William Funk

William Funk (BA, Harvard College; JD, Columbia University) is the Lewis & Clark Distinguished Professor of Law, Emeritus, at the Lewis & Clark Law School. Professor Funk was a law clerk to Judge James Oakes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for theSecond Circuit. Before entering academia, Professor Funk served as an Attorney Advisor in the Office of Legal Counsel of the United States Department of Justice, Counsel for the Legislation Subcommittee of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and as Assistant General Counsel in the United States Department of Energy. Professor Funk spent a year on a Fulbright fellowship at the University of Heidelberg, where he taught in the Law Faculty and the American Studies Program. Professor Funk is a former Chair of the ABA’s Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice and serves as that Section’s liaison to the Administrative Conference of the United States. He is also a member of the American Law Institute and a fellow of the American Bar Foundation.