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ERIC J. GOUVIN

Western New England University School of Law

1215 Wilbraham Road

Springfield, Massachusetts 01119

413-***-****

abphho@r.postjobfree.com

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS

Director (9/2009 – present)

Management Team Member (7/2005 – present)

Founder (7/2005),

Springfield, Massachusetts

Proposed and developed an interdisciplinary project between the School of Law and the School of Business at Western New England University to provide legal and business services to low-income entrepreneurs, host educational events for the community, and establish a resource center for small businesses. Materially participated in development efforts resulting in the award of three grants totaling $1.6 million. Materially participated in Congressional appropriations request resulting in $100,000 funding for microfinance lending project. Manage the Law and Business Center, support the Small Business Clinic, assist in programming, marketing, and community outreach. Oversee the budget for Center activities, including resource center acquisitions, travel, conferences, and programming. Work with Advancement Office to make calls on prospective donors and to develop grant proposals. During 2011-12 academic year will work with representatives of the University’s Colleges of Engineering, Arts & Sciences, Business and Pharmacy to support entrepreneurship across the campus.

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (7/2004 - 6/2009), Springfield, Massachusetts

Oversaw the academic and student affairs of the School of Law, including curriculum, scheduling, adjunct hiring, academic standards, student discipline, transfer requests, and other administrative matters. Reported to the Dean on all matters of internal affairs. Supervised the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, the Director of Student Records, and the Clinic Coordinator in the performance of their duties.

Associate Dean of Admissions, Alumni, and Career Services (7/2003 - 6/2004)

Western New England University School of Law, Springfield, Massachusetts

Oversaw the admissions, alumni, and career services functions in the School of Law. Supervised the Assistant Dean of Admissions, Assistant Dean of Career Services, and the Assistant Dean of Development and Alumni Relations. Reported directly to the Dean on matters of external affairs. Participated in planning, budgeting, and execution of plans to achieve admissions goals, promote graduate placement, and enhance alumni satisfaction. Duties included coordination with central administration, website management, supervision of law school publications, coordination with local bar associations, liaison with alumni council, and attendance at admissions, alumni, and career services events. ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Professor of Law (7/96-present) (sabbatical 1998-99, spring 2010)

Associate Professor of Law (7/94-7/96)

Assistant Professor of Law (7/91-7/94), Springfield, Massachusetts

Courses taught: Business organizations, business planning, the Small Business Clinic, secured transactions, contracts, corporate finance, banking law, and regulation of financial institutions. Also served as faculty advisor to the corporate moot court team, transactional law meet team, and various independent studies and internships. Serve as Faculty Advisor to the students in the business law concentration.

Committee service: Law School – Curriculum Committee; Tenure Committee (Chair of subcommittee reviewing candidate); Promotion Committee; Professional Development Committee (Chair); Building Committee; Self-Study Committee; Ad Hoc Faculty Retention and Morale (Chair); Dean Search (Chair); Bar Passage Committee; Ad Hoc Strategic Planning Committee (1999, 2004 – five year strategic plans); Orientation Committee; Admissions Committee; Planning and Budget Committee; Faculty Personnel Committee; Academic Standards (Chair); External Affairs committee; Honor Code Committee; and Library Committee.

College-wide – International Programs Coordinating Council; Search Committee, Vice-President for Information Technology; Internationalization Task Force of the University Strategic Plan; Budget Advisory Committee; Long-Term Planning (team leader); Search Committee, Joint Law and Business Faculty Appointment (Chair); Criminal Statistics Reporting Compliance Committee; Provost Search Committee; Computer Resources Task Force; and Lecture Day Planning Committee.

Founder and Director, (7/2002 - 7/2006),

Springfield, Massachusetts

Coordinated efforts of the School of Law and the College of Business in cooperation with local business incubators at Springfield Technical Community College's to provide pro bono business and legal services for small businesses in the start-up phase. Supervised student attorneys, arranged for lecturers, and sought funding for clinic activities. Served as liaison to community development organizations. Materially participated in fundraising effort that resulted in a million dollar grant to establish the Law and Business Center for Advancing Entrepreneurship as the institutional home for the Small Business Clinic. Materially participated in subsequent fundraising efforts leading to additional grants.

