Michael Waterstone
Professor of Law
Contact Information
Phone: (213) 736-2243
Fax: (213) 380-3769
E-mail: michael.waterstone@lls.edu
919 Albany St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015-1211
Educational and Professional Background
B.A., summa cum laude, University of California, Los Angeles
JD, magna cum laude, Harvard Law School
After law school, Michael Waterstone clerked for the Honorable Richard S. Arnold on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, then worked as an associate in the Los Angeles law firm of Munger, Tolles, & Olson for three years. From 2003-2006, Waterstone taught at the University of Mississippi Law School. He joined Loyola's faculty in the fall of 2006.
Waterstone is a nationally-recognized expert in disability and civil rights law. He is one of the co-authors of a leading casebook on disability law and has written articles in the Minnesota Law Review, Duke Law Journal, Vanderbilt Law Review, and Northwestern Law Review, amongst others. He advises and consults with several policy organizations on national and international disability issues, including the Human European Consultancy, the Burton Blatt Institute, the Disability Rights Legal Center, and the World Bank, and the National Council on Disability.
Professional Memberships and Activities
Waterstone is a Commissioner on the American Bar Association's Commission on Physical and Mental Disability, the Chair of the American Association of Law School's Section on Disability Law, and a board member of the Disability Rights Legal Center.
He frequently lectures on disability and civil rights law, and has provided media commentary for the New York Times, Voice of America, and other TV and radio outlets. He has testified before the United States Senate on issues relating to voters with disabilities and older voters.
Articles
"Disabling Prejudice," __ Northwestern Law Review __ (forthcoming 2008) (with Michael Stein)
“A New Vision of Public Enforcement,” 92 Minn. L. Rev. 434 (2007)
"Disability, Disparate Impact, and Class Actions," 56 Duke Law Review 861 (2006) (with Michael Stein).
"The Untold Story of the Rest of the Americans with Disabilities Act," 58 Vanderbilt Law Review 1807 (2005).
"Lane, Fundamental Rights, & Voting," 56 Alabama Law Review 793 (2005).
"Civil Rights and the Administration of Elections - Toward A Universal Voting Standard," 8 Journal of Gender, Race, & Justice 99 (2004) (symposium on disability law).
"Constitutional and Statutory Voting Rights for People with Disabilities," 14 Stanford Law & Policy Review 353 (2003) (symposium on disability law).
"Let's Be Reasonable Here: Why the ADA Will Not Ruin Professional Sports," 00 BYU Law Review 1489 (2000).
Books and Book Chapters
A CASEBOOK ON DISABILITY CIVIL RIGHTS LAW, with Blanck, Hill, and Siegal, West Group Publishing (2005).
DISABILITY CIVIL RIGHTS LAW & POLICY, with Blanck, Hill, and Siegal, West Group Publishing (2003).
Natural Disasters and People with Disabilities, chapter in LAW, PROPERTY, & SOCIETY, Ashgate Press (forthcoming 2007) (with Janet Lord and Michael Stein).
Political Participation for People with Disabilities, chapter in CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON HUMAN RIGHTS, Brill Publishers (2005).
Disability Law, chapter in ENCYCLOPEDIA ON DISABILITY, Sage Publications. (2004)
Other Writings
"Emergency Preparedness and People with Disabilities," 30 Mental & Physical Disability L. Reporter 338 (2006) (with Michael Stein).
"Foreward," 75 Miss. L.J. 1 (2006) (symposium on disability law)
"Disability and Employment Discrimination at the Rehnquist Court," 75 Miss. L.J. 945 (2006) (with Anita Silvers and Michael Stein) (symposium on disability law)
"Disability and Voting - The (As Of Yet) Unfulfilled Potential of the ADA and Rehabilitation Act," Information Technology and Disabilities, (2004).
“Less of a Disadvantage,” Op-ed in Los Angeles Daily Journal, May 29, 2007
"Reevaluating the Administration of Elections," UM Lawyer Magazine (2005).
"Both Parents, Disabled Child Granted Asylum," Op-ed in Jackson Clarion Ledger, May 20, 2005.
"Medicaid Cuts to Face Legal Difficulty," Op-ed in Jackson Clarion Ledger, December 10, 2004
"Even On NFL Playing Field, Disability Bias Unbeaten Foe," Op-ed in Memphis Commercial Appeal, May 10, 2004
"In 'Lane,' Court Finally Sees Disabilities Act as Civil Rights Tool," Op-ed in Los Angeles Daily Journal, May 27, 2004
" Fair Way? Professional Sports Cannot Isolate Rules From Legal Challenge," Op-ed in Los Angeles Daily Journal, July 3, 2001.Civil Procedure, Disability Rights Law and Employment Law