George W. "Rock" Pring is a Professor of Law at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. He coined the acronym SLAPP for "Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation" and is the co-author, together with Penelope Canan, of SLAPPs: Getting Sued for Speaking Out.
He graduated from Harvard College and University of Michigan Law School.https://digitalcommons.du.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1671&context=djilp
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External links Professor Pring's official page at the University of Denver