Biographical Sketch
Neil H. Buchanan joined the GW Law faculty in 2007. Prior to coming to GW, he taught at Rutgers-Newark School of Law and was a visiting professor at NYU School of Law. He received his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School in 2002, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif. After law school, he clerked for Judge Robert H. Henry on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

Prior to attending law school, Professor Buchanan was an economics professor. He earned his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University, specializing in macroeconomics, the history of economic thought, and economic methodology. He received his B.A. in economics from Vassar College. He has held full-time faculty positions in economics at the University of Michigan, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Barnard College, Goucher College, and Wellesley College.

Professor Buchanan's research concerns the long-term tax and spending patterns of the federal government, focusing on such issues as budget deficits, the national debt, and the long-run prospects for the Social Security system. He also is engaged in a long-term research project that asks how current policy choices should be shaped by concerns for the interests of future generations.

Professor Buchanan has published articles in the George Washington Law Review, NYU’s Tax Law Review, Cornell Law Review, and Virginia Tax Review, as well as in the refereed social science periodicals The Journal of Economic Issues and The Journal of Socio Economics. He has also written articles for Tax Notes, Challenge: The Magazine of Economic Affairs, and for the on-line legal magazine FindLaw's Writ. In addition, he publishes twice weekly on the legal blog “Dorf on Law” (www.dorfonlaw.org).

During the 2009-10 academic year, Professor Buchanan will be a visiting scholar at the Cornell Law School. He can be reached at (607) 255-6550 phone, (607) 255-7193 fax, and his mailing address is Cornell Law School, Myron Taylor Hall, Ithaca, New York 14853.

Education
B.A., Vassar College; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University; J.D., University of Michigan