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Faculty ProfileRoger C. HendersonRalph W. Bilby Professor Emeritus of LawE-mail: Roger C. Henderson Office Number: 240 Office Phone: (520) 621-1907 Office Fax: (520) 621-9140 Courses Taught: Torts 
Insurance
Evidence
Family Law
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Education |
Harvard Law School, LL.M. (1969) | University of Texas School of Law, J.D. (1965) Graduated with highest honors; Chancellor; Associate Editor of Texas Law Review; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Phi | University of Texas, B.S. (1960) Graduated with highest honors; Member of Beta Gamma Sigma, Beta Alpha Psi (honorary accounting fraternity); Recipient of award for outstanding graduate in Accounting |
Admitted to Practice |
Texas |
Professional Work Experience |
Ralph W. Bilby Professor of Law, James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona, 2000 - present | Joseph M. Livermore Professor of Law, James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona, 1997 - 2000 | Professor of Law, University of Arizona College of Law, 1983 - 1997 | Visiting Professor of Law, American Institute for Foreign Studies, Law Consortium, London, England, Fall 1991 | Acting Vice Provost, University of Arizona, Fall 1985 | Dean and Professor of Law, University of Arizona College of Law, 1977 - 1983 | Professor, University of Nebraska College of Law , 1972 - 1977 | Visiting Professor of Law, University of Michigan, Spring 1976 | Visiting Professor of Law, University of Illinois, Summer 1975 | Visiting Professor of Law, University of Kansas, Summer 1975 | Associate Professor, University of Nebraska College of Law, 1969 - 1972 | Visiting Professor of Law, Southern Methodist University, Summer 1972 | Visiting Professor of Law, University of Texas at Austin, Summer 1970 | Lecturer, School of Business Administration, University of Texas at Austin, 1963 - 1964 | Teaching Fellow, Harvard Law School, 1967 - 1969 | Associate, Morehead, Sharp, Boyd, and Tisdel, Plainview, Texas, 1965 - 1967 |
Representative Publications |
| INSURANCE LAW: CASES AND MATERIALS (3d ed., 2000) (co-author, with Robert H. Jerry, II). [Law Reserve KF 1163 .H46 2000]. |
| Compensation for Non-Economic Loss, The Tort-Liability Insurance System, and the 21st Century, 39 Cahiers de Droit 571 (1998). |
| Tort Reform, Separation of Powers, and the Arizona Constitutional Convention of 1910, 35 Ariz. L. Rev. 535 (1993). |
| Complete List of Publications |
Presentations |
| Speaker, The Insurance Law Doctrine of Reasonable Expectations After Three Decades (Assn. Am. Law Schools Annual Meeting, Insurance Law Section, San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 7, 1998). |
| Commentator, Federalism Issues in Tort Law (Univ. Ariz. College of Law Conf. on New Issues in Federalism, Tucson, Ariz., Mar. 22 - 23, 1996). |
| Speaker, The Tort of Bad Faith in First-Party Insurance (Univ. S. Cal. Law School Insurance Law Seminar on Insurance Bad Faith, Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 2 - 3,1996). |
Organizations |
Member, Texas Bar Association 1965 - present |
| Member, American Law Institute 1973 - present |
| Life Member, 1998 -present | Commissioner (Arizona), National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws 1996 - present, 1983 - 1995, 1979 - 1981 |
| Member, Study Committee on Proposed Tort Reform Acts, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws 1995 - present |
| Chairman, 1987 - 1995 | Member, Committee on Style, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws 1992 - present |
| Chair, 2000 - present | Member, Nebraska Bar Association 1977 - 1997 |
| Member, Arizona Bar Association 1977 - 1997 |
| Member, American Bar Association 1965 - 1983 |
| Vice-President, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws 1997 - 1999 |
| Chair, Insurance Law Section, Association of American Law Schools 1994 - 1995 |
| Member, Executive Committee, Insurance Law Section, Association of American Law School 1991 - 1993 |
| Chairman, Review Committee, Uniform Health Care Decisions Act, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws 1991 - 1993 |
| Chairman, Arizona Commission on Uniform State Laws 1989 - 1995 |
| Member, Executive Committee, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws 1989 - 1991 |
| Chairman, Committee on Possible Solutions, Governor's Task Force on Medical Malpractice Insurance (Arizona) 1988 - 1989 |
| Chairman, Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure, University of Arizona 1986 - 1987 |
| Member, 1984 - 1987 | Chairman and drafter, University of Arizona Ad Hoc Committee to Draft University Handbook for Appointed Personnel 1985 - 1986 |
| Member, Nominating Committee for 1985 Officers, Association of American Law Schools 1984 |
| Chairman, Association of American Law Schools Library Committee 1983 - 1985 |
| Member, 1980 - 1982 | Chairman, Governor's Commission on Governmental Tort Immunity in Arizona 1983 - 1984 |
| Member, Study Committee on Revised Uniform Contribution Among Joint Tortfeasors Act, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws 1981 |
| Member, Study Committee on Complex Litigation, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws 1981 |
| Member, Advisory Board of the Arizona Center for Law Related Education 1981 |
| Chairman, Association of American Law Schools Section on Torts and Compensation Law 1975 |
Awards |
| Robert B. McKay Award, Tort & Insurance Practice Section, American Bar Association 1998 |
| Leslie F. and Patricia Bell Faculty Award for Service and Contribution to the Legal Profession 1996 |
| Udall Fellow, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, University of Arizona 1992 |
| Distinguished Citizen Award, University of Arizona Alumni Association 1987 |
Updated: 04/23/2013