Donald E. Lively is an American legal scholar and educator who co-founded and served as the first dean of the Florida Coastal School of Law.
[1] Florida Coastal School of Law is the first investor-owned law school to achieve full accreditation from the American Bar Association,[2] with a mission that included addressing the historical underrepresentation of minorities in the Florida's legal profession.
Lively is a prolific author, having written over 20 books on subjects including constitutional law, race, gender, and civil rights, freedom of speech, and the judicial process.
Additionally, he has published more than 50 law review articles and essays, and has delivered lectures both extensively domestically and internationally.
His contributions to the legal profession have been recognized with honors, including the Florida Supreme Court Professionalism Award.