Jeffrey A. Parness
Professor Emeritus
B.A., Colby College
J.D., University of Chicago
Email: jparness@niu.edu
Phone: (815) 753-0340
Room: 199A
Biography
Jeffrey Parness teaches a variety of civil procedure courses as well as administrative law. He taught for six years at the University of Akron School of Law prior to arriving at Northern Illinois University in 1982. He has been appointed a visiting professor at Washington and Lee University School of Law, Southern Illinois University School of Law, Case Western University School of Law, and Loyola University Chicago School of Law. He served as law clerk to Judge James B. Parsons of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois from 1974-1976. His primary areas of scholarship include federal and state civil procedure laws, maternity and paternity laws, the legal status of the unborn, and judicial rulemaking. In January, 2006 Professor Parness was named by The Chicago Lawyer as one of the 10 Best Law Professors in Illinois.
Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
SSRN Home Page
2008 Allerton Conference Reading Materials (PDF)
2008 Allerton Conference Questionnaire Results (PDF)
Books and Chapters
- Personal Jurisdiction, in Federal Civil Practice (IICLE forthcoming 2010).
- Civil Claim Settlement Laws (1st ed. forthcoming 2010) (online version only).
- Illinois Civil Procedure (2010-2011 ed. forthcoming).
- Illinois Civil Procedure (2009-2010 ed.).
- Illinois Civil Procedure (2008-2009 ed.).
- Personal Jurisdiction, in Federal Civil Practice (IICLE 2006).
- Reforming American Paternity Laws, in Genetic Ties and the Future of the Family (Mark Rothstein et al. eds., 2005).
- Illinois Civil Procedure (2d ed. 2003 & Supps. 2004-2007).
- Federal and State Civil Procedure Handbook (2d ed. 2001).
- Civil Procedure for Federal and State Courts (2001 & Supps.).
- Federal and State Civil Procedure Handbook (2000).
- Advanced Civil Procedure: Civil Claim Settlement Laws (2000 & Supps.).
- Illinois Civil Procedure (1998 & Supps. 1999-2002).
- Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions, in Moore's Federal Practice (3d ed. 1997).
- General Rules of Pleading, in Moore's Federal Practice (3d ed. 1997).
- Pleading Special Matters, in Moore's Federal Practice (3d ed. 1997).
- Form of Pleadings, in Moore's Federal Practice (3d ed. 1997).
- Privacy in Sexual Matters, in 3 Privacy Law and Practice (1987).
Articles
- For Those Not John Edwards: More and Better Paternity Acknowledgments at Birth, ___ U. of Balt. L. Rev. ___ (forthcoming 2011).
- Web Auction Sales and Long-Arm Jurisdiction, 98 Ill. B.J. ___ (forthcoming 2010).
- Beyond Red Light Enforcement Against the Guilty But Innocent: Local Regulations of Secondary Culprits, 47 Willamette L. Rev. ___ (forthcoming 2010).
- American State Constitutional Equalities, 45 Gonz. L. Rev. 773 (2009/2010).
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- Judicial Versus Legislative Authority After Lebron, 98 Ill. B.J. 324 (2010).
- Red Light Cameras: Innocent But Guilty, 98 Ill. B.J. 158 (2010).
- Monetary Remedies for Victims During Illinois Criminal Cases, 44 Val. U. L. Rev. 69 (2009) (with Laura Lee & Karen Blouin).
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- "Yes" to Nonlawyers in Illinois Administrative Adjudications, 97 Ill. B.J. 636 (2009).
- Appealable Though Moot?, 97 Ill. B.J. 476 (2009).
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- Inequalities in Illinois Constitutional Equality, 30 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 169 (2009) (with Laura Lee).
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- Pleading Civil Rights Claims, 97 Ill. B.J. 156 (2009).
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- Greater Equalities in the New South: Possible New State Constitutional Provisions, 3 Charleston L. Rev. 46 (2009).
