Lawrence Solan

Don Forchelli Professor of Law

250 Joralemon Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 780-0357 |  Email  | CV
Areas of Expertise
Contracts
Criminal Law
Evidence
Language and the Law
Statutory Interpretation
Education
B.A., Brandeis University
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
J.D., Harvard Law School
 

Books

  • Oxford Handbook of Language and Law (co-editor with P. Tiersma, Oxford University Press, 2012)
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  • The Language of Statutes: Laws and their Interpretation, (University of Chicago Press, 2010)
    SSRN | Web
  • Speaking of Crime: The Language of Criminal Justice, (University of Chicago Press, 2005) (with P. Tiersma)
    SSRN | Web
  • The Language of Judges (University of Chicago Press, 1993)
    Web
  • Pronominal Reference: Child Language and the Theory of Grammar (Springer, 1983)
    Web