James L. Huffman
Emeritus Dean and Professor of Law
Lewis & Clark Law School
James L. Huffman is dean emeritus and professor of law at Lewis & Clark Law School and an academic affiliate of the International Center for Law & Economics.
His research and teaching focus on constitutional law, natural-resources law, water law, environmental law, property rights, jurisprudence, and constitutional history.
Huffman spent his academic career at Lewis & Clark, where he served as dean from 1993 to 2006 and later returned to full-time teaching. He has also been a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution and a visiting professor at the University of Auckland, the University of Oregon, the University of Athens, and Universidad Francisco Marroquín.
He has also been active in public service and professional organizations, serving as a trustee of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation and on the board of the Property and Environment Research Center. He chaired the Executive Committee of the Federalist Society’s Environment and Property Rights Practice Group and is admitted to practice before the Montana courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Huffman is the author of several books, including “Private Property and State Power,” “Private Property and the Constitution,” and “Government Liability and Disaster Mitigation: A Comparative Study.”
He earned a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, a master’s from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and a bachelor’s from Montana State University.
