Richard J. Peltz-Steele, JD, is Chancellor Professor at the University of Massachusetts Law School and attorney licensed in Washington, D.C. He teaches and researches in torts, freedom of information law, and comparative law. Peltz-Steele is co-editor of a book on law and development and author of textbooks on tort law and access to information. He serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Media Law and Ethics and the Journal of Civic Information and participates on the legal education committee of the International Law Section of the American Bar Association.