Barton H. "Buzz" Thompson, Jr. Robert E. Paradise Professor of Natural Resources Law and Director, Stanford Institute for the Environment Stanford Law School Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford, CA 94305-8610 buzzt@stanford.edu

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Education:

• A.B., Stanford University, 1972
• J.D., Stanford Law School, 1976
• M.B.A., Stanford Business School, 1976

Employment History:

• Clerk to Judge Joseph T. Sneed, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1976-77; to Justice William Rehnquist, U.S. Supreme Court, 1977-78
• Attorney, O'Melveny & Myers, 1978-86 (partner from 1984)
• Lecturer, UCLA, 1980-83
• Member of the Stanford faculty since 1986; Paradise Fellow, 1993-95; Paradise Professor, 1996-; Vice Dean, 2000-04; Director, Stanford Institute for Environmental Studies, 2004-
• Senior Scholar, Stanford Institute of International Studies
• Executive Committee, Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Environment and Resources
• Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution, 1999

Professional Affiliations:

• Chair, Board of Directors, Natural Heritage Institute
• Member, Board of Directors, Resources Legacy Fund

Selected publications:

• Environmental Law & Policy: Concepts and Insights, Westbury, N.Y.: Foundation Press, 2003 (with James Salzman)
• "Tragically Difficult: The Obstacles to Governing the Commons," 30 Envtl. L. 241 (2000)
• "People or Prairie Chickens: The Uncertain Search for Optimal Biodiversity," 51 Stan. L. Rev. 1127 (1999)