Christopher Steadham

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Chris is a 2004 graduate of the University of Kansas School of Law and 2007 graduate of the Master’s Degree of Legal Information Management program jointly offered through Emporia State University and KU Law. His primary responsibilities include conducting and coordinating legal and interdisciplinary research for the law school faculty, teaching legal research courses, and various other duties within the law library. He also writes a bimonthly literature review column for the Civic Research Institute and speaks at continuing legal education seminars on the subject of legal research.

Education

M.L.I.M., Emporia State University, 2007; J.D., B.A., 2004, 2001, University of Kansas.

Publications & Presentations

"Ethical Considerations Regarding Lawyer Advertising & Solicitation," Kansas Ethics Handbook (KBA 2009) (with M.H. Hoeflich) (forthcoming); "Ethical Concerns Regarding Fees & Billing," in Kansas Ethics Handbook (KBA 2009) (with M.H. Hoeflich) (forthcoming); "Kansas Legal Research" (Carolina Academic Press 2008) (with Joseph A. Custer); "The Greatest Challenges for Today's Law School Librarians," in "The Changing Role of Academic Law Librarianship" (Thomson/Aspatore 2008); "From the Literature…" (Civic Research Institute S.L.R. bimonthly Literature Review Column); "Find it Free & Fast on the Net: Strategies for Legal Research on the Web" (March 2007); "Internet Strategies for Legal Professionals" (May 2006); "Find it Fast & Free on the Net: Advanced Internet Strategies for Kansas Legal Professionals" (October 2005).

Service

Chair, Wheat Law Library Strategic Planning Committee, 2009-present
Member, Law School Curricular Innovation Committee, 2006-present
Executive Secretary, Friends of the Wheat Law Library, 2004-present
Member, NCAA Certification Diversity Subcommittee, 2008-2009
Member, Wheat Law Library Strategic Planning Committee, 2004-2008
Member, Law School Library Committee, 2006
Member, Law School Graduate & Int'l Programs Committee, 2006

Member

American Association of Law Libraries; Mid-America Association of Law Libraries (Chair, Government Relations Committee, 2009) (Member, Program Committee, 2009); Southwestern Association of Law Libraries.

Research Interests

Legal research education, history of intellectual and academic freedom