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Erik Encarnacion serves as an Assistant Professor at The University of Texas School of Law, where he teaches Contracts, Jurisprudence, and Remedies. His research centers on the moral and conceptual foundations of private law, with significant contributions to contract law, tort law, and antidiscrimination law scholarship.
Professor Encarnacion holds a J.D. from Columbia Law School (where he received the Milton B. Conford Prize in Jurisprudence), a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Southern California, and an A.B. in Philosophy magna cum laude from Princeton University. Prior to academia, he clerked for Judge Ronald Lee Gilman on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and practiced litigation at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in Dallas and New York.
His research explores how philosophical concepts like promise, consent, and moral responsibility shape legal doctrines. He has pioneered work on resilience in legal remedies, exposing how mandatory arbitration clauses undermine civil rights enforcement and challenging textualist interpretations of constitutional law. His scholarship consistently bridges abstract legal theory with practical implications for contract enforcement, tort remedies, and discrimination claims, emphasizing human dignity within private law frameworks.
Professor Encarnacion's publication pattern reveals a trajectory from foundational contract theory toward integrating resilience concepts across private law domains. His recent work increasingly examines civil rights dimensions within contract and tort doctrines, reflecting a sophisticated synthesis of philosophical rigor and doctrinal analysis that challenges conventional legal interpretations.
His scholarly recognition includes the Milton B. Conford Prize in Jurisprudence and prestigious fellowships at Harvard (Climenko Fellow) and UCLA (Law & Philosophy Fellow). His work has been selected for presentation at the Harvard/Yale/Stanford Junior Faculty Forum and the Analytic Legal Philosophy Conference.
At Texas Law, Professor Encarnacion teaches Contracts across multiple semesters through spring 2026, alongside Jurisprudence and specialized seminars including 'Resilience in Law' and 'Philosophy of Contract Law.' His teaching demonstrates deep engagement with both doctrinal precision and theoretical underpinnings of private law.
