, Expedited Arbitrations Panel, Alcoa--United Steelworkers, 1974-present.

Carden Award for Superior Achievement in Scholarship, 1997.

Bass, Berry & Sims Award for Outstanding Service to the Bench and Bar, 1995.

Carden Faculty Award for Outstanding Service, 1993.

1991 Outstanding Law Professor, Tennessee Bar Association.

Harold C. Warner Outstanding Teacher Award, 1977 and 1981.

Reporter, Tennessee Supreme Court Advisory Commission on Civil Rules, 1975-79.

Work in Progress

2007 Supplement to Civil Rights Actions.

April 18, 2007