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James Kainen is the Brendan Moore Chair in Advocacy at Fordham University School of Law, where he has taught since 1989. His expertise spans Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence Law, Property Law, and Zoning/Real Estate regulation. Prior to Fordham, he served as Associate Professor at the University of Miami School of Law (1987-89), an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York (1983-87), and held academic roles at Brown University (1979-82) and Harvard Law School (as a law clerk, 1978-79). He earned his AB from Brown University (1975, magna cum laude) and JD from Harvard Law School (1978, cum laude).
His research focuses on evidentiary principles, property rights evolution, and criminal procedure, with notable work on the exclusionary rule, hearsay exceptions, and constitutional property protections. His scholarship critiques legal formalism while advocating for coherent frameworks balancing truth-seeking and deterrence in criminal trials. He has published extensively in top law reviews exploring historical interpretations of legal concepts like the Contract Clause and modern applications of property theory.
His teaching portfolio includes Property Law, Trial Advocacy, Jurisprudence, and Legal Process. Though no advising relationships are explicitly listed, his career includes roles mentoring law students and attorneys in prosecution and academia. His work has been cited for bridging historical legal thought with contemporary jurisprudence, particularly in reconciling economic and moral dimensions of property rights.
