Professor Carliss Chatman

Professor Carliss Chatman Professor of Law, SMU Dedman School of Law Professor Chatman’s scholarship interests are in the fields of corporate law, ethics, and civil procedure.

Carliss Chatman joined Washington and Lee University School of Law in summer of 2018 as a Visiting Assistant Professor, and currently teaches there as an Associate Professor. She previously taught at Northern Illinois University College of Law as an Assistant Professor and Stetson University College of Law as a Visiting Assistant Professor. She teaches in the areas of professional responsibility,

business organizations, non-litigation skills, and contracts. Her scholarship is largely influenced by 11 years of legal practice in complex commercial litigation, mass tort litigation, and the representation of small and start-up businesses in the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. As a result, her scholarship is intersectional with a focus on issues at the heart of commercial litigation: the interplay of business entities, government, and natural persons. Professor Chatman’s work is also influenced by over two decades of service on non-profit boards and involvement with community organizations. Through leadership positions she has developed expertise in corporate governance and non-profit regulation. She has also been instrumental in strategic planning and fundraising efforts. Professor Chatman has actively advocated on behalf of non-profit organizations at state and federal legislatures. Prior to law teaching, Professor Chatman was a commercial litigation attorney in Houston, Texas. In practice, she focused on trial law, appeals and arbitration in pharmaceutical, health care, mass torts, product liability, as well as oil, gas and mineral law. In addition to negotiating settlements and obtaining successful verdicts, Professor Chatman has also analyzed and drafted position statements regarding the constitutionality of statutes and the impact of statutory revisions for presentation to the Texas Legislature. Professor Chatman is a 2004 graduate of the University of Texas School of Law, where she was a member of The Texas Journal of Women and the Law, and served on the Student Recruitment and Orientation Committee. She received her bachelor’s degree in 2001 from Duke University with honors in English. She has been admitted to the bar in all Texas courts and the U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas.

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02/11/2026

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Actor James Van Der Beek, best known for starring in US teen drama Dawson's Creek, has died aged 48

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I’m excited to share that a new review of Values Primacy & Total Governance Through Activism was published today.This ar...
11/24/2025

I’m excited to share that a new review of Values Primacy & Total Governance Through Activism was published today.

This article is the culmination of our work showing that stakeholder activism is not just expressive—it’s a real form of governance. When consumers, workers, investors, and communities coordinate around shared values, they shape corporate identity and accountability in ways formal legal doctrine often overlooks.

Thank you to the reviewer for engaging so deeply with our ideas.
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Values‑Primacy & Total Governance, a draft blueprint for the co-creation of corporate governance by the people it affects.

03/10/2024

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03/10/2024

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Guess it’s time to use all those coupons.
04/23/2023

Guess it’s time to use all those coupons.

Years of losses and a failed turnaround plan left the retailer struggling to stock stores.

I’m excited for today’s live episode featuring Meghan Boone of Wake Forest. The topic of the episode is “who owns the bo...
11/16/2022

I’m excited for today’s live episode featuring Meghan Boone of Wake Forest. The topic of the episode is “who owns the body” and we’ll be discussing why you can sell blood but not a kidney. Of course we’ll discuss how the Dobbs opinion changes things. Premiering today at 11.

| Who Owns the Body? Wednesday, November 16, 2022 on Getting Common | VoiceAmerica - The Leader in Internet Media

This episode on food safety premiers at 11 EST. We get into what it means when food is labeled healthy, alternative “mi...
10/12/2022

This episode on food safety premiers at 11 EST. We get into what it means when food is labeled healthy, alternative “milk” and “meat,” and how we end up with those food pyramids and other guidelines. It might make you think twice about what you’re eating.

Many of us only think about food safety and our food supply when a foodborne illness is in the headlines. We are often unaware of how various government agencies regulate our food supply or how dietary recommendations are made.

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