CHAD D. EMERSON Professor of Law
B.A., David Lipscomb University; J.D., University of Tennessee College of Law
Chad D. Emerson joined the faculty at Faulkner University’s Jones School of Law in June 2003 as an Assistant Professor of Law after practicing for over five years with the Knoxville, Tennessee law firm of Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter, PLLC. He was promoted to Associate Professor of Law in 2004 and to Professor of Law in 2010. Chad is a graduate of David Lipscomb University and the University of Tennessee College of Law and was previously admitted to practice law in all state and federal courts of Tennessee. He is also licensed to practice law in the State of Alabama. Chad also serves as Affiliated Counsel with the Capell & Howard law firm.
Chad is a frequent lecturer and published author in the areas of land planning law, intellectual property law, and amusement & leisure law. He currently teaches Land Planning, Property I & II, and Intellectual Property courses.
In addition to his teaching and research projects, Chad is also the administrator of the SmartCode zoning law listserv.
He has been married to Betsy Dawson Emerson for over ten fantastic years. They have three young boys, Owen, Dawson, and Cullen.
Publications
A Troubled House of Cards: Examining How the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 Fails to Resolve the Foreclosure Crisis, 61 Ok. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2009).
Merging Public and Private Governance: How Disney's Reedy Creek Improvement District "Re-Imagined" the Traditional Division of Local Regulatory Powers, 36 Fla. St. U. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2009).
All Sprawled Out: How the Federal Regulatory System Has Driven Unsustainable Growth, 75 Tenn. L. Rev. 411 (2008).
Smart Growth and Schools: Legal Hurdles and Legal Solutions for Community-Scale Schools, 37 McGeorge L. Rev. 3 (2006).
Making Main Street Legal Again: The SmartCode Solution to Sprawl, 71 U. Missouri L. Rev. 3 (Summer 2006).
Wasting Time in Cyberspace: The UDRP's Inefficient Approach Toward Arbitrating Internet Domain Name Disputes, 34 U. Balt. L. Rev. 2 (Winter 2004).
The Continuing Showdown Over Who Should Regulate Amusement Attraction Safety: A Critical Analysis of Why Fixed-Site Amusement Attraction Safety Should Remain State Governed, 28 Seton Hall Legis. J. 1 (2004).
Books
The SmartCode Solution to Sprawl (Environmental Law Institute Publishing 2007).
Book Chapters
A Legal Guide to Urban and Sustainable Development (Wiley Publishing 2008).
Other Publications
World of Waivers, Funworld Magazine, November 2006.
Intellectual Property: A Primer for the Amusement Industry, Funworld Magazine, May 2006.
Need Legal Advice? Here's One Group That Could Help, Tourist Attractions and Parks Magazine, June 2006.
Inside, Outside or Some of Both: Strategies for Hiring Legal Counsel in the Amusement Industry, Tourist Attractions and Parks Magazine, February 2006.
I Don't Have Time? How to Protect Your Inflatable Attractions from Inflated Legal Risks, Tourist Attractions and Parks Magazine, September/October 2005.
Keep an Eye Out: Emerging Legal Issues in the Amusement Industry for 2005, Funworld Magazine, May 2005.
The Growing Threat of Criminal Liability for Amusement Operators, Tourist Attractions and Parks Magazine, April/May 2005.
The Challenges of Change: Legal Issues Facing Today's Ride Designers, Tourist Attractions and Parks Magazine, January 2005.
Too Young to Operate? A Closer Look at One Congressman's Efforts to Establish a Minimum Ride Operator Age, Tourist Attractions and Parks Magazine, November 2004.
The Increasing Role of Lawyers in Amusement Operation Decision-Making, Tourist Attractions and Parks Magazine, September 2004.
Cost of Water Quality Upgrades: Hardly a Drop in the Bucket, Amusement Business Magazine, September 2004.
Is That Your Mascot at Your Competitor's Park?, Tourist Attractions and Parks Magazine, August 2004.
Lack of Oversight: Tennessee Must Regulate Amusement Attractions, Knoxville News-Sentinel, Lead Editorial Article, May 2, 2004.
Personal Jurisdiction in the Internet World: Introducing Minimum Electronic Contacts . . . , Tennessee Bar Journal, Vol. 39, No. 8, August 2003.
Nooks, Cranies and Nuances of the UDRP, Information Techonology Law Conference Seminar Publication, October 2001.
Law Firm Political Contributions: The Tennessee Attorney General Speaks Again, Knoxville Bar Association Journal, Vol. 27, Issue 2, February 2001.
Bad Faith in Cyberspace: Trademark Rights on the World Wide Web, Tennessee Bar Journal, Vol. 36, No. 12, Cover Article, December 2000.