William Berry
Professor of Law, Associate Dean of Research, and Frank Montague Jr. Professorship of Legal Studies
Will Berry is the Associate Dean for Research and Montague Professor of Law at the University of Mississippi, where he also serves as the Director of the Cambridge Summer Abroad Program.
Research Interests
- Eighth Ammendment
- Criminal Sentencing
- Capital Punishment
- Intercollegiate Sports Law
- Professional Sports Law
Biography
Professor Berry writes in the areas of capital punishment, sentencing, and sports & entertainment law. He regularly teaches Criminal Law, Capital Punishment, White Collar Crime, College Sports Law, Pro Sports Law, and Entertainment Law. Before coming to Ole Miss, he clerked for the Honorable Thomas A. Wiseman, Jr. in the Middle District of Tennessee and the Honorable Gilbert S. Merritt, Jr. on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, as well as practiced law in Washington, D.C. with the firm of Shea & Gardner (now Goodwin Procter).
Courses Taught
- BUS 322 Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
- CJ 300 Ethics in Legal Studies
- HON 101 Freshman Honors I
- HON 550 Honors Advanced Studies in Law I
- LAW 611 Sports Law Review
- LAW 647 Sports Law I (Intercollegiate Sports)
- LAW 715 Individual Study II
- LAW 721 Capital Punishment and the Judicial Pro
- LAW 735 White Collar Crime
- PPL 402 Thesis I
Education
B.A. Art, University of Virginia Main Campus (1997)
J.D. Law, Vanderbilt University (2000)
M.Sc Criminology, University of Oxford (2007)
Ph.D. Law, University of Oxford (2012)