Rachel M. Janutis
Director of Faculty Development &
Associate Professor of Law
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Ph: 614-236-6543 | Fx: 614-236-6956 | Room: 543 | rjanutis@law.capital.edu
Professor Janutis joined Capital in 2002. She teaches courses on Civil Procedure, Remedies, Complex Litigation and Conflict of Laws. Before coming to Capital, Professor Janutis served as a visiting assistant professor at the University of Illinois. Her areas of research include civil procedure, remedies and complex litigation, specifically issues pertaining to jurisdiction, venue and punitive damages. Her casebook, Cases and Problems on Remedies, of which she is a co-author, has been adopted by numerous law schools across the country. In fall 2007, she was named Director of Faculty Development. In this role, Professor Janutis is responsible for supporting and promoting teaching and faculty scholarship.
Career Highlights
- Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Illinois College of Law
- Law Clerk to The Hon. Harlington Wood Jr., Circuit Judge, The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Litigation Associate, Winston & Strawn (Chicago, IL); practice focusing on commercial litigation, antitrust litigation, business torts and products liability
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- CASES AND PROBLEMS ON REMEDIES, (4th ed. Foundation Press), Elaine W. Shoben, W. Murray Tabb & Rachel M. Janutis. Forthcoming Spring 2008
- The Struggle Over Tort Reform and the Overlooked Legacy of the Progressives, 39 AKRON LAW REVIEW 943 (2006)
- Reforming Reprehensibility: The Continued Viability of Multiple Punitive Damages After State Farm v. Campbell 4 SAN DIEGO LAW REVIEW (November 2004)
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Courses
- Civil Procedure
- Remedies
- Complex Litigation
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Education
- J.D., summa cum laude, Order of the Coif, University of Illinois College
of Law
- B.S, Northwestern University
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