Professor of Law
B.A. 1968, University of Michigan; J.D. 1971, University of Wisconsin; LL.M. 1978, Harvard University
Professor Walter W. Heiser was associate director of the Legal Aid Society of St. Louis and a teaching fellow at Harvard University before joining the USD faculty in 1978. He teaches in the areas of civil procedure, international civil litigation and federal jurisdiction. He is the co-author of the casebook California Civil Procedure (Matthew-Bender). Among his publications are "A Minimum Interest Approach to Personal Jurisdiction," Wake Forest Law Review; "Civil Litigation as a Means of Compensating Victims of International Terrorism," San Diego International Law Journal; and "Forum Selection Clauses in State Courts," and "Forum Selection Clauses in Federal Courts," Florida Law Review. He has been a visiting professor of law at Washington University, St. Louis. Heiser was the recipient of the Thorsnes Prize for Excellence in Teaching in 1997 and a university professorship in 2001.
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