Visiting Professor (Spring 1999, Fall 2001, Summers 2000-02, 2006-09), Hartford, Connecticut

Courses taught: business organizations, secured transactions

Fulbright Specialist Program (final approval pending) (November-December 2011), Chongqing, People’s Republic of China

Course to be taught: comparative corporate law.

Visiting Professor (June 2007, 2008, 2010)

Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense (Formerly known as University of Paris X (Nanterre)), Paris, France

Course taught: comparative corporate law.

Visiting Professor (May-June 2005), Kaunas, Republic of Lithuania

Course taught: comparative corporate law.

EDUCATION, Cambridge, Mass.

M.P.A. with concentration in Industry Analysis and Regulation, Class of 1999.

BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Boston, Massachusetts,

Class of 1990 (graduated second in class)., Boston, Massachusetts

J.D. cum laude, Class of 1986 (ranked 12th of 413 in third year)

Edward F. Hennessey Distinguished Scholar (top 25 third year students)

Paul J. Liacos Scholar (top quarter in second year)

Associate Editor, American Journal of Law and Medicine

Bernard E. Farr Award, Ithaca, New York

B.A. cum laude,, Class of 1983

Editor,, Campus Humor Magazine

SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS

Books and Supplements:

ABA Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar, Committee on Adjunct Faculty, Best Practices Guide for Use of Adjunct Faculty (editor and contributor) [forthcoming 2011].

Co-author with,, &, The Law of Corporate Groups: Jurisdiction, Practice and Procedure (Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, 2007).

Co-author with,, &, . (Aspen Law & Business, 2004).

Co-author with Phillip Blumberg and Kurt Strasser, The Law of Corporate Groups: Statutory Law – Specific, Supplements (Aspen Law & Business, 2000, 2001 & 2002).

Book Chapters:

Of Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs: Toward a Public Policy That Supports New Venture Formation, in The Role of Law in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, (Megan M. Carpenter, ed., Edward Elgar Publishing, forthcoming, 2011) [publishing symposium contribution of the same title].

The Magic of Money and Banking, in (Franklin D. Snyder, ed., Carolina Academic Press, forthcoming 2010).

On Death and Magic: Law, Necromancy and the Great Beyond, in (Christine Corcos, ed. Carolina Academic Press, 2010).

Financial Holding Company Liability after Gramm-Leach-Bliley, in Financial Modernization After Gramm-Leach-Bliley, 37-63 (Patricia A. McCoy ed., LexisNexis, 2002) [publishing symposium contribution of the same title].

Law Review and Journal Articles:

Criminal Sanctions in Corporate Governance: A Comparative Examination of French and American Approaches to the Misuse of Corporate Assets [work in progress].

Radical Tax Reform, Municipal Finance, and the Conservative Agenda, 56 Rutgers L. Rev. 409 (2004).

Bringing Out the Big Guns: The USA PATRIOT Act, Money Laundering, and the War on Terrorism, 55 Baylor L. Rev. 101 (2003).

The Political Economy of Canada’s “Widely Held” Rule for Large Banks, 32 Law & Pol’y Int’l Bus. (Georgetown) 391 (2001).

Of Hungry Wolves and Horizontal Conflicts: Rethinking the Justification for Bank Holding Company Liability, 1999 U. Ill. L. Rev. 949 (1999).

Banking in North America: The Triumph of Public Choice Over Public Policy, 32 Cornell Int. L.J. 1 (1998).

Shareholder Enforced Market Discipline: How Much is Too Much? 16 Ann. Rev. Banking L. 311 (1997).

Resolving the Subsidiary Director's Dilemma, 47 Hastings L.J. 287 (1996).

Review Essay, A Square Peg in a Vicious Circle: Stephen Breyer's Optimistic Prescription for the Regulatory Mess, 32 Harv. J. on Legis. 473 (1995).

