David Frisch
Professor of Law
Office: Room 219
Tel. (804) 289-8214
Fax (804) 289-8683
dfrisch@richmond.edu
Courses Taught: Sales; Payment Systems; Secured Transactions; International Sales; Contracts I & II
Education
LL.M, Yale University (1980)
J.D., University of Miami School of Law (1976)
Graduated cum laude
Class Standing: 3rd in class of 280
Law Review
Research Assistant: Dean Soia Mentschikoff
American Jurisprudence Book Awards:
Commercial Paper and Bank Deposits
Contracts I
Evidence
Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
B.S., University of Pennsylvania (Wharton School) (1971)
Economics
Professional Experience
University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, VA
Professor, 2001-present;
Visiting Professor, 2000-01
Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, DE
Professor, 1988 - 2001
Associate Professor, 1983-88
Assistant Professor, 1980-83
Marshall-Wythe School of Law of the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
(1994-95, 1999-2000)
Visiting Professor
University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, IL (1998-99)
Visiting Professor
Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, PA (1994)
Visiting Professor
Zietz, Mittleman & Webster, Providence, RI ( 1976-79)
Associate Attorney: Commercial Litigation
Britton, Cohen, Kaufman, & Schantz, Miami, FL (1975-76)
Associate Attorney: Commercial Litigation
Publications
Books
Statutory Supplement, Students' Guide To UCC Article 9 (West, 2008) (with David Epstein et al.)
Commercial Contracting: An Integration of Sales, Leases, and Computer Information Transactions Law, (Lexis, 2d ed., 2007) (with P. Alces & J. Mootz).
Global Business Law: Principles and Practices (Carolina Academic Press, 1999) (with R. Bhala).
Articles
Amended U.C.C. Article 2 as Code Commentary, ___ Duq. Bus. L.J. ____ (forthcoming, 2009)
Chattel Paper, Shakespeare, and the Insoluble Question of “Stripping”, 40 UCC L.J. 3 (2007).
Rational Retroactivity in a Commercial Context, 58 Ala. L. Rev. 765 (2007).
Contractual Choice of Law and the Prudential Foundations of Appellate Review, 56 Vand. L. Rev. 57 (2003).
Commercial Common Law, the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods, and the Inertia of Habit, 74 Tulane. L. Rev. 495 (1999).
Commercial Codification as Negotiation, 32 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 17 (1999) (with P. Alces).
An Update on the Article 2 Revision Project, U.C.C. Bulletin, Vol. 34, Release 2, March 1998
Commenting on "Purpose" in the Uniform Commercial Code, 58 Ohio St. L.J. 419 (1997) (with P. Alces).
On the U.C.C. Revision Process: A Reply to Dean Scott, 37 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 1217 (1996) (with P. Alces).
The Implicit "Takings" Jurisprudence of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, 64 Fordham L. Rev. 11 (1995).
Much Ado About Nothing: Achieving "Essential" Negotiability in an Electronic Environment, 31 Idaho L. Rev. 747 (1995) (with H. Gabriel) (Invitational Symposium).
Remedies as Property: A New Perspective on Specific Performance Clauses, 35 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 1691 (1994) (Invitational Symposium).
An Appraisal of the March 1, 1990 Preliminary Report of the Uniform Commercial Code Article 2 Study Group, 16 Del. Journal of Corp. Law. 981 (1991) (an A.B.A. Task Force Report) (Chair and Principle Author).
A Suggested Justification for Reversing Priorities, U.C.C. Bulletin, No. 5, August 1991.
Buyer's Remedies and Warranty Disclaimers: The Case for Mistake and the Indeterminacy of U.C.C. Section 1-103, 43 Ark. L. Rev. 291 (1990).
Buyer Status Under the U.C.C: A Suggested Temporal Definition, 72 Iowa L. Rev. 531 (1987), excerpted in Dolan & Ponoroff, Basic Concepts in Commercial Law: Cases and Materials (West, 1998).
Is Revision Due for Article 2?, 31 Vill. L. Rev. 399 (1986) (with F. Leary, Jr.).
