Michael Slinger

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Michael Slinger is the Associate Dean for Information Services and Technology, Director of the Legal Information Center, and Professor of Law at the Widener University School of Law. He previously spent 13 years as Associate Dean and Director of the Law Library at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University. He is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [1] Slinger received his B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh, M.L.S. from University of South Carolina and J.D. from Duquesne University.

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Early career

Slinger started his career on the faculty of the University of Notre Dame Law School Library under Roger Jacobs. Slinger served as Law Library Director and Professor of Law at Suffolk University School of Law from 1990 to 1995.

He taught advanced and basic legal research courses. [2]

Career

Slinger inspects law schools for the American Bar Association. He is the former president of ALL-SIS and Ohio Regional Association of Law Libraries. He has also served on the Executive Committee of the Association of American Law Schools Section on Libraries, the American Bar Association Law Libraries Committee and was Chair of the Academic Special Interest Section of the American Association of Law Libraries. [3]

Slinger's interest in the American Civil War has led him to teach a course on legal issues stemming from the Civil War. He also recently[ when? ] participated in the debate "Lincoln and Civil Liberties" at Widener Law on a panel with the Honorable Randy J. Holland (Delaware Supreme Court) and James L. Swanson (author of Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer). [4] He often attends the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College.

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References

  1. "Widener Law - Michael Slinger". Law.widener.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  2. "Widener Law - Michael Slinger". Law.widener.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  3. "Widener Law - Dean announces new faculty and staff changes". Law.widener.edu. 2008-07-01. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  4. "Widener Law - Lincoln and the Law Program Draws Impressive Crowd". Law.widener.edu. 2009-03-05. Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2012-02-10.