Biography
Dr. Jeffrey R. Boles joins the Fox School from the prestigious international law firm Dechert LLP, where he served as a white collar and securities litigation associate. He has worked there since 2006. Prior to joining the firm, Dr. Boles had a judicial externship with U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken, and an internship with the San Francisco Office of the Public Defender.
Dr. Boles has been an adjunct faculty member for the Temple University Honors Program, where he taught criminal behavior and moral, social and cultural psychology to undergraduate students. Dr. Boles is an excellent teacher and was recently named Temple’s Honors Professor of the Year.
Dr. Boles earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and English from Temple, a master’s and PhD in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley and his Juris Doctor degree from the UC Berkeley School of Law. From 2001 to 2002, Dr. Boles was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of British Columbia, where he researched legal and moral reasoning, and cognition and culture.
Research Interests
- White Collar Crime
- Law & Human Behavior
- Ethical Judgment & Decision-Making
Courses Taught
Number | Name | Level |
|---|---|---|
LGLS 1101 | Legal Environment of Business | Undergraduate |
LGLS 5701 | Legal and Ethical Foundations of Business | Graduate |
LGLS 5801 | Law and Ethics in the Business Enterprise | Graduate |
Selected Publications
Recent
Boles, J.R. (2021). Getting Published in the ABLJ: Debunking Myths and Writing the Best Scholarship. Academy of Legal Studies in Business.
Boles, J.R., Eisenstadt, L., & Pacella, J. (2021). Whistleblowing in the Compliance Era. Georgia Law Review, 55(1). Retrieved from https://www.georgialawreview.org/article/18634-whistleblowing-in-the-compliance-era.
Boles, J.R., Eisenstadt, L., & Pacella, J. (2020). When Compliance Exceeds Law.
Boles, J.R. & Wise, J. (2020). Peer Effects and Envy: Measurement and Impact on Retirement Decisions.
Eisenstadt, L.F., Boles, J., & Pacella, J. (2019). When Compliance Exceeds Law.
Boles, J.R. (2022). The Contract as Anti-Corruption Platform for the Global Corporate Sector. University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law, 21.
Wise, J. & Boles, J. (2018). Peer Envy: Measurement and Impact on Retirement Investment Decisions. Las Vegas, NV.
Boles, J. (2017). The U.S. Real Estate Sector Caught in Anti-Money Laundering Crosshairs. Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Atlanta, GA.
Wise, J. & Boles, J. (2017). Peer Envy: Measurement and Impact on Retirement Investment Decisions. Toronto, Canada.
Martinez, O., Boles, J., Muñoz-Laboy, M., Levine, E., Ayamele, C., Eisenberg, R., Manusov, J., & Draine, J. (2017). Bridging health disparity gaps through the use of medical legal partnerships in patient care: A systematic review. Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, 45(2), 260-273. doi: 10.1177/1073110517720654.
Boles, J.R. (2017). Million Dollar Ghost Buildings: Dirty Money Flowing Through Luxury Real Estate Markets.
Boles, J.R. (2017). Anti-Money Laundering Initiatives for the South African Real Estate Market.