Curriculum Vitae

Full C.V. available upon request

Any views or opinions expressed on this website are my own and do not reflect the views or opinions of my current or past employers.

Current Positions

Associate Dean and Grady Rosier Professor, The Sorrell College of Business, Troy University, 2020-present

Executive Director, The Manuel H. Johnson Center for Political Economy, Troy University, 2021-present

Faculty Rank:  Associate Professor, 2020-present

Policy Adviser, The Heartland Institute, 2016-present.

Associated Scholar, Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2017-present.

Trustee, American Institute for Economic Research.

Education

Ph.D., Auburn University

LL.M., Temple University

J.D., West Virginia University

M.A., West Virginia University

B.A., Furman University

Honors & Awards

The Heritage Foundation Freedom and Opportunity Academic Prize (2023)

AmPhil Fundraising Fellowship, American Philanthropic (2023)

Henry Hazlitt Memorial Lecture, 2023 Austrian Economics Research Conference, Ludwig von Mises Institute (2023)

Visiting Scholar, American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) (2020)

Oikonomia Fellowship, The Acton Institute (2019)

Of Bees and Boys named 10 Short Books You Should Read in October 2018 by Conversations Magazine (2018)

Of Bees and Boys named to list of Must Reads by Southern Authors by Southern Writers (2018)

Who’s Who in Law Higher Education (WWLHE) (2018)

William Faulkner Southern Writers Award, “2017 Distinguishable Lawyers,” in The Docket (December 2017 Special Issue, a publication of the Montgomery County Bar Association)

Of Bees and Boys named Top 50 Non-Fiction Books of 2017 by Conversations Magazine (2017)

Southern Literary Review October Read of the Month for book Of Bees and Boys (2017)

Rising Star Award, The Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, West Virginia University (2016)

Best of the Net Nominee for the essay “Harper Lee and Words Left Behind” in Red Truck Review (2015)

Inducted into Phi Kappa Phi (2015)

Graduate Travel Fellowship, Auburn University Graduate School (2015)

Travel Grant, Auburn University Department of English (2015)

Pushcart Prize Nominee for the poem “Service at St. Paul’s” in Red Truck Review (2014)

Elected Member of the Hugh Maddox Inn of Court (2014)

Mises Emerging Scholar, Ludwig von Mises Institute Canada (2014)

Elected Member of The Philadelphia Society (2012)

Mises Institute Scholarship, The Mises Institute Supporter’s Summit and 30^th Anniversary Celebration (2012)

March Student Spotlight, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), Campus Freedom Network (2012)

Mises Austrian Scholars Conference Scholarship, Ludwig Von Mises Institute (2012)

Mises Circle Scholarship, Ludwig Von Mises Institute (2012)

Keynote Speaker, Photocraft Annual Publishers’ Banquet, Bridgeport, West Virginia, November 18 (2011)

Thomas C. and Irene W. Graham Fellowship, Institute for Humane Studies, George Mason University (2011-12)

Humane Studies Fellowship, Institute for Humane Studies (2011-12)

Hayek Fund for Scholars, Travel Grant, Institute for Humane Studies (2011)

Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) Scholarship Recipient, The Philadelphia Society (2011)

Travel Grant, Auburn University Graduate School (2011)

Travel Grant, Auburn University Department of English (2011)

Scholarship, Stephen Dill Lee Institute (2011)

Mises Circle Scholarship, Ludwig Von Mises Institute (2010)

Earhart Foundation Scholarship, The Philadelphia Society (2010)

Graduate Dean Fellowship, College of Liberal Arts, Auburn University (2010-11)

Distinguished Classroom Performance Distinction (DCP), Cyberprivacy Law, Temple University Beasley School of Law (2010)

Researcher in Residence, The Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal (2010)

Golden Key International Honour Society (2008)

Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff & Love Scholarship, West Virginia University College of Law (2007)

J. Richard Guess Scholarship for Outstanding Writing Ability, Furman University (2004-05)

Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honor Society (2004-05)

Phi Eta Sigma, National Freshman Honor Society (2002)

Eta Sigma Phi, Associate Member, National Classics Honor Society (2002)

Dean’s List, Furman University (2001-05)

Areas of Interest and Research

Law & Humanities; Legal & Literary Hermeneutics; Anglo-American Jurisprudence; Law & Literature; Libertarianism and Classical Liberalism; Conservatism; American Literature; Pragmatism; Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.; Austrian Economics; Literary Theory & Criticism; Property; Contracts.

Past Professional Experience and Academic Appointments

2020-2021

Interim Executive Director, The Manuel H. Johnson Center for Political Economy, Troy University

2016-2020

Associate Dean, Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law.

2016-2020

Founding Executive Director, Blackstone & Burke Center for Law & Liberty.

2019

Interim Director of Admissions, Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law.

2016

Assistant Attorney General, Solicitor’s Division, Opinions Section, State of Alabama Office of the Attorney General.

2013-16

Staff Attorney for Chief Justice Roy S. Moore, Supreme Court of Alabama.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

2015-19

Adjunct Professor, Faulkner University Department of Humanities, Evening Program.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

2015

Adjunct Professor, Huntingdon College, W. James Samford Jr. School of Business and Professional Studies, Evening Program. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

2014-19

Adjunct Professor, Faulkner University Department of English, Evening Program.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

2013

Adjunct Professor, Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

2012-13

Lueder, Larkin & Hunter, LLC.  Attorney.  Alpharetta and Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.

2011

Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law.  Adjunct Professor.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

2011

Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project, Auburn University.  Instructor.  Auburn, Alabama, United States of America.

2010-12

Auburn University Department of English. Graduate Instructor. Auburn, Alabama, United States of America.

2010-11

CLVL Solutions, LLC. Attorney. Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.

2009

The Cato Institute. Adjunct Legal Associate. Washington, D.C., United States of America.

2008-09

Research Assistant for Dean Caprice Roberts, Associate Dean for Faculty Research & Development & Professor of Law, West Virginia University College of Law. Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America.

2008

American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ). Project Associate. Tokyo, Japan.

2007-08

Research Assistant for Professor James Elkins, Benedum Distinguished Scholar at West Virginia University College of Law. Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America.

2007

West Virginia University College of Law. Teaching Assistant, Legal Research and Writing Department. Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America.

2007

Shuman, McCuskey & Slicer, PLLC. Summer Associate. Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America.

2005-06

Shimon Kids English College (SKEC), Shimon Juku. English Language Instructor. Ogaki, Gifu, Japan.

2004

Brock, Clay, Calhoun, Wilson & Rogers, PC. Intern. Marietta, Georgia, United States of America.

2003

District of Columbia Office of the Corporation Counsel. Family Division. Child Abuse and Neglect Department. Intern. Washington, D.C., United States of America.

Bar Admissions

Alabama; Georgia; District of Columbia (inactive); United States Supreme Court; United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia; United States District Court, Middle District of Georgia

Publications

Hundreds of publications in various outlets, including The Journal Jurisprudence; The Texas Review of Law & Politics; Canadian Journal of Law & Jurisprudence; The Wall Street Journal; Los Angeles Review of Books; The South Carolina Review; Academic Questions; Fox News; Pacific Standard; Modern Age; Newsweek; Pleiades: A Journal of New Writing; The Federalist; The Hill; The Washington Times; The Georgetown Journal of Law & Modern Critical Race Perspectives; The Political Science Reviewer; The Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law, and Justice; Journal of Markets & Morality; Southern Humanities Review; PEER English; The Indiana Law Journal Supplement; British Journal of American Legal Studies; Contemporary Pragmatism; The Salisbury Review; storySouth; Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics; Elon Law Review; The Michigan State Journal of International Law; Libertarian Papers; The American Conservative; The Daily Caller; The University Bookman; The Freeman; Modernist Cultures; RealClear Politics; Antiwar.com; The International Journal of Baudrillard Studies; Counterpunch; The Detroit News; 1819 News; LewRockwell.com; The Daily Signal; The Legendary; Faulkner Law Review; The Front Porch Republic; Harwood Economic Review; The Journal of Ayn Rand Studies; Swarajya; Yellowhammer News; The Smart Set; The Student Lawyer; Discourse; The Telegraph (Nashua Telegraph); West Virginia History; Taki’s Magazine; The Conversation; Alabama Political Reporter; The Sigma Tau Delta Review; Chronicles; The Aroostook Review; Cato Journal; Ohio Northern University Law Review; The West Virginia Lawyer; The Oregon Commentator; Law & Liberty; UMKC Law Review; Citizens and Statesmen: An Annual Review of Political Theory and Public Life; 49th Parallel; Mises Daily; Inquire; Cosmos + Taxis; The Alabama Lawyer; Studies in Emergent Order; The West Virginia Record; Brazzil Magazine; Journal-Courier; Public Discourse; Liberty; Tributaries; The Dominion Post; Frederick News-Post; Kestrel; The American Spectator; The Intercollegiate Review; The University of Dayton Law Review; The Christian Lawyer; Montgomery Advertiser; Birmingham Arts Journal; The Imaginative Conservative; Anthology of Appalachian Writers; Journal of Faith and the Academy; Journal of Liberty and Society; Journal of Christian Legal Thought; and The Independent Review.

Selected Conference Papers, Presentations, Symposia, Lectures, Programs, and Colloquia Attendance

Discussant, “The Declaration of Independence in Historical Context.” Liberty Fund Colloquium. November 16 – 19, 2023. Le Méridien Tampa, The Courthouse. Tampa, Florida, United States of America.

