Michael J. Higdon
Associate Professor of Law
B.A., 1995, Erskine College
M.A., 1997, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
J.D., 2001, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Publications
Articles:
Fatherhood by Conscription: Nonconsensual Insemination and the Duty of Child Support (forthcoming, Georgia Law Review), available at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1761333
To Lynch a Child: Bullying and Gender Non-Conformity in our Nation’s Schools, (forthcoming, Indiana Law Journal), available at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1558135
Something Judicious This Way Comes . . . The Use of Foreshadowing as a Persuasive Device in Judicial Opinions, 44 U. Rich. L. Rev. 1213 (2010), available at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1454887
Oral Argument and Impression Management: Harnessing the Power of Nonverbal Persuasion for a Judicial Audience, 57 U. Kan. L. Rev. 631 (2009), available at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1270979
Queer Teens and Legislative Bullies: The Invidious and Cruel Discrimination behind Heterosexist Statutory Rape Laws, 42U.C. Davis L. Rev.195 (2008), available at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1097097
When Informal Adoption Meets Intestate Succession: The Cultural Myopia of the Equitable Adoption Doctrine, 43 Wake Forest L. Rev. 223 (2008), available at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1009981
Other Publications:
When the Case Gives you Lemons: Incorporating Negative Authority into Persuasive Legal Writing, Tennessee Bar Journal, March 2010, available at http://www.tba.org/journal_new/index.php/component/content/article/417
It’s a Small World: Using the Classic Disney Ride to Teach Document Coherence, 17 Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research and Writing 2 (Winter 2009), available at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1368984
The Legal Reader, the Legal Writer and the All-Important Thesis Sentence, Nevada Lawyer, September 2007, available at http://www.nvbar.org/publications/nevadalawyer/2007/September/thesis.htm
From Simon Cowell to Tim Gunn: What Reality Television Can Teach Us About How to Critique our Students' Work Effectively, 15 Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research and Writing 3 (Summer 2007), available at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=978312
Using DVD Covers to Teach Weight of Authority, 15Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research and Writing 1 (Fall 2006), available at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=978362
Teaching Students How to Receive an Assignment, 20 The Second Draft 1 (August 2005)