Spencer's CIVIL PROCEDURE: A Contemporary Approach, 2d By A. Benjamin Spencer ISBN: 978-0-31418-785-7 This casebook provides a comprehensive treatment of civil procedure topics in a concise format that is accessible to students. ABOUT THE BOOK The second edition incorporates the restyled Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Supreme Court's modification of civil pleading standards in Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly. The casebook features a novel visual display and layout that uses text boxes, diagrams, and segregated feature sections for hypotheticals, references to scholarly debates, useful information for students, and thought-provoking questions. A distinguishing feature of the book is its inclusion of an accompanying electronic version with extensive hyperlinks to Westlaw® versions of legal materials, Black's Law Dictionary® definitions, supplementary online resources, and more. Upon publication complimentary copies are sent to our current list of professors teaching in the associated subject area.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Benjamin Spencer spencerb@wlu.edu		Professor A. Benjamin Spencer joined Washington and Lee in 2008 as an Associate Professor of Law. One of the nation's rising stars in the field of civil procedure and federal jurisdiction, Professor Spencer has in a relatively short time built an impressive scholarly record by publishing in some of the most prestigious national law reviews and has developed a reputation among students as an excellent classroom teacher. Professor Spencer recently was appointed to the West Publishing Company Law School Advisory Board, and in 2007 he was awarded the Virginia State Council of Higher Education “Rising Star” award, given to the most promising junior faculty member among all academic fields at all colleges and universities in Virginia. Professor Spencer was the first law professor to receive this award. Professor Spencer has authored two books in the area of civil procedure, Acing Civil Procedure and Civil Procedure: A Contemporary Approach. Both are used widely by professors and students throughout the country. He also operates two legal blogs, the Federal Civil Practice Bulletin and Split Circuits, which have quickly gained national respect for their contribution to the legal profession. Prior to joining the Washington and Lee faculty Professor Spencer was an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Richmond School of Law. He also formerly worked as an Associate in the law firm of Shearman & Sterling and as a Law Clerk to Judge Judith W. Rogers of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Professor Spencer holds a B.A. from Morehouse College, a J.D. from the Harvard Law School and a Master of Science from the London School of Economics. B.A. 1996, Morehouse College, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa; MSc 1997, London School of Economics (Marshall Scholar) with Distinction; J.D. 2001, Harvard; Articles Editor, Harvard Law Review; admitted to practice in Virginia and District of Columbia; law clerk, Judge Judith W. Rogers, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, 2001-02; associate, Shearman & Sterling, Washington, DC, 2002-04; Assistant Professor of Law, University of Richmond, 2004-07; Associate Professor of Law, 2007–; Visiting Professor of Law, Washington and Lee University, 2007-08. Associate Professor of Law, Washington and Lee University, 2008 Learn more about author Benjamin Spencer