David Crump is Newell H. Blakely Professor of Law at the
University of Houston Law Center. Crump attended
Harvard College and received his
Juris Doctor
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degree from the
University of Texas School of Law in 1969. He currently teaches classes on
property law
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,
civil procedure,
evidence
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, legal practice strategies,
criminal law
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, among other areas. Crump has been affiliated with the major firms of
Johnson & Gibbs and
Haynes and Boone, LLP, among others. He is also a
ventriloquist, a
rocket scientist, a
guitarist
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in a
country rock
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band, a
poet, inventor of
computer dating, friend of
David Ginsburg David Ginsburg may refer to:
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*David Ginsburg (lawyer) (1912–2010), American political advisor and lawyer
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, an avid seniors amateur baseball player. In addition to numerous books dealing with
property law
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,
evidence
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In epistemology, evidenc ...
, and practice strategies, he is the author of two works of legal fiction: ''
Conflict of Interest
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'' and ''
The Holding Company''.
References and notes
University of Houston Profile
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Harvard College alumni
University of Texas School of Law alumni
University of Houston faculty
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