Ramona L. Lampley

Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development

Biography

Lampley is the Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development and a tenured Professor of Law at St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas. She teaches constitutional law, civil procedure, e-discovery and commercial law. She is charged with developing educational programming for faculty and students at St. Mary’s School of Law that will broaden horizons and encourage critical analysis in a variety of legal fields.

Lampley’s scholarship focuses on United States policy and domestic liability for corporate reliance on human trafficking, forced labor, or child forced labor in the international supply chain. She has been published in The Pepperdine Law Review, American University Law Review, Washington Law Review, BYU Law Review, Cornell’s Journal of Law and Public Policy, and Essentials of E-discovery.

Her recent article, A Haven for Traffickers: How the United States Provides a Legal Safe Haven for Businesses That Rely on Forced Labor or Slave Labor in the Supply Chain, The Pepperdine Law Review, explores recent judicial skepticism to federal legislation broadening liability for U.S.

companies who know, or should know, they are benefitting from forced labor in their supply chain.  Lampley has published similar pieces evaluating the scope of U.S. corporate liability for failure to deter forced labor in the international supply chain. Lampley is a member of the ABA’s Working Group to Prevent Humanitarian Abuses in the International Supply Chain, former chair of the Article 2 subcommittee for the ABA’s UCC committee, and co-editor for the Conference on

Consumer Financial Services Law’s Quarterly Report. She is frequently asked to present her scholarship in these areas. She has recently become an advocate and educator for fostering civil conversations to explore common-sense and practical weapons regulations to promote a safe and civil society.

Lampley graduated magna cum laude from Wake Forest University School of Law in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 2004. She then clerked for The Honorable Harris L Hartz on The United States Circuit Court for the Tenth Circuit.

Prior to joining the faculty at St. Mary’s School of Law, Lampley practiced civil litigation at Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell LLP in Denver, Colorado. She handled a variety of large cases involving commercial contract disputes, class actions, and professional malpractice. Lampley was recognized as one of Denver, Colorado’s “40 Under 40” rising professionals in 2012 and as one of Colorado Super Lawyer’s Rising Stars in 2012.

Lampley’s proudest accomplishment is raising her three curious and opinionated daughters along with her supportive husband, Kaidan Nguyen. She loves coaching youth girls’ basketball and regularly volunteering at local public schools.

Publications

Academic Works

  • A Haven for Traffickers: How the United States Provides a Legal Safe-Haven for Businesses That Rely on Forced Labor or Slave Labor in the Supply Chain, 51 Pepperdine L. Rev. 75 (forthcoming 2024) 
  • The Rule 26(f) Meet and Confer, in Essentials of E-discovery 2d ed., Chapter 6 (The Honorable Xavier Rodriguez, ed., Texas Bar Books) (2021). 
  • Mitigating Risk, Eradicating Slavery, 68 Am. L. Rev. 1707 (2019). 
  • Something Old, Something New: Exploring the Recent Amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence, 57 Washburn Law Journal Vol. 3 519 (2018). 
  • Texas Practice Series: Consumer Rights and Remedies (4th ed.) ( (co-authored with Genevieve Hebert-Fajardo) (updated annually). 
  • Texas Practice Series: Consumer Law Handbook (2018-19 ed.) (co-author with Genevieve Hebert-Fajardo) (updated annually).
  • Medical Records as Evidence, (Juris Publishing) (2018) (co-authored with LaMar Jost).
  • Federal Evidence Tactics (Lexis Nexis) (co-authored with Edward M. Imwinkelried) (updated annually).
  • The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Let’s Give Arbitration A Chance, 48 St. Mary’s L. J. 313 (2017), published in connection with the 11th Annual International Conference on Contracts. 
  • The CFPB Proposed Arbitration Ban, the Rule, the Data, and Some Considerations for Change, Business Law Today, May 2017, available at http://www.americanbar.org/publications/blt/2017/05/07_lampley.html.
  • “Underdog” Arbitration: A Plan for Transparency, 90 Wash. L. Rev. 1727 (Dec. 2015). 
  • “The Fine Print,” Elite Attorney SA Nov./Dec. 2015 at 58-59, available at http://issuu.com/eliteattorneysa/docs/final_eliteattorney_san_antonio_dk/59?e=17218103/31826816.
  • Case Watch: Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams LLP v. Lopez, Bexar County Women’s Bar Association Equal Times, December 2015 at 5.
  • The Honorable Xavier Rodriguez & Ramona L. Lampley, Demonstration: Making and Responding to Objections at Trial, State Bar of Texas, 28th Annual Advanced Evidence & E-discovery Course (co-authored) (May 2015). 
  • The Rule 26(f) Meet and Confer, in Essentials of E-discovery, Chapter 6 (The Honorable Xavier Rodriguez, ed., Texas Bar Books) (2014). 
  • The Price of Justice: An Analysis of the Costs that are Appropriately Considered in a Cost-based Vindication of Statutory Rights Defense to an Arbitration Agreement, 2013 BYU L. Rev. 825 (2014). 
  • Is Arbitration Under Attack?: Exploring the Recent Judicial Skepticism of the Class Arbitration Waiver and Innovative Solutions to the Unsettled Legal Landscape, 18 Cornell J.L. & Pub. Pol’y 477 (2009). (cited by the Solicitor General for the United States as amicus curiae in American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Rest., 2013 WL 367051, DRI, Voice of the Defense Bar, as amicus curiae in AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion, 2010 WL 3183854). 
  • In Memoriam: The Honorable Philip S. Figa, 86 Denv. U.L. Rev. 851 (2009) (co-authored). 
  • False Security: How Courts Have Improperly Rendered the Protections of the Protective Order Illusory, Denver University Law Review Online, March 31, 2011. (http://www.denverlawreview.org/practitioners-pieces/2011/3/31/false-security-how-courts-have-improperly-rendered-the-prote.html).

