Tom Riordan,
Visiting Associate Clinical Professor of Law
- Ethical Lawyering
- Civil Litigation Practice I & II
- Legal Writing (both JD and LLM programs)
- Professional Responsibility in the United States
Education
- JD, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, Order of the Coif
Background
While in law school, Tom Riordan was a member of Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review. Upon graduation, he clerked for the Hon. Manuel L. Real, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. He practiced for 15 years with O'Melveny & Myers LLP, as an Associate and Partner, where he handled complex commercial and consumer litigation for clients in both regulated and non-regulated industries.
Selected Scholarship
Copping an Attitude: Rule of Law Lessons from the Rodney King Incident, 27 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 675 (1994)