Richard A. Lord
Professor of Law
lord@law.campbell.edu
910-893-1766

After serving six years on the faculty of the University of North Dakota School of Law, Professor Rick Lord joined the Campbell faculty in 1982.

He has also served as a Visiting Professor of Law at Rutgers University School of Law-Camden, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis and University of Missouri at Kansas City. Lord earned his BA from Alfred University, his JD from Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis), and his LLM from Yale Law School.

While in law school, he served as editor-in-chief of the Memphis State University Law Review, graduated first in his class, and was elected to Phi Kappa Phi.

Lord is the former Associate and Acting Dean of Campbell Law School, and Past International Chancellor of the Delta Theta Phi International Law Fraternity. He is the revising author of the Fourth Edition of Williston on Contracts and the co-author, with Professor Charles Lewis, of Hawkland's Uniform Commercial Code Series (Article 9) and North Carolina Security Interests. Lord is an elected member of the American Law Institute, and is deeply committed to public service.

He has served for several years as a volunteer arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau of Eastern North Carolina and in 2002 was appointed by North Carolina Governor Mike Easley to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.

Lord, along with Professor Greg Wallace, serves as the advisor to and coach for the Law School's appellate moot court teams. Over the years, students under their direction have routinely placed among the top five teams in numerous national and regional competitions.

Undergraduate Education:
BA (English), Alfred University

Higher Education:
JD, Memphis State University
LLM, Yale University

Class Offerings:
Contracts I & II
Sales & Leasing
Secured Transactions
Payment Systems

Law Practice Experience:
Research Associate, Robinson, Fisher & Avery

Professional Experience:
Professor of Law, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, Campbell University, 1982-present
Visiting Professor of Law, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, 2004-05
Visiting Professor of Law, Rutgers University School of Law-Camden, 2002
Visiting Professor of Law, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, 1996-97
Acting Dean, Campbell University School of Law, 1986
Associate Dean, Campbell University School of Law, 1983-88
Visiting Professor of Law, University of Bridgeport (now Quinnipiac University) School of Law, 1982
Associate Professor of Law, University of North Dakota, 1979-82, tenured 1981
Visiting Associate Professor of Law, Indiana University, 1980-81
Assistant Professor of Law, University of North Dakota, 1976-79

Memberships & Affiliations:
North Carolina Commissioner, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL), 2002-present
Reporter, NCCUSL Study Committee on Uniform Bank Deposits Act, 2005-present
Member, NCCUSL Committee on the Uniform Commercial Code, 2005-present
Member (2004-2007), NCCUSL Committee on Liaison with American Indian Tribes
Member (1999-Present), American Law Institute
Member, Scribes, American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects
Member, North Carolina Bar Association
Treasurer (1992-1994), Business Law Section, North Carolina Bar Association
Associate Member, American Bar Association
Chancellor, President, Chief Executive Officer, (1985-1987)Delta Theta Phi International Law Fraternity