Ira Steven Nathenson
Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law
B.A., University of Pittsburgh
JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (727) 562-7681
Office: AD-123 (Gulfport)
Courses
Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property
Professor Ira Steven Nathenson joins Stetson Law for the 2025-2026 academic year, having previously served as a law professor at St. Thomas University College of Law, where he founded an innovative and experientially focused Intellectual Property program, served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and taught courses in Civil Procedure, Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks, Internet Law, and more. He has also served as national chair for the AALS section on Civil Procedure, as a CALI author, and in other capacities for the AALS and SEALS.
Professor Nathenson's scholarship highlights the intersections of procedure and technology law, oftentimes in eclectic ways. Recent publications explore how philosophy might shed light on internet law, and what the Beatles can teach us about the benefits and pitfalls of online teaching. Professor Nathenson's most recent research addresses particularly pertinent issues, namely, the needs of neurodivergent learners, as well as the rocky intersections of neofascism, emergent technology, and modern branding. Professor Nathenson's publications have received a number of recognitions, including awards from the Brand Names Education Foundation and being named by West in 2020 as having published as one of the best IP articles of the year.
Professor Nathenson is also a dedicated and creative classroom teacher, with a long history of using role-playing simulations to foster experiential learning, innovating with classroom and online technology, and cultivating his website and YouTube channel as repositories of hundreds of law-learning materials, all made to create an interactive, integrated experience that ties lawyering skills into legal doctrine and professional development.
Prior to his academic career, Professor Nathenson worked for several judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit as a law clerk, and as an associate at Kirkpatrick & Lockhart (now K&L Gates) as an intellectual property attorney. He also graduated summa cum laude from Pitt Law and served as Editor in Chief of the University of Pittsburgh Law Review.