Professor Carliss Chatman

Carliss Chatman is an Associate Professor of Law at SMU Dedman School of Law, where she teaches courses on Contracts, Corporate Law, Commercial Law, and Ethics. With over a decade of experience in legal practice, Professor Chatman developed deep expertise in trial law, appellate litigation, arbitration, and mass torts, particularly in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, and energy sectors. Her scholarship focuses on corporate personhood, ethics, and race in entrepreneurship and appears in prestigious law journals such as UCLA Law Review, Texas Law Review, SMU Law Review, and UC Irvine Law Review. Professor Chatman is a leading national voice on corporate ethics and racial equity, regularly contributing to academic symposia and public discourse on systemic reform. 

Major Publications: 

• Myth of the Attorney Whistleblower 
• The Corporate Personhood 2 Step 
• Judgment Without Notice: The Unconstitutionality of Constructive Notice Following Citizens United 
• HOLA Preemption and the Original Intent of Congress: Are Federal Thrifts Necessary to Stabilize the Housing Market?