“Welcoming Dr. George Hawley to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Dr. George Hawley of the University of Alabama: “American Conservatism and Free Speech.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law. November 15, 2023. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Rise of the Nones: How Declining Religious Affiliation is Changing Civil Society.” A Givers, Doers & Thinkers Conference Sponsored by AmPhil. November 7-8, 2023. Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America.

“Liberalism and the Global Economy.”  Mont Pelerin Society: Bretton Woods at 80 Years.  October 29 – November 1, 2023. Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States of America.

“Welcoming James R. Harrigan to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by James R. Harrigan, Senior Editor at the American Institute for Economic Research: “The Rule of Law in Iraq.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Heflin-Torbert Judicial Building (“The Alabama Judicial Building”). October 19, 2023. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Panelist, “Evaluating Fiduciary Responsibility in the Age of ESG.” The Federalist Society In-House Counsel Network Annual Conference. “Acute Legal Issues Facing In-House Counsel Conference.” Omni Amelia Island Resort.  September 30, 2023.  Fernandina Beach, Florida, United States of America.

The Philadelphia Society’s Fall 2023 Meeting. “Countering the Left’s Long March.” Hilton Cleveland Downtown.  September 22-23, 2023. Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America.

Debate against Tracey Roberts of Samford University Cumberland School of Law, moderated by Dean Blake Hudson of Samford University Cumberland School of Law: “Environmental Social Governance: The Change in the Corporate Climate.” Samford University Cumberland School of Law. September 7, 2023. Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcoming the Honorable Andrew Sorrell to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Alabama State Auditor Andrew Sorrell: “First 200 Days.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Heflin-Torbert Judicial Building (“The Alabama Judicial Building”). September 6, 2023. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Speech, “Straight Talk With Dr. Allen Mendenhall.” State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF) Economic Summit. August 28 – 31, 2023. Spoke on August 29. Plano, Texas, United States of America.

“Rolling the Dys.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Jeremy Dys of First Liberty Institute: “Do legislative meetings have a prayer? Town of Greece and a curious circuit split.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Heflin-Torbert Judicial Building (“The Alabama Judicial Building”). August 23, 2023. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Discussant and Presenter, 2023 Summer Colloquium for The Freedom and Opportunity Academic Prizewinners. The Heritage Foundation. August 8 – 11, 2023. Washington, D.C., United States of America.

“Blurring the Lines Between Ethical and Unethical.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Nathan Moelker: “Practice of Law: ABA Model Rule 8.4(g) and Its History in Light of the Constitution.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Heflin-Torbert Judicial Building (“The Alabama Judicial Building”).  July 19, 2023. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Building Bridges or Fighting the Culture War?  What to do about “Wokeness”? The Alliance Defending Freedom’s 2023 Summit on Religious Liberty. Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort & Club. June 10 – 13, 2023. Dana Point, California, United States of America.

“Welcoming William A. Jacobson to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by William A. Jacobson, Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Securities Law Clinic at Cornell Law School: “The Equal Protection Project.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  June 7, 2023. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“The American Tradition is Pro-Market.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Dr. Samuel Gregg, Distinguished Fellow in Political Economy and Senior Research Faculty at the American Institute for Economic Research: “Law, Markets, and the Next American Economy.”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  May 3, 2023. Broadcast on C-SPAN. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Why I Support the Fiscal Responsibility and Development Act.” Alabama Senate Republican Caucus. The Alabama State House. May 2, 2023. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcoming the Honorable Greg Cook to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Justice Greg Cook of the Supreme Court of Alabama: “The Rising Importance of State Courts.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club. April 26, 2023. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Speech, “ESG and Thee.” The Great Reset: Mises in Birmingham. Panelist, “Alabama vs. The Great Reset.” Ludwig von Mises Institute. April 22, 2023. Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America.

Panelist, “The Great Utopian Delusion and the Story of Newly Freed Slaves Overcoming Leviathan” (organizer: Paul Cleveland; other panelists: Thomas Tacker, Bert Wheeler, Marcus Witcher). Debater, “Combatting Wokeness in Business and Higher Education: A Debate” (organizer and moderator: Stephen Miller; debaters: Lenore Ealy, Phillip Magness, Allen Mendenhall, Ryan Yonk). Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE) 47^th Meeting. April 17, 2023. JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa. Cancun, Mexico.

Co-presenter with Dr. Andrew V. Abela, Dean of the Busch School of Business at the Catholic University of America (moderated by Andrew Graham, Senior Counsel and Vice President of Academic Affairs and Strategic Affairs, Alliance Defending Freedom): “Reforming Business Education.” Alliance Defending Freedom’s 2023 Corporate Executive Summit. April 3-5, 2023. Fairmont Banff Springs. Banff, Canada.

Director, Future of Freedom Fellowship Program. The Philadelphia Society’s Spring 2023 Meeting. “Conservatism and the Place of Religion in Public Life.” The Westin Indianapolis. March 31 – April 2, 2023. Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America.

“The Life Work of Thomas Sowell: An Evaluation.” Liberty Fund Colloquium. March 23 – 26, 2023. Mar Mont Hotel. Santa Barbara, California, United States of America.

“Welcoming Luigi Marco Bassani to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Dr. Luigi Marco Bassani of the University of Milan: “Modern State or Federation: An American Dilemma.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club. March 22, 2023. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Henry Hazlitt Memorial Lecture: “ESG En Route to Etatism.” Austrian Economics Research Conference.  Ludwig von Mises Institute.  March 18, 2023.  Auburn, Alabama, United States of America.

Speech, “Against Corporate Wokeness.” Cleburne County Republican Party Meeting. March 7, 2023. Heflin, Alabama, United States of America.

Participant, “Humanomics Workshop” and “New Deal Workshop.” American Institute for Economic Research Conference. February 23-26, 2023. The Valley Hotel Homewood Birmingham. Homewood, Alabama, United States of America.

Master of Ceremonies: “From Red Tape to Red States: Why Companies are Fleeing Blue States for Red States and What Alabama Can Do to Improve Its Economic Conditions.” The Manuel H. Johnson Center for Political Economy and the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER). February 23, 2023. The Valley Hotel Homewood Birmingham. Homewood, Alabama, United States of America.

“Easy to Vote, Hard to Cheat.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by the Honorable John Merrill: “Governmental Efficiencies: Getting the Most Out of Your Tax Dollars.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club. February 8, 2023. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Alabama’s Newest Feeder Judge.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Justice Jay Mitchell of the Supreme Court of Alabama: “The Next Frontier: State Law and State Courts.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club. January 11, 2023. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“The Classical Liberal Tradition and the Law.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Professor John Dove, Manuel H. Johnson Professor of Economics at Troy University: “What is a Classical Liberal Constitution?” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club. December 7, 2022. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Speech: “ESG and Thee.” Montgomery Sunrise Rotary Club. November 18, 2022. The Alabama Center for Commerce. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Speech: “ESG and Thee.” Birmingham Federalist Society. November 17, 2022. The Valley Hotel Homewood Birmingham. Homewood, Alabama, United States of America.

“The Current State of the Legal Profession.”  2022 National Lawyers Convention: The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies.  November 10 – 12, 2022.  The Mayflower Hotel.  Washington, D.C., United States of America.

“Thinking Critically About Critical Theory.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Professor Adam MacLeod of Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law: “Critical Theories in Law Schools: How to Understand the Movement.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club. November 9, 2022. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Discussant, “Global Markets, Nationalism, and the Future of Economic Growth.” The Intercollegiate Studies Institute in conjunction with Liberty Fund, Inc.  The Graduate Hotel. October 27 – 30, 2022. Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America.

Keynote Address, “What To Do About Woke Corporations.” The Edge Golf Tournament hosted by The Edge Ministry. October 26, 2022. Sehoy Plantation. Hurtsboro, Alabama, United States of America.

“The Honor of Serving as Chairman of the Board of Managers for the Alabama Center for Law & Liberty.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Matthew Clark, President of the Alabama Center for Law & Liberty: “The Alabama Center for Law & Liberty’s Role in Recent Developments in Constitutional Law.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club. October 13, 2022. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Ludwig von Mises Institute 40^th Anniversary Supporter’s Summit. October 6 – 8, 2022. The Arizona Biltmore. Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America.

Director, Future of Freedom Fellowship Program. The Philadelphia Society’s Fall 2022 Meeting. “Can American Institutions Still Be Conserved?” The Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner. September 23-34, 2022. McLean, Virginia, United States of America.

Speaker, “Wordfest: A Program for Banned Books Week.” Troy University Libraries’ Lecture Series. Troy University Library. September 20, 2022. Troy, Alabama, United States of America.

“Even Legal Writing is Woke Now?” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by the Honorable John G. Browning: “Should Legal Writing Be ‘Woke’? The Battle Over Language.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club. September 15, 2022. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Speech, “How Wokeness Leads to Unethical Business.” Troy University Elmore Alumni Chapter. September 13, 2022. Wetumpka, Alabama, United States of America.

Presenter, “Libertarianism and the Common Law.” Chair, Panel: “Science and Public Policy.” 2022 Libertarian Scholars Conference. Grand Hyatt Nashville. September 10, 2022. Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America.

Speech, “Is the Rule of Law Dead?” Universidad Francisco Marroquín. August 31, 2022.  Guatemala City, Guatemala.

