CUA Columbus School of Law

Veryl Victoria Miles
Dean and Professor of Law miles@law.edu

Veryl Victoria Miles, dean and professor of law, is a graduate of Wells College in Aurora, New York and a law graduate of The Catholic University of America. She teaches consumer bankruptcy and several courses in commercial law. Much of her scholarship has been devoted to the subject of consumer bankruptcy law. She has taught at the law school since 1987. During the years of 1997 through 1999, Professor Miles served as the associate dean of Academic Affairs at the law school. Prior to joining the faculty at CUA, Professor Miles was on the law faculty at George Mason University School of Law. She has also taught in the summer school program at Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, Missouri, and served as an adjunct professor at the American University of Law in Washington, D.C.

Professor Miles also served as the Deputy Director of the Association of American Law Schools from August 2001 – August 2003.

BOOK REVIEWS

"Review of When the Marching Stopped by Hanes Walton." George Mason University Civil Rights Law Journal 1 (Spring 1990): 105.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

"Fairness, Responsibility, and Efficiency in the Bankruptcy Discharge: Are the Commission's Recommendation Enough?" 102 Dickinson Law Review (1998) 795.

"The Nondischargeability of Divorce-Based Debts in Bankruptcy: A Legislative Response to the Hardened Heart." Albany Law Review 60 (Summer 1997): 1171.

"Assessing Modern Bankruptcy Law: An Example of Justice." Santa Clara Law Review 36 (Fall 1996): 1025.

"Bankruptcy Relief From Secured Tax Liens." Practical Lawyer 42 (April 1996): 35.

"Discharging Tax Liability in Bankruptcy." Practical Lawyer 42 (March 1996): 41.

"Bankruptcy Practice in Virginia: A Multifaceted Experience." Virginia Lawyer 43 (April 1995): 19.

"The Bifurcation of Undersecured Residential Mortgages Under Sec. 1322(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code: The Final Resolution." American Bankruptcy Law Journal 67 (Spring 1993): 207.

"A Debtor's Right to Avoid Liens Against Exempt Property Under Section 522 of the Bankruptcy Code: Meaningless or Meaningful?" American Bankruptcy Law Journal 65 (January 1991): 117.

"Interpreting the Nondischargeability of Drunk Driving Debts Under Section 523(a)(9) of the Bankruptcy Code: A Case of Judicial Legislation." Maryland Law Review 49 (Winter 1990): 156.

"The Public Utility in Bankruptcy: A Reality." Public Utilities Law Anthology 11 (1989): xxiii.

"Banking Affiliate Regulation Under Section 23A of the Federal Reserve Act." Banking Law Journal 105 (November-December 1988): 476.

"The Black Lawyer in Virginia: Reflections Upon a Journey, 1938-1988." Virginia Lawyer 37 (October 1988): 28.

"Determining the Limits of Postpetition Interest Under Section 506(b) of the Bankruptcy Code: In Re Ron Pair Enterprises." Bankruptcy Developments Journal 5 (Fall 1988): 443.

"Adequate Assurance of Payment Under Section 366 of the Bankruptcy Code: A Term for Interpretive Flexibility or Judicial Confusion?" Akron Law Review 20 (Spring 1987): 715.

D. C. Bar Practice Manual, Chapter 7: Commercial Law (2004) (edited with Ralph Rohner).

“Recruiting and Retaining Faculty of Color in the Legal Academy: A Longstanding Commitment of the Association of American Law Schools” 10 Washington and Lee University Race and Ancestry Law Journal 65 -74 (2004).

"Raising Issues of Property, Wealth and Inequality in the Law School: Contracts & Commercial Law School Course" 34 Indiana Law Review (2001).

"Uniform Commercial Code Survey: Sales" The Business Lawyer 1951-1971 (August 2000).

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	Veryl Victoria Miles Dean and Professor of Law miles@law.edu Veryl Victoria Miles, dean and professor of law, is a graduate of Wells College in Aurora, New York and a law graduate of The Catholic University of America. She teaches consumer bankruptcy and several courses in commercial law. Much of her scholarship has been devoted to the subject of consumer bankruptcy law. She has taught at the law school since 1987. During the years of 1997 through 1999, Professor Miles served as the associate dean of Academic Affairs at the law school. Prior to joining the faculty at CUA, Professor Miles was on the law faculty at George Mason University School of Law. She has also taught in the summer school program at Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, Missouri, and served as an adjunct professor at the American University of Law in Washington, D.C. Professor Miles also served as the Deputy Director of the Association of American Law Schools from August 2001 – August 2003. BOOK REVIEWS "Review of When the Marching Stopped by Hanes Walton." George Mason University Civil Rights Law Journal 1 (Spring 1990): 105. JOURNAL ARTICLES "Fairness, Responsibility, and Efficiency in the Bankruptcy Discharge: Are the Commission's Recommendation Enough?" 102 Dickinson Law Review (1998) 795. "The Nondischargeability of Divorce-Based Debts in Bankruptcy: A Legislative Response to the Hardened Heart." Albany Law Review 60 (Summer 1997): 1171. "Assessing Modern Bankruptcy Law: An Example of Justice." Santa Clara Law Review 36 (Fall 1996): 1025. "Bankruptcy Relief From Secured Tax Liens." Practical Lawyer 42 (April 1996): 35. "Discharging Tax Liability in Bankruptcy." Practical Lawyer 42 (March 1996): 41. "Bankruptcy Practice in Virginia: A Multifaceted Experience." Virginia Lawyer 43 (April 1995): 19. "The Bifurcation of Undersecured Residential Mortgages Under Sec. 1322(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code: The Final Resolution." American Bankruptcy Law Journal 67 (Spring 1993): 207. "A Debtor's Right to Avoid Liens Against Exempt Property Under Section 522 of the Bankruptcy Code: Meaningless or Meaningful?" American Bankruptcy Law Journal 65 (January 1991): 117. "Interpreting the Nondischargeability of Drunk Driving Debts Under Section 523(a)(9) of the Bankruptcy Code: A Case of Judicial Legislation." Maryland Law Review 49 (Winter 1990): 156. "The Public Utility in Bankruptcy: A Reality." Public Utilities Law Anthology 11 (1989): xxiii. "Banking Affiliate Regulation Under Section 23A of the Federal Reserve Act." Banking Law Journal 105 (November-December 1988): 476. "The Black Lawyer in Virginia: Reflections Upon a Journey, 1938-1988." Virginia Lawyer 37 (October 1988): 28. "Determining the Limits of Postpetition Interest Under Section 506(b) of the Bankruptcy Code: In Re Ron Pair Enterprises." Bankruptcy Developments Journal 5 (Fall 1988): 443. "Adequate Assurance of Payment Under Section 366 of the Bankruptcy Code: A Term for Interpretive Flexibility or Judicial Confusion?" Akron Law Review 20 (Spring 1987): 715. D. C. Bar Practice Manual, Chapter 7: Commercial Law (2004) (edited with Ralph Rohner). “Recruiting and Retaining Faculty of Color in the Legal Academy: A Longstanding Commitment of the Association of American Law Schools” 10 Washington and Lee University Race and Ancestry Law Journal 65 -74 (2004). "Raising Issues of Property, Wealth and Inequality in the Law School: Contracts & Commercial Law School Course" 34 Indiana Law Review (2001). "Uniform Commercial Code Survey: Sales" The Business Lawyer 1951-1971 (August 2000).
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