Faculty

Full-Time Faculty

Robert Blomquist

Professor of Law & Swygert Research Fellow
Robert.Blomquist@valpo.edu
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Education

J.D., Cornell Law School (1977)
B.S., (Economics), University of Pennsylvania (Wharton School) (1973)

Courses Taught & Research Interests

Torts; Environmental Law; National Security Law

Scholarly Works

Professor Blomquist has published (or has forthcoming) three books and over 70 law review articles, book reviews in law reviews or book chapters. A sample of some of his recent scholarly publications follows.

The Quotable Judge Richard A. Posner, SUNY Press (forthcoming 2008)

Globoecopragmatism: How to Think (and How Not to Think) About Trade and the Environment, 55 KANSAS L. REV. (2006).

Judge Posner’s Dissenting Judicial Oeuvre and the Aesthetic of Canonicity, 36 NEW MEXICO L. REV. 161 (2006).

Ten Vital Virtues for American Public Lawyers, 39 INDIANA LAW REV. 493 (2006).

Re-Enchanting Torts, 56 SOUTH CAROLINA L. REV. 481 (2005).

Distinctions & Awards

Swygert Research Fellow, awarded by Valparaiso University School of Law's National Council
Law Teacher of the Year Award, Valparaiso University School of Law
Sagamore of the Wabash (Indiana’s highest civilian honor awarded by the governor)
Young Lawyer of the Year Award, New Jersey State Bar Association
White House Fellowships Award, regional finalist

Professional Activities

Editorial Advisory Board, Oxford Round Table's FORUM ON PUBLIC POLICY
American Bar Association, Member
Indiana State Bar Association, Member

Previous Professional Experience

During the fall of 2006, Professor Blomquist was the inaugural visiting professor and scholar at the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) in Washington, D.C.—a think tank. During this stay he worked on projects including trade and the environment, intellectual property rights for indigenous peoples in biodiversity, and the World Bank’s developmental environmental safeguards. During the spring of 2000 Blomquist was a visiting professor and scholar at the Australian National University Law School’s Environmental Law Center in Canberra, Australia where he did research on Australian biodiversity law.

Admitted to the bars of both Indiana and New Jersey, Professor Blomquist consults with other attorneys on environmental cases and torts cases. He has extensive governmental experience including being a former elected Porter County, Indiana Councilman, a gubernatorially appointed Vice Chair of the Indiana Pollution Prevention Board, and an environmental consultant to a governor-appointed blue ribbon commission on the Indiana environment. Blomquist also served as an environmental policy coordinator to the National Advisory Policy Board of the George W. Bush for President Campaign in 2000.

Professor Blomquist has received numerous awards including the Sagamore of the Wabash (Indiana’s highest civilian honor awarded by the governor), Young Lawyer of the Year Award from the New Jersey State Bar Association, and a Regional Finalist White House Fellowships Award. He also received a law teacher of the year award from Valparaiso University School of Law. Professor Blomquist was named Swygert Research Fellow by the Valparaiso University Law School National Council. He is married to Teresa Faherty Blomquist and has two children, Drew and Courtney Blomquist.

 

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