Nancy Hardin Rogers (born September 18, 1948) is an American lawyer, author, and former

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, a former

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of the

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and the current holder of the Michael E. Moritz Chair in Alternative Dispute Resolution at the Moritz College of Law.

Education

Rogers received her

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with highest distinction from the

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in 1969 and her J.D. from

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in 1972.

Career

Rogers clerked for U.S. District Judge Thomas D. Lambros in Cleveland and worked at the Cleveland Legal Aid Society. Rogers joined the faculty of the Ohio State University College of Law in 1975. She focused her studies on alternative dispute resolution, publishing a large number of journal articles and books, and she helped found the ''Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution'', which is an official publication of the

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. On January 6, 2007, Rogers became the President of the

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. Rogers was also a member of the

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Advisory Committee on Dispute Resolution since its inception in 1989, until 2005.Moritz e-Record December 5, 2005
/ref> On May 28, 2008, Governor

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named Rogers as Attorney General, replacing

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. Rogers did not seek the position when it was up for reelection in November 2008 and returned to the Moritz faculty following the election.

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Nancy H. Rogers Profile
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