Faculty & Administration

Charles S. Doskow

Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law
LL.M., New York University School of Law
J.D., Harvard University Law School
B.A., University of Wisconsin

Professor Doskow has been teaching at the College of Law since 1979, and served as dean from 1980 to 1985. He currently teaches Constitutional Law, Professional Responsibility, Administrative Law, and California Real Estate Practice. He has taught Civil Procedure, Property, and Conflict of Laws in the past.

Professor Doskow spent over 20 years in private practice, specializing in business law, real estate, construction and land use, civil litigation, and dispute resolution. He also served in the private sector for over 15 years as vice president and senior counsel with Dart Industries, Inc. He is the 2004-2005 president of the Inland Empire Chapter, Federal Bar Association and a past president of the San Bernardino County and Western San Bernardino County Bar Associations.

Courses

Administrative Law
Constitutional Law
Insurance Law
Professional Responsibility

Law Review Articles

"What do you do with a Drunken Sailor? Reprehensibility, the Exxon Valdez, and Punitive Damages," 27 Quinnipiac Law Review465 (2009)

"Housingdiscrimination.com?: The Ninth Circuit (Mostly) Puts Out the Welcome Mat for Fair Housing Act Suits Against Roommate-Matching Websites (Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley v. Roommates.com, LLC)"- Golden Gate L.R. (2007) (forthcoming). (Coauthored with Diane Klein)

"Prosecutorial Interface With the Right to Counsel and the KPMG Prosecution-An analysis from a Constitution, Ethical, and Economic Perspective," 24 T.M. CooleyL.Rev. (2008) (Coauthored with Kevin Marshall)

"Jose Padilla and Due Process of Law, "19 St. Thomas L. Rev. 199 (Winter 2006).

"The State Farm Punitive Damage Multiplier in the Courts: Early Returns," 17 St. Thomas Law Review 61 (2004).

"The Juvenile Death Penalty: The Beat Goes On," 24 Journal of Juvenile Law 45 (2004).

"The Government Attorney and the Right to Blow the Whistle: The Cindy Ossias Case and Its Aftermath (A Two Year Journey to Nowhere), 21 Whittier Law Review 21 (2003).

"The Constitution, Notice and the Sins of the Fathers", 8 Journal of Juvenile Law 12 (1984).

"Termination of Parental Rights: Habeas Corpus May Not Be Invoked", 7 Journal of Juvenile Law 7 (1983).

"Standard of Proof in Parental Termination Proceedings: Santosky v. Kramer", 6 Journal of Juvenile Law 27 (1982).

"A Brief Survey of the Law of School Desegregation The Los Angeles Case", 10 Southwestern L. Rev. 487 (1979).

"Transitory Chattels and Stationary Law", 25 Journal of Air Law and Commerce 35 (1959).

Commentary in National Publications

“In Defense of the Electoral College,” Riverside Lawyer, September, 2008

“Vox Populi: Is it Time to Reform the Electoral College?” Federal Lawyer, July 2008. (Coauthored with David Sonner).

"'Under God' And Vouchers-Ambivalence in Establishment Clause Jurisprudence"; The Federal Lawyer, May 2003.

"The Naked Truth About Expert Witnesses," 15 The Professional Lawyer, No. 2, p.2. (2004).

"Ethics Rules in Flux: Conscience, Clarity and Confidentiality in California," 15 The Professional Lawyer, No. 1, p. 22 (2004).

Commentary

“Federalism Above Justice,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, June 25, 2009.

“Some of the Most Questionable Anti-Terror Practices Are Still Alive,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, March 5, 2009.

"In Medellin Case U.S. Turned a Cold Shoulder to International Law," Los Angeles Daily Journal, January 29, 2009.

'Restoring Justice,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, December 26, 2008.

“A Hollywood Ending?” December 2, 2008.

'A Judgment Day That Rarely Comes,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, October 21, 2008.

'Jet Flagged,” Los Angeles Daily Journal, August 28, 2008.

"The Ethical Lawyer," Los Angeles Daily Journal, January 8, 2008.

"The Limits of Free Speech," Los Angeles Daily Journal, January 2, 2008.

"Obstructing Free Association," Los Angeles Daily Journal, December 12, 2007.

"Treaty Triage," Los Angeles Daily Journal, October 25, 2007.

"Creating rights," Los Angeles Daily Journal, August 19, 2007.

"Restoring Rights," Los Angeles Daily Journal, July 12, 2007.

"Discriminatory Taste," Los Angeles Daily Journal, February 21, 2007.

"Harsh Treatment of Padilla Sets Bad Precedent," Los Angeles Daily Journal, November 7, 2006.

"Supreme Court Sidesteps Important Treaty to Let Convictions Stand," Los Angeles Daily Journal, August 24, 2006.

" 'Hamdan' an Executive Setback, but to What Extent?," Los Angeles Daily Journal, July 19, 2006.

"Mundane Crimes Lead to Worldly Conflicts of Law," Los Angeles Daily Journal, June 12, 2006.

"Court Must Set Standards for Ethical Practice," Los Angeles Daily Journal, May 17, 2006.

"Executive Play Judiciary to Detain Padilla," Los Angeles Daily Journal, January 30, 2006.

"Expect Alito to Vote to Limit, Overturn Roe," Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, January 22, 2006.

"Perfect questions for Alito Lies in 1982 Case," Los Angeles Daily Journal, November 25, 2005.

"Public-Employee Speech Hangs in court's Balance," Los Angeles Daily Journal, October 25, 2005.

"The Dwindling Importance of Roberts' Conflict in 'Hamdan,'" Los Angeles Daily Journal, September 28, 2005.

"Chances of Roberts' Approval 100 Percent," Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Ontario, California, July 24, 2005.