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- Settlements: The Limits of Same Case Enforcement, 96 Ill. B.J. 642 (2008).
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- Civility Initiatives: The 2008 Allerton Conference, 96 Ill. B.J. 636 (2008).
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- Depositions of Gravely Ill Illinois Claimants, 96 Ill. B.J. 476 (2008).
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- Residents Suing Nonresidents for Harm in Illinois, 96 Ill. B.J. 318 (2008).
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- Systematically Screwing Dads: Out of Control Paternity Schemes, 54 Wayne L. Rev. 641 (2008).
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- Refiled Claims: It's Notice, Not Service, 96 Ill. B.J. 152 (2008).
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- Paternity Rights, Unfairness Persists, Nat'l L.J., Feb. 4, 2008, at 23(1).
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- Safe Haven, Adoption and Birth Record Laws: Where are the Daddies?, 36 Cap. U. L. Rev. 207 (2007) (with Therese Clarke Arado).
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- Attorney Mistakes, Client Losses: New Visions After Vision Point, 95 Ill. B.J. 664 (2007).
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- Sanctioning Firms for Lawyers’ Frivolous Filings, 95 Ill. B.J. 490 (2007).
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- Lost Paternity in the Culture of Motherhood, 42 Val. U. L. Rev. 81 (2007).
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- Reforming Paternity Procedures: A Dannielynn in Illinois, 95 Ill. B.J. 324 (2007).
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- E-Discovery in Illinois Civil Actions, 95 Ill. B.J. 150 (2007).
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- Arbitration Clauses: The Singular Approach in Cingular Wireless, 94 Ill. B.J. 678 (2006).
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- Bringing Civil Procedure Up to Date, 94 Ill. B.J. 502 (2006).
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- New Federal Paternity Laws: Securing More Fathers for Children of Unwed Mothers, 45 Brandeis L.J. 59 (2006).
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- Reforming the Civil Jury System in Illinois: The 2006 Allerton Conference, 94 Ill. B.J. 608 (2006).
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- American General Jurisdiction Trial Courts: New Visions, New Guidelines, 55 U. Kan. L. Rev. 189 (2006).
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- No Genetic Ties, No More Fathers: Voluntary Acknowledgment Recissions and Other Paternity Disestablishments Under Illinois Law, 39 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1295 (2006).
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- Improving Judicial Settlement Conferences, 39 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 1891 (2006).
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- Deserting Mothers, Abandoned Babies, Lost Fathers: Dangers in Safe Havens, 24 Quinnipiac L. Rev. 335 (2005).
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- Adoption Notices to Genetic Fathers: No to Scarlett Letters, Yes to Good Faith Cooperation, 36 Cumb. L. Rev. (2005).
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- The 2004 Allerton House Conference: Balancing Economy, Efficiency and Fairness, 92 Ill. B.J. 590 (2004).
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- Enforcing Settlements in Federal Civil Actions, 36 Ind. L. Rev. 33 (2003) (with Matt Walker).
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- Guiding Civil Case Settlement Conferences and Their Aftermath: The Need to Amend Illinois Supreme Court Rule 218, 35 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 779 (2004) (with Lance Cagle).
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- Federalizing Birth Certificate Procedures, 42 Brandeis L.J. 105 (2003).
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- Civil Claim Settlement Talks Involving Third Parties and Insurance Company Adjusters: When Should Lawyer Conduct Standards Apply?, 77 St. John's L. Rev. 603 (2003).
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- Participation of Unwed Biological Fathers in Newborn Adoptions: Achieving Substantive and Procedural Fairness, 5 J.L. & Fam. Stud. 223 (2003).
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- Nonparty Insurers in Federal Civil Actions: The Need For New Written Civil Procedure Laws, 36 Creighton L. Rev. 191 (2003) (with Tait Lundgren).
