- Nathan Oman
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Nathan B. Oman Born Nathan Bryan Oman
April 15, 1975
Salt Lake City, UtahResidence Williamsburg, Virginia Nationality United States Alma mater Brigham Young
(political science, 1999)
Harvard (J.D., 2003)Occupation Associate Professor, William & Mary Law School, teaching contracts, law and religion, secured transactions Spouse Heather Bennett Oman Parents Richard G.and Pamela Oman Website W&M – Nathan Oman Nathan Bryan "Nate" Oman (born 1975) is a legal scholar and educator. In 2006, he became an assistant professor at The College of William & Mary Law School. In 2003, Oman founded Times & Seasons, An Onymous Mormon Blog.
Biography
Oman was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. He served a mission for the LDS Church in the Korea Pusan Mission.
Oman holds a bachelors degree in political science from Brigham Young University and a law degree from Harvard Law School.
Oman specializes in contract law, the foundations of private law, and law and religion. He worked on the staff of Senator Mitch McConnell before going to law school. He clearked for Judge Morris Sheppard Arnold. Oman is a permanent blogger at Concurring Opinions. His legal scholarship has appeared in the "Georgetown Law Journal", "Michigan Law Review', Iowa Law Review, BYU Law Review and other law journals. His work on Mormon studies has been published in the "FARMS Review", "Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought", "BYU Studies", and "Element: The Journal of the Society for Mormon Philosophy and Theology".
Prior to joining the faculty of William and Mary Oman was a practicing lawyer in Washington, D.C. Oman has been a visiting professor at Hebrew University, Cornell Law School, and the University of Richmond Law School.
Oman is a Mormon. He is a son of Richard G. Oman an art curator at the LDS Church History Museum who is an expert on LDS art.
Oman and his wife, the former Heather Bennett, are the parents of two children.[1][2][3][4]
Writings
Oman's work has appeared in such law journals as the Harvard Law Review, Michigan Law Review, Georgetown Law Journal, and Minnesota Law Review. He has also been a frequent presenter at conferences of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society.
He wrote an article on the 2008 Mitt Romney presidential campaign for the San Francisco Chronicle. In addition, he has published op-eds in The National Review On-line, The Washington Times, and The Richmond-Times Dispatch. Since late 2010 he has been a regular columnist for the Deseret News.
In late 2010 Oman criticized the U.S. Auto Bailout: "Taxpayer money became vital to GM's and Chrysler's continued survival precisely because the presence of taxpayer money understandably scared away private investors. ... [The two auto giants] could have gone through bankruptcy like everyone else. It did, however, undermine the trust on which successful capitalism depends."[5]
Further information: Automotive industry crisis of 2008–2010Oman has written on many themes related to Mormon studies, contributing to Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, the FARMS Review, BYU Studies, Element: The Journal of the Society for Mormon Philosophy and Theology and wrote articles on legal themes for Mormonism: A Historical Encyclopedia and contributed the article on Mormons for the forth-coming Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States.
References
- ^ Deseret News, July 31, 2010
- ^ bio page from William and Mary
- ^ Oman's Vitae
- ^ Mormon Scholars testify bio
- ^ Oman, Nathan B. (August 14. 2010). "Auto bailout was a mistake". Detroit News. http://www.detnews.com/article/20100814/OPINION01/8140318/1008/Other-views#ixzz0xONN9Oog.
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