"State of Texas Clashes With World Court in Death Penalty Case," Los Angeles Daily Journal, April 7, 2005.

"In Debate Over Citation of Foreign Decisions, It's Scalia vs. Breyer," Los Angeles Daily Journal, February 25, 2005.

"Cop's Porn-Video Ruling Returns Sanity to 9th Circuit States," Los Angeles Daily Journal, December 14, 2004.

"Commandments Tango Continues," Los Angeles Daily Journal, November 18, 2004.

"Protection for Public Workers' Speech Needs Adjustment," Los Angeles Daily Journal, September 24, 2004. "Attorneys Whose Practices Cross State Lines Need Protection," Los Angeles Daily Journal, May 11, 2004.

"Fate of Same-Sex Marriage Depends on Multiple Laws," Los Angeles Daily Journal, April 6, 2004.

"Clash Between State Bar Rules and Rules of SEC Puts Attorneys in Bind," Los Angeles Daily Journal, January 29, 2004.

"California Plays Catch-Up With Bill Creating Exceptions to Confidentiality," Los Angeles Daily Journal, October 30, 2003.

"Clash Between State Bar Rules and Rules of SEC Puts Attorneys in Bind," Los Angeles Daily Journal, January 29, 2004.

"Inflammatory Acts"; Los Angeles Daily Journal, April 25, 2003.

"Court Says Making Screeners Be Citizens Is Unconstitutional"; Los Angeles Daily Journal, January 6, 2003.

"Institutional Advertising Must Be Factually Accurate"; Los Angeles Daily Journal, May 30, 2002.

"Divide and Conquer-Line of Decisions by Five High Court Justices Curtails Civil Rights, National Power"; Los Angeles Daily Journal, June 6, 2001.

"Sweat Expression-Why Should Corporate Image Advertising Receive More Protection Than Shoe Ads?"; Los Angeles Daily Journal, January 31, 2001.

"Unequal Protection-'Limits on Marriage' Initiative May Not Survive a Constitutional Challenge"; Los Angeles Daily Journal, May 3, 2000.

(The Daily Journal articles listed above were in most cases featured on the OpEd page, some with illustrations. Some have appeared in the sister publication in San Francisco. )

Legal Columns for Inland Business Magazine (1983-1991).

Presentations

Panelist, After the Inauguration the Road Ahead, Unity Church, Pomona, February 23, 2009.

Riverside County Bar Association, Panel on professional responsibility issues. January 16, 2009.

San Bernardino County Juvenile Dependency Court, December 5, 2008.

Professional responsibility talk to visiting group of twenty Chinese lawyers, Cal State San Bernardino, August 1, 2008.

MCLE talk at Southern California Edison Law Department about sabbatical experiences in the Kingdom of Jordan, July 31, 2008.

Victorville Chamber of Commerce, talk about sabbatical experiences in the Kingdom of Jordan, June 17, 2008.

Panelist, "Ethics Marathon," Riverside County Bar Association, January 25, 2008.

Speaker, "Ethics and Elimination of Bias," University of La Verne College of Law, La Verne, California, January 23, 2007.

"Local edition," Time Warner Cable. Taped segments on Constitutional subjects, 2006-2007.

Speaker, "Professional Responsibility & Ethical Overview and Summary Considerations," University of La Verne College of Law Symposium on Damages, La Verne, California, November 10, 2006.

Speaker, "Federal Regulation of Attorney Conduct," Annual Meeting of Federal Bar Association, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, September 23, 2005.

Radio Interviews on Supreme Court issues, KPCC Pasadena (NPR station), July through October, 2005.

Speaker, "James Buchanan, Our Worst President?," Brethren Hillcrest Home, La Verne, California, September 15, 2005.

Panelist, Symposium on Church and State, Chapman University Law School, April 20, 2005.

Speaker, presentation on Church/State issues, Riverside County Bar Association, November 15, 2004.

Speaker, Federal Bar Association program on Federal regulation of lawyer conduct, Federal Courthouse, Riverside, August 26, 2004.

Speaker on professional responsibility, Bridging the Gap program for new admittees, San Bernardino, June 26, 2004. (Other Bridging the Gap programs in the past on behalf of bar associations.)

Riverside County Bar Association, presentation on legal issues of same-sex marriage, June 25, 2004.

Panelist, evening program at St. John's Episcopal Church, Tustin, program on recent constitutional church/state decisions, November 6, 2002.

Speaker, monthly meeting of San Bernardino County Bar Association, "Multijurisdictional Practice." September 19, 2002.

Panelist, Federal Bar Association, Inland Empire Chapter, program on recent constitutional church/state decisions, August 21, 2002.

Speaker, Las Vegas Legal, "Multijurisdictional Practice", January 19, 2002.

Panelist, Federal Bar Association, Inland Empire Chapter, program on anti-terrorism legislation then in progress, October 14, 2001.

Speaker, Pomona-Citrus Legal Secretaries Association, September 20, 2001.

Speaker, Ontario Kiwanis, September 4, 2001.

Book Reviews

“Presidential Constitutionalism in Perilous Times” by Stuart M. Matheson Jr., August 2009.

“I Dissent: Great Dissenting Opinions in Landmark Supreme Court Cases,” Edited by Mark Tushnet, January 2009.

“The Activists: John Marshall, Marbury v. Madison and the Myth of Judicial Review, by Lawrence Goldstone, March/April 2009.

“The Next Justice: Repairing the Supreme Court Appointment Process,” by Christopher L. Eisgruber, October 2008.

“The Summer of 1787,” by David O. Stewart, September, 2008.

“Liberty’s Blueprint” by Michael I. Mayerson, June 2008.

Media

Local Edition, taped segments on constitutional issues, 2008 and 2009.

KPCC public radio, Air Talk, on constitutional issues, 2005-date.