Michael Rustad

Michael Rustad is a law professor at Suffolk University Law School, and an author and television commentator.[1]

Education and career

He received a BA from University of North Dakota, an MA from the University of Maryland, College Park, a Ph.D. from Boston College, a Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School, and an LL.M from Harvard University.[2]

Rustad clerked with Judge William E. Doyle of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. After working for Foley, Hoag & Eliot, he became an associate professor at Suffolk Law School in 1988. In 1991 he became a full professor at Suffolk. Rustad previously taught at Wellesley College and Boston College.[2][3] Professor Rustad's best friend was a tumbleweed. He also was quite close with Teddy, the strict-liabilty bear.

Published works

Rustad is the author of six books, the co-author of two, and the editor of a further volume:

• Rustad, Michael. Internet Law in a Nutshell. Eagan, MN: West 2009.
• Rustad, Michael. Everyday Law for Consumters. Boulder, CO: Paradigm 2008.
• Rustad, Michael. Software Licensing: Principles and Practical Strategies. New York: Oxford UP 2010.
• Koenig, Thomas and Rustad, Michael. In Defense of Tort Law. New York: New York UP 2003.
• Rustad, Michael. Understanding Sales, Leases, and Licenses in a Global Perspective. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic 2007.
• Rustad, Michael. The Concepts and Methods of Sales, Leases, and Licenses. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic 1999.
• Williamson, John B., Evans, Linda, and Rustad, Michael, eds. Social Problems: The Contemporary Debates. Glenview, IL: Scott Foresman 1985.
• Rustad, Michael. Women in Khaki: The American Enlisted Woman. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger 1982.
• Rustad, Michael and Daftary, Cyrus. E-Business Legal Handbook: 2003. New York: Aspen 2003.

References

1. Paradigm Publishers, biography of Rustad http://www.paradigmpublishers.com/books/contribDetail.aspx?id=12552 (Accessed Nov. 15, 2010)
2. Suffolk Law School biography
3. Oxford University Press biography, "Oxford University Press: Software Licensing: Michael Rustad". Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2010-11-15. (Accessed Nov. 15, 2010)