abstract:Michael Heller (born May 11, 1937), is an American poet, essayist and critic. Among his many books are Exigent Futures, In The Builded Place, Wordflow and Living Root: A Memoir.
In his new book, Gridlock Economy, Columbia University Law School Professor MichaelHeller paints a scary picture in which property rights--copyrights, patents or individual parcels of land--strangle the economy and stifle innovation.
Michael Lohan accused Heller of unethical and criminal conduct in his representation of his daughter, saying prosecutors were investigating Heller for tampering with "a star witness" in Lohan's case.