DANIEL M. FILLER
Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law
3320 Market St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 571-4705
Email: daniel.m.filler@drexel.edu
Blog address: www.thefacultylounge.org
www.leiterlawschool.typepad.com
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, Philadelphia, PA
Professor of Law, 2006 – Present
Senior Associate Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs, 2007 – Present
Associate Dean of Faculty, 2006 – 2007
University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, AL
Professor of Law, 2004 – 2006
Associate Professor of Law, 2001 – 2004
Assistant Professor of Law, 1998 – 2001
Associated Faculty, Graduate Concentration in Law and Psychology
LEGAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
The Bronx Defenders, Bronx, NY.
Staff Attorney, 1997 - 98.
Represented indigent criminal defendants in all aspects of trial level
proceedings.
The Defender Association of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
Assistant Public Defender, 1993 – 97.
Represented indigent criminal defendants in all aspects of trial level
proceedings including bail hearings, preliminary hearings, motion practice,
and trial; represented clients at probation and parole violation hearings;
argued appeals before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Court of Appeals,
and Court of Common Pleas; supervised attorneys in felony bench trial
practice; organized and offered training programs in various aspects of
preliminary hearing, motion and trial practice.
Debevoise & Plimpton, New York, NY.
Associate and Summer Associate, 1991 – 93, summer 1989.
Researched and drafted memoranda in large civil litigations; prepared
criminal appellate brief and litigated divorce and domestic abuse matters on
pro-bono basis; drafted substantial portions of ethics opinion regarding law
firm “beauty contests” for The Record, a publication of the Association of
the Bar of the City of New York; prepared portions of agreements and law
firm opinion letters for corporate closings; researched regulatory
limitations on U.S. – Cuban transactions.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York, NY
Summer Associate, summer 1990
EDUCATION
New York University School of Law, New York, NY.
J.D., May 1990.
Note & Comment Editor, New York University Law Review
First place, Orison S. Marden Moot Court Competition
Research Assistant, Professor (now NYU President) John Sexton
Brown University, Providence, RI.
A.B., American Civilization, 1984
JUDICIAL CLERKSHIP
Honorable J. Dickson Phillips, Jr.,
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, Durham, NC.
Judicial Law Clerk, 1990 – 91.
BAR ADMISSIONS
Admitted in Alabama (inactive), New York, and Pennsylvania.
PUBLICATIONS
“International Criminal Jurisdiction in the Twenty-First Century: Rediscovering
United States v. Bowman”, 44 San Diego Law Review 585 (2007) (with E.
Podgor).
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“Evaluating Fairness and Accuracy in State Death Penalty Systems: The
Alabama Death Penalty Assessment Report” (American Bar Association: 2006)
(served as chair of assessment team).
“The New Rehabilitation”, 91 Iowa Law Review 951 (2006) (with A. Smith).
“Megan’s Law” and “Juvenile Justice” in The Encyclopedia of American Civil
Liberties (Routledge Press: P. Finkelman ed. 2006).
“Silence and the Racial Dimension of Megan’s Law”, 89 Iowa Law Review 1535
(2004).
“Terrorism, Pedophilia and Panic”, 10 Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the
Law 345 (2003).
“From Law to Content in the New Media Marketplace ”, 90 California Law
Review 1739 (2002), reprinted in Popular Culture and Law (Ashgate Press:
Richard K. Sherwin ed. 2006).
“Lawyers in the Yellow Pages”, 14 Law and Literature 169 (2002).
“Making the Case for Megan’s Law: A Study in Legislative Rhetoric”, 76
Indiana Law Journal 315 (2001).
“Random Violence and the Transformation of the Juvenile Justice Debate”, 86
Virginia Law Review 1095 (2000).
“Values We Can Afford: Protecting Constitutional Rights in An Age of
Terrorism”, 21 Oklahoma City University Law Review 409 (1996).
PRESENTATIONS
West Chester University, Frederick Douglas Institute Supreme Court Review,
“Criminal Cases On The OT 2013 Supreme Court Docket” (October 2013)
University of Richmond School of Law, Colloquium Series, “Rationalizing Moral
Panic” (February 2012)
2011 Law and Society Association Annaul Meeting, “Transforming Moral Panic
into Rational Action”
Second Annual Aspiring Law Professors Conference, Arizona State University,
Keynote Speaker (October 2, 2010)
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2008 Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, “The Nuts and
Bolts of Research and Writing”.
2007 National Association of Sentencing Commissions Annual Meeting, “PostPrison Sanctions.”
2007 AALS Annual Clinical Conference, panel organizer and co-presenter,
“Cultural Competence for Clinicians: Engaging Students On Their Own Terms.”
