The Center's Mission

The Center on Civil Justice at New York University School of Law is dedicated to the study of the civil justice system in the United States and how it can continue to fulfill its purposes. The Center draws on the unmatched strengths of the NYU Law faculty in the fields of procedure and complex litigation, as well as on a Board of Advisers consisting of leading practitioners and Judges, to identify the problems that most deserve further investigation and engagement, and to fill a void in scholarly and policy analysis.

The Center's faculty directors are Professors Samuel Issacharoff, Arthur Miller, Geoffrey Miller, and Troy McKenzie. It is directed by Peter Zimroth. The Center has an advisory board made up of leading practicing lawyers, as well as leading members of the judiciary. The chair of the Board of Advisors is Sheila Birnbaum. The Center joins scholars, practicing lawyers, judges, court administrators, and other interested participants and encourages them to explore anew the role that litigation plays in our legal system, the values that need to be preserved, and what can be done in the modern age to preserve them. 

Announcements

Dispute Financing: COVID-19 & Other Recent Developments [6/4/2020]

As in-person events are canceled, the need to keep the dispute financing industry up-to-date on developments has not disappeared.  The Center on Civil Justice, creators of the Dispute Financing Library, will host an online, virtual conference discussing how the industry is shifting, both in the lead-up to the spread of COVID-19 and during the era of shelter-in-place.  We hope you will join us!

Contact Us

Center on Civil Justice 
139 MacDougal Street
Wilf Hall, Fifth Floor
New York, New York 10012
(212) 992-6196
law.ccj@nyu.edu