George W. Pring

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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.{{Cite book|isbn = 1-56639-369-8|title = SLAPPs: Getting Sued for Speaking Out|last1 = Pring|first1 = George William|last2 = Canan|first2 = Penelope|year = 1996}}

He graduated from Harvard College and University of Michigan Law School.https://digitalcommons.du.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1671&context=djilp