Works for the Public

Books

  • Federal Evidence Tactics (Lexis Nexis 2021). Co-authored with Edward M. Imwinkelried.
  • Texas Practice Series: Consumer Rights and Remedies (3rd ed.) Co-authored with Genevieve Hebert Fajardo.
  • Texas Practice Series: Consumer Law Handbook (2020-21 ed.) Co-authored with Genevieve Hebert Fajardo.
  • Medical Records as Evidence (Juris Legal Information, 2017) Co-authored with LaMar F. Jost.

Media Highlights

Other Publications

  • The Rule 26(f) Meet and Confer, in Essentials of E-Discovery, 89-111, The Honorable Xavier Rodriguez, ed., Texas Bar Books (2014)
  • Mitigating Risk, Eradicating Slavery: The Business Case for Eradicating Slave Labor in the Supply Chain to Reduce Domestic Liability, __AM. L. REV. __ (forthcoming 2019)
  • Something Old, Something New: Exploring the Recent Amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence, 57 Washburn Law Journal Vol. 3 519 (2018)
  • Texas Practice Series: Consumer Rights and Remedies (4th ed.) (forthcoming 2019) (co-author)
  • Medical Records as Evidence, (Juris Publishing) (2018) (co-authored with LaMar Jost)
  • Federal Evidence Tactics (Lexis Nexis) (co-authored with Edward M. Imwinkelried)
  • The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Let’s Give Arbitration A Chance, 48 St. Mary’s L. J. 313 (2017), published in connection with the 11th Annual International Conference on Contracts
  • “Underdog” Arbitration: A Plan for Transparency, 90 Wash. L. Rev. 1727 (Dec. 2015)
  • “The Fine Print,” Elite Attorney SA Nov./Dec. 2015 at 58-59
  • Case Watch: Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams LLP v. Lopez, Bexar County Women’s Bar Association Equal Times, December 2015 at 5
  • The Honorable Xavier Rodriguez & Ramona L. Lampley, Demonstration: Making and Responding to Objections at Trial, State Bar of Texas, 28th Annual Advanced Evidence & E-discovery Course (co-authored) (May 2015)
  • The Rule 26(f) Meet and Confer, in Essentials of E-Discovery, Chapter 6 (The Honorable Xavier Rodriguez, ed., Texas Bar Books) (2014)
  • In Memoriam: The Honorable Philip S. Figa, 86 Denv. U.L. Rev. 851 (2009) (co-authored).
  • False Security: How Courts Have Improperly Rendered the Protections of the Protective Order Illusory, Denver University Law Review Online, March 31, 2011.