“Common Good or Uncommon Bad Constitutionalism?” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by the Honorable William H. Pryor of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit: “Against Living Common Goodism.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club. August 11, 2022. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Federalism in Divided Times.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall: “Our Federalism and the Role of the State Attorney General.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club. July 13, 2022. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcoming Ryan Bangert to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Ryan Bangert, Senior Counsel and Vice President for Legal Strategy at Alliance Defending Freedom: “Parental Rights and Critical Race Theory.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club. June 8, 2022. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcoming Dean Reuter to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Dean Reuter, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Federalist Society: “The Hidden Nazi: The Untold Story of America’s Deal with the Devil.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club. May 18, 2022. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Forum on the Economic & Legal Foundations of Capitalism.” George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, Law & Economics Center (LEC). Surf & Sand Resort. April 27 – May 1, 2021.  Laguna Beach, California, United States of America.

Lecture and Discussion Leader: “The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.” Virtual Seminar for Alabama High School Teachers on the U.S. Constitution. The Jack Miller Center and Samford University. April 23, 2022.

“Welcoming Rachel Ferguson to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Rachel Ferguson, Assistant Dean and Center for Free Enterprise at Concordia University Chicago: “Civil Society, Entrepreneurship, and Rule of Law in Black America.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club. April 13, 2022. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Lecture: “Southern Comfort: The Importance of Intellectual Community in Red State Regions” for the session titled “Becoming Regional Hubs.” Lecture on April 5, 2022. Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE) 46^th Meeting: “The Limits of Leviathan: Government versus Governance.” April 3 – 5, 2022. Paris Las Vegas / Bally’s Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America.

Speech, “Peter Pan-demic: Law Under Two Generations that Refused to Grow Up.” Houston County Bar Association (Alabama). Dothan Country Club. March 30, 2022. Dothan, Alabama, United States of America.

The Philadelphia Society’s Spring 2022 Meeting. “The Path of Cultural Renewal.” Hyatt Regency Dallas. March 25 – 27, 2022. Fellowship Orientation Talk on March 25 and Chair, Panel “Poetry and Culture” on March 26. Dallas, Texas, United States of America.

The 2022 Federalist Society Southern Leadership Meeting (by invitation).  The Federalist Society.  Attended as President and Representative of the Montgomery Lawyers’ Chapter of The Federalist Society.  The Roosevelt Hotel.  March 12, 2021.  New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America.

“Welcoming Doug Bandow to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow, The Cato Institute: “Confronting the China Challenge: Legal, Political, and Policy Issues.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club. March 10, 2022. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Speech. “Psychiatry and Law.” Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM), Auburn University. March 7, 2022. Auburn, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcoming Judge Cory T. Wilson to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by the Honorable Cory T. Wilson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: “On Judicial Ethics and Education.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club. February 25, 2022. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Conference organizer and Master of Ceremonies, “The Future of Higher Education.” Welcome and introductory remarks to keynote by The Honorable Mitch Daniels, President, Purdue University. The Manuel H. Johnson Center for Political Economy and the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER). February 18, 2022. The Valley Hotel Homewood Birmingham. Homewood, Alabama, United States of America.

Participant, “Restoring Higher Education Conference.” American Institute for Economic Research. February 16-18, 2022. The Valley Hotel Homewood Birmingham. Homewood, Alabama, United States of America.

Speech, “Peter Pan-demic: Civics Under Two Generations that Refused to Grow Up.” The Rotary Club of Troy. February 1, 2022. Troy, Alabama, United States of America.

Discussant, “The Human Person, Civil Society, and the State.” Colloquium of the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) and Institute for Human Ecology at Catholic University of America. January 28-30, 2022. The Adolphus Hotel.  Dallas, Texas, United States of America.

“Welcoming Michael Maibach to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Michael Maibach, Distinguished Fellow at Save Our States: “The Ten Radical Risks of the National Popular Vote Compact.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club. January 26, 2022. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“The Need to Decentralize.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Dr. Daniel Sutter, Charles G. Koch Professor of Economics in the Manuel H. Johnson Center for Political Economy at Troy University: “Can Federalism Save American Government from Illiberalism.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club. December 10, 2021. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Speech, “Culture and the Constitution.” United States Trust 1787 and The Alabama Supreme Court. Heflin-Torbert Judicial Building. December 6, 2021. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Rising from the Crisis: Advancing the Future of the Free Society.”  A Special Meeting of the Mont Pelerin Society.  Universidad Francisco Marroquín.  November 14 – 18, 2021.  Guatemala City, Guatemala.

Master of Ceremonies. “An Evening with John Allison.” Rosa Parks Museum at Troy University. November 3, 2021. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcoming John Allison to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by John Allison, former Chairman and CEO of BB&T Corporation and former President and CEO of the Cato Institute: “The Philosophic Fight for the Future of America.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  November 3, 2021. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Markets, Government, and the Common Good.” Hillsdale College Free Market Forum. October 28 – 30, 2021.  The Westin Charlotte.  Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America.

“Education for a Free Society.” Co-creation summit hosted by Universidad Francisco Marroquín (UFM) and The American Institute for Economic Research (AIER). Omni Barton Creek Resort. October 24-26, 2021. Austin, Texas, United States of America.

The Philadelphia Society’s Fall 2021 Meeting. “The Culture of Liberty.” Worthington Renaissance.  October 22 – 23, 2021. Fellowship Orientation Talk on October 22. Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America.

“Welcoming Congressman Mo Brooks to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Congressman Mo Brooks: “Legislative Updates from Washington, D.C.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  October 8, 2021. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Economic Freedom and Economy Recovery after COVID-19, Spending Binges, and Money Printing.” Economic Freedom of North America Network Annual Conference. Hosted by The Fraser Institute and The Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom.  September 15-16, 2021. The Edwin L. Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University. Dallas, Texas, United States of America.

“Welcoming Dr. Jeffrey J. Ventrella to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Dr. Jeffrey J. Ventrella of the Alliance Defending Freedom: “‘Con Law’ is Often Neither: Redressing the Deficits of Law School Education.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  September 14, 2021. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Presenter with Dr. Kerry Palmer (Dean, College of Education, Troy University) and Dr. Tom Walker (Founder and CEO, The American Village), “Teaching Our Values.” Troy University Board of Trustees Retreat.  September 10, 2021. Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“So You Want to Go to Law School?” Speech to Pre-Law Society, Huntingdon College. August 27, 2021. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

The Aspen Institute Justice and Society Seminar. August 14-20, 2021. Aspen Meadows Resort. Aspen, Colorado, United States of America.

Strategic Plan Team Leader and Presenter, Sorrell College of Business Faculty and Staff Convocation. August 4-6, 2021.  Troy University. Troy, Alabama, United States of America.

Co-creation Discussion Leader, “Establish Your Edge: A Summit for University-Based Research Centers.” The Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Renaissance Arlington Capital View. July 26 – 28, 2021. Arlington, Virginia, United States of America.

“The Term.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Alabama Solicitor General Edmund G. LaCour: “Supreme Court Roundup.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  July 21, 2021. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcoming Judge Eleni M. Roumel to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Judge Eleni M. Roumel of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims: “The History and Function of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  June 29, 2021. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Introduction to the Economics of Information, Privacy, and Data Security.” George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, Henry G. Manne Program in Law & Economic Studies, Law & Economics Center (LEC) Workshop. Omni Amelia Island Resort.  May 19 – 23, 2021.  Fernandina Beach, Florida, United States of America.

Presenter, “Wisdom is Paramount: Russell Kirk on Higher Education.”  Russell Kirk and the 21^st Century: A “Kirkshop.” Cosponsored by The Tocqueville Forum at Hope College and The Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy at The University of Wisconsin-Madison. Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa and Samford University. May 13-14, 2021. Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcoming State Treasurer John McMillan to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Alabama State Treasurer John McMillan: “The State of State Funding.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  May 12, 2021. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Are You Positive About that Money?” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Dr. Paul A. Cleveland of Birmingham-Southern College: “On Legal Positivism and the National Debt.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  April 29, 2021. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE) 45^th Meeting.  April 11 – 13, 2021.  The Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort.  Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America.

Presenting novelist, “Narrative Fiction, Epic Heroes and the National Interest.” Academy of Distance Learning, Inc.  Online remote presentation with co-presenters Richard Bishirjian, Thomas Moore, Claes Ryn, and Raymond Keating, moderated by Peter Wood of the National Association of Scholars. April 13, 2021.

“Ethics, Economics, and Knowledge of Adam Smith.” Liberty Fund and the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) Colloquium. April 9-11, 2021.  The Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort. Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America.

The Philadelphia Society’s Spring 2021 Meeting. “A Movement Divided.” Worthington Renaissance.  March 26 – 28, 2021. Fellowship Orientation Talk on March 26. Chaired panel titled “Squaring the Triangle? Conservatives, Classical Liberals, Libertarians” on March 27. Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America.

“Are All Ideas About Equality Equal?” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Dr. Stephen C. Miller, Adams Bibby Chair of Free Enterprise and Associate Professor of Economics in the Manuel H. Johnson Center for Political Economy at Troy University: “Distribution vs. Inequality: What Can the Law Remedy.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  March 11, 2021. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Panelist, “Priced Out: What College Costs America.” National Association of Scholars. The Sheraton Suites at Cypress Creek.  March 4, 2021.  Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America.

