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Prof. William M. Brooks Esq.


Self Description

October 2007: "B.A., 1976, Ohio Wesleyan University; J.D., 1979, State University of New York at Buffalo, Faculty of Law and Jurisprudence.

Admitted to the bars of New York, the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. After a brief time in private practice, Professor Brooks worked as an attorney with the New York State Mental Hygiene Legal Service. At Touro Law Center, he teaches Pre-Trial Litigation, Disability Law, and the Civil Rights Litigation Clinic, providing legal representation for mentally ill individuals. Professor Brooks serves on the New York State Bar Association Committee on Mental and Physical Disability and is a member of the American Bar Association Section for Individual Rights and Responsibilities."

http://tourolaw.edu/academic_programs/institutes/IHRH/Faculty.asp

Third-Party Descriptions

October 2007: "William M. Brooks, a law professor at Touro Law Center in Islip, N.Y., and an expert on offsets, said the use of offsets and liens had become increasingly common as health care costs had risen and as city and state officials had tried to limit their vulnerability to lawsuits from prisoners and mental patients under their care."

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/14/us/14lawsuit.html

Relationships

RoleNameTypeLast Updated
Employee/Freelancer/Contractor (past or present) New York (State Government) Organization Oct 31, 2007
Student/Trainee (past or present) Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU) Organization Oct 31, 2007
Employee/Freelancer/Contractor (past or present) Touro College Organization Oct 31, 2007
Student/Trainee (past or present) University at Buffalo (State University of New York, Buffalo) (BU) Organization Oct 31, 2007

Articles and Resources

Date Fairness.com Resource Read it at:
Oct 14, 2007 Rules to Collect Care Costs Are Coming Under Attack

QUOTE: Such regulations, known as offset rules, are under attack around the country, with lawyers arguing that they are punitive, violate the First Amendment by limiting the rights of some people to sue, and create a chilling effect, as lawyers are less willing to take cases when they know state or city officials will try to cut into any potential payments.

 New York Times