Langum, David J.

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LANGUM, David J.

LANGUM, David J. American, b. 1940. Genres: History, Biography. Career: Admitted to the California state bar, 1966. Private practice, San Francisco, CA, 1966-68, and San Jose, CA, 1968-78; Detroit College of Law, Detroit, MI, professor of law, 1978-83; Nevada School of Law, Reno, professor of law, 1983-85; Samford University, Birmingham, AL, Cumberland School of Law, professor of law, 1985-. Publications: (ed.) Law in the West, 1985; Law and Community on the Mexican California Frontier: Anglo-American Expatriates and the Clash of Legal Traditions, 1821-1846, 1987; (with H. Hague) Thomas O. Larkin: A Life of Profit and Patriotism in Old California, 1990; Crossing over the Line: Legislating Morality and the Mann Act, 1994; (with H.P. Walthall) From Maverick to Mainstream: Cumberland School of Law, 1847-1997, 1997; William M. Kunstler: The Most Hated Lawyer in America, 1999. Address: Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, 800 Lakeshore Dr, Birmingham, AL 35229, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]

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