Professor Roy G. Spece, Jr. graduated first in his class at the University of Southern California Gould School Of Law and then practiced with the national firm Gibson, Dunn Crutcher before joining the University of Arizona faculty. He teaches constitutional law, health law, bioethics law, and medical litigation. He has published numerous books, book chapters, and articles focusing on the intersections among law, medicine, science, and ethics, particularly focusing on constitutional issues and rights of vulnerable populations in those settings. His publications include Bioethics and Law: Cases, Materials, and Problems M. Shapiro, R. Spece, et al. eds. 2d ed. Thomson/West Publishing Company 2003) and Conflicts of Interest in Clinical Research and Practice R. Spece, D. Shimm, and A. Buchanan eds. Oxford University Press 1996) His writings helped establish two fields of interdisciplinary study: bioethics and law and conflicts of interest. He is a member of the Arizona and California Bars and is a Fellow of the American Association for Justice formerly American Trial Lawyers Association) He is a former President of the University of Arizona Faculty Association and Chairman of the Law Medicine Section of the American Association of Law Schools.