Evan Zoldan

faculty

Evan Zoldan

Professor

Law School / Faculty

Contact

508-985-1135

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UMass School of Law 219

Education

2003Georgetown University Law CenterJD
2000New York UniversityB.A.

Teaching

  • Legislation
  • Administrative Law
  • Civil Procedure

Teaching

Courses

Introduction to the procedural rules governing non-criminal disputes, with focus on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including jurisdiction, service of process, venue, parties, pleading and discovery, the right to jury trial, the trial process, appellate review, and res judicata.

The specific topic is stated when the course is scheduled. May be repeated with change of topic.

Research

Research interests

  • Legislation
  • Administrative Law
  • Statutory Interpretation
  • Civil Procedure

Select publications

  • Evan C. Zoldan (forthcoming).
    The Major Questions Doctrine in the States
    Wash. U. L. Rev.
  • Evan C. Zoldan (forthcoming).
    Issues
    William & Mary L. Rev.
  • Evan C. Zoldan (forthcoming).
    Due Process and the Right to an Individualized Hearing
    U.C. Irvine Law Review
  • Evan C. Zoldan (2022).
    The Conversation Canon
    Kentucky Law J., 110, 1.
  • Evan C. Zoldan (2022).
    Canon Spotting
    Houston L. Rev., 59, 621.

Evan C. Zoldan researches legislation, administrative law, and civil procedure. His article on targeted legislation, The Equal Protection Component of Legislative Generality, was selected for presentation at the Yale / Stanford / Harvard Junior Faculty Forum at Yale Law School. His work has been cited by both federal and state appellate courts and in briefs, treatises, and scholarly works. Professor Zoldan has appeared in the national media, including the Washington Post, CNN, and Bloomberg News.

Professor Zoldan is a past chair of the Association of American Law Schools Section on Legislation and Law of the Political Process. Professor Zoldan received his law degree, cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center, where he served as Notes & Articles Editor of Georgetown’s Law & Policy in International Business journal. He received his BA, summa cum laude, from New York University, where he studied political philosophy.