Bobby Marzine Harges

Professor of Law
B.S., 1982, Mississippi State University; J.D., 1986, University of Mississippi; LL.M., 1990, Harvard University.

Prior to his arrival at Loyola, Professor Harges practiced law in New Orleans with Deutsch Kerrigan and Stiles, specializing in civil and construction litigation. He also taught at the University of Mississippi School of Law. Before entering law school, he worked as an electrical engineer. Professor Harges' research, consulting and teaching interests include mediation and arbitration, evidence and trial practice, torts, criminal law and criminal procedure. An experienced mediator, arbitrator, and attorney-chair of medical review panels, he is the founder of the Loyola Mediation Program and the principal mediation trainer for the Loyola Institute for Continuing Legal Education.

Home Page: http://law.loyno.edu/~harges/
Office Phone: 504-861-5666

Publications

Books:

• Louisiana Criminal Law - Cases and Materials (co-authored with Gaynell Williams) (Vandeplas Publishing, 2007).
• Harges and Jones' Louisiana Evidence 2007 Edition, with Russell Jones (St. Paul, MN, West Group, 2007).
• Harges and Jones' Louisiana Evidence, 4th Edition, with Russell Jones (St. Paul, MN,West Group, 2002). Supplemented in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006.
• Louisiana Evidence, Problems and Materials, with Russell Jones (Lansing, MI: Lupus Publications, Ltd., 1998).
• Harges and Jones' Louisiana Evidence, 3d Edition, with Russell Jones (Norcross, GA: Harrison Co., 1997). Supplemented in 1998, 1999, and 2001.
• Westerfield and Harges' Louisiana Evidence, 2nd Edition (Norcross, GA: Harrison Co., 1992). 1994 and 1995 Supplements.
  

Articles:

Law Journals and Law Reviews

• Peremptory Challenges in Jury Selection in Louisiana - When a “Gut Feeling” Is Not Enough, 54 Loy. L. Rev. ____ (2008).
• Disaster Mediations in Mississippi - The Influx of Public Adjusters Into Mississippi After Hurricane Katrina Compels Mississippi Legislature to Enact the Mississippi Public Adjuster Act, 77 Miss. L. J. 761 (2008).
• Appropriate Dispute Resolution in the State Courts - A Closer Look at the Power, Duties, and Responsibilities of Court Commissioners and Hearing Officers in Domestic Cases, 9 Loy. J.Pub. Int. Law 1 (2007).
• “An Analysis of Expert Testimony in Louisiana after State v. Foret and Independent Fire
  Insurance Company v. Sunbeam Corporation”, 49 Loy. L. Rev. 1121 (2003).
• “The Reliability of the Social Science Testimony of Custody Evaluators after Daubert and Kumho,” 16 American Journal of Family Law 93 (2002).
• “Law Professor’s Sabbatical in District Attorney’s Office,” 17 Touro Law Review 383 (2001).
• “Evolution of Controversy: The Daubert Dilemma - The Application of Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. to Expert Testimony of Law Enforcement Officers in Narcotics Related Cases,” with Walter G. Amstutz, 23 Hawaii Law Review 67 (2000), cited in State v. Murrell, 2003 WL 21644591 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2003) and U.S. v. Conn, 297 F.3d 548, 59 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 334 (7th Cir. (Ind.) 2002).
• "Mediator Qualifications: The Trend Toward Professionalization," 1997 BYU L. Rev. 687 (1997).
• "In Memoriam: Dean Louis Westerfield," 42 Loy. L. Rev. 405 (1996).
• "Evidence," (5th Circuit Symposium) with Gaynell Williams, 40 Loy. L. Rev. 637
  (1994) cited in People v. Roraback, 242 A.D.2d 400, 662 N.Y.S.2d 327, 1997 N.Y. Slip Op. 07279, N.Y.A.D. 3 Dept., August 28, 1997 (NO. 75226)
• "A Review of the Mississippi Products Liability Act of 1993," 63 Miss. L.J. 697 (1994) cited in In re Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., 260 F.Supp.2d 722, Prod.Liab.Rep. (CCH) P 16,612, S.D.Ind., April 21, 2003; O'Flynn v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas, 759 So.2d 526, Prod.Liab.Rep. (CCH) P 15,818, Miss.App., May 02, 2000 (NO. 97-CA-01229-COA); and Taylor v. General Motors Corp., 1996 WL 671648, (N.D.Miss.1996).
• "The Rebirth of Proximate Cause in Louisiana: A Call for the Return to the Duty-Risk Analysis," 39 Loy. L. Rev. 769 (1994).
• "A Comparative Analysis of Two ADR Methods -- The Summary Jury Trial and the Mini-Trial," 39 Miss. Law. 16 (Dec. 1992)
• "The Promise of the Mandatory Summary Jury Trial," 63 Temp. L. Rev.. 799 (1990).

Bar Journals

• “Recent Developments: Alternative Dispute Resolution," 55 La. B.J. 355 (2008).
• “Recent Developments: Alternative Dispute Resolution," 55 La. B.J. 257 (2007).
• “Recent Developments: Alternative Dispute Resolution," 53 La. B.J. 39 (2005).
• “Recent Developments: Alternative Dispute Resolution," 52 La. B.J. 377 (2005).
• “Recent Developments: Alternative Dispute Resolution," 52 La. B.J. 113 (2004).
• “Recent Developments: Alternative Dispute Resolution," 51 La. B.J. 282 (2003).
• “Recent Developments: Alternative Dispute Resolution," 49 La. B.J. 318 (2002).
• “Recent Developments: Alternative Dispute Resolution," 49 La. B.J. 146 (2001).
• “Recent Developments: Alternative Dispute Resolution," 48 La. B.J. 503 (2001).
• “Recent Developments: Alternative Dispute Resolution," 48 La. B.J. 309 (2000).
• “Recent Developments: Alternative Dispute Resolution," 48 La. B.J. 156 (2000).
• “Recent Developments: Alternative Dispute Resolution," 48 La. B.J. 40 (2000).
• "Recent Developments: Alternative Dispute Resolution," with William D'Zurilla, 44 La.B.J. 53 (1996).
• "Blueprint for Effective ADR: Mediation Advocacy in the Wake of the Louisiana Mediation Act," 46 La. B.J. 100 (1998).
• "The ABCs of Effective ADR -- Ten Practical Tips for Representing Clients in Mediations," 43 La. B.J. 142 (1995).
  

Commercial Publications

• Louisiana Code of Evidence, Pocket Manual, with Gaynell Williams (New Orleans, LA: Bobby Marzine Harges, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2007).
  

 

Updated March 18, 2008