Drexel University, "The Road from Guantanamo: Returning to the Rule of Law
and Sound Policy” (January 2007).
2006 National Association of Sentencing Commissions Annual Meeting,
“Problem Solving Courts.”
Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, Colloquium Series, “The
Commodification of Law” (February 2005).
2005 AALS Annual Meeting, “Interpreting Silence”.
2004 AALS Annual Clinical Conference, co-presenter, “Workshop for the Future:
Criminal Law Clinics Evolved: Innocence Projects and Other Post-Conviction
Clinical Models.”
University of North Carolina School of Law, Law & Public Policy Speaker
Series, “The Racial Dimension of Sexual Offender Community Notification”
(September 2003).
2003 Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, “Supreme Court
Preview – Criminal Law and Procedure”.
2003 Law and Society Association Annual Meeting,, “The Racial Dimension of
Sexual Offender Community Notification”.
Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy, University at Buffalo Law School,
presenter and workshop participant, “Locked Up and Locked Out: A Conference
on Prisoners’ Civil Disabilities” (October, 2002).
2002 Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, “Terrorism and
Pedophilia”.
2002 AALS Annual Clinical Conference, “Small Towns, Big Issues: Preparing
Students for Small Town Practice.”
2002 AALS Annual Meeting, commentator, “Counselors at Law: The Cultural
Construction of Legal Power Brokers”.
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2002 Association for the Study of Law, Culture and Humanities Meeting, “Direct
Marketing the Law”.
2001 AALS Annual Meeting, “A Profession on Display: Lawyers in the Yellow
Pages”.
2000 American Culture Association Annual Meeting, “Brand Names and the
Production of Criminal Law”.
1999 Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, “Telling Stories:
Problems in the Public Advocacy for Megan’s Law”.
CONFERENCE SERVICE
Death Penalty: Pro and Con, Drexel University College of Law (moderator)
(March 2008).
Cruel and Unusual Punishment: Litigating Under the Eight Amendment
Symposium, University of Pennsylvania School of Law, “Eighth Amendment
Limitations on the Death Penalty” (moderator) (February 2008).
2004 AALS Annual Clinical Conference, Works-in Progress Scholarship Panel
(moderator).
Disability Law: Equality and Difference: A Symposium on American Disability
Law and the Civil Rights Model, University of Alabama School of Law, “Equality
in Practice: Views from Practitioners and Other Fields” (moderator) (November
2003).
2002 Association for the Study of Law, Culture and Humanities Annual Meeting,
“When Law Demands Disobedience” (moderator).
2002 AALS Annual Meeting, “New Perspectives on Sexual Assault”
(moderator).
Garrett, Disability Policy, and Federalism Symposium, University of Alabama
School of Law (moderator) (June 2001).
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
ABA Death Penalty Moratorium Implementation Project Alabama Assessment
Team (Committee Chair, 2004-06)
AALS Section on Law and Humanities, Chair 2001-02, Executive Committee
2002-05.
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AALS Section on Criminal Justice, Executive Committee, 2002-05
AALS Section on New Law Teachers, Executive Committee, 2003-05
Pennsylvania Joint State Government, Advisory Committee on Capital
Punishment
Committee member, Subcommittee chair, 2012 – present
MEDIA COVERAGE – PRINT AND INTERNET
Quoted in The Christian Science Monitor, “Ariel Castro now facing 977 charges in
Cleveland: A statement by prosecutors?” (July 12, 2013).
Quoted in the Pittsburgh Tribune, “Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling brings hope
to those convicted of murder as juveniles”. (April 3, 2013).
Quoted in The Christian Science Monitor, “James Holmes plea rejected: Are
prosecutors prepping for death penalty?” (March 29, 2013).
Quoted in The Wall Street Journal, “Suspect in Killings in Oakland Ruled Unfit for
Trial”. (January 8, 2013).
Quoted in Reuters, “Ex-Penn State president charged with perjury in Sandusky
case”. (November 1, 2012).
Quoted in The Christian Science Monitor, “Boy Scouts child abuse files: Can the
organization withstand their release?” (October 18, 2012).
Quoted in Pennsylvania Independent, “Open records reforms, pension fixes could
lose steam as Sandusky fades”. (October 10, 2012).
Quoted on Bloomberg.com, “Sandusky Gets 30-Year Minimum Prison Term for Sex
Abuse”. (October, 10, 2012).
Quoted in Bloomberg Businessweek, “Sandusky Face Life Sentence After Sex Abuse
Convictions”. (October 9, 2012).
Quoted in Reuters, “Jerry Sandusky faces sentencing in child sex abuse scandal”.
(October 7, 2012).
Quoted in Huffington Post, “Jerry Sandusky Appeal of Conviction a Long Shot”.
(October 9, 2012).
