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Profile:
Peter J. Hammer
Wayne State University Law School
471 W. Palmer, Detroit, MI 48202
phammer@wayne.edu
Education
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
J.D. magna cum laude, May 1990
Ph.D. (Economics), May 1993
Dissertation: Mergers, Market Power & Competition: An Economic and Legal Evaluation of Hospital Mergers
Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington
B.S. (Mathematics), B.A. (Economics), B.A. (Speech Communications)
summa cum laude, with honors, May 1986
Employment
Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan
Professor of Law, August 2005 to Present
Associate Professor of Law, August 2003-August 2005
Courses: Contract Law; Health Care Quality, Licensing & Liability;
Health Care Organization & Finance; Health Policy: The Firm, the Market & the Law; International Organizations & Public Health
University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Adjunct Professor, Department of Health Management & Policy
August 2003 to present
University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Assistant Professor of Law, May 1995 to June 2003
Courses: Federal Antitrust Law; Health Law & Policy; Contract Law;
Law & Economics; Cambodian Law & Development
University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio
Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law, Fall 2002
O’Melveny & Myers, Los Angeles, California
Litigation Associate – Practice Areas: Antitrust, Health Care, Expert Economic Testimony
April 1993 to May 1995
Judge Alfred T. Goodwin, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Judicial Law Clerk
September 1991 to September 1992
Honors, Awards & Grants
Center for Khmer Studies, Rockefeller Program for Capacity Building in Higher Education, Visiting Professor
Cambodia at the Margins: Minority Groups and Borders
Phnom Penh, Cambodia (February- August 2007)
Center for Khmer Studies, CAORC (Council of American Overseas Research Centers), Senior Research Fellow
Interfacing Local & Global: Cambodian Institutions and International Aid Initiatives
Phnom Penh, Cambodia (2007-09)
Center for Khmer Studies, Luce Senior Research Fellow
The Role of Social Institutions in Cambodian Economic Development
Siem Reap, Cambodia (Summer 2005)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Investigator Award
Competing on Quality of Care: Comparing Antitrust Law to Market Reality
(Co-Principal Investigator with William M. Sage) (1999-2000)
Michigan Law School’s L. Hart Wright Excellence in Teaching Award
A student selected distinction for outstanding teaching (1999-2000, 2002-03)
International Human Rights Law Group, Washington D.C.,
Pro Bono Service Award, for work with the Cambodian Defender’s Project (1994)
Memberships & Affiliations
Academy of Health Services Research & Health Policy
American Bar Association (Antitrust Law Section, Health Law Section)
American Health Lawyers Association
American Law & Economics Association
American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics
Professional & Service Affiliations
Board Memeber, Life & Hope Association
An NGO founded and run by the Buddhist Monks at Wat Damnak, dedicated to improving the lives of orphans and vulnerable children.
June 2005-present
Founder & Director, Program for Cambodian Law & Development
A program committed to the interdisciplinary study of the role of law & development in Cambodian society
University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
September 1996 - May 2003
Member and Past President, Advisory Council, Legal Aid of Cambodia
A non-governmental organization committed to establishing the rule of law through the provision of direct legal services to Cambodia’s poor
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, President of the Advisory Council (1996-1998), Member of Advisory Council (1995-2000)
Co-Chair, RWJ Foundation Cluster Group on the Changing Role of Competition
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Investigator Award Program
Organized working groups culminating in publication Special Issue of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy & Law, Kenneth Arrow and the Changing Economics of Health Care
June 1999 - October 2001
Vice-Chair, Southeast Asian Law Committee
International Law Section of the American Bar Association
September 1997 to September 1998
Member, Human Subject Subcommittee
Institutional Review Board, VA Hospital
Ann Arbor, Michigan
July 1995 to July 1997
Member, Planning Committee for 1997 AALS New Teacher’s Conference
American Association of Law Schools
July 1996 to July 1997 |
