Case ΒιΆΉΣ³» School of Law Professors Jonathan Adler and Sharona Hoffman are among the top-10 most cited professors in their respective fields.
Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Law Schoolβs Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law, was the fifth most cited professor in the field of Environmental Law from 2016-2020, according to .
A second analysis, looking at the same time period, also identified Adler as ," which includes administrative law, environmental law, legislation and related fields.
With its $10 million endowment, the Burke Center for Environmental Law hosts conferences and lectures, undertakes projects and supports student internships. It recently launched an Environmental Law Clinic. preLaw magazine ranks CWRUβs environmental law program, under Adlerβs leadership, as with an βAβ ranking.
Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law, professor of Bioethics in the School of Medicine, and co-director of the Law Schoolβs Law-Medicine Center, was the ninth most cited professor in the field of Health Law from 2016-2020, according to a .
The Law-Medicine Center is ranked #11 in the country by U.S. News and World Report (2022 rankings edition). Hoffman, who has published over 70 articles and book chapters on health law and civil rights issues, has developed particular expertise and a national reputation in the area of health information technology, and is widely quoted by national and local media. Her work has appeared in the Georgetown Law Journal, William & Mary Law Review, and Boston College Law Review, among many other journals. She is the author of two books: (Praeger 2015) and (Cambridge University Press 2016).
Adler and Hoffman are among the most cited professors on one of the most prolific law faculties in the countryβCWRU School of Law ranked 36th best according to the recent .