Linda Simard researches and writes in the area of civil litigation. She has conducted empirical research, most recently involving a nationwide study of the role of amicus curiae in federal litigation, as well as authored several articles on the constitutional limits of personal jurisdiction and the admissibility of expert testimony. In addition to her research and writing, Dean Simard teaches in the area of civil litigation and has been appointed by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts to serve as a member of the Committee to Evaluate the Criminal Justice Act Plan and a member of the Merit Selection Panel for Federal Magistrate Appointment.

Prior to joining the Suffolk faculty, Dean Simard clerked for Judge William G. Young on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and practiced complex litigation at the Boston firm of Hale and Dorr.

Associate Dean Linda Sandstrom Simard
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