LINDA EADS. Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law Dallas, Texas

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1 LINDA EADS Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law Dallas, Texas EMPLOYMENT August present January 1999-August 2000 August 1991-January 1999 January 1986-August 1991 October 1983-October 1985 Associate Professor of Law, Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law Dallas, Texas Deputy Attorney General for Litigation, State of Texas, Austin, Texas. In this position, I supervised the eleven civil litigation divisions of the Texas Office of the Attorney General. These divisions, with over 500 employees, handled matters ranging from bankruptcy to environmental pollution; from construction contract disputes to appeals to the United States and Texas Supreme Courts. Associate Professor of Law, Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas. Assistant Professor of Law, Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas. Senior Trial Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Office of Special Litigation, Tax Division, Washington, D.C. (litigation involving abusive tax shelters). 1

2 October 1977-October 1983 October 1975-October 1977 Trial Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Criminal Section, Tax Division, Washington, D.C. (prosecutions and grand jury investigations involving violations of the Internal Revenue Code and Title 18 of the United States Code.) Staff Attorney, District of Columbia Superior Court, Washington, D.C. PROFESSIONAL AWARDS Recipient, Lola Wright Foundation Award from the Texas Bar Foundation for outstanding public service in advancing and enhancing legal ethics in Texas 2009 Selected as one of the 30 Extraordinary Women in Texas Law by The Texas Lawyer 2008 President s Award, State Bar of Texas 2007 Presidential Citation, State Bar of Texas 2004 Southern Methodist University School of Law 1989, 2004, 2006 Don Smart Teaching Award and 2008 Southern Methodist University Scholar/Teacher of the Year 1991 Southern Methodist University Golden Mustang Teaching Award 1989 Southern Methodist University School of Law 1993, 2004, 2005 Don Smart Directed Research Award United States Attorney General s Special Commendation Award 1983 Outstanding Attorney Award, United States Department of Justice 1981, 1984 BAR MEMBERSHIPS Texas 1975 District of Columbia

3 COURSES TAUGHT Constitutional Law Criminal Tax Fraud Evidence Lawyering Professional Responsibility Trial Advocacy Women and the Law PUBLICATIONS Books Questions & Answers: Constitutional Law, co-authored with Paul E. McGreal, LexisNexis, Second Edition, Articles Corporate America and Its Ethical Choices 2002 monograph for McGuire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility at Southern Methodist University Getting It Right: The Trial of Sexual Assault and Child Molestation Cases under Federal Rules of Evidence , 18 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES AND THE LAW 169 (2000) (coauthored with Daniel Shuman and Jan DeLipsey). Betty Crocker or Barbara Jordan: Limited Roles for Women and the Effect of Reproductive Technology on Motherhood, TEXAS JOURNAL OF WOMEN AND THE LAW, Spring Making a Federal Case Out of Crime Has More to Do with Playing Politics than Increasing Safety, SMU MAGAZINE, Winter The Imprisonment of Commercial America, 27 THE BRIEF 8, Fall From Capone to Boesky: Tax Evasion, Insider Trading and the Problems of Proof in Between, 79 CAL. L. REV (December 1991). Separating Crime from Punishment: The Constitutional Implications of United States v. Halper, 68 WASH. U. L.Q. 929 (December 1990). 3

4 Rambo in the Courthouse: Reasonable Solutions, 22 THE BRIEF 12 (Fall 1989) Adjudication by Ambush: The Federal Government s Use of Nonscientific Experts in a System of Limited Discovery, 67 N.C.L. REV. 577 (March 1989) (article s recommendation that the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure be amended was adopted in part by the United States Congress and is cited in the Advisory Committee Note to revisions to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16). Other Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good Judges? Paper presented at the ABA Appellate Judges Conference 2010 Reports to the Supreme Court of Texas on Proposed Changes to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Monthly column in The Texas Lawyer on legal ethics 2003 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES President, Southern Methodist University, Faculty Senate Chair, Committee on Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, State Bar of Texas Vice Chair, Committee on Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, State Bar of Texas Member, Committee on Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, State Bar of Texas Member, Task Force to Study Lawyer Referral Fees, State Bar of Texas Member, Senator Hutchison and Senator Cornyn Federal Judiciary Selection Committee Member, Texas Supreme Court Rules Advisory Committee Member, Faculty Advisory Committee to the Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility 1995-present Faculty, Southwestern Medical School, First Year Clinical 4

5 Medicine course (with focus on professional ethics) Member, ABA Committee on Rules of Criminal Procedure and Evidence 1988-present Director, National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), Southern Regional Program Director, Dallas Bar Association Trial Skills Course 1989 Faculty, National Institute for Trial Advocacy Southern and Pacific Regionals Faculty, Emory University School of Law Trial Skills Course 1994, 1997 Chair, Southern Methodist University President s Commission on the Status of Women Program Chair, Women in Litigation, Southern Methodist University School of Law Professional Seminar 1994 Member, Planning Committee, State Bar of Texas Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course 1990 PROFESSIONAL ADDRESSES AND PRESENTATIONS Presenter, The Religion of Judges: Should We Care? Southern Methodist University, Ethics Colloquy 2010 Speaker, Changes in the Texas Rules of Professional Conduct Austin Bench-Bar Conference 2010 Speaker, Changes in the Texas Rules of Professional Conduct Dallas Bar Ethics Fest 2010 Speaker, Should We Permit Surrogacy, and Other Reproductive Questions Dallas Women s Legal Association 2010 Speaker, Changes in the Texas Rules of Professional Conduct State Bar of Texas Webcast 2010 Speaker, Sexual Harassment Law. Perkins School of Theology, SMU

