Floralynn Einesman

Professor of Law

J.D. Boston University
B.A. McGill University [honors, history]

Courses Taught: Advanced Mediation, Criminal Procedure I & II, Evidence, Internship Seminar

After law school, Professor Einesman's ambition to become a criminal defense lawyer brought her to San Diego, where she was a trial attorney at Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. Her career included solo practice, handling complex civil litigation at the San Diego law firm Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch, and visiting at the University of San Diego School of Law as a clinical professor. Einesman's publications concentrate on issues in criminal procedure; including the constitutionality of a grand jury subpoena for blood, and the interaction of Miranda and culture. Additionally, she is a trained mediator who mediates disputes at various locations throughout San Diego.

Selected Publications

• "Drug Testing Students in California - Does it Violate the State Constitution, 47 SAN DIEGO L. REV. 681 (2010).

• wrote the chapter, “Cultural Issues in Motions to Suppress Statements” in the second edition of the book, “Cultural Issues in Criminal Defense” edited by Linda Friedman Ramirez  (Juris Publishers 2007).

• co-authored an article with Dr. Howard Taras of UCSD, “Drug Testing of Students: A Legal and Public Health Perspective”  23 Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy 2 (2007) 
• with Linda Morton, "Training a New Breed of Lawyer: California Western’s Advanced Mediation Program in Juvenile Hall," 39 California Western Law Review 53 (2002).
• with Linda Morton, "The Effects of Mediation in a Juvenile Incarceration Facility: Reduction of Violence Through Transformation," 49 Cleveland State Law Review 255 (2001).
• "Motions to Suppress Statements," in Cultural Issues in Criminal Defense 4.1 (Rene Valladares & James Connell eds., 2001).
• "Confessions and Culture: The Interaction of Miranda and Diversity," 90 Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology 1 (1999).
• "Vampires Among Us - Does A Grand Jury Subpoena for Blood Violate the Fourth Amendment," 22 American Journal of Criminal Law 327 (1995).
• "How Long Is Too Long? When Pretrial Detention Violates Due Process," 40 Tennessee Law Review 1 (1993).

Class Webpages

            
       Evidence (Summer 2009)