Mary Dee Pridgen
Associate Dean and Professor of Law
University of Wyoming College of Law
Laramie, WY
Areas of Expertise
Biographical Information
- B.A., Cornell University
- J.D., New York University
Work Experience
- Staff attorney, Federal Trade Commission
- Law clerk, U.S. District Judge Barrington D. Parker
- Visiting professor, Catholic University, Columbus School of Law
- Visiting professor, University of Maryland
- Visiting professor, University of Baltimore
- Fulbright scholar, Tokyo University
- Faculty of law, Tokyo, Japan
Representative Memberships
- American Law Institute, elected 2003
- American Bar Association
- National Association of Consumer Advocates
Publications
- Consumer Protection and the Law
- Consumer Credit and the Law
- Cases and Materials on Consumer Law
Representative Writings
- "Predatory Lending: The Hidden Scourge of the Housing Boom," Wyoming Lawyer, Vol. XXVII, No. 5, 18-23;
- "Rent-to-Own and Automobile Leasing: Information Disclosures in the United States," 7 CONSUMER L.J. 307
- "The Role of State and Private Enforcement in American Consumer Protection," published in Japanese in Houritsu-jihou, as translated by Koichi Hosokawa
Representative Engagements
- "Amazing Claims: Deceptive Marketing of Weight Loss Products,", 5th Wyoming Consumer Issues Conference
- "Truth in Lending and Consumer Leasing Disclosures: What's the Point?," 4th Wyoming Consumer Issues Conference
- CLE presentation on internet law, Wyoming Bar Association Annual Conference
Other
- Testified at the invitation of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission at a public hearing on barriers to electronic commerce of real estate
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