معرفی
Andrew S. Pollis is a Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where he serves as Director of the Appellate Litigation Clinic in the Milton and Charlotte Kramer Law Clinic. He teaches Evidence, coordinates the Appellate Practice program, and advises moot-court teams, leveraging 18 years of litigation experience from Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP prior to joining the faculty in 2008.
Education:
- Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1990
- Bachelor of Arts, Brown University, 1986
Research Interests: Pollis specializes in appellate procedure and litigation practice, with critical examinations of standards of appellate review, Anders briefs in criminal appeals, and the erosion of jury inference powers in circumstantial evidence cases. His work actively addresses implicit bias in criminal convictions and advocates for procedural reforms including the abolition of Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b) and expanded evidence of litigation misconduct during trials.
Publications: Published in Fordham Law Review, Florida Law Review, Boston College Law Review, and George Washington Law Review, his scholarship consistently targets systemic improvements in appellate practice. The 2022 Temple Law Review article exemplifies his focus on using appellate mechanisms to combat racial bias in criminal justice.
Advising and Professional Impact: Under Pollis's direction, the Appellate Litigation Clinic has achieved extraordinary success with students winning most cases, including a Supreme Court of Ohio argument in April 2022 regarding guilty plea withdrawals. His Civil Litigation Clinic secured a $1.1 million jury verdict, while his pre-academic career featured two U.S. Supreme Court arguments and $560+ million in trial verdicts.
Clinic and Professional Leadership: Pollis co-authors the annual "Ohio Appellate Practice" treatise with retired Judge Mark Painter and is certified as an appellate law specialist by the Ohio State Bar Association, regularly lecturing on appellate procedure nationwide.
