Richard J. Pierce

Portrait of Richard J. Pierce, Jr.

Richard J. Pierce

Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law


Contact:

Office Phone: (202) 994-1549
Fax: (202) 994-5654
2000 H Street, NW Washington DC 20052

Professor Pierce is author of over twenty books and 130 articles on administrative law, government regulation, and the effects of various forms of government intervention on the performance of markets. His books and articles have been cited in hundreds of judicial opinions, including over a dozen opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court.

In the News

"What’s at stake for Elon Musk in the presidential election?"

ABC News quoted Richard Pierce on the influence the president has on discretionary power over government contracts.

"The Roberts Court’s Chevron Ruling and Darkening Clouds Over the Administrative State"

Washington Monthly quoted Richard Pierce on his prediction that agencies will lose about 10% of the cases they would have won before Chevron’s overturn.

"How a Trump re-election could favor Elon Musk in his fights with U.S. regulators"

NBC News quoted Richard Pierce explaining Musk’s consequences would be lighter due to shared hostility between regulations and regulators.