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- Expanded Recognition in Written Laws of Ancillary Federal Court Powers: Supplementing the Supplemental Jurisdiction Statute, 64 U. Pitt. L. Rev. 303 (2003) (with Dan Sennott).
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- Old-Fashioned Pregnancy, Newly-Fashioned Paternity, 53 Syracuse L. Rev. 57 (2003).
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- Thinking Outside the Civil Case Box: Reformulating Pretrial Conference Laws, 50 Kan. L. Rev. 347 (2002) (with Matt Walker).
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- Recognizing Party and Nonparty Interests in Written Civil Procedure Laws, 20 Rev. Litig. 481 (2001) (with Dan Sennott).
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- Abortions of the Parental Prerogatives of Unwed Natural Fathers: Deterring Lost Paternity, 53 Okla. L. Rev. 345 (2000).
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- The Authority of Illinois Lawyers to Settle Their Clients' Civil Claims: On Principles Not Quite Settled, 31 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 199 (2000) (with Austin Bartlett).
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- Unsettling Questions Regarding Lawyer Civil Claim Settlement Authority, 78 Or. L. Rev. 1061 (1999) (with Austin Bartlett).
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- Evolving Views of Civil Litigation: Future Civil Procedure Courses, 31 Ariz. St. L.J. 945 (1999).
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- The Substantive Elements in the New Special Pleading Laws, 78 Neb. L. Rev. 412 (1999) (with Amy Leonetti and Austin Bartlett).
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- Expert Opinion Pleading: Any Merit to Special Certificates of Merit?, 1997 BYU L. Rev. 537 (with Amy Leonetti).
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- Enforcing Professional Norms for Federal Litigation Conduct: Achieving Reciprocal Cooperation, 60 Alb. L. Rev. 303 (1996).
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- The New Federal Rule 11: Different Sanctions, Second Thoughts, 83 Ill. B.J. 126 (1995).
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- Sanctioning Legal Organizations Under the New Federal Civil Rule 11: Radical Changes Loosen More Unforeseeable Forces, 14 Rev. Litig. 63 (1994).
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- The Presence of Family Members and Others During Attorney-Client Communications: Himmel's Other Dilemma, 25 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 481 (1994).
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- Disciplinary Referrals Under New Federal Civil Rule 11, 61 Tenn. L. Rev. 37 (1993).
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- Fines Under New Federal Civil Rule 11: The New Monetary Sanctions for the "Stop-and Think-Again" Rule, 1993 BYU L. Rev. 879.
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- Pregnant Dads: The Crimes and Other Misconduct of Expectant Fathers, 72 Or. L. Rev. 901 (1993).
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- Designating Male Parents at Birth, 26 U. Mich. J.L. Reform 573 (1993).
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- Failed or Uneven Discourse of State Constitutionalism?: Governmental Structure and State Constitutions, 5 St. Thomas L. Rev. 155 (1992).
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- Arming the Pregnancy Police: More Outlandish Concoctions?, 53 La. L. Rev. 427 (1992).
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- State Supreme Courts in State and Nation, 74 Judicature 332 (1991) (book review).
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- Prospective Fathers and Their Unborn Children, 13 U. Ark. Little Rock L. Rev. 165 (1990).
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- Respecting State Judicial Articles, 3 Emerging Issues in St. & Const. L. 65 (1990).
- The Legal Status of the Unborn After Webster, 95 Dick. L. Rev. 1 (1990).
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- Comparative American Judicial Systems, 24 U. Rich. L. Rev. 171 (1990).
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- Observations on Recent Efforts to Deter Frivolous Papers in the Illinois Circuit Courts, 21 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 859 (1990).
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- Increased and Accessible Illinois Judicial Rulemaking, 8 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 817 (1988) (with Bruce Keller).
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- Choices About Attorney Fee-Shifting Laws: Further Substance/Procedure Problems under Erie and Elsewhere, 49 U. Pitt. L. Rev. 393 (1988).
