Mary Garvey Algero

Professor of Law
B.A., 1986, University of New Orleans (with distinction); J.D., 1989, Loyola University New Orleans.

Professor Algero served as the editor in chief of the Loyola Law Review. After graduation, she practiced law for four years with the New Orleans law firms of McGlinchey, Stafford, Mintz, Cellini & Lang and Pulaski, Gieger & Laborde, primarily in the areas of aviation, admiralty, and products liability. Since she began teaching at Loyola in 1993, she has taught Legal Research & Writing, Moot Court, Legal Profession, Poverty Law, Federal Civil Procedure, Advanced Legal Writing, and Law and Poverty.

E-mail: algero@loyno.edu
Office Phone: 504-861-5675

Publications

Articles:

• Will a Decision that Has the Potential to Do So Much Good for the People of Louisiana Set a Harmful Precedent?: State of Louisiana v. All Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers Authorized to Do Business in the State of Louisiana, 53 Loy. L. Rev. 47 (2007).
• The Value of Precedent in Louisiana:  A Contemporary Examination, 51 Loy. L. Rev. 87-101 (2005).
• The Sources of Law and the Value of Precedent:  A Comparative and Empirical Study of a Civil Law in a Common Law Nation, 65 La. L. Rev. 775-822 (2005).
• A Step in the Right Direction: Reducing Intercircuit Conflicts by Strengthening the Value of Federal Appellate Court Decisions, 70 Tenn. L. Rev. 605 (2003).
• In Defense of Forum Shopping: A Realistic Look at Selecting a Venue, 78 Neb. L. Rev. 79-112 (1999).
• Ebb and Flow of the Tide: A Viable Doctrine for Determining Admiralty Jurisdiction or a Relic of the Past?, 27 Seton Hall L. Rev. 138-166 (1996).
• IRAC -- A Desirable Tool if Used with Care, 10 The Second Draft 3 (1995).
• Case Note. Some 'Body' Had to Legislate a Limitations Period for Federal Civil RICO, 34 Loy. L. Rev. 395-406 (1988).

Updated October 19, 2007