Biography:
Professor Barron's teaching interests are in the fields of labor law, commercial law, and alternative dispute resolution. He has written articles in these areas, as well as a book and supplements on the topic of federal regulation of real estate. He is a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators and of the arbitration panel of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and the arbitration and mediation panels of the American Arbitration Association. Professor Barron regularly acts as an arbitrator and mediator. He is on the Editorial Advisory Board of The Banking Law Journal and is a two-time recipient of the Felix Frankfurter Distinguished Teaching Award. During 2000-01 and again in 2006-07, he served as Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs for Tulane University. From 2007 to February 2009, he served as Chief Information Officer and Vice President for Technology Services for the University.

Courses:
Fall 2009 - Secured Transactions; Contracts I
Spring 2010 - Negotiation & Mediation Advocacy
Other courses - Contracts II; Bankruptcy; Introduction to Law & the Legal Process (undergraduate course)