Education: Georgetown University Law Center, J.D, 2002. GPA: 3.29. University of Michigan Law School, Visiting J.D. Student, 2001-2002. GPA: 3.5. Western Michigan University, B.A., College of Education, magna cum laude, 1998. GPA: 3.83. Carl & Winifred Lee Honors College at Western Michigan University, Graduate, 1998. Honors Thesis: “Soldiering in the Second World War: Individual and Collective Memories.” Academic Positions and Experience: Current: Professor of Law, Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center (2011- ) Prior: Associate Professor of Law, Nova Southeastern Univ., Shepard Broad Law Ctr. (2009-11) Assistant Professor of Law, Nova Southeastern Univ., Shepard Broad Law Ctr. (2005-09) Intern Teacher, Kalamazoo Central High School, Kalamazoo, MI. 1998. Instructor, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI. Fall Semester 1997. J.D. Courses Taught: Lawyering Skills and Values I & II, Professional Responsibility, Current Constitutional Issues: Internet Gambling Law, and Administrative Law Research Skills. M.S.H.L./M.S.E.L. Courses Taught: Business Organizations, Legal Research, Methods & Reasoning, and Individual Research Project on Federal Issues/Patients’ Rights. Committee Work: Committee on Review, Promotion, and Tenure 2011-12 Program Review Committee 2010-11 Appointments Committee 2006-10 2007-08 & 2009-10) Adjunct Review Subcommittee 2007-08 & 2009-10 Admissions Committee 2005-06 Law Library Director Search Committee 2009 Advisory Roles: Advisor, Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition 2007-11 Advisor, American Bar Association, Law Student Division 2007-11 Florida Bar: Representative to FL Bar Student Education and Bar Admissions Cmte. 2007-10 Professional Legal Experience: Litigation Associate, Miller, Johnson, & Cummiskey, PLC. 2002-2005. Summer Associate, Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC. 2000, 2001. Deputy Clerk, Eighth District Court of Michigan, Kalamazoo, MI. 1998-1999.
Other Publications: ABA Promulgates Formal Ethics Opinion on Lawyer Websites, AALS Professional Responsibility Newsletter, Fall 2010. Indiscriminate Harasser Liability under Title VII: A Pair of LRW Brief Writing Problems, Legal Writing Institute Idea Bank 2010. High Tech Covenants Not to Compete in Arkansas Law: Three LRW Objective Memo Problems, Legal Writing Institute Idea Bank 2010. Dr. Bloom Goes to Law School, Second Draft, Vol. 25, Issue 1, Fall 2010. Publicizing Your Scholarship, AALS New Law Professors Section Newsletter, Dec. 2009. Title IX Sexual Harassment by a Student Coach: A Pair of LRW Briefing Problems, Legal Writing Institute Idea Bank 2007. Covenants Not to Compete for Dog Trainers in Pennsylvania Law: A Series of Three LRW Memo Problems, Legal Writing Institute Idea Bank 2007. Professional Presentations: “Dr. Strangeread: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Live Critiquing,” Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference, March 25, 2011. “Professional Responsibility in the Legal Writing Classroom,” Capital Area Legal Writing Conference, February 25, 2011. “(Not So) New on Federal Court Reform Options,” Southeastern Association of Law Schools Conference, August 1, 2010. “New Ideas about the Design of Appellate Courts,” Southeastern Association of Law Schools Conference, August 1, 2010 (moderator). “Empire or Quagmire?” Stetson’s Virtual Writing Conference: Annual Scholarship Highlights in Legal Communication, April 29, 2010. “Unpublished Opinions for Beginners” Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference, March 19-20, 2010. “Clarion Call or und Drang: A Response to Pierre Schlag’s Lecture on the State of Legal Scholarship” NSU Faculty Symposium, March 12, 2010. “Unclearly Established: How Unpublished Opinions Muddle Qualified Immunity Determinations” Florida Junior Faculty Forum, Stetson Law School, November 15, 2008.