Robert L. JonesB.A. University of California at Berkeley
J.D. New York University School of Law
Email: rljones@niu.edu
Phone: 815-753-1460
Room: 198C
Assistant Professor Robert L. Jones teaches Conflict of Laws, Antitrust Law, Evidence, and Trial Advocacy.
Professor Jones' scholarship focuses on conflict of laws and civil procedure, particularly in the area of American federalism. His 2007 article, Finishing a Friendly Argument, offers a new historical understanding for Article III of the U.S. Constitution and the creation of the lower federal courts.
Professor Jones began his legal career as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Jack B. Weinstein. He then practiced antitrust law for four years in Washington, DC as an associate at Arnold & Porter. Professor Jones joined NIU from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he taught in the clinical wing of the Law School from 2003 until 2007.
Professor Jones received his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1998, where he was an Articles Editor on the NYU Law Review, a teacher in the High School Law Institute, and a member of the Latino Law Students Association. While in law school, Professor Jones served as a summer law intern with the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice. He earned his bachelor's degree in history from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was an intercollegiate athlete on the track team. He is a member of the California and District of Columbia bars.
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Conflict of Laws, Evidence, Civil Procedure, Antitrust