Discussion Leader with Brad DeVos of the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER), “Liberty and Lockdowns Conference.” American Institute for Economic Research.  The Valley Hotel. February 26, 2021.  Homewood, Alabama, United States of America. [I participated in this event in person as my first day out of quarantine after contracting COVID-19.]

Organizer and host, “Reopening the Economy in the Age of COVID.” The Valley Hotel. February 25, 2021. Homewood, Alabama, United States of America. [Because I contracted COVID-19, I was quarantined and unable to manage this event in person. Dr. Stephen C. Miller, Adams Bibby Chair of Free Enterprise and Associate Professor of Economics in the Manuel H. Johnson Center for Political Economy at Troy University, delivered my remarks and managed the event on my behalf.]

“Is Your Practice Protected Online?” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Joseph P. Borg, Director, Alabama Securities Commission and Amanda Senn, Chief Deputy Director, Alabama Securities Commission: “Cybersecurity for Attorneys.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  February 11, 2021. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“New Classical Natural Law Workshop.” Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law. January 29, 2021.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“The Road to the Bench.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Judge Richard Minor of the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals: “What I Learned Running a Statewide Judicial Race.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  January 14, 2021. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Lawyering During Coronavirus.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by the Honorable Roman Shaul, General Counsel of the Alabama State Bar: “Pandemics: Practicing in the Virtual World.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  December 10, 2020. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Moderator, “The Essential Scalia,” interview with the Honorable Jeffrey S. Sutton, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  October 29, 2020. Broadcast on C-SPAN2 Book TV. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Moderator, “A Virtual Conversation with Betsy Devos.”  Alabama Lawyers Chapters, The Federalist Society.  July 7, 2020.

“Police Reform in the George Floyd Era.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by the Hon. Bob Barr: “Reforms Can Help Make Law Enforcement Great Again.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  June 24, 2020. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcoming Dr. Francis J. Beckwith to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Dr. Francis J. Beckwith of Baylor University: “The Supreme Court and the Future of Roe v. Wade.”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  March 10, 2020. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

The 2020 Federalist Society Southern Leadership Meeting (by invitation).  The Federalist Society.  Attended as President and Representative of the Montgomery Lawyers’ Chapter of The Federalist Society.  The law offices of Jones Walker (firm).  March 7, 2019.  New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America.

Speech. “Psychiatry and Law.” Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM), Auburn University. March 4, 2020. Auburn, Alabama, United States of America.

Speech. “Civility, Humility, and the Pursuit of Knowledge.” Furman University Conservative Student Society. Cultural Life Program (CLP) speaker series. Furman University. February 24, 2020.  Greenville, South Carolina, United States of America.

“What’s the Nineteenth Amendment?” Introductory and concluding remarks to Rachel Miller, Esq.: “The Nineteenth Amendment Centennial.” Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law. Law School Luncheon of the Nineteenth Amendment Task Force, Centennial Celebration of Women’s Suffrage, Alabama State Bar Association. February 19, 2020. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcome Back, Legislature.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Senator Del Marsh: “The 2020 Legislative Session.”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  February 5, 2020. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Moderator, “Prison Reform in Alabama.” Panelists: Bruce L. Benson, Florida State University; Stephen C. Miller, Troy University; Laura Dove, Troy University.” A panel sponsored by the Blackstone & Burke Center for Law & Liberty and the Manuel H. Johnson Center for Political Economy.  Whitley Hall Civic Room.  Troy University Montgomery Campus.  January 22, 2020.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“From the Past to the Future: Ideas and Actions for a Free Society.”  A Special Meeting of the Mont Pelerin Society.  Hoover Institution.  Stanford University.  January 15-17, 2020.  Stanford, California, United States of America.

Panelist, “Did America Have a Christian Founding?”  Institute for Faith and the Academy colloquium featuring panelists from each of the six colleges at Faulkner University. Represented Thomas Goode Jones School of Law.  Faulkner University.  January 11, 2020.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“In What Direction Are We Headed?” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Judge Scott Donaldson of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals: “The Future of Law as a Profession.”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  January 9, 2020. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Mrs. Annie Goes to Washington.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Annie Donaldson Talley: “Lawyering during the Trump Administration.”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  December 13, 2019. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Freedom and Law in Sophocles and Aeschylus.”  Liberty Fund Colloquium.  December 5 – 8, 2019.  Kings Courtyard Inn.  Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America.

“Occupational Licensing in Alabama.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Justin Pearson of the Institute for Justice: “Wrapped in Red Tape: How Occupational Licensing Laws Stifle the American Dream.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. November 20, 2019. Broadcast on C-SPAN. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Originalism.” 2019 National Lawyers Convention: The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies. November 14 – 16, 2018. The Mayflower Hotel. Washington, D.C., United States of America.

“Liberty Forum and Freedom Dinner 2019.” Atlas Network.  November 6 – 7, 2019.  Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel.  New York, New York, United States of America.

Host and Director, Alabama Constitution Symposium.  Sponsored by the Blackstone & Burke Center for Law & Liberty, Alabama Department of Archives and History, Alabama Humanities Foundation, Alabama Bicentennial Commission.  October 30, 2019.  Moderator and panelist for two sessions: “Alabama’s Constitutions in Historical Context” and “The Road to Statehood and Constitutional Reform.”  Alabama Department of Archives and History.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Reagan the Symbol.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Dr. Marcus Witcher, Scholar-in-Residence, Department of History and Arkansas Center for Research in Economics (ACRE), University of Central Arkansas: “Reagan Conservatism and the Cold War.” Broadcast on C-SPAN: American History TV.  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  October 25, 2019. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Getting Right with Reagan: Question and Answer with Dr. Marcus Witcher.” Blackstone & Burke Center for Law & Liberty. October 24, 2019.  Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

The Philadelphia Society’s Fall 2019 Meeting. “Populism, Markets, and Political Economy.” Ritz Carlton Tysons Corner.  October 18 – 19, 2019. McLean, Virginia, United States of America. Fellowship Lecture with Christopher Malagisi of Hillsdale College.

“Markets, Government, and the Common Good.” Hillsdale College Free Market Forum. October 10 – 12, 2019.  Philadelphia 201 Hotel.  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, Henry G. Manne Program in Law & Economic Studies, Law & Economics Center (LEC) Workshop for Law Professors on Austrian Law & Economics.  George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School. October 2 – 4, 2019.  Arlington, Virginia, United States of America.

Co-author with presenter Jeff Deist, President, Ludwig von Mises Institute, “A Tort Law Approach to Fighting Big Tech.”  Libertarian Scholars Conference.  September 28, 2019.  Ludwig von Mises Institute.  Session Eight: Law and History.  The King’s College (Jeff Deist delivered remarks on my behalf).  New York, New York, The United States of America.

“Welcoming Stephen Vaden to the Montgomery Federalist Society.”  Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Stephen Vaden, General Counsel of the United States Department of Agriculture: “Regulatory Reform Down on the Farm.”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  September 13, 2019. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcoming Michael Maibach to Faulkner University.”  Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Michael Maibach: “The Virtues of Commerce.”  Faulkner University.  September 6, 2019.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Hayek on Justice.”  Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Jason Jewell: “Justice Versus Social Justice.”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  August 22, 2019. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Panelist, “Southern Literary Review.”  Mississippi Book Festival.  Fifth Anniversary.  Mississippi State Capital.  August 17, 2019.  Jackson, Mississippi, United States of America.

“Welcome and Introduction of Judge Christy O. Edwards.” Scholars Luncheon.  Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law.  August 8, 2019.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“From Law School to a Career.”  Class of 2022 Orientation. August 7, 2019.  Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“A Free Society and the Academy: A Summit on Building University-Based Research Centers.” The Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Renaissance Arlington Capital View. July 29 – 31, 2019. Arlington, Virginia, United States of America.

“Welcoming Senator Cam Ward to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Senator Cam Ward: “The 2019 Legislative Session and Looking Ahead to 2020.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  July 11, 2019. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Acton University.  The Acton Institute.  June 18 – 21, 2019.  Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America.

“Problems Facing Veterans in Alabama.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Rear Admiral W. Kent Davis, Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs: “Veterans Law in Alabama: An Overview.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  June 13, 2019. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Co-director with Dr. Don Prudlo of Jacksonville State University.  The Intercollegiate Studies Institute’s Alabama Student Conference: “Tale of Five Cities.”  Faulkner University.  June 2 – 7, 2019.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“The Trump Administration’s Biggest, Hugest, Most Amazing Success.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Brett Talley: “Remaking the Courts: Judicial Nominations in the Trump Administration.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  May 9, 2019. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“What is Law?”  Speech.  Alabama Association for Legal Professionals (AALS).  Holiday Inn.  April 26, 2019.   Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Electing to Properly Elect.”  Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Walter Olson of the Cato Institute:  “Taming the Gerrymander: A Case for Redistricting Reform.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  April 25, 2019. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“An Evening With Fred Gray.”  Co-host and co-sponsor: The Blackstone & Burke Center for Law & Liberty and the Hugh Maddox Chapter of the American Inns of Court.  April 11, 2019.  The Frank M. Johnson Federal Courthouse.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

The Philadelphia Society’s 55^th Spring Meeting. “The Future of Conservatism in a Bewildering Age.” Renaissance Downtown.  March 29 – 31, 2019. Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. Fellowship Lecture with Christopher Malagisi of Hillsdale College.