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Op/Ed, Philadelphia Inquirer, “Penn State scandal shows sex-abuse laws can
backfire.” (July 11, 2012).
Quoted on Pro Publica, “Despite Supreme Court Ruling, Many Minors May Stay in
Prison for Life”. (August 2, 2012). Article also appeared in Salon (August 5, 2012)
and Mother Jones (August 6, 2012).
Quoted in The Patriot-News, “Lawmakers seek to change laws to better protect
children and bring transparency to state-related universities”. (July 31, 2012).
Quoted in The Christian Science Monitor, “Colorado shooting: No cameras for
suspect’s next appearance, judge rules”. (July 24, 2012).
Quoted in The Christian Science Monitor, “Colorado shooting: ‘No show of
emotion’ as suspect appears in court”. (July 23, 2012).
Quoted in The Christian Science Monitor, “George Zimmerman’s Fox News
interview: Risky step for Trayvon Martin’s killer?” (July 19, 2012).
Quoted in The Patriot-News, “Jerry Sandusky case: Pennsylvania attorney general
candidates draw different conclusions from Freeh Report.” (July 19, 2012).
Quoted in Huffington Post, “Freeh Report: Penn State Administration, Joe Paterno
Covered Up Jerry Sandusky’s Child Abuse.” (July 12, 2012).
Quoted in Los Angeles Times, “Sandusky report: Freeh says Penn State sports
culture shares blame”. (July 12, 2012).
Quoted in The Week, “The Jerry Sandusky cover-up: 4 takeaways from a damning
new report.” (July 12, 2012).
Quoted in The Morning Call, “Statute of limitations on child sex abuse: ‘It will
inevitably increase the possibility of fraudulent claims’”. (July 10, 2012).
Quoted in The Morning Call, “U.S. Supreme Court ruling likely affects Easton
teen’s life sentence for murder.” (June 25, 2012).
Quoted in Philadelphia Inquirer, “Jerry Sandusky found guilty on 45 counts, led
from court in handcuffs.” (June 24, 2012).
Quoted in Reuters, “Penn State moves swiftly on Sandusky sex abuse civil suits.”
(June 23, 2012).
Quoted in The Christian Science Monitor, “Why the Penn State sex abuse saga could
go on for years.” (June 23, 2012).
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Quoted in NewsWorks, “When child sex abuse headlines tempt jurors.” (May 7,
2012).
Quoted in The Times Herald, “Law professors weigh in on Matthews.” (December
2011).
Quoted in The ABA Journal, “Crunching Clerks” (February 1, 2010)
Quoted in UPI, “Speeding Ticket Fight: Radar vs. GPS” (September 11, 2009)
Quoted in The Wall Street Journal, “Law Firm Layoff Watch: Latham Cuts 190
Lawyers, 250 Staff” (February 27, 2009).
Quoted in The Washington Post, “Registry May Soon Add Sex Offenders' Web IDs”
(December 15, 2007).
Quoted in Le Figaro, “Aux États-Unis, le nom et l'adresse des condamnés sont
accessibles d'un clic” (August 22, 2007)
Quoted in The Daily Oklahoman (August 8, 2007)
Quoted at ABCNews.com, “Death Penalty Appeal Without A Lawyer” (June 11,
2007)
MEDIA COVERAGE – TELEVISION & RADIO
Discussed social media impact on Ohio rape case and criminal prosecutions. KPCC AirTalk. http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2013/01/04/29960/vigilante-justicesocial-media-and-gag-orders/ (January 4, 2013).
Discussed death penalty and shortcomings in the legal system. truTV - In Session.
(December 18, 2012).
Discussed Aurora, Colorado shooting. Legal Talk.
http://legaltalkmedia.com/LTN/C2C/C2C_080212_ColoradoShooting.mp3 (August
2, 2012).
Discussed Aurora, Colorado shooting. Minnesota Public Radio – The Daily Circuit.
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/07/25/daily-circuit-aurorashooting-court-case (July 25, 2012).
Discussed task force charged with reviewing the UC Davis pepper spray incident.
KFBK News Radio (April 11, 2012).
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Discussed Mumia Abu-Jamal case, KYW-TV Newsmakers
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/video/6537551-newsmakers-drexel-law-professordiscusses-the-debate-over-the-death-penalty/ (December 11, 2011)
Discussed State Senator Vincent Fumo Case, WCAU-TV (July 14, 2009).
Discussed representing clients during public health scares, WHYY-Radio
(December 7, 2006).
BLOGS
Founder and Permanent Blogger, The Faculty Lounge (2008 – present)
Permanent Blogger, Leiter Law School Reports (2010 – present)
Permanent Blogger, Concurring Opinions (2006-07)
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