Truth in Savings and the Failure of Legislative Methodology, 62 U. Cinn. L. Rev. 1282 (1994) (translated into Chinese for use in a legislation education project funded by the United Nations Development Programme).

Note, Drunk Driving and the Alcoholic Offender: A New Approach to an Old Problem, 12 Am. J. L. & Med. (1987).

Invited Symposium Articles:

Of Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs: Toward a Public Policy That Supports New Venture Formation, in The Role of Law in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, (Megan M. Carpenter, ed., Edward Elgar Publishing, forthcoming, 2011).

Wilkes v. Springside Nursing Home, Inc.: The Backstory, 33 Western New England University L. REV 581 (forthcoming 2010).

Teaching Business Lawyering in Law Schools: A Candid Assessment of the Challenges and Some Suggestions for Moving Ahead, 78 UMKC L. REV. 429 (2009).

Forward: Entrepreneurship in a Flat, Green, Cash-strapped World, 31 Western New England University L. REV 581 (2009).

Forward: Entrepreneurship, Race, and the Current Environment for Community Economic Development, 30 Western New England University L. Rev. 1 (2007).

Forward: Law, Business and Economic Development -- Current Issues and Age-Old Battles, 29 Western New England University L. Rev. 1 (2006).

Are There Any Checks and Balances on the Government’s Power to Check our Balances? The Fate of Financial Privacy During the War on Terror, 14 Temp. Pol. & Civ. Rts. L. Rev. 517 (2005).

Bank Mergers in North America: Comparing the Approaches in the United States and Canada 18 Transnat’l Law. 245 (2005)., in Financial Modernization After Gramm-Leach-Bliley, 37-63 (Patricia A. McCoy ed., LexisNexis, 2002).

Rural Low-Income Housing and Massachusetts Chapter 40B: A Perspective from the Zoning Board of Appeals, 23 W. New Eng. L. Rev. 3 (2001).

Cross-Border Bank Branching Under the NAFTA: Public Choice and the Law of Corporate Groups 13 Conn. J. Int’l L. 257 (1999).

Book Contributions:

(Steve Friedland, Gerry Hess, Michael Schwartz & Sophie Sparrow, 2011) [reprinting Using the Examination as a Teaching Tool, The Law Teacher (fall, 2003)].

Bank Mergers in North America: Comparing the Approaches in the United States and Canada, in Bank Mergers: Issues and Cases (Jayshree Bose, ed., ICFAI Books, 2006) [reprinting 18 Transnat'l Law. 245 (2005)].

Contributor, Teaching the Law School Curriculum (Steven Friedland & Gerald Hess, eds. Carolina Press, 2004).

Financial Holding Company Liability After Gramm-Leach-Bliley, in Financial Modernization After Gramm-Leach-Bliley, 37-63 (Patricia A. McCoy ed., LexisNexis, 2002). [publishing the symposium contribution by the same name].

Cross-Border Bank Branching Under the NAFTA: Public Choice and the Law of Corporate Groups, in NAFTA: A Problem-Oriented Coursebook (Folsom, Gordon & Lopez eds., West, 2000) [reprinting 13 CONN. J. INT'L L. 257 (1999) in substantial part].

Resolving the Subsidiary Director's Dilemma, in THE BEST IN D&O DUTIES AND LIABILITIES (Kathryn Schoenbrun, ed., Bowne & Co., 1997) [reprinting 47 HASTINGS L.J. 287 (1996)].

OTHER LEGAL PUBLICATIONS

Interdisciplinary Transactional Courses, 12 Tenn. J. Bus. L. 101 (2010) (co-authored with Robert Statchen, Anthony J. Luppino, and William A. Kell,).

Upper-Level Courses: Three Exemplars, 12 Tenn. J. Bus. L. 377 (2010) (co-authored with Mark Fagan, Tamar Frankel, and Kathy Z. Heller).

Rusty’s Custom Rides, 2010 (business school case study) – in circulation (co-authored with Dr. Harlan Spotts and Dr. James McKeon).

Foundation,, Developer of Content and Member, (2008-present).

Newsletter, ABA Task Force on Director & Officer Liability, 2005 - 2007.

