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Areas of Expertise:

  • Health Law
  • Bioethics
  • Civil Procedure
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

 

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Jonathan F. Will

 

Assistant Professor of Law

Director, Bioethics & Health Law Center

 

Education:

 

  • J.D., magna cum laude, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Law Review, Executive Editor; Order of the Coif; Health Law Certificate
  • M.A., magna cum laude, Bioethics, University of Pittsburgh
  • B.A., summa cum laude, English and Psychology, World Religions (minor), Canisius College 

 

Courses Taught:

 

  • Bioethics & Law
  • Special Topics in Bioethics
  • Health Care Law
  • Civil Procedure I
  • Civil Procedure II 

 

Professional Experience:

 

  • Assistant Professor of Law, Mississippi College School of Law, 2009 - present
  • Affilliate Faculty, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, 2011 - present
  • Associate, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, Pittsburgh, PA, 2005 - 2009
  • Adjunct Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 2009 

 

Publications & Presentations:

 

  • Presentation, When Personhood Came to Mississippi, Lecture Series: Current Issues in Health Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law (January 9, 2012).
  • Editorial, The Possible Ramifications of Pre-Embryonic Personhood, JURIST - Forum, Nov. 7, 2011, http://jurist.org/forum/2011/11/jonathan-will-personhood-amendment.php.
  • Article, Measure 26: Fear Mongering, Self-Execution & Potential Implications for Birth Control, 81 Miss. L. J. Supra 63 (2011).
  • Op-Ed, Mississippi's Ambiguous 'Personhood' Amendment, (co-authored with Glenn Cohen (Harvard Law School)), New York Times (October 31, 2011); 
    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/31/opinion/mississippis-ambiguous-personhood-amendment.html?_r=2&ref=contributors
  • Op-Ed, Life and Law - The Commitment to Pre-Embryonic Personhood, Miss. Bus. Journal (September 23, 2011); http://msbusiness.com/2011/09/op-ed-life-and-law-%E2%80%94%C2%A0the-commitment-to-pre-embryonic-personhood/
  • Moderator, Amendment 26 - Exploring the Implications of Mississippi's Personhood Initiative, a symposium hosted by Mississippi College School of Law, October 25, 2011.
  • Article, A Brief Historical and Theoretical Perspective on Patient Autonomy & Medical Decision Making, Part I: The Beneficence Model, CHEST. 2011; 139(3): 669. (peer reviewed).
  • Article, A Brief Historical and Theoretical Perspective on Patient Autonomy & Medical Decision Making, Part II: The Autonomy Model, CHEST. 2011; 139(6): 1491. (peer reviewed).
  • Presentation, Medical Decision Making for Individuals with Diminished Mental Capacity, Mississippi Department of Mental Health Spring CME Symposium (April 2011).
  • Moderator, Anesthetic Gas Reclamation-Medical Invention from a Legal and Health Care Provider Perspective, panel discussion hosted by Mississippi College School of Law Bioethics & Health Law Center (April 2011).
  • Diagnosing American Health Care: Economic Stakeholders and Bioethical Considerations, 29 Miss. C. L. Rev. 313 (2010), (Introduction to Symposium on Heath Care Reform).
  • Presentation, End-of-Life Decision Making and the Developmentally Disabled, meeting of the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Nursing Network (June 2010).
  • Moderator of Bioethics Panel, Diagnosing American Healthcare: Economic Stakeholders and Bioethical Considerations, a symposium sponsored by the Mississippi College Law Review, February, 2010.
  • Article, My God, My Choice: The Mature Minor Doctrine and Adolescent Refusal of Life-Saving or Sustaining Medical Treatment Based Upon Religious Beliefs, 22 J. Contemp. Health L. & Pol'y 233 (2006).
  • Presentation, Adolescent Decision Making in Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Adolescent Health Services (August 2005).
  • Presentation, The Mature Minor Doctrine and Refusals of Medical Treatment Based Upon Religious Beliefs, Grand Rounds, University of Pittsburgh Center for Bioethics and Health Law - CLE, CME credit (March 2005).
  • Guest Lecture, The History of Bioethics, The University of Pittsburgh, nursing course (Spring 2005).
  • Comment, DNA as Property: Implications on the Constitutionality of DNA Dragnets, 65 U. Pitt. L. Rev. 129 (2003).

 

In the News

 

Representative Interviews:

  • Nature.com, Mississippi Votes Against Embryo's Human Rights, But National Debate Continues, November 9, 2011
  • CNN, Mississippi Voting on Personhood, November 8, 2011
  • CNN, American Morning (Noember 7, 2011): http://am.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/07/mississippi-to-vote-on-definition-of-personhood/
  • Wisconsin Public Radio, At Issue with Ben Merens (November 7, 2011): http://wpr.org/mobile/display_archives.cfm?Code=bme&Size=240
  • Financial Times, Mississippi to Vote on Abortion, November 6, 2011
  • ABC News, Mississippi's 'Personhood' Amendment a Challenge for Moderate Conservatives, November 4, 2011
  • Scientific America, Mississippi to Vote on 'Personhood' November 1, 2011
  • The New York Times, Push for 'Personhood' Amendment Represents New Track in Abortion Fight, October 25, 2011
  • Newsweek (The Daily Beast), Will Mississippi Ban IVF?, October 24, 2011
  • Clarion Ledger, Weighing Personhood: Initiative's Effects Could be Profound, October 8, 2011
  • Mississippi Business Journal, '26' Backers in Mississippi See Amendment at 'Kill Shot' to Abortion in U.S., October 6, 2011

 

Representative Citations

Memberships & Admissions:

 

  • American Bar Association
  • Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania
  • Barrister, Charles Clark Inn of Court (Secretary 2010 - present)
  • Member, Discharge Advisory Committee, Mississippi State Hospital (Whitfield)
  • Member, Bioethics Committee, Mississippi State Hospital (Whitfield)

 

Law School & Institutional Service:

 

  • Advisor, Mississippi College Law Review
  • Advisor, Health Law Society
  • Advisor, Poetic Justice Society
  • Admissions Committee, 2009-present
  • Coach, Health Law Moot Court Team
  • 1L Professor of the Year, §Y (2009-2010)
  • 1L Professor of the Year, §Y (2010-2011)