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Faculty ProfileRoy G. SpeceProfessor of LawE-mail: Roy G. Spece Office Number: 207 Office Phone: (520) 621-1974 Office Fax: (520) 621-9140 Courses Taught: Constitutional Law I 
Constitutional Law II
Law & Medicine Seminar
Curriculum Vitae SSRN Published Papers |
Biographical Information |
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Professor Roy G. Spece, Jr. graduated first in his class at the University of Southern California Gould School Of Law and then practiced with the national firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher before joining the University of Arizona faculty. He teaches constitutional law, health law, bioethics & law, and medical litigation. He has published numerous books, book chapters, and articles focusing on the intersections among law, medicine, science, and ethics, particularly focusing on constitutional issues and rights of vulnerable populations in those settings. His publications include Bioethics and Law: Cases, Materials, and Problems (M. Shapiro, R. Spece, et al. eds., 2d ed., Thomson/West Publishing Company, 2003); and Conflicts of Interest in Clinical Research and Practice (R. Spece, D. Shimm, and A. Buchanan eds., Oxford University Press 1996). He is a member of the Arizona and California Bars and is a Fellow of the American Association for Justice (formerly American Trial Lawyers Association). He is a former President of the University of Arizona Faculty Association and Chairman of the Law & Medicine Section of the American Association of Law Schools. |
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Education |
California State University, Long Beach, B.A. (1972) Graduated summa cum laude; First in graduating class; received award as University's top scholar/athlete | University of Southern California, J.D. (1972) Graduated with Highest Honors; First in class; Order of the Coif; Law Alumni Award; Note & Article editor, Southern California Law Review |
Admitted to Practice |
California | Arizona |
Professional Work Experience |
Professor of Law, James E. Rogers College of Law, 1975 - present | Professor, Medical Jurisprudence Course, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1975 - 2000 | Associate, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, California, 1972 - 1975 |
Representative Publications |
| Constitutional Attacks Against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's "Mandating" that Certain Individuals and Employers Purchase Insurance While Restricting Purchase by Undocumented Immigrants and Women Seeking Abortion Coverage, 38 N. Ky. L. Rev. 489 (2011). |
| Medical Tourism: Protecting Patients from Conflicts of Interest in Broker's Fees Paid by Foreign Providers, 6 J. Health & Biomedical L. 1 (2010). |
| Cases, Materials, and Problems on Bioethics and Law (2d ed. 2003) (co-editor, with Michael H. Shapiro, Rebecca. Dresser, & Ellen Wright Clayton). |
| Fourth Amendment Restrictions on Scientific Misconduct Proceedings at Public Universities, 11 Health Matrix: J.L. & Med. 571 (2001) (co-author, with John J. Marchalonis), reprinted in 29 Search & Seizure L. Rep. 49 (Aug. 2002). |
| Conflicts of Interest in Clinical Research and Practice (1996) (co-editor, with David S. Shimm & Allen E. Buchanan). |
| Complete List of Publications |
Presentations |
| Numerous presentations to academic, professional, governmental, and civic groups regarding constitutional law and the interface between law and the health care and biomedical technology industries. |
Organizations |
Fellow, American Trial Lawyers Association |
| Member, American Association of University Professors |
| President, Arizona Chapter, 1990 - 1991 |
Public Service |
Member, Vestry, Grace Episcopal Church 1987 - 1989 | Member, Arizona Study Commission on Insurance 1986 | Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Law & Human Behavior 1985 - 1989 | Member, Board of Directors, El Pueblo Neighborhood Health Care Clinic 1984 - 1986 | Chief, YMCA Indian Guides 1984 - 1986 | Chairman, Law & Medicine Section, American Association of Law Schools 1982 | Consultant, Center for Technology Assessment & Policy Research 1977 (on study done for National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical & Behavioral Research) |
Institutional Service |
Senator, University of Arizona Senate 1995; 1997 - present | President, University of Arizona Faculty Association 1980 |
Updated: 04/23/2013