“Welcoming Justice Glenn Murdock to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Justice Glenn Murdock (Alabama Supreme Court, retired): “In Case You Missed It.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  March 26, 2019. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Freedom and Responsibility in Robert Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men.”  Liberty Fund Colloquium.  March 21 – 24, 2019.  Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America.

The 2019 Federalist Society Southern Leadership Meeting (by invitation).  The Federalist Society.  Attended as President and Representative of the Montgomery Lawyers’ Chapter of The Federalist Society.  The law offices of Jones Walker (firm).  March 9, 2019.  New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America.

“Invocation.”  Faulkner Law Barristers Dinner.  90^th Anniversary Celebration for Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law.  The Warehouse at Alley Station.  March 7, 2019.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Freedom and Natural Law in the United States.” Judicial Seminar of the Blackstone & Burke Center for Law & Liberty, Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law. Directed by Dr. Hadley Arkes, Edward N. Ney Professor of in American Institutions, Emeritus, Amherst College, and founding director of the James Wilson Institute on Natural Rights & the American Founding. February 28 – March 1, 2019. Capital City Club and Alabama State Bar Headquarters. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Hollywood Ethics Bootcamp.” Hugh Maddox Inn of Court. Co-presenter with Douglas McElvy, Esq., former General Counsel of the Alabama State Bar, and Elizabeth Brannen Carter, Esq., of the law firm of Hill, Hill, Carter, Franco, Cole & Black, P.C.  The Young House.  February 21, 2019.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“My Former Boss Luther Strange.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by the Honorable Luther Strange: “The Role of the State Attorney General.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  February 21, 2019. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“The Student Loan Crisis.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Michael Fritz: “The Student Loan Bubble: Can Bankruptcy Help Ease the Pain?” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  January 24, 2019. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Looking Forward to the Past: Court Packing In Light of Kavanaugh.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Burton W. Folsom Jr., Professor Emeritus and Distinguished Fellow, Hillsdale College: “FDR and Court Packing.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  December 6, 2018.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcoming Lieutenant General Ronald G. Burgess to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Lieutenant General Ronald G. Burgess, Chief Operating Officer of Auburn University: “The Cyber Threat and the Way Ahead.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  November 28, 2018. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Good Government Through Agency Accountability and Regulatory Transparency.”  2018 National Lawyers Convention: The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies.  November 15 – 17, 2018.  The Mayflower Hotel.  Washington, D.C., United States of America.

“Decentralization and the Knowledge Problem.” Speech. The Abbeville Institute Conference: “The Revival of Secession and State Nullification.” Doubletree Dallas / Fort Worth Airport North. November 10, 2018. Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America.

“The English Origins of the American Constitution.” Colloquium of The Federalist Society and Liberty Fund.  Le Meridien Philadelphia.  October 26 – 27, 2018.  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Chair, “Courage and the Law” panel. Institute of Faith and the Academy Conference.  V.P. Black College of Biblical Studies.  Faulkner University.  Panelists: William S. Brewbaker, III, University of Alabama School of Law; the Honorable Eric G. Bruggink, United States Court of Federal Claims; and Donald S. Prudlo, Jacksonville States University.  October 19, 2018.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcoming Ron Rychlak Back to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Professor Ron Rychlak, the Jamie L. Whitten Chair of Law and Government at the University of Mississippi School of Law: “Russian Disinformation and American Law.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  October 18, 2018. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Keeping an Open Mind and Humble Heart in College.”  Speech.  Auburn High School.  October 15, 2018.  Auburn, Alabama, United Sates of America.

“Markets, Government, and the Common Good.” Hillsdale College Free Market Forum. October 11 – 13, 2018.  Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center.  Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America.

The Philadelphia Society’s Fall 2018 Meeting. “What is Conservatism?” Hilton Fort Worth.  September 21 -22, 2018. Fellowship Lecture and Panel Chairman: “Debating Liberalism: Conservatism’s Heart or Achilles Heel?” (panelists: Samuel Gregg, Acton Institute, and Michael Anton, The Kirby Center, Hillsdale College). Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America.

Director, “The Pursuit of Ordered Liberty: A Colloquium for Young Scholars,” hosted by The Philadelphia Society. Hilton Fort Worth.  September 20 – 21, 2018. Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America.

“Beware of the Borg!” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Joseph P. Borg, Director, Alabama Securities Commission: “From Keeping Time to Doing Time.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  September 19, 2018. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Master of Ceremonies, “Constitution Day Reception.”  Alabama Supreme Court.  Opening lecturer and moderator of panel discussion between Justice Will Sellers (Alabama Supreme Court), Judge Bess M. Parrish Creswell (United States Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Alabama), and Judge J.R. Gaines (Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Alabama.  Cohosted by the Blackstone & Burke Center for Law & Liberty and the Alabama Supreme Court.  September 17, 2018.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcoming Bradley J. Birzer to Faulkner University.”  Opening and concluding remarks to speech by Dr. Bradley J. Birzer, Russell Amos Kirk Chair of American Studies, Hillsdale College: “The Charity of Russell Kirk.” Lester Chapel.  Faulkner University.  September 11, 2018.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcome and Introduction” to Q&A with Dr. Bradley J. Birzer and Dr. Jason Jewell.  Morning Chapel.  Faulkner University.  September 11, 2018.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Panel Moderator:  “The Kavanaugh Confirmation.”  Panelists: Professor Jeffrey Hammond and Dean Charles Campbell.  September 5, 2018.  Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcoming Judge Calvin Williams Back to Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law.” Introductory Remarks to speech by Judge Calvin Williams of the Montgomery County Circuit Court. Scholars Luncheon, Class of 2020 Orientation. August 10, 2018.  Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Does Political Correctness Affect the Law?” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Jeff Deist, President of the Ludwig von Mises Institute: “Language and the Legal Landscape.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  August 9, 2018. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“It’s not about you: Learning to Be a Professional.”  Class of 2021 Orientation. August 7, 2018.  Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, Henry G. Manne Program in Law & Economic Studies, Law & Economics Center (LEC) Workshop for Law Professors on Empirical Methods.  George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School. July 23 – 26, 2018.  Arlington, Virginia, United States of America.

“Welcoming Senator Del Marsh to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Senator Del Marsh: “Legislative Goals for 2019 and Beyond.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  Central (restaurant).  July 11, 2018. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Sir William Blackstone and the Common Law.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Justice Tom Parker of the Alabama Supreme Court: “Sir William Blackstone’s Commentaries and Alabama.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  June 21, 2018. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“A Free Society and the Academy: A Summit on Building University-Based Research Centers.” The Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel. June 14 – 16, 2018. Arlington, Virginia, United States of America.

“The Use of Knowledge and Moral Imagination in the Law.” Speech. 2018 Annual Gathering of the Society for Law and Culture: “Moral Imagination and the Law.” Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal. May 19, 2018. Mecosta, Michigan, United States of America.

“Legal Education, A History.”  Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Stephen B. Presser: “Law Professors: Three Centuries of Shaping American Law.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. May 4, 2018. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Moderator, Alabama Attorney General Candidate Forum. Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. Faulkner University. May 2, 2018. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcoming Professor Kenneth Rosen to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Kenneth Rosen: “Law and Investor Confidence.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  April 12, 2018.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

The Philadelphia Society’s 2018 Spring Retreat.  Sheraton Society Hill. April 8, 2018. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

The Philadelphia Society’s Spring 2018 Meeting. “Big Questions Facing the Free Society.” Sheraton Society Hill. April 16-18, 2018. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

“Welcoming Phillip McCallum to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Phillip McCallum, Executive Director of the Alabama State Bar Association: “The State of the Alabama Bar.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. March 29, 2018. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, Henry G. Manne Program in Law & Economics Studies, Law & Economics Center (LEC) Workshop for Law Professors on the Economics of Higher Education. Hyatt Regency Austin. March 1-3, 2018. Austin, Texas, United States of America.

Chair, “Faith and Law” panel. Institute of Faith and the Academy Conference.  V. P. Black College of Biblical Studies.  Faulkner University.  February 8, 2018.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcoming Sam McLure to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Sam McLure: “Adoption is Not the End of Orphan Care.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  February 7, 2018. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Panelist, “Law Panel.” Discussion and question-and-answer session regarding careers in law.  Charger Room.  Office of Pre-Professional Advising.  The University of Alabama in Huntsville.  February 2, 2018.  Huntsville, Alabama, United States of America.

“Custom, Competition, and Bottom-up Ordering.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Justice William B. Sellers of the Alabama Supreme Court: “Common Law, Common Prayer, and Common Sense.” Montgomery Federalist Society, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. January 11, 2018. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcoming Ed Whelan to the Montgomery Federalist Society.”  Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Ed Whelan, President of the Ethics & Public Policy Center: “A Tribute to Justice Scalia: Scalia Speaks.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  December 13, 2017.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Introduction to the Law of Contracts.” Class lecture for “Law & Society” (Interdisciplinary Studies 597.01), a one-hour credit course taught by Dr. Nathan Schlueter.  Hillsdale College.  November 30, 2017.  Hillsdale, Michigan, United States of America.

“Welcoming Cameron Smith to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Cameron Smith, General Counsel and Vice President of Implementation for the R Street Institute: “Booze, Baptists, and Bootleggers: A Legal Perspective.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. November 9, 2017. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Assistant director with Professor Adam MacLeod, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law: “Foundations of Economic Liberty in the Law: Natural law and Natural Rights in the Common Law Tradition.” Judicial seminar of the Blackstone & Burke Center for Law & Liberty. Directed by Professor Eric Claeys, Professor of Law at Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University.  October 26 -27, 2017.  Capital City Club and the Alabama State Bar Headquarters.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Book signing, Furman University Office of Alumni & Parent Engagement Homecoming Weekend, Furman University Bookstore.  Furman University. October 21, 2017.  Greenville, South Carolina, United States of America.

