Media Relations

The USC Law public relations office is available to help members of the news media find faculty experts and other information about USC Law. For assistance, please contact the director of media relations:

Scott Altman

Vice Dean and Virginia S. and Fred H. Bice Professor of Law

Specialization: Family law expert specializing in alimony, marital property and child support and custody. Also specializes in property law and eminent domain.

Areas of Expertise:

• divorce law, family law, marital property, child custody, alimony, child support, surrogacy, property law, eminent domain

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Elizabeth Garrett

USC Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs; Frances R. and John J. Duggan Professor of Law, Political Science and Public Policy

Specialization: Law expert specializing in California politics, national elections, the federal budget, initiatives and voting and campaign finance. Can comment on President Bush's approval ratings.

Areas of Expertise:

• California politics, California budget issues, California's role in national politics, voter activism, presidential elections (George W. Bush and John Kerry), elections, referendums and initiatives, term limits, recall elections, ballot issues, voter-driven laws and legislation, petitions and petition drives, city council procedures, local government legal issues, local governments, campaign finance, McCain-Feingold Bill (campaign finance reform, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act), Federal Election Commission (FEC) rules, law and politics, congressional legislative process, political parties, budget process, Congress, Senate, House of Representatives, administrative law,

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Scott Bice

Robert C. and Nanette T. Packard Professor of Law

Specialization: Legal expert specializing in torts, medical malpractice and judicial elections, independence and accountability

Areas of Expertise:

• judicial independence and accountability, legal education issues, torts, theories of recovery for personal injury, apportionment of liability, managed care and medial malpractice, judicial elections,

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