Presentations

  • Litigation Risks for Human Rights Abuses, with host Patrick Miller, California Lawyers Association, at Litigation Risk for human rights abuses with Prof Ramona Lampley (youtube.com) (Jan. 16, 2024)
  • Ramona Lampley: Presentation regarding American litigation trends regarding forced labor in supply chain to the ABA Working Group to Draft Human Rights Protections in Supply Contracts (Sept. 7, 2023).
  • A Haven for Traffickers: How the United States Provides a Legal Safe-Haven for Businesses That Rely on Forced Labor or Slave Labor in the Supply Chain, St. Mary’s University Research Showcase, April 18, 2023
  • Guest Appearance on Just Love, Violence at Home & Abroad: Uvalde Five Months On, & the Threat of Nuclear War in Ukraine, https://justloveblog.org/2022/10/22/violence-at-home-and-abroad-uvalde-five-months-on-and-the-threat-of-nuclear-war-in-ukraine/ (Oct. 22, 2022)
  • Ramona Lampley: Presentation on legality of firearm regulation to COPS Metro San Antonio, (Nov. 17, 2022).
  • Ramona Lampley: Panelist for St. Mary’s Stands with Uvalde: Catholic Social Teaching and Preventing Violence, St. Mary’s University Center for Catholic Studies Crossroads Symposium (Oct. 19, 2022).
  • Ramona Lampley: Presentation regarding American litigation trends regarding forced labor in supply chain to the ABA Working Group to Draft Human Rights Protections in Supply Contracts (Sept. 15, 2022).
  • Big Data, For Good, For Evil, or Both? Conference on Social Concerns and Justice, St. Mary’s University School of Law (Feb. 18, 2020).
  • Domestic Litigation Involving Forced Labor in the Supply Chain: Evolving Legal Theories and Suggestions for Mitigating Risk, University of Kansas School of Law (March 4, 2019).
  • Business Law Basics Webinar, ABA, Domestic Litigation Involving Forced Labor in the Supply Chain: Evolving Legal Theories and Suggestions for Mitigating Risk (Jan. 31, 2019) (CLE).
  • Domestic Litigation Involving Forced Labor in the Supply Chain: Evolving Legal Theories and Suggestions for Mitigating Risk, American University College of Law symposium as part of the program: New Perspectives: A Discussion on Modern Global Supply Chains (Jan. 25, 2019).
  • Domestic Litigation Involving Forced Labor in the Supply Chain: Evolving Legal Theories and Suggestions for Mitigating Risk, Association of American Law Schools Annual Conference, Section on Contracts, co-sponsored by Business Associations and International Human Rights (Jan. 4, 2019).
  • Extraterritorial Jurisdiction under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act:  Too Much or Too Little? Discussant, New and Established Voices in Civil Procedure, Southeastern Association of Law Schools Conference (August 10, 2018).
  • Towards “Speedy, Fair, and Efficient Justice:” Assessing the New Federal Rules, Discussant, Southeastern Association of Law Schools Conference (August 3, 2016).
  • The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Let’s Give Arbitration A Chance?, The 11th Annual International Conference on Contracts, St. Mary’s School of Law, (February 27, 2016).
  • Fairness in Arbitrating the Sales of Consumer Products and Services, ABA Business Law Section Annual Meeting, September 19, 2015 (Program Co-chair and panelist) (CLE).
  • Demonstration: Making and Responding to Objections at Trial, State Bar of Texas, 28th Annual Advanced Evidence & E-discovery Course (with The Honorable Xavier Rodriguez and Lamont Jefferson, Esq.) (May 21, 2015) (CLE).
  • “Underdog” Arbitration: A Plan for Transparency, Arizona Summit Law School, February 17, 2015.  Listed on SSRN’s Top Ten Download list for Labor & Employment Litigation, Arbitration & Dispute Resolution.
  • Arbitration, Transparency, & Access to Justice, Southeastern Association of Law Schools Conference, New Scholars Colloquia, Civil Procedure and Courts, August 4, 2014.
  • E-discovery Requirements Under Rule 26(f)’s Meet and Confer Obligation: A Focus on Cooperation, Continuing Legal Education, St. Mary’s University School of Law, March 22, 2014.
  • Socially Responsible Investing, Moderator, April 2014.
  • Is Arbitration Under Attack?: Exploring the Recent Judicial Skepticism of the Class Arbitration Waiver and Innovative Solutions to the Unsettled Legal Landscape, University of Idaho Law School (November 7, 2011).
  • Is Arbitration Under Attack?: Exploring the Recent Judicial Skepticism of the Class Arbitration Waiver and Innovative Solutions to the Unsettled Legal Landscape, University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (November 21, 2011).

Ramona L. Lampley

Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development

Contact Information

Education

  • J.D., magna cum laude, Wake Forest University School of Law, 2004
  • B.A., Wake Forest University with honors, 1999

License to Practice

  • Texas
  • North Carolina

Specialties and Courses

  • Constitutional Law
  • UCC Article 2
  • UCC Article 9
  • Consumer Finance
  • Civil Procedure
  • Human Trafficking and International Trade
  • E-discovery
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