Visionary Scholar Series

In 2018, the Michigan State Law Review launched the Visionary Scholar Series, which aims to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to their respective fields of law through meaningful scholarship. Once per publication year, we honor a single legal scholar who has had a profound impact on a field of law by publishing their work with a special designation.

2026 Visionary Scholar

Ekow Yankah (forthcoming 2026)

2025 Visionary Scholar

Kenneth Abraham (forthcoming 2025)

2024 Visionary Scholar

Eric A. Posner

2023 Visionary Scholar

Lawrence Solum

2022 Visionary Scholar

Akhil Amar

2021 Visionary Scholar

Eduardo M. Peñalver

2020 Visionary Scholar

Good Faith as Contract’s Core Value
Daniel Markovits

2019 Visionary Scholar

The Incomparable Chief Justiceship of William Howard Taft
Robert Post

2018 Visionary Scholar

Congress and the Executive: Challenging the Anti-Regulatory Narrative
Richard L. Revesz