Learning Business Law by Doing It: Real Transactions in Law School Clinics, Business Law Today, vol. 14, no.1, Sept./Oct. 2004 at 53.

Using the Examination as a Teaching Tool, The Law Teacher (Fall, 2003).

Register This! Searching for a Better Way to Search for Law Deans JURIST, at

http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/forum/forumnew64.php (Oct. 24, 2002).

Looking for a Leader: A Primer for the Dean Search Committee Chair, JURIST, at http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/pdf/DeanSearch.pdf(Oct. 2002).

Privacy Protection: Notices Designed to Fail, W. Mass. L. Trib., Mar. 27 - Apr. 2, 2002, at 15.

Deadlock and the Death Tax: The Estate Tax is Dead; Long Live the Estate Tax, W. Mass. L. Trib., Nov. 1-8, 2000, at 1.

Catty Remarks About Animal Correctness, 47 J. Legal Educ. 433 (1997).

Introduction to Federal and Maine Banking Regulation (PESI, 1990).

Maine Loan Documentation for the Commercial Lender (PESI, 1990) (co-author with Rick Lawrence, Esq. & Blaine Boudreau).

COMPUTER ASSISTED LEGAL INSTRUCTION (CALI) LESSONS

Authority: Actual, Apparent, and Inherent (2002).

Mechanics of Incorporation and Defective Incorporation (2002) (One of the top 25 most accessed lessons in the CALI library).

The Ultra Vires Doctrine (2002).

Liability of Agent to Third Parties: On the Contract and Warranty of Authority (2002) (co-authored with ).

The Master/Servant Relationship (2004).

Piercing the Corporate Veil (2004).

Authority of Partners to Bind the Partnership (2005).

NON-LEGAL PUBLICATION, November 1984 (co-author with Joey Green and Adam Castro under the pseudonym "Lindsay McKean").

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

– Co-Chair, (2007-2010).

– Vice Chair (2004 - 2007)

– Chair, Publications Subcommittee (2004-2008)

- Chair, Membersip Subcommittee (2010-present)

– Member, Task Force on Director and Officer Liability

– Co-Chair, New Developments Subcommittee

– Chair, (2008-present).

– Member, Sabbatical Site Inspection Teams, spring 2008, spring 2009

– Chair, Sabbatical Site Inspection Team, spring 2010, spring 2012

– Member, Advisory Committee to the Standing Committee on Substance Abuse (Presidential appointee).

Association of American Law Schools

– Section on Transactional Law & Skills

– Secretary, 2011-present.

– Executive Committee, 2011-present.

– Section on Agency, Partnership, LLC's & Unincorporated Associations

– Executive Committee 2006 - present.

– Section on Financial Institutions and Consumer Financial Services

– Executive Committee, 1997 - 2007., Drafter, 2002-03, 2003-04.

Working Group – Comprehensive Revision of Massachusetts Business Corporation Law, 2001., member, 1998 - present.

HONORS AND AWARDS, 2009-present.

grant recipient for development of (2008-09), 2007-present., Western New England University School of Law, 2002-2003.

Kennedy Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1998-1999.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

Scholarly Presentations:

Presenter, “Of Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs: Toward a Public Policy That Supports New Venture Formation,” at “Evolving Economies: The Role of Law in Entrepreneurship and Innovation,” at Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas, April 1, 2011.

Presenter, "Wilkes v. Springside Nursing Home, Inc.: The Backstory,” at the Law and Business Center for Advancing Entrepreneurship 5th Annual Conference: “Fiduciary Duties in the Closely-Held Business 35 Years After Wilkes v. Springside Nursing Home," at Western New England University School of Law, October 15, 2010.

Presenter, “Criminal Sanctions in Corporate Governance: A Comparative Examination of French and American Approaches to the Misuse of Corporate Assets,” at the Seventh Annual International Conference on Law at the Athens Institute for Education and Research, Athens, Greece. July 19-22, 2010.

