Richard S. Miller

BS, Boston University, 1951; JD, magna cum laude, Boston University, 1956; LLM, Yale Law School, 1959.

Professor Miller arrived in Hawai`i in 1973 to help establish the new law school at the University of Hawai`i.  His first law degree is from Boston University, where he was editor-in-chief of the Law Review.  After practicing law in Boston he earned a Master of Law degree from the Yale Law School.  He was a law professor from 1959 to 1996, having taught at Wayne State University and Ohio State University before coming to Hawai`i.

His areas of principal interest are torts, conflict of laws, and health insurance.  He served the law school as Associate Dean (1976-77) and Dean (1981-84).

In 1985, Professor Miller was instrumental in securing a USIA Grant for exchange of faculty between the Hiroshima University School of Law and the University of Hawai`i's law school.  He was a visiting professor at Hiroshima University during fall 1986 and at the Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand) during spring 1987.  Professor Miller is a member of the American Law Institute.  He is also a board member of the Drug Policy Forum of Hawai`i, treasurer of the Honolulu Community-Media Council, and a legal consultant for the Hawai`i Coalition for Health.  His work for the Coalition earned him the 1999 Volunteer of the Year Award from the Hawai`i Medical Association Alliance.