6 Speaker, Ethics for Government Lawyers Texas Attorney General s Office 2009 Moderator, discussion led by State Representative Rafael Anchia on Voter Registration in Texas Speaker Conflicts of Interest. Dallas Bar Association, Torts & Insurance Section 2009 Moderator, Panel on Remarkable Women Lawyers. Dallas Bar Association Lecturer on Evidence. BARBRI Georgia Presentation on Proposed Changes to Texas Ethics Rules. Dallas Bar Association, Business Litigation Section Faculty, Voir Dire Workshop. Dallas Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section Speaker, Dallas Bar Association, Trial Skills Section, Conflicts of Interest in Joint Representation 2008 Speaker, Dallas Bar Association, Solo and Small Firm Section, Proposed Changes to the Texas Disciplinary Rules 2008 Speaker, Woman and Negotiation, JAMS 2008 Speaker, State Bar of Texas, Advanced Tax Course, Ethical Issues in Tax Practice 2008 Speaker, Fort Worth Women s Bar Association, Proposed Changes to the Texas Disciplinary Rules 2008 Speaker, Dallas Bar Association, Women in the Law 2008 Speaker, University of Texas Program, Ethical Considerations in Mergers & Acquisitions 2007 Speaker, Higginbotham Inn of Court, Proposed Changes In the Texas Disciplinary Rules

7 Speaker, Dallas Bar Association, Real Property Section, Conflict of Interest Issues 2007 Panelist, Dallas Bar Association Current Work of the State Bar on the Disciplinary Rules 2006 Panelist, American Bar Association Ethical Issues in Pass-Through Claims 2006 Panelist, Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association On Ethical Issues in Arbitration 2005 Panelist, South Texas College of Law Corporate Compliance Institute, on Ethical Considerations In Corporate Behavior 2005 Speaker, Changes in Referral Fee Practice in Texas, Texas Trial Lawyers Association 2005 Speaker, Changes in Referral Fee Practice in Texas, Dallas Bar Association 2004 Moderator, SMU Stanton Sharp Symposium on the Patriot Act 2004 Panelist, Corporate Counsel Symposium, Dedman School of Law Ethical Considerations in Corporate Governance 2004 Panelist, Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association On Ethical Issues in Arbitration 2004 Moderator, Dallas Young Lawyers Program on the Patriot Act 2003 Ethical Considerations in Corporate Governance National Association of Securities Administrators 2004 The Application of the Anti-Contact Rule to Litigation Against Government Entities, to Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal 2003 Ethics of Witness Preparation, to Texas Defense Lawyers Association and to the Travis County Bar Association

8 Ethics for Government Counsel, to National Association of Attorneys General 2000 The Aetna-Texas Settlement of Managed Care Litigation, University of Texas School of Law 2000 Ethics for Government Lawyers to the United States Attorney s Office for Northern District of Texas 1999 Leadership in a Democracy: What It Takes Morally given at the Provost s Academic Symposium at Southern Methodist University 1997 What Makes a Leader, given to Dallas Young Lawyer s Association 1997 Ethics of Lawyering given to J. Reuben Clark Law Society 1997 Ethics in the Electronic Era, given to the Plano Bar Association and the Dallas Women s Bar Association 1997 The Law and Women, The Godbey Lecture Series, Southern Methodist University 1995 Equality vs. Special Treatment: Different Dialogues in the Woman s Movement, given to the Southern Methodist University s Woman s Study Forum 1993 The Imprisonment of America given to the Southern Methodist University Breakfast Forum 1993 Sexual Harassment in the Workplace given at the ABA s Winter Meeting 1992 Prosecutors Ethical Duties given to the Dallas County Prosecutors Association 1992 Attorney-Client Privilege, given at State Bar of Texas Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course 1990 Ethical Issues for Federal Prosecutors given to Department of Justice, Tax Division 1990 Professional Responsibility Issues for Corporate Counsel, given to Electronic Data Systems

9 Attorney-Client Privilege, Work Product Doctrine and Factors in Settling a Case, given to Centex Corp Persuasive Opening Statements, given to law firm of Winstead, Sechrest & Minick 1989 Balancing Loyalty to the Client and Responsibility to the Judicial System, given to Federal Bar Association Seminar on Federal Practice 1989 Different Approaches to Hearsay Evidence State and Federal Comparison, given at Southern Methodist University Seminar on Emerging Trends in Texas Evidence 1989 Ethical Considerations in Gathering and Using Evidence, given at Southern Methodist University Seminar on Modern Trends in Business Torts 1988 Ethical Issues in Discovery, given at University of Houston s Seminar on Advanced Civil Discovery 1988 Legal Ethics in Litigation, given to Dallas Bar Association 1987 Ethical Considerations for the Guardian Ad Litem in Neglect and Termination Cases, given to Dallas District Court Seminar for Guardian Ad Litems 1987, 1989 Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest Issues, given to Dallas Women Lawyers Association 1987 LAW SCHOOL University of Texas Austin, Texas J.D. with Honors, 1975 GRADUATE EDUCATION University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida NASA Fellowship in International Studies,

10 UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION The American University Washington, D.C. B.A. in International Studies with Honors,