Richard L. Cupp
Associate Dean for Research & John W. Wade Professor of Law
B.A., magna cum laude, Pepperdine University, 1983
J.D., University of California, Davis, 1987
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Dean Cupp teaches Products Liability, Remedies, and Torts. He is an elected
member of the American Law Institute and has served as chair of the
Association
of American Law Schools Section on Torts and Compensation Systems. Dean Cupp
has published numerous law review articles, including several in prominent
journals such as the NYU Law Review, Northwestern University Law Review,
University of Illinois Law Review, and George Washington Law Review.
As a law student Dean Cupp served as editor-in-chief of the UC Davis Law Review. Upon graduation he joined the San Diego law firm of Gray, Cary, Ware and Friedenrich as a litigation associate, and later served as associate general counsel for Pepperdine University.
In addition to his interest in torts and products liability, Dean Cupp has written extensively about moral issues surrounding animal law. He has frequently been invited to participate in conferences, symposia, and media interviews addressing tort law and animal law issues.
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