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Paul Figley joined the faculty of the Washington College of Law in the Fall of 2006. Professor Figley teaches Legal Rhetoric and first year Torts. He serves on the Advisory Boards of the Administrative Law Review and the 小蓝视频 Law Review. The Student Bar Association voted him Washington College of Law聽Professor of the Year
聽 for 2012-13 and 聽 Faculty Member of the Year 聽 for 2014-15.

Professor Figley has published articles in scholarly journals and a book,聽A Guide to the Federal Tort Claims Act聽(ABA, 2d ed. 2018).聽 He has testified before Congressional committees on matters pertaining to government liability and appropriations.聽 He has presented at scholarly symposia and conferences and taught writing workshops to national organizations and government agencies. In 2017, he won Washington College of Law鈥檚 Emalee C. Godsey Scholar Award.

Professor Figley was a U.S. Department of Justice litigator for three decades. During his last fifteen years at Justice he served as Deputy Director in the Torts Branch of the Civil Division. At Justice, Professor Figley represented the United States and its agencies in appellate and district court litigation involving torts, national security, and information law.聽

Professor Figley is a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College and Southern Methodist University School of Law, where he was Leading Articles Editor for the聽Journal of Air Law & Commerce.