John P. Freeman
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Law
Professor Freeman joined the USC law faculty in 1973 after receiving undergraduate and law degrees at the University of Notre Dame and an LL.M. in 1976 from the University of Pennsylvania Law School where he studied as a Graduate Fellow in the Center for Study of Financial Institutions. Four times, the students at USC Law School have voted him the Outstanding Faculty Member award. He has received various service awards, and serves as one of the four public members on South Carolina's Judicial Merit Selection Commission.
Professor Freeman started law practice in 1970 with the Jones Day law firm, and subsequently worked for the Securities and Exchange Commission where he served as special counsel analyzing mutual fund issues. He has taught corporate and securities law, and legal ethics for over 30 years, and has testified as an expert witness or served as trial counsel in various legal malpractice lawsuits, ethics proceedings, and investment-related cases. Professor Freeman has written and lectured extensively on ethics, malpractice and business-related matters, and writes a regular column on professionalism topics for the South Carolina Lawyer. Most recently, Professor Freeman has been addressing as a writer and commentator certain problems with the way mutual fund sponsors conduct their business. Professor Freeman retired from the faculty in 2008.
Courses Taught
- Business Corporations (LAWS 600)
- Business Crime (LAWS 607)
- Professional Responsibility (LAWS 555)
- Securities Regulation (LAWS 606)
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