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Bio

Prof. Belonick is Faculty Assistant Director of the Center for Innovation (C4i) and the Director of the Center’s flagship program, theÌý.

Prof. Belonick graduated from the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ of Virginia School of Law in 2010, where he was the Editor-in-Chief of theÌýVirginia Law ReviewÌýand a member of the Order of the Coif.ÌýÌýHe clerked on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and has practiced civil and criminal law in both small and multinational law firms.ÌýÌý

He also has a PhD in Roman and Greek History and American Legal History from the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ of Virginia, and his research focuses on social norms, morals, and social systems collapse.ÌýÌý

At UC Law he teaches numerous courses in addition to directing the Startup Legal Garage, including First Amendment Law, Criminal Investigations, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Patent Law, and Property.

Education

• ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ of Virginia School of Law
  J.D. 2010

• ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ of Virginia
  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ancient History 2016

• Hamilton College
  Bachelor's Degree, Classical Languages and History 2002

Accomplishments

• Los Angeles Times In-House Counsel of the Year in the Education and Non-Profit Category (for Startup Legal Garage)
  2021

• American Bar Association’s Business Law Section National Public Service Award
  2021

• California Lawyers Association’s Wiley W. Manuel Pro Bono Certificate (for Startup Legal Garage)
  2021

Selected Scholarship

• Oxford ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Press 2023

• 5 Judge's Book 39 2021

• 23 Stanford Technology Law Review 114 2020