Publications
Selected publications across the legal profession and discrimination law, with a full list in the CV.
Books
Nelson is the author or editor of eleven books, including:
Monographs
Robert L. Nelson and Laura Beth Nielsen, The Hero and the Monsignor: Law, Sexual Violence, and the Catholic Church. (Forthcoming 2027) University of Chicago Press: Chicago.
Robert L. Nelson, Ronit Dinovitzer, Bryant Garth, Joyce Sterling, David B. Wilkins, Ethan Michelson, and Meghan Dawe, The Making of Lawyers’ Careers: Inequality and Opportunity in the American Legal Profession. University of Chicago Press (2023).
Ellen Berrey, Robert L. Nelson, and Laura Beth Nielsen, Rights on Trial: How Workplace Discrimination Law Perpetuates Inequality. University of Chicago Press (2017).
John P. Heinz, Robert L. Nelson, Rebecca L. Sandefur, and Edward O. Laumann, Urban Lawyers: The New Social Structure of the Bar. University of Chicago Press. (2005).Japanese translation by Setsuo Miyazawa, Gendai Jinbunsha, Tokyo (2019).
Robert L. Nelson and William P. Bridges, Legalizing Gender Inequality: Courts, Markets, and Unequal Pay for Women in America. Cambridge University Press. (1999)
John P. Heinz, Edward O. Laumann, Robert L. Nelson and Robert H. Salisbury, The Hollow Core: Private Interests in National Policy Making. Harvard University Press. (1993).
Robert L. Nelson, Partners with Power: The Social Transformation of the Large Law Firm. University of California Press. (1988).
Edited Collections
Spencer Headworth, Robert L. Nelson, Ronit Dinovitzer, and David Wilkins, editors. Diversity in Practice: Race, Class, and Gender in Legal and Professional Careers. Cambridge University Press (2016).
James J. Heckman, Robert L. Nelson, and Lee Cabatingan, editors. Global Perspectives on the Rule of Law. Routledge-Cavendish. (2010).
Laura Beth Nielsen and Robert L. Nelson, editors. Handbook of Employment Discrimination Research: Rights and Realities. Springer. (2005).
Robert L. Nelson, David M. Trubek, and Rayman L. Solomon, editors. Lawyers' Ideals/Lawyers' Practices: Transformations in the American Legal Profession. Cornell University Press. (1992).
The Legal Profession
Robert L. Nelson, Ronit Dinovitzer, Bryant Garth, Joyce Sterling, David B. Wilkins, Ethan Michelson, and Meghan Dawe, The Making of Lawyers’ Careers: Inequality and Opportunity in the American Legal Profession. University of Chicago Press (2023).
Ronit Dinovitzer, Bryant Garth, Robert L. Nelson, Joyce Sterling, David Wilkins, and Gabriele Plickert. After the JD III: Third Results from a National Study of Legal Careers.
Ronit Dinovitzer, Bryant Garth, Robert L. Nelson, Joyce Sterling, David Wilkins, and Gabriele Plickert. After the JD II: Second Results from a National Study of Legal Careers.
Ronit Dinovitzer, Bryant Garth, Robert L. Nelson, Joyce Sterling, David Wilkins, and Gabriele Plickert. After the JD: First Results from a National Study of Legal Careers.
John P. Heinz, Robert L. Nelson, Rebecca L. Sandefur, and Edward O. Laumann, Urban Lawyers: The New Social Structure of the Bar. University of Chicago Press. (2005).Japanese translation by Setsuo Miyazawa, Gendai Jinbunsha, Tokyo (2019).
Robert L. Nelson, David M. Trubek, and Rayman L. Solomon, editors. Lawyers' Ideals/Lawyers' Practices: Transformations in the American Legal Profession. Cornell University Press. (1992).
Discrimination Law & Inequality
Ellen Berrey, Robert L. Nelson, and Laura Beth Nielsen, Rights on Trial: How Workplace Discrimination Law Perpetuates Inequality. University of Chicago Press (2017).
Robert L. Nelson and William P. Bridges. Legalizing Gender Inequality: Courts, Markets, and Unequal Pay for Women in America. Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Ellen Berrey, Robert L. Nelson, and Laura Beth Nielsen. “Rights on Trial: Litigating Employment Discrimination Cases in the Contemporary United States.”
Ellen Berrey, Robert L. Nelson, and Laura Beth Nielsen. “Situated Justice: A Contextual Analysis of Fairness and Inequality in Employment Discrimination Litigation.”
Ellen Berrey, Robert L. Nelson, and Laura Beth Nielsen. “Dignity and Discrimination: Employment Civil Rights in the Workplace and in Courts.”
Ellen Berrey, Robert L. Nelson, and Laura Beth Nielsen. “Race and Representation: Racial Disparities in Legal Representation for Employment Civil Rights Plaintiffs.”
Reports and Collaborative Work
Ronit Dinovitzer, Bryant Garth, Robert L. Nelson, Joyce Sterling, David Wilkins, and Gabriele Plickert. After the JD III: Third Results from a National Study of Legal Careers.
Ronit Dinovitzer, Bryant Garth, Robert L. Nelson, Joyce Sterling, David Wilkins, and Gabriele Plickert. After the JD II: Second Results from a National Study of Legal Careers.
Ronit Dinovitzer, Bryant Garth, Robert L. Nelson, Joyce Sterling, David Wilkins, and Gabriele Plickert. After the JD: First Results from a National Study of Legal Careers.
Research Group on Legal Diversity. Public reports and research publications.
CV
For a complete list of publications, including articles, chapters, and working papers:
