Background
Light, Alfred Robert was born on December 14, 1949 in Atlanta. Son of Alfred M. Junior and Margaret Francis (Asbury) Light.
educator lawyer political scientist
Light, Alfred Robert was born on December 14, 1949 in Atlanta. Son of Alfred M. Junior and Margaret Francis (Asbury) Light.
Johns Hopkins University (Bachelor of Arts, 1971). University of North Carolina (Ph Doctorate., 1976). Harvard Law School (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1981).
Phi Beta Kappa.
Phi Eta Sigma. Pi Sigma Alpha. Associate Professor of Law, Saint Thomas University School of Law, since 1989. Secretary, Ad Hoc Committee on Tort Law Reform, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section, 1984- 1986.
Vice Chairman, Young Lawyers Division, Committee on Environmental Law, 1986-1987, American Bar Association.
Bar: District of Columbia 1981, Virginia.1982. Tax clerk Internal Revenue Service, 1967. Laboratory technician Custom Farm Services SoilsTesting Laboratory, 1968.
Warehouse assistant State of Georgia Mines, Mining and Geology, 1970.
Clerk-typist systems management division, defense contract administrative services region Defense Supply Agency, Atlanta, 1971, research and teaching assistant department political science U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1971-1974. Research assistant Institute Research in Social Science, 1975-1977.
Program analyst Office of Secretary Defense, 1974. Assistant professor political science, research scientist Center Energy Research, Texas Technical University, Lubbock, 1977-1978.
Research assistant graduate school education, Harvard University, 1978-1979.
Associate Butler, Binion, Rice, Cook & Knapp, Houston, summer 1980, Bracewell & Patterson, Washington, summer1980, Hunton & Williams, Richmond, Virginia, 1981-1989, of counsel, 1989-1993, 95-96. Associate professor Saint Thomas U. School Law, Miami, Florida, 1989-1993, professor, 1993, interim dean, 1993-1994. Board advisors Toxics Law Reporter, Bureau National Affairs, Washington, 1987.
Contributor articles to professional journals Charter member West Broward Community Church Captain United States Army Reserve, 1971-1985.
Grantee National Science Foundation, Institute Evaluation Research, U. Massachusetts, Center Energy Research, Texas Technical University, 1977-1978. Recipient Julius Turner award Johns Hopkins University,1971, William Anderson award American Political Science Association, 1977.
Charter member West Broward Community Church Captain United States Army Reserve, 1971-1985. Member American Bar Association (vice-chairman) tort and insurance practice section 1988-1997, national research and environmental section 1993-1995, chairman 1995-2000), Federal Bar. Association, Virginia Bar Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma.
Son of Alfred M. Junior and Margaret Francis (Asbury) L. Married Mollie Sue Hall, May 28, 1977. Children: Joseph Robert, Gregory Andrew.