“The Problem of North Korea.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Dr. Lawrence Grinter, Former Professor of Asian Studies at the Department of War Fighting of the Air War College: “International Law and North Korea: Weapons of Mass Destruction, Sanctions, and U.S. Policy Options.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. October 18, 2017.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

The Philadelphia Society’s Fall 2017 Regional Meeting. “Realizing the Vision of the American Founding.” Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner. October 13-14, 2017. McLean, Virginia, United States of America.

Colloquium director, “Reconsidering Federalism.” Student colloquium cosponsored by the Philadelphia Society and the Blackstone & Burke Center for Law & Liberty. Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner. October 12-13, 2017. McLean, Virginia, United States of America.

Moderator: “Limits of Executive Orders.” Panel for the 2017 Faulkner Law Review Symposium: “The Role of the Executive Branch in the Anglo-American Tradition.” Panelists: Steve Marshall, Attorney General of Alabama; Andrew Brasher, Solicitor General of Alabama; Bryan Taylor, General Counsel to Alabama Governor Kay Ivey. Tuesday, October 3, 2017.  Central (restaurant). Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Why Do Lawyers Cost So Much?”  Speech.  The Blackstone & Burke Center for Law & Liberty and the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) cosponsored conference: “Law and Liberty.” Also provided introductory and concluding remarks to conference and to speeches by Dr. Jason Jewell of Faulkner University, Dr. John Dove of Troy University, Professor Laura Dove of Troy University, and Professor Adam MacLeod of Faulkner University.  Faulkner University.  September 21, 2017.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcoming Judge John Garner to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by the Honorable John Garner, Chief Administrative Law Judge for the Alabama Public Service Commission: “Ethics for Lawyers.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club.  September 7, 2017. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Regulatory Transparency: A Cautionary Tale.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Howard Root, Former Chief Executive Officer of Vascular Solutions, Inc.: “Cardiac Arrest: Five Heart-Stopping Years as a CEO on the Feds’ Hit List.” Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America. Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club.  August 23, 2017. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“A Discussion with Author Brent Aucoin.” Featuring Author Brent Aucoin, Author of New Biography of Thomas Goode Jones, and Dean Charles Campbell and Dean Allen Mendenhall of Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law. Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law. August 16, 2017.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Forum: Should You Go to Law School?”  With Jeff Deist, President of the Ludwig von Mises Institute.  Mises University 2017.  July 29, 2017.  Ludwig von Mises Institute.  Auburn, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcoming Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall to the Montgomery Federalist Society.”  Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Alabama Attorney General Steven T. Marshall: “The Role of the Attorney General in Protecting Federalism.”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  July 13, 2017.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Repairing the Ruins.”  The Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS) 2017 Annual Conference.  June 22-24, 2017.  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

2017 Leader’s Day Pre-Conference; attended as board member of Trinity Christian School in Opelika, Alabama.  The Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS).  June 21, 2017.  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

“The Rule of Law.”  Speech to the Montgomery Sunrise Rotary Club.  Commerce Café.  June 16, 2017.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcoming Dr. Joel R. Bius to the Montgomery Federalist Society.”  Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Dr. Joel R. Bius, Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force, Deputy Chair of the Department of Joint Warfighting, and Assistant Professor of National Security Studies at Air University’s Command and Staff College: “From Field to Foxhole: Cigarettes and Soldiers in World War II.”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  June 15, 2017.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“The Ongoing Value of a Southern Perspective on the Civil War Amendments.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Jack B. “Jay” Hinton: “The Unsavory Passage of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club. May 11, 2017. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Benjamin Franklin at the Constitutional Convention.” Ceremonial opening remarks and prayer for the Alabama Public Service Commission Meeting.  RSA Union Building. May 2, 2017.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Yes, Election Fraud is a Problem in Alabama.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Hans von Spakovsky, Manger of the Election Law Reform Initiative and Senior Legal Fellow in the Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at the Heritage Foundation: “The Specter of Stolen Elections and the Legal Reforms Necessary to Prevent Them.”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. April 6, 2017. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

The Philadelphia Society’s Spring 2017 Meeting. “Can the Constitution be Saved?” The Adolphus Hotel. March 31 – April 2, 2017. Dallas, Texas, United States of America.

The 2017 Federalist Society Southern Leadership Meeting (by invitation). The Federalist Society. Attended as President and Representative of the Montgomery Lawyers’ Chapter of The Federalist Society. The law offices of Jones Walker (firm). March 26, 2017. New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America.

“Welcoming Professor David Bernstein to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Professor David Bernstein, Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University: “Lochner 2017.”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  March 10, 2017.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“The Incomparable Neil Gorsuch.”  Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Ilya Shapiro, Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute: “Trump’s Judges: What We Know and What We Should Want.”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  February 3, 2017.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“The Darkening Hero: Changing Views of Responsibility, Power, and Community in the American West.” Liberty Fund Colloquium. Jekyll Island Club.  January 19-22, 2017.  Jekyll Island, Georgia, United States of America.

“An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Constitutionalism.”  Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Dr. Donald Devine, Senior Scholar at the Fund for American Studies and former Director of the Office of Personnel Management for the Reagan Administration: “The Political Science Constitution and What It Tells Us Today.”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club.  January 13, 2017.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Religious Liberty at the State Level.”  Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Professor Teresa Collett, University of St. Thomas: “The Fight for Religious Liberty in the States.”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  December 2, 2016.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“The Jurisprudence and Legacy of Justice Scalia.”  2016 National Lawyers Convention: The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies.  November 17-19, 2016.  The Mayflower Hotel.  Washington, D.C., United States of America.

James Wilson XI Seminar.  The James Wilson Institute on Natural Rights and the American Founding.  November 4-5, 2016.  The Capital Hilton.  Washington, D.C., United States of America.

“Introduction to the Law of Negligence.”  Class lecture for “Law & Society” (Interdisciplinary Studies 597.01), a course taught by Dr. Nathan Schlueter.  Hillsdale College.  Hillsdale, Michigan, United States of America.

“American Associations and Mediating Institutions on the Local Level.”  Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Professor Josh Blackman, South Texas College of Law: “Obamacare, Religious Liberty, and Executive Power.”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  October 28, 2016.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Law and the Permanent Things.”  Inaugural Gathering of the Society for Law and Culture, The Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal.  October 22, 2016.  Mecosta, Michigan, United States of America.

Master of ceremonies, “Celebrating Magna Carta.”  Opening and concluding remarks to Magna Carta Reception, “Magna Carta: Enduring Legacy 1215-2015,” featuring talks by Justice Lyn Stuart of the Supreme Court of Alabama and Judge William “Bill” Pryor, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; event cosponsored by the Blackstone & Burke Center for Law and Liberty at Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, The Federalist Society, American Bar Association, and Hugh Maddox Inn of Court.  Heflin-Torbert Judicial Building.  October 13, 2016.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Federalism at the Crossroads.”  Colloquium of The Federalist Society and Liberty Fund.  The Westin Peachtree Plaza.  October 7-8, 2016.  Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.

Workshop for Law Professors on Public Choice Economics.  Henry G. Manne Program in Law and Economics Studies.  Law and Economics Center.  George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School.  October 5 – 7, 2016.  Arlington, Virginia, United States of America.

The Philadelphia Society’s Fall 2016 Meeting. “History and Meaning of American Political Parties.” Sheraton Society Hill.  September 30-October 1, 2016.  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Discussion Leader, The Philadelphia Society Pre-Meeting Professional Development Colloquium for Junior Scholars: “Academic Freedom: Principles, Practices, and Legal Issues.”  The Philadelphia Society.  September 29-30, 2016.  Sheraton Society Hill.  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

“The Corrective Careers of Concurrences and Dissents.”  Fifth Annual Faulkner Law Review Symposium. “The Role of the Judge in the Anglo-American Tradition.”  Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law.  September 22-23, 2016.  Panel: “The Judge as an Individual and a Professional.”  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcoming Professor Lawrence Grinter to the Montgomery Federalist Society.”  Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Dr. Lawrence Grinter, Former Professor of Asian Studies at the Department of War Fighting of the Air War College: “Claims and Conflicts in the South China Sea: Implications for U.S. Policy.”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  September 21, 2016.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

2016 Mises Institute Supporter’s Summit.  The Ludwig von Mises Institute.  The Biltmore Estate.  September 16-17, 2016.  Asheville, North Carolina, United States of America.

“Judges and Securities Settlements.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Professor Kenneth Rosen, University of Alabama School of Law: “Just Settling: The Role of Courts in Supervising Agency Settlements.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. August 26, 2016. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcome and Introduction from the Blackstone Center for Law and Liberty: With President Mike Williams.” Engage 2016: Religious Liberty Conference. Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law. August 16, 2016. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Nullification: A 21st Century Remedy.” The Abbeville Institute Conference. August 13, 2016. Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.