Presenter, "The Kauffman Foundation’s eLaw Website Scholarship Materials – First Year Progress Report," at the Ninth Annual Transactional Law Clinic Conference and Workshop held at the Arizona State University College of Law, Scottsdale, AZ, April 30, 2010.

"Law and Business Center for Advancing Entrepreneurship 4th Annual Conference: Women, Ethnicity and Entrepreneurship," conference coordinator and moderator of a panel entitled "Access to Financial Capital,” presented at Western New England University School of Law, October 23, 2009.

Presenter, "Entrepreneurship Scholarship and the Kauffman Foundation’s eLaw Website Development Project," at the Eighth Annual Transactional Law Clinic Conference and Workshop held at the George Washington University Law School, April 24, 2009.

Panelist, “Harry Potter and the Law,” at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities, April 3-4, 2009, Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA.

“Looking for Lessons from the US: Deregulation, Market Failure and Government Intervention – What Have we Learned?” at “Banking Law Conference: Is the Bank Crisis also a Crisis in Banking Law?” at Free University of Brussels, Belgium, November 22, 2008.

Commenter on Jonathan Macey’s presentation “The Federal Banking Bailout: Success or Failure?” at Western New England University School of Law, Federalist Society, November 11, 2008.

"Law and Business Center for Advancing Entrepreneurship 3rd Annual Conference: Current Issues in Entrepreneurship and Community Economic Development," conference coordinator and moderator of a panel entitled "Looking Ahead: Political Outcomes and Policy Implications,” presented at Western New England University School of Law, October 17, 2008.

“Why Comparative Corporate Law Matters,” presented at “Perspectives on International Law and Comparative Law,” at the University of Paris X (Nanterre), France, June 16, 2008.

Commenter on David Reiss’s article “Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s Public Mission: Are the Benefits Worth the Risk?” at University of Connecticut’s 2008 Junior Scholars’ Workshop on Banking and Consumer Financial Services Law, May 28, 2008

“In re Disney and Its Aftermath,” presented at a panel discussion entitled “Executive Compensation and Golden Parachutes – a Comparative Look at a Common Problem,” at the University of Paris X (Nanterre), France, June 20, 2007.

Conference coordinator and moderator of a panel entitled “Fringe Banking and the Community – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” as part of the “Law and Business Center for Advancing Entrepreneurship 2nd Annual Conference: Current Issues in Community Development," at Western New England University School of Law, March 30, 2007.

Discussant on Brett Freundenberg’s article, What have been driving hybrid business forms and will Australia follow? at the AALS Section on Agency, Partnership, LLCs and Unincorporated Business Associations, program entitled “What Can Theoretical Perspectives Add to Our Understanding of Unincorporated Business Associations?,” at the AALS Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 4, 2007.

Conference coordinator and moderator of a panel entitled “The Future of the Community Reinvestment Act,” as part of the “Law and Business Center for Advancing Entrepreneurship 1st Annual Conference: Current Issues in Community Development," at Western New England University School of Law, March 24, 2006.

“Comparing Canadian and American Approaches to Large Bank Mergers,” at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Law & Economics Association, University of Toronto, Sept. 23-24, 2005.

“Bank Merger Guidelines in the United States and Canada,” at the University of the Pacific–McGeorge School of Law as part of a symposium entitled "International Financial Services: Diverse Approaches in a Globalized Environment", November 5, 2004

“The Changing Face of Parent and Subsidiary Corporations: Entity Versus Enterprise Liability” at the University of Connecticut School of Law, Moderator of panel on financial holding companies, October 21, 2004.

"Money Laundering: Striking a Balance Between Privacy and Security,” as part of a symposium entitled "Balancing Security and Liberty in the New Century" at Temple University, October 15, 2004.

“Bankers on the Front Lines – The Anti-Money Laundering Measures in the USA PATRIOT Act” delivered at Western New England University School of Law as part of a program addressing the legal responses to terrorism, September 20, 2002.

"The Political Economy of Canada's 'Widely Held' Rule for Large Banks," presented at the Annual Meeting Canadian Law & Economics Association, University of Toronto, Sept. 28-29, 2001.

