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Adam Dodek

Summary

Adam Dodek is a Full Professor at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law. His research focuses on public law, constitutional law, legal ethics, and the legal profession.[1] Dodek also serves on the Board of Directors for CanLII.[2]

Education and early career edit

Dodek completed his undergraduate education at McGill University and then attended Harvard Law School.[3]

After completing law school, Dodek received a Fulbright Scholarship to research Israeli constitutional law while clerking at the Supreme Court of Israel.[1][3] He was called to the bar in California, practiced in San Francisco, and then clerked for the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.[3] He then returned to Canada and clerked for Justice Claire L'Heureux-Dubé at the Supreme Court of Canada.[1]

Following his clerkship at the Supreme Court of Canada, Dodek worked at Borden Ladner Gervais and later served as the Chief of Staff for the Attorney General of Ontario.[1]

Research and teaching edit

Dodek joined the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law in 2008. He served as Vice Dean of Research from 2012-2014, and as Dean of the Common Law Section from 2018-2021. He is currently a Full Professor at the law school.[1]

Dodek has taught courses in public law, legal ethics, professional responsibility, torts, and a seminar on the Supreme Court of Canada.[1] In 2012 he was awarded the Capital Educators Award as one of Ottawa's top teachers.[4]

Dodek is the author of more than 50 articles and book chapters. His books include The Canadian Constitution, 3rd Edition (2024) and Solicitor-Client Privilege (2014), which won the Walter Owen Book Prize in 2015.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Dodek, Adam". Faculty of Law - Common Law Section. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  2. ^ "A Warm Welcome to Three CanLII Board Members". The CanLII Blog. 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  3. ^ a b c "About Me – Adam Dodek". adamdodek.com. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  4. ^ "Canadian Bar Association - Professor Adam Dodek of University of Ottawa wins 2015 Walter Owen Book Prize". www.cba.org. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  5. ^ "Adam Dodek". Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. Retrieved 2024-04-12.