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Maureen Arellano Weston, J.D.
Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Law

Office: School of Law (SOL)
E-mail: maureen.weston@pepperdine.edu

  • J.D., University of Colorado, Order of the Coif
  • B.A., University of Denver, magna cum laude
Professor Weston joined the Pepperdine faculty in 2001, coming from the University of Oklahoma where she taught Civil Procedure, Pretrial Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Disability Law. Before teaching at Oklahoma, Professor Weston worked for the Colorado law firms of Faegre & Benson, and Holme Roberts & Owen. Admitted to practice in Colorado, she is a member of the American Bar, Hispanic National Bar, and Colorado Bar Associations. She is actively involved with the ABA, Section on Dispute Resolution, has served as co-chair of the Section's Education Committee and as Chair of the Section's Representation in Mediation program promoting mediation advocacy experiences for law students. She has also served on the Board of the Southern California Mediation Association and is active in local community education, church and sporting activities.

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Selected Works:
  • Anatomy of the First Public Sports Arbitration: Surprising Practical, Legal, and Policy Issues in USADA v. Landis, PEPP. DISP. RESOL. L.J. (forthcoming).
  • Doping Control, Mandatory Arbitration, and Process Dangers for Accused Athletes in International Sports, PEPP. DISP. RESOL. L.J. (forthcoming).
  • The Fantasy of Athlete Publicity Rights: Public Fascination and Fantasy Sports' Assertion of Free Use Place Athlete Publicity Right on an Uncertain Playing Field, 11 CHAPMAN L. REV. 581 (2008) (symposium issue).
  • Preserving the Federal Arbitration Act by Reining in Judicial Expansion and Mandatory Use, 8 NEV. L.J. 385 (2007) (symposium issue).
  • Internationalization in College Sports: Issues in Recruiting, Amateurism, and Scope, 42 WILLAMETTE L. REV. 829 (2006).
  • Universes Colliding: The Constitutional Implications of Arbitral Class Actions, 47 WM. & MARY L. REV. 1711 (2006)
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