“Financial Holding Company Liability After Gramm-Leach-Bliley,” presented at a conference on Financial Modernization After Gramm-Leach-Bliley at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, May 18, 2001.

“Applying the Massachusetts Low to Moderate Income Housing Act in Rural Communities – The Perspective of the local Zoning Board of Appeals,” presented at a, Western New England University School of Law, December 10, 1999.

"Banking in North America: Public Choice vs. Public Policy," presented at the Annual Meeting Canadian Law & Economics Association, University of Toronto, September 25-26, 1998.

“Control in Corporate Groups – A Global View,” presented a paper examining the differences in bank regulation among the NAFTA countries, especially relating to industry structure, and the implications of those differences for trade policy, held at the University of Connecticut, April 3-4, 1998.

Presentations on Legal Pedagogy:

Presenter, “Quantifying the Pedagogical Value of an Integrated Business and Law Outreach Approach,” at Research and Pedagogical Trends in Entrepreneurship Education, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, May 12, 2011.

Presenter, “Why do Interdisciplinary Work in Entrepreneurship?” at the session on the Law & Entrepreneurship Special Interest Group, United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE), Hilton Head, SC (via Skype), January 13, 2011.

Presenter, Poster Presentation, “The Kauffman Foundation’s eLaw Project: An online Community for Scholars and Teachers,” at Annual Meeting, Association of American Law Schools (AALS), San Francisco, CA, January 7, 2011,

Presenter, “The Making of a Deal Lawyer,” presentation to law faculty at University of Northern Kentucky Chase School of Law, Highland Heights, KY, September 15, 2010.

Presenter, “What Every Business Lawyer Should Know (But probably Won’t Learn in Law School),” presentation to law students at University of Northern Kentucky Chase School of Law, Highland Heights, KY, September 15, 2010.

Presenter, “Using Transactions to Teach Secured Transactions,” presented at “Transactional Education: What’s Next” as part of a panel entitled “Upper-level Courses: Three Exemplars,” at Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, GA, June 5, 2010.

Presenter, “Playing Well With Others: Lessons Learned about Interdisciplinary Work,” presented at “Transactional Education: What’s Next” as part of a panel entitled “Interdisciplinary Transactional Courses,” at Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, GA, June 4, 2010.

Presenter, “Putting Business into Business Law,” at the Ninth Annual Transactional Law Clinic Conference and Workshop at Arizona State University College of Law, Scottsdale, AZ, April 30, 2010.

Moderator and Presenter, “What Every New Business Lawyer Needs to Know (But Probably Didn’t Learn in Law School),” at ABA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, July 31, 2009.

“Telling Business Stories,” presented at “Once Upon a Legal Time: Developing the Skills of Storytelling in Law,” City University, London, UK, July 20, 2007.

“So You Want to Be an Adjunct Law Professor…,” presented at the Spring Meeting of the Section on Business Law, American Bar Association, Washington, D.C., March 18, 2007.

“Interdisciplinary Opportunities” at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Kansas City, as part of the Fourth Annual Meeting of Law School Transactional & Small Business Clinic Educators,, April 15, 2005.

“Curriculum: Teaching Materials and Methodology” at University of Pennsylvania Law School, as part of the Third Annual Meeting of Law School Small Business Clinic Educators, sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, April 16, 2004.

“Some Points About PowerPoint,” Presenter, AALS Annual Meeting Workshop on Technology and Pedagogy, Atlanta, GA, January 3, 2004.

“Teaching GameBoy-ers: PowerPoint, CALI Lessons, Excel and Developing Synergies With Research,” with Nicholas Georgakopoulos, delivered at the 2003 Annual Conference for Law School Computing at Duke University Law School, June19-21, 2003.

“Starting a Business Law Clinic to Serve Real Clients” at Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, as part of the Second Annual Meeting of Law School Small Business Clinic Educators, sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation, April 25, 2003.

"Improving Editorial Review of CALI Lessons," 2002 Annual Conference for Law School Computing, panelist in discussion of methods to improve the effectiveness of editorial review of computer-based law instruction lessons, held at Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, IL, June 20-22, 2002.

