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Stephen Friedman
Professor of Law
B.A., Yale University
J.D., Harvard Law School
Office Number 314
About
Stephen E. Friedman is a Professor of Law at Delaware Law School. Professor Friedman received a B.A. summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Yale University in 1989, and a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1992.
Following graduation from law school, Professor Friedman was an associate on the trial team of the Philadelphia law firm of Dechert, Price & Rhoads. Professor Friedman joined the Widener faculty in 1998 and has taught Contracts, Sales & Leases, Arbitration, and Secured Transactions.
What inspires me to teach?
I’m honored to be part of so many unique journeys from layperson to lawyer. Some great stuff happens here: terrific questions and engaged discussions. Even better is when a student gets her first job or wins a case or, on a particularly good day, tells you something you did made a real difference for her.
Why do lawyers matter?
My first client wanted a simple name change. It wasn’t difficult—look up a rule, file a form. She was grateful; I was too. She had trusted me with the opportunity to do what lawyers do, which is using our skill and knowledge to help.
Publications
Articles
Implied Warranty Claims under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act: Resolving Fifty Years of Uncertainty, 44 Pace L. Rev. 49 (2023).
Mail-in Voting and the Pennsylvania Constitution, 60 Duq. L. Rev. 1 (2022).
Trusting Courts with Arbitration Provisions, 71 Case W. Res. L. Rev. 821 (2018).
The Lost Controversy Limitation of the Federal Arbitration Act, 46 U. Rich. L. Rev. 1005 (2012).
A Pro-Congress Approach to Arbitration and Unconscionability, 106 NW. U. L. Rev. COLLOQUY 53 (2011).
Arbitration Provisions: Little Darlings and Little Monsters, 79 Fordham L. Rev. 2035 (2011).
Giving Unconscionability More Muscle: Attorney’s Fees as a Remedy for Contractual Overreaching, 44 GA. L. Rev. 317 (2010).
Protecting Consumers from Arbitration Provisions in Cyberspace, the Federal Arbitration Act and E-Sign Notwithstanding, 57 Cath. U. L. Rev. 377 (2008).
Improving the Rolling Contract, 56 AM. U. L. Rev. 1 (2006).
Text and Circumstance: Warranty Disclaimers in a World of Rolling Contracts, 46 Ariz. L. Rev. 677 (2004).
Other
Proposed Deal Between Bradford, Eagles' Fans, The News J. (Wilmington, DE), May 11, 2015, at A9.
et al., The Uniform Commercial Code Survey: Introduction, 69 Bus. Law. 1147 (2014).
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& Russell A. Hakes et al., The Uniform Commercial Code Survey: Introduction, 67 Bus. Law, 1225 (2012).