Nicholas M. Pace
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Education
Overview
Biography
Nicholas M. Pace is a social scientist at the RAND Corporation. He has contributed his expertise in civil justice–related research methodology to many projects for the RAND Institute for Civil Justice, including a recent study he led that explored issues associated with class actions against insurers. Other recent work included examining the impact of statutory reforms on costs and outcomes in medical malpractice cases and leading a comprehensive study of the workers' compensation courts in California. He has also been involved in studying the dynamics of class action litigation generally and recommending new managerial approaches for judges in such cases; helping to accomplish an in-depth evaluation of the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 and its effects on judicial case management, cost, and delay in federal district courts; analyzing jury verdict outcomes with a special focus on punitive damage awards; and developing national standards related to the electronic filing of pleadings and other legal documents in civil courts. He is leading the ICJ's research agenda into civil jury verdicts, conducting a study of post-trial adjustments to jury awards, looking at the impact of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, and investigating how state court judges handle scientific and other complex evidence issues. Pace received his J.D. from the University of Oregon.
Research Focus
Recent Projects
- Class action litigation against the insurance industry
- The legal and economic implications of electronic discovery
- Estimating attorney requirements in indigent criminal defense organizations
Recent Media Appearances
Interviews: American Medical News; The Frontrunner; Investor's Business Daily; Kaiser Family Foundation HealthCast; New York Times; Reuters; Wall Street Journal
Civil Justice
Biography
Nicholas M. Pace is a social scientist at the RAND Corporation. He has contributed his expertise in civil justice–related research methodology to many projects for the RAND Institute for Civil Justice, including a recent study he led that explored issues associated with class actions against insurers. Other recent work included examining the impact of statutory reforms on costs and outcomes in medical malpractice cases and leading a comprehensive study of the workers' compensation courts in California. He has also been involved in studying the dynamics of class action litigation generally and recommending new managerial approaches for judges in such cases; helping to accomplish an in-depth evaluation of the Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990 and its effects on judicial case management, cost, and delay in federal district courts; analyzing jury verdict outcomes with a special focus on punitive damage awards; and developing national standards related to the electronic filing of pleadings and other legal documents in civil courts. He is leading the ICJ's research agenda into civil jury verdicts, conducting a study of post-trial adjustments to jury awards, looking at the impact of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, and investigating how state court judges handle scientific and other complex evidence issues. Pace received his J.D. from the University of Oregon.
Selected Publications
Nicholas M. Pace, Stephen J. Carroll, Ingo Vogelsang, and Laura Zakaras, Insurance Class Actions in the United States, RAND Corporation (MG-587), 2007
Nicholas Pace, Laura Zakaras, and Daniela Golinelli, Capping Non-Economic Awards in Medical Malpractice Trials: California Jury Verdicts Under MICRA, RAND Corporation (MG-234), 2004
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