Professor Christopher Corts researches, teaches, speaks, and writes at the intersection of abstract legal theory and the rigors of everyday legal practice. Prior to joining the Richmond Law faculty, he practiced law as a member of the Appellate Practice and Trial Support Group at Carlton Fields in Miami. He holds a juris doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law, and a master’s degree from Fuller Theological Seminary. He holds membership in both the Actors’ Equity Association and the Screen Actors Guild—American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
Professor Corts’ academic interests include: law’s theoretical relationship to force, coercion, and violence; professional identity formation; mindful/contemplative lawyering; and happy lawyers.
You can follow him on Twitter @profcorts, where he explores happiness, motivation, and meaning in professional life.
Presenter, "How Does a Christian Theology of Desire and Love Expose the Limits of Law and Consent?" Bonner Center for Civic Engagement URVA is for Lovers, Richmond (Nov. 2016).
Presenter, "Mindful Movement(s): Embodied Practices for Social Justice Lawyering," Society of American Law Teachers Teaching Conference, Chicago (Sept. 2016).
Presenter, "Using Cognitive Science in the Persuasive Writing Classroom," 6th Annual Capital Area Legal Writing Conference, University of Maryland, March 2016.
Presenter, "Different Rules, Same Result: Legal Indeterminacy and the Five Types of Legal Argument in U.S. v. Jones," Johns Hopkins University Pre-Law Program (Jan. 2016).
Moderator, "Law, Faith, Justice" Panel Discussion, University of Richmond School of Law (Nov. 2015).
"The Science of Persuasion: How Cognitive Science Can Improve the Way We Write," the Frank Dunham Federal Criminal Defense Conference, Charlottesville (April 2015).
University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, Va.
A Lawyer Sits (The Practice), 19 Rich. J. L. & Pub. Int. 413 (2016).