“Rule of Law and State Attorneys General.”  Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Attorney General Luther Strange: “The Office of Attorney General.”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  July 14, 2016.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Yes, Human Trafficking is a Problem in Alabama.”  Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Tessa Dysart of Regent University School of Law:  “Human Trafficking and the Law.”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  June 17, 2016.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Freedom of Speech and the New University Culture.”  Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Catherine Sevcenko, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education: “Free Speech for Me and Thee: Restoring Free Expression on Campus.”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  May 20, 2016.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“The Jurisprudence of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.”  “Alabama Talks” Speaker Series.  The Capital City Club.  May 18, 2016.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcoming Judge Liles C. Burke to the Montgomery Federalist Society.”  Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by the Honorable Liles C. Burke, Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals: “Ethical Considerations: A View from the Appellate Bench.”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  April 28, 2016.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

The Philadelphia Society’s Spring 2016 Meeting. “Restoring American Prosperity.” The Westin Indianapolis.  April 1-3, 2016.  Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America.

“Welcoming Nikolas T. Nikas to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Nikolas T. Nikas, President, CEO, and General Counsel of the Bioethics Defense Fund: “The Law and Human Cloning.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. March 24, 2016. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

The 2016 Federalist Society Southern Leadership Meeting (by invitation). The Federalist Society. Attended as President and Representative of the Montgomery Lawyers’ Chapter of The Federalist Society. The law offices of Jones Walker (firm). March 19, 2016. New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America.

“Welcoming Commissioner Jefferson S. Dunn to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Jefferson S. Dunn, Commissioner of the State of Alabama Department of Corrections: “The State of the Alabama Department of Corrections.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. February 26, 2016. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Right About Rights?” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Adam MacLeod, Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, 2016 Annual Conference, The Institute of Faith and the Academy: “What are Rights? Two Views.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society in conjunction with the Institute of Faith and the Academy. Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law. February 6, 2016. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Discussant, The Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty and Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law Workshop on Conscience, Identity, and Public Accommodations: Mediating Conflict in the Marketplace. Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law. January 15, 2016. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcoming Gerald Walpin to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Gerald Walpin, Former United States Inspector General of the Corporation for National and Community Service: “Birthright Citizenship and the Fourteenth Amendment.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. January 14, 2016. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcome and Introduction.” Introductory and concluding remarks to conference co-hosted by the Montgomery Lawyers’ Chapter of the Federalist Society and the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE). Conference Title: “Are Markets Just?” Speakers: Jason Jewell, Adam MacLeod, Daniel J. Smith, and Daniel S. Sutter. Faulkner University. December 5, 2015. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

2015 Civil Liberties and Student Data Privacy Summit at the University of North Alabama. Cosponsored event as President of the Montgomery Lawyers’ Chapter of the Federalist Society. Cosponsors: Eagle Forum of Alabama, Alabama Free Market Alliance, National Association of Scholars, Home School Legal Defense Association, and the University of North Alabama Young Republicans. Performing Arts Center. University of North Alabama. November 21, 2015. Florence, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcome and Introduction.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Justice Hugh Maddox: “Thomas Goode Jones, Booker T. Washington, and the U.S. Supreme Court.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. November 19, 2015. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Reason and Private Property.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Professor Adam MacLeod, Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law: “The Moral Case for Private Property.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. October 23, 2015. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“The Legacy of Milton and Mill: The Importance of Freedom of Speech and Open Debate.” Lecture for the Bipartisan Session of the Law and Public Policy Day of Law Week at Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law. Event co-sponsored by the Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law Federalist Society Student Chapter and the Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law American Constitution Society Student Chapter. Co-presenter: Congressman Bobby Neal Bright, Sr.  Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law. October 22, 2015. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

The Philadelphia Society’s Fall Regional Meeting. “Americans and Identity in the 21st Century.” The Westin Indianapolis. October 2-3, 2015. Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America.

“Welcoming Dr. David S. Sorenson to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Dr. David S. Sorenson, Professor of International Security Studies, United States Air Force Air War College: “National Security Law, the Syrian Civil War, and the Rise of ISIS.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. September 24, 2015. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcoming the Honorable William Keith Watkins to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by the Honorable William Keith Watkins, Middle District of Alabama: “Ethics for Attorneys: A Perspective From the Bench.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. August 20, 2015. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“The United States Supreme Court and the Presidential Election of 2016.” Speech. The Capital Colony of the Mayflower Descendants in the State of Alabama. Arrowhead Country Club. July 25, 2015. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“The Right to Bear Arms.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Joyce Lee Malcolm: “Biting the Bullet: What to Do About the Second Amendment?” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. July 23, 2015. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Expressive Interests and the State.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by George Crowley, III: “Public Choice and the Growth of Government.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. June 18, 2015. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Public Schools and the First Amendment.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Matthew Sharp, Alliance Defending Freedom: “Religious Freedom in the Schools.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. May 21, 2015. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Did the Market Kill Socialist Jurisprudence?” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Michael E. Debow, Professor, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University: “The Strange Death of Socialist Legal Theory.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. April 24, 2015. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Practicing Christians.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by William S. Brewbaker, III, the William Alfred Rose Professor of Law, University of Alabama School of Law: “What is Christian Legal Thought?” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. March 26, 2015. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

The 2015 Federalist Society Southern Leadership Meeting. The Federalist Society. Attended as President and Representative of the Montgomery Lawyers’ Chapter of The Federalist Society. The law offices of Jones Walker (firm). March 14, 2015. New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America.

“Holmes’s Dissents and Emersonian Superfluity.” Conference Paper. Panel: “The Voice of the Judge.” Presentation on March 7, 2015. Association for the Study of Law, Culture & Humanities (ASLCH) 18th Annual Conference. March 6-7, 2015. Georgetown University Law Center. Washington, D.C., United States of America.

“Welcoming Ronald J. Rychlak to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Ronald J. Rychlak, the Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens and Cannada Lecturer and Professor of Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law: “Soviet Disinformation.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. February 27, 2015.   Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“The 42^nd Anniversary of Roe v. Wade.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Dr. Frederick N. Dyer: “Horatio Robinson Storer’s Crusade against Abortion.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. January 22, 2015. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcoming former Attorney General and Lieutenant Governor William ‘Bill’ Baxley to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Bill Baxley: “The Unlikely Scottsboro Boy Pardon.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. December 4, 2014. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcoming the Honorable the Honorable Eric G. Bruggink to the Montgomery Federalist Society.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by the Honorable Eric G. Bruggink of the United States Court of Federal Claims: “Belling the Cat or Making Her Pay? Reflecting on 28 Years on the Court of Federal Claims.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. November 21, 2014. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“An Overview of the Alabama Supreme Court.” Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of Auburn University (OLLI at Auburn). The Clarion Inn and Suites. Two morning lectures for OLLI classes and an afternoon speech for the OLLI Brown Bag Lunch Program. The Carion Inn and Suites. October 27, 2014. Auburn, Alabama, United States of America.

“Decriminalizing Drugs: An Economic Perspective.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Mark Thornton, Senior Fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute: “Drug Prohibition and Legalization.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. October 23, 2014. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Faulkner Law Review and the Federalist Society Proudly Present: An Evening With Professor Bradley Miller.” Delivered opening remarks and moderated the question-and-answer session with Professor Bradley Miller of Western University (Canada). Opening event to weekend symposium of the Faulkner Law Review. September 11, 2014. The Civil Rights Memorial & Center. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“The Taming of the Shrewd.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Dr. Martin Wishnatsky: “Taming the Supreme Court.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. August 21, 2014. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Holding State Attorneys General Accountable.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Rena Lindevaldsen, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law, Liberty University School of Law: “The Duty of State Attorneys General to Defend the Rule of Law.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. July 10, 2014. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Reviewing the Reviewers.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Alabama Solicitor General Andrew Brasher: “Supreme Court Roundup.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. June 27, 2014. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“A Prediction on Religious Liberty.” Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Kyle Duncan: “Religious Liberty and Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby.” Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society. The Capital City Club. May 30, 2014. Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Dissenting Opinions.”  Speech.  State of Alabama Office of the Attorney General Continuing Legal Education Seminar.  State Capitol Auditorium, Alabama State Capitol.  May 15, 2014.  2:00 – 2:30.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcoming Cameron Smith to the Montgomery Federalist Society.”  Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Cameron Smith, Vice President and General Counsel, Alabama Policy Institute: “Regulation Impacts Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  April 24, 2014.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., The Great Dissenter.”  English Graduate Association Colloquium.  Panel 4: Perspectives on American History and Politics.   Auburn University.  Chair: Dr. Sunny Stalter-Pace.  April 5, 2014.  10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  Auburn, Alabama, United States of America.

“Logic: Life of the Law, or Not?”  Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by J. Stanley McQuade: “Legal Logic.”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  March 21, 2014.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

The 2014 Federalist Society Southern Leadership Meeting.  The Federalist Society.  Attended as President and Representative of the Montgomery Lawyers’ Chapter of The Federalist Society.  The law offices of Jones Walker (firm), 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  March 15, 2014.  New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America.

“Why is Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., the Great Dissenter?”  Conference Paper.  2014 Graduate Scholars Forum.  Auburn University.  March 4-5, 2014.  Humanities Oral Presentations, Session 2: March 4.  11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  Auburn, Alabama, United States of America.

“Reevaluating the American Union: Welcoming Brion McClanahan to the Montgomery Federalist Society.”  Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Brion McClanahan: “The Original Constitution and the Meaning of the Union.”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  February 27, 2014.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

Moderator: “A Debate Over Same-Sex Marriage.”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  Moderated debate between Adam J. MacLeod and F. Lagard Smith.  The Capital City Club.  February 6, 2014.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Hayek on Liberty” (by invitation).  Institute for Humane Studies Advanced Topics in Liberty colloquium in conjunction with Liberty Fund, Inc.  Arlington, Virginia, United States of America.  January 24-26, 2014.  Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel.

