Background
III, L. Lawrence Lessig, was born on June 3, 1961 in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States.
III, L. Lawrence Lessig, was born on June 3, 1961 in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States.
Bachelor in Economics, University Pennsylvania, 1983. Bachelor of Science in Management, University Pennsylvania, 1983. Master of Arts in Philosophy with honors, Trinity College, 1986.
Juris Doctor, Yale University, 1989.
Law clerk to Honorary Richard Posner United States Court Appeals 7th circuit, 1989—1990. Law clerk to Honorary Antonin Scalia United States Supreme Court, 1990—1991. Assistant professor law University Chicago, 1991—1995, professor law, 1995—1997, co-director Center for the Study of Constitutionalism in Eastern Europe.
Professor law Harvard University, Cambridge, 1997—2000, Jack N. and Lillian R. Berkman Professor Entrepreneurial Legal Studies, 1998. Professor law Stanford University, since 2000, founder, executive director Center for Internet and Society, since 2000, Wilson Faculty Scholar, 2002, John A. Wilson Distinguished Faculty Scholar, since 2003. Founder Creative Commons, San Francisco, 2001, Chief Executive Officer, board directors, since 2001.
Visiting professor law Yale University, 1995, Harvard University, 1997. Board member RedHat Center for Public Domain, 2000—2001. Board directors Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, Public Knowledge, Washington, Free Software Foundation.
Member Penn National Commission Society, Culture and Community University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Moderator Constitutional Law Discussion Group Lexis Counsel Connect, 1994—1995. Editorial advisory board Lexis-Nexis Electronic Authors Press, 1995—1997.
Monthly columnist The Industry Standard, 1998—2001, Wired Magazine, since 2003. Bi-monthly columnist Red Herring, 2002—2003. Columnist Chief Information Officer Insight, 2002—2003.
Lecturer in field.
Board directors Public Library. Science, San Francisco, since 2003. Fellow: American Academy Arts & Sciences, World.
Academy Art and Science.
Married Bettina Neuefeind, 1999. Children: Willem Dakota Neuefeind, Teo Elias Neuefeind.