U.C.C. Section 9-315: A Historical and Modern Perspective, 70 Minn. L. Rev. 1 (1985)
The Priority Secured Party / Subordinate Lien Creditor Conflict: Is "Lien-Two" Out in the Cold?, 33 Buffalo L. Rev. 149 (1984).
U.C.C. Filings: Changing Circumstances Can Make a Right Filing Wrong, But Can They Make a Wrong Filing Right?, 56 S. Cal. L. Rev. 1247 (1983).
The Perfect Tender Rule - An "Acceptable" Interpretation, 13 Toledo L. Rev. 1373 (1982) (with M. Schmitt).
Note, Workmen's Compensation Benefits Recoverable on the Existence of a Quasi Contract, 28 Univ. of Miami L. Rev. 715 (1974).
Surveys
U.C.C. Survey: General Provisions, Bulk Transfers, and Documents of Title, 47 Bus. Law. 1517 (1992) (with J. Wladis).
U.C.C. Survey: General Provisions, Bulk Transfers, and Documents of Title, 46 Bus. Law. 1455 (1991) (with J. Wladis).
U.C.C. Survey: General Provisions, Bulk Transfers, and Documents of Title, 45 Bus. Law. 2289 (1990) (with J. Wladis).
U.C.C. Survey: General Provisions, Bulk Transfers, and Documents of Title, 44 Bus. Law. 1445 (1989) (with J. Wladis).
U.C.C. Survey: General Provisions, Bulk Transfers, and Documents of Title, 43 Bus. Law. 1259 (1988) (with J. Wladis).
U.C.C. Survey: General Provisions, Bulk Transfers, and Documents of Title, 42 Bus. Law. 1213 (1987) (with F. Leary, Jr. and J. Wladis).
U.C.C. Survey: General Provisions, Bulk Transfers, and Documents of Title, 41 Bus. Law. 1363 (1986) (with F. Leary, Jr.).
U.C.C. Survey: General Provisions, Bulk Transfers, and Documents of Title, 40 Bus. Law. 1457 (1985) (with F. Leary, Jr.).
U.C.C. Survey: General Provisions, Bulk Transfers, and Documents of Title, 39 Bus. Law. 1851 (1984) (with F. Leary, Jr.).
Survey of Florida Criminal Law, 28 Univ. of Miami L. Rev. 814 (1974) (with P. Chatilovicz and J. Berkowitz).
Miscellaneous
Co-reporter -Permanent Editorial Board for the Uniform Commercial Code Commentary No. 10 Section 1-203.
Professional and Other Associations and Activities
A.B.A. Advisor, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws Committee to Revise Uniform Commercial Code Article 2 - Sales (1991-99).
Member, U.C.C. Working Group to Assist in the Development of the Commercial Law of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (a Commercial Law Development Program of the U.S. Department of Commerce) (1996-98).
Fellowship, Awarded by The Board of Governors of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, the Advisory Board of the American Bankruptcy Law Journal and Matthew Bender & Co. Inc. to attend the 1996 National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges.
Advisor, Uniform Commercial Code Article 9 Study Committee (appointed by Permanent Editorial Board to review Article 9 and make recommendations about possible amendments).
Chair, Subcommittee on Articles 1, 2, 6 and 7 of the Uniform Commercial Code Committee of the A.B.A. (1987-92).
Elected Member, American Law Institute: Consultative Group for the Uniform Commercial Code - Revisions to Articles 1, 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 4, 4A, 5, and 9; Consultative Group for the Restatement of Suretyship and the Transnational Insolvency Project.
Member, Uniform Commercial Code Article 1 Study Group (appointed by the A.B.A. to review Article 1 and make recommendations about possible amendments) (1991-1996).
Faculty, Annual Forum of Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference (1991-1993).
Member, Delaware Uniform Commercial Code Commentary Committee (1987-1989).
Advisor, Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners (1984-1994).
Member, Chrysler Corporation Arbitration Board for the State of Delaware (1987-1990).