“Ilya Shapiro of the Cato Institute Reveals the Sweet Mystery of Justice Anthony Kennedy.”  Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Ilya Shapiro: “The Sweet Mystery of Justice Anthony Kennedy.”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  Central (restaurant).  November 7, 2013.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Welcoming Alexander ‘Sasha’ Volokh to the Montgomery Federalist Society.”  Introductory and concluding remarks to speech by Alexander “Sasha” Volokh: “Private Prisons.”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyers’ Division, The Federalist Society.  Central (restaurant).  October 17, 2013.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

The Philadelphia Society’s Fall Regional Meeting.  “The Permanent Things.”  Conference to celebrate the 60^th anniversary of the publication of Russell Kirk’s The Conservative Mind.  The Georgian Terrace Hotel.  October 4-5, 2013.

“Welcoming the Honorable William H. Pryor, Jr. to the Montgomery Federalist Society.”  Introductory and concluding remarks to the interview between the Honorable William H. Pryor, Jr., federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and a Commissioner on the United States Sentencing Commission, and Christopher Weller of Capell & Howard, P.C., Montgomery: “An Interview with the Honorable William H. Pryor, Jr.”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyer’s Division, The Federalist Society.  The Capital City Club.  September 26, 2013.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“The Constitution, Dead or Alive?”  Introductory remarks to speech by Colonel John Eidsmoe: “The Death of the ‘Living Constitution.’”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyer’s Division, The Federalist Society.  Capital City Club.  August 22, 2013.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“Alabama and the U.S. Supreme Court: Welcoming Solicitor General John C. Neiman, Jr.”  Introductory remarks to speech by Alabama Solicitor General John C. Neiman, Jr.  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyer’s Division, The Federalist Society.  Capital City Club.  July 25, 2013.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“The Revitalization of the Federalist Society in Montgomery.”  Montgomery Chapter, Lawyer’s Division, The Federalist Society. Co-speaker: Christopher Weller of Capell & Howard, P.C., Montgomery.  Capital City Club.  June 27, 2013.  Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America.

“2013 Symposia on Scholarship & a Free Society.”  Institute for Humane Studies.  Paper presentation: “The Fourteenth Amendment as a Locus of Division among Libertarian Jurisprudents.” George Mason University.  Conference dates: May 24 – 27, 2013.   Presentation: 9:30 a.m., Saturday, May 25.  Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America.

“Does Freedom Matter?”  Institute for Humane Studies Seminar (by invitation).  Co-hosted by Samford University and Troy University.  Interdisciplinary question, debate, and discussion symposia held at Troy University.  March 1-2, 2013.  Troy, Alabama, United States of America.

2012 Supporters Summit and 30^th Anniversary Celebration.  The Mises Institute.  “The Truth about War: A Revisionist Approach.”  Mises Institute Scholarship Recipient.  October 26 – 27, 2012.  Callaway Gardens, Georgia, U.S.A.

The Philadelphia Society’s Fall Regional Meeting.  “The Restoration of Federalism.”  The Peabody Memphis.  October 12 -13, 2012.  Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.

“Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.: The Poet-Judge and His Pragmatism.”  The International Journal of Arts and Sciences’  International Conference for Academic Disciplines.”  May 27 – 30, 2012.  Harvard University.  Cambridge, Massachusetts.

“A Literary Look at State Formation: The History of the Kings of Britain as Enabling Narrative.”  Austrian Scholars Conference 2012.  Ludwig von Mises Institute.  Recipient of a Mises Austrian Scholars Conference Scholarship.  Auburn, Alabama, United States of America.  March 8 – 10, 2012.  Presentation: Thursday, March 8, 3:15 p.m.  Chair: Walter Block.  Panel: “The State, Class, and Property.”

“Hayek’s Constitution of Liberty” (by invitation).  Institute for Humane Studies Advanced Topics in Liberty conference in conjunction with Liberty Fund, Inc.  Arlington, Virginia, United States of America.  March 2 – 4, 2012.  The Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel.

The Mises Circle.  “War: Big Government’s Best Friend.”  Recipient of a Mises Circle Scholarship from the Ludwig Von Mises Institute.  Event held at the University Center, Watkins Room, Furman University.  Greenville, South Carolina, February 25, 2012.

“‘Get down you damn fool!”: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. on Lincoln, the Union, and the War.”  Tenth Annual Abbeville Institute Scholars’ Conference.  “The War Between the States: Other Voices, Other Views.”  Stone Mountain Memorial Park.  Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States of America.  February 23-26, 2012.  Presentation from 5:45 to 6:45 on February 24.

“The Law Review Approach: What the Humanities Can Learn.”  Panel: “Future of Peer Review.”  2012 Modern Language Association (MLA) Convention.  Seattle, Washington.  January 5-8, 2012.

Keynote Speech: “A Genealogy of American Thought.”  Photocraft Annual Publishers’ Banquet.  Pete Dye Golf Club.  Friday, November 18, 2011.  Bridgeport, West Virginia, United States of America.

“Dissent as a Site of Aesthetic Adaptation in the Work of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.”  Transformation/Adaptation: The University of West Georgia’s 26^th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference in Humanities.  November 10-12, 2011.

The Philadelphia Society’s Fall Regional Meeting.  Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) Scholarship Recipient.  “America the Beautiful.”  Cincinnati, Ohio, October 7-8, 2011.  Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza.

“Liberty and the Art of Teaching Workshop” (by invitation).  Institute for Humane Studies (IHS), George Mason University.  The Mason Inn Conference Center.  George Mason University.  Fairfax, Virginia.  July 15-17, 2011.  Interdisciplinary conference featuring interactive workshops, lectures, discussions, and presentations about pedagogy.

“Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Dissent, and Pragmatist Creativity.”  Conference Paper.  16^th Annual University of British Columbia Interdisciplinary Legal Studies Graduate Student Conference – “Creative Law.”  Panel: “Seen in Public.”  Liu Institute for Global Issues.  May 13-14, 2011.  University of British Columbia.  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

“Oliver Wendell Holmes and the Pragmatic Dissent.”  Conference Paper.  Panel: “American Potpourri.”  The Auburn English Graduate Association, “Voices in English Studies.”  April 2, 2011.  Auburn University.  Auburn, Alabama.

“Holmes and Dissent.”  Conference Paper.  Association for the Study of Law, Culture & Humanities (ASLCH) 14th Annual Conference.  March 11-12, 2011.  University of Nevada, Las Vegas.  Las Vegas, Nevada.

“The Legal Pragmatism of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.”  Conference Paper.  2011 Graduate Scholars Forum & Graduate Scholars Symposium.  Conference Dates: March 1, 2011 – April 2, 2011.  Paper delivered on March 3, 2011 (Session 1).  Auburn University.  Auburn, Alabama.

Stephen Dill Lee Institute.  “Lincoln vs. Jefferson: Opposing Visions of America.”  Scholarship Recipient.  Charleston, South Carolina, February 4-5, 2011.  Hotel Francis Marion in the Historic District of Charleston, South Carolina.

The Mises Circle, “The Coming Currency Crises and the Downfall of the Dollar,” Recipient of a Mises Circle Scholarship from the Ludwig Von Mises Institute.  Event held at the University Center, Watkins Room, Furman University.  Greenville, South Carolina, November 13, 2010.  Sponsored by Atlantic Bullion & Coin; Professional Planning of Easley LLC; and Furman University Conservative Students for a Better Tomorrow.

The Philadelphia Society’s Regional Meeting.  Earhart Foundation Scholarship Recipient.  Ethics in the Art of the Digital Age.  Atlanta, Georgia, September 24-25, 2010.  Loews Atlanta Hotel.

“Liberty, Legitimacy, and Property in Robert Nozick’s Anarchy, State, and Utopia” (by invitation).  Liberty Fund, Inc. colloquium in conjunction with the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) of George Mason University.  Boston, Massachusetts, April 9-11, 2010.  The Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers.

“The Oft-Ignored Mr. Turton: The Role of District Collector in A Passage to India.”  Conference Paper, Law in Literature / Literature in Law Panel.  Association for the Study of Law, Culture & Humanities (ASLCH). 13th Annual Conference: March 19-20, 2010.  Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.

2009-10 Law Mentoring Program, Institute for Humane Studies (IHS), George Mason University (by invitation).

“Haunted by History: Ghostly Gaps in the Dred Scott Decision,” Conference Paper, West Virginia University English Graduate Student Colloquium.  April 3, 2009.  West Virginia University.  Morgantown, West Virginia.

Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U); University of Texas at Austin, February 13-15, 2009 (commitment to CGIU lasting for the entire year of 2009); attended with Dr. C. Peter Magrath, Interim President of West Virginia University.

Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Third Annual Civic Literacy Report to the Nation (by invitation); press release and subsequent lectures and panel discussions.  The National Press Club, Washington, D.C.  November 20, 2008.

“Liberty and Society” seminar (by invitation), Institute for Humane Studies (IHS).  Vanderbilt University.  July 12 – July 18, 2008.

“The Washington Experience” (by application); The Washington Center (TWC) in conjunction with Furman University; internship and weekly academic seminars in Washington, D.C.  Summer 2003.