“Using the Exam as a Teaching Tool,” presented at an, Calgary, Alberta (presentation was selected by organizers from thirty-seven proposals submitted by law faculty nationwide), June 12, 2001.

Public Presentations:

Presenter, “Meet the Millennials,” presented to Springfield Rotary Club, Springfield, MA, July 28, 2011.

Presenter, “Saint Patrick, Entrepreneur,” presented to Westfield Chamber of Commerce St. Patrick’s Breakfast, Westfield, MA, March 18, 2011.

Presenter, “Working with Millennials,” presented as part of Common Ground Transformational-Inclusive Leadership Workshop and Forum, Springfield, MA, March 4, 2011.Presenter, “Top Ten List: Legal Mistakes of Small Businesses,” presented to Westfield Business Improvement District, Westfield, MA, October 6, 2010.

Debater, versus Dr. Kevin Hassett of the American Enterprise Institute, “Schumpeter’s Theory of the End of Capitalism: Is Obama Destroying Capitalism?” presented by the Federalist Society, Western New England University School of Law, September 16, 2010 (refuting the claim).

Presenter, online webinar on “Incorporating Your Business – LLC’s, S Corps, and Everything Else,” at the Scibelli Enterprise Center at Springfield Technical Community College, June 9, 2010.

“Choosing a Legal Entity for a Start-up Company,” workshop presented to Western Massachusetts Enterprise Fund clients at Open Square in Holyoke, MA, October 14, 2009.

"Top Ten Legal Mistakes of Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs," for high school teachers involved in the YES! (Young Entrepreneurial Scholars) at the Scibelli Enterprose Center, Springfiled, Mass., March 27, 2008.

"Legal Issues for Entrepreneurs," for high scool students in the entrepreneurship course at Wilbraham and Monson Academy, Wilbraham, Mass., December 10, 2007.

"Legal Consideration in the Sale of a Business," Entrepreneurial Workshop at the Law and Business Center for Advancing Entrepreneurship, Scibelli Enterprise Center, Springfield, Mass., September 13, 2007.

“How to Determine Legal Entity,” How-To Entrepreneurship Institute, Law and Business Center for Advancing Entrepreneurship, Western New England University, Springfield Mass., October 27, 2006.

"Avoiding Business Legal Mistakes," for grade-school students in the Academy Hill School Entrepreneurship Enrichment Cluster, Springfield, Mass., March 27-28, 2007.

“Choosing an Appropriate Business Entity,” Entrepreneurial Workshop at the Law and Business Center for Advancing Entrepreneurship, Scibelli Enterprise Center, Springfield Mass., October 10, 2006.

“Legal Issues: What You Need to Know to Start and Grow Your Own Business,”, Collegiate Entrepreneurship Conference, Springfield, Mass., October 21, 2005.

“Entrepreneurship Education Joint Ventures,” Presenter,, Springfield, Mass., October 13, 2003.

“Introduction to American Business Entities,” Guest Lecturer, Yale English Language Institute, invited to address group of foreign lawyers and LL.M. students about basic US corporate and securities issues, July 14, 2003.

“Representing the Penobscots – An Outsider’s View,” John F. Kennedy School of Government, Panel on Native American Development at the JFK School of Government, Harvard University, November 19, 1998.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Legal Practice Experience:

Attorney (6/86 - 6/91)

Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, Portland, Maine

Member of the corporate/commercial department of a 60+ attorney law firm with national, regional, and local clients. Practice regularly included advising entrepreneurs on matters of business organization, business planning, and business acquisitions. Significant work involving securities law, commercial lending, and banking regulatory matters. Exceptional projects included participating in the representation of: Georgia-Pacific as Maine counsel in its hostile tender offer for Great Northern Nekoosa; American Home Products in its takeover of American Cyanamid; Suffield Financial Corporation against its own Maine banking subsidiary which was attempting to gain independence; and establishing First NH Bank of Maine, a de novo state-chartered bank under Maine's interstate banking law.

Practice Oriented Publications:

Co-Editor, eNewsle

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