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- More Stringent Sanctions Under Federal Civil Rule 11: A Reply to Professor Nelken, 75 Geo. L.J. 1937 (1987).
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- The New Method of Regulating Lawyers: Public and Private Interest Sanctions During Civil Litigation for Attorney Misconduct, 47 La. L. Rev. 1305 (1987).
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- The Abuse and Neglect of the Human Unborn: Protecting Potential Life, 20 Fam. L.Q. 197 (1986).
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- Your Bodies, Ourselves: Legal Protection of Potential Human Life, 30 Cath. Law. 370 (1986).
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- Grounding Groundless Papers, 25 Judges' J. 2 (1986).
- Frivolous Pleadings in Illinois: Observation on the 1985 Medical Malpractice Reforms, 75 Ill. B.J. 238 (1986).
- Groundless Pleading and Certifying Attorneys in the Federal Courts, 1985 Utah L. Rev. 325.
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- Crimes Against the Unborn: Protecting and Respecting the Potentiality of Human Life, 22 Harv. J. on Legis. 97 (1985).
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- Protection of Potential Life in Illinois: Policy and Law at Odds, 5 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 1 (1984).
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- The Process of Factfinding in Judicial Rulemaking: "Some Kind of Hearing" on the Factual Premises Underlying Judicial Rules, 5 Pace L. Rev. 1 (1984) (with Sandra Freeman).
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- Federal District Court Proceedings to Recover Attorney's Fees for Prevailing Parties on 1983 Claims in State Administrative Agencies, 18 Ga. L. Rev. 83 (1983) (with Gigi Woodruff).
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- The Duty to Prevent Handicaps: Laws Promoting the Prevention of Handicaps to Newborns, 5 W. New. Eng. L. Rev. 431 (1983).
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- Let Live and Let Die: Disabled Newborns and Contemporary Law, 37 U. Miami L. Rev. 43 (1982) (with Roger Stevenson).
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- Access to Judicial Rulemaking Procedures, 1982 Ariz. St. L.J. 641 (with Curtis Copeland).
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- To Be or No To Be: Protecting the Unborn's Potentiality of Life, 51 U. Cin. L. Rev. 257 (1987) (with Susan Pritchard).
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- Federal Rulemaking: Problems and Possibilities, 35 Vand. L. Rev. 1453 (1982) (book review).
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- Reforms in the Business and Operating Manner of the Ohio Court of Appeals, 16 Akron L. Rev. 3 (1982) (with Jack Reagle).
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- The Legislative Roles in Florida's Judicial Rulemaking, 33 Fla. L. Rev. 359 (1981).
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- Social Commentary, Values and Legal Personhood, 83 W. Va. L. Rev. 487 (1981).
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- Public Process and State Judicial Rulemaking, 1 Pace L. Rev. 121 (1980) (with Chris Manthey).
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- Federal Jurisdiction and Procedure, First Annual Survey of Sixth Circuit Law, 1980 Det. C. L. Rev. 325.
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- Public Process and Ohio Supreme Court Rulemaking, 28 Clev. St. L. Rev. 249 (1980) (with Chris Manthey).
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- Public Process in State Court Rulemaking, 63 Judicature 338 (1980) (with C. Manthey).
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- Navarro Saving Association v. Lee, 34 Preview 7 (1980).
- Relief From the Poor State of Poor Relief in the State of Ohio?, 8 Cap. U. L. Rev. 527 (1979).
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- Correspondence, Public Process and State-Court Rulemaking, 88 Yale L. J. 1319 (1979).
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- The Parajudge - Oiling the Wheels of Justice, 10 Trial 54 (1974).
- The Concept of a Unified Court System, 24 DePaul L. Rev. 1 (1974) (with Allan Ashman).
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- Criminal Justice in Philadelphia: An Evaluation, 56 Judicature 208 (1972).
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Areas of Expertise:
Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Legal Status of the Unborn, Paternity Laws, Federal Courts
