The University of Texas at Austin   School of Law

Education

• LLB University of Pennsylvania
• BA Antioch University

Areas of Specialty

• Criminal Law
• Evidence

Dean Sharlot joined the faculty in 1969, becoming Dean in 1995. His scholarly work has been in the areas of criminal law and evidence. He is the co-author of several books, including Courtroom Handbook on Texas Evidence (West, 4th ed., 1997), Criminal Law: Cases and Materials (West, 4th ed., 1996), and Texas Practice Guide to the Texas Rules of Evidence (two volumes) (West, 2nd ed., 1993). He has been Visiting Professor of Law at the University of California at Berkeley, and is a member of the American Law Institute.

Recent Publications

• Dissent from Recommendation to Set Fees Ex Post, 25 The Review of Litigation 497 (2006).
• Robert O. Dawson: Innovative Scholar, Teacher, and Public Servant [In Memoriam: Robert O. Dawson], 84 Texas Law Review 1675 (2006).
• The Poor State of Health Care Quality in the U.S.: Is Malpractice Liability Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?, 90 Cornell Law Review 893 (2005) (with David A. Hyman).

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