Law Professor Resume

MATTHEW S. JOHNSON
276 W. Whacker Drive Suite 9000\
Chicago, IL 67601

Personal:

• Professor of Law, Wake Forest University School of Law 1994-Present
• Associate Professor at Wake Forest 1991-1994
• Visiting Professor of Law, Wake Forest University School of Law, Fall 1990
• Practicing Attorney, 1970-90
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1974
• Admitted to North Carolina Bar, 1969

Experience:

• Professor of Law, Wake Forest University School of Law, 1994 to present
• Associate Professor, Wake Forest University School of Law, 1991-1994
• Visiting Professor, Wake Forest University School of Law, 1990
• Lawyer in Residence, Francis Lewis Law Center, Washington and Lee University, May 1985
• Partner at Smith, Patterson, Follin, Curtis, James, Harkavy & Lawrence, 1971-1991
• Instructor at Guilford College teaching Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, and Evidence, 1974-1977 (concurrent with law practice)
• Member 1977-1985 and Chair, 1978-85, North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) Review Board (concurrent with law practice)
• Law Clerk to Chief Justice William H. Bobbitt, North Carolina Supreme Court, 1969-1970
• Summer associate, Lewis Roca, Phoenix, AZ, summer 1968
• Mediator, Dispute Settlement Center
• Past board member, chair of the amicus committee, and Vice President for Legal Affairs, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Courses Taught at Guilford College:

• Criminal Law
• Evidence
• Selected constitutional topics concurrent with law practice.

Courses Teaching at Wake Forest:

• Constitutional Law I and II
• American Legal History (with an emphasis on civil liberties)
• Freedom of Speech and Press, and Agency

Practice:

• Civil Liberties, free speech, litigation under 42 USC sec. 1983
• Torts and products liability
• Criminal law
• Employment discrimination cases
• Selective service law
• Some environmental law in addition to a general trial practice

Awards & Honors:

• Named Donald L. Smith Professor of Constitutional and Public Law, Wake Forest University, 2002.
• Awards for Free Speech. See, Free Speech., 2000
• Joseph Branch Excellence in Teaching Award, 1999
• Student bar Excellence in Teaching Award, 1997
• Frank Porter Graham Award from the North Carolina Civil Liberties Union for achievement in defending and advancing civil liberties in North Carolina (based both on my pro-bono and scholarly work), 1985.

Professional Activities:

• Chair, Constitutional Law Section, Association of American Law Schools, 2001-2002. Member of Wake Forest University Senate; Executive Committee Member 2002
• Member, American Society for Legal History; Constitutional Law Section, AALS; North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Education:

M.A., Political Science, University of Chicago, 1967

A.B., summa cum laude, University of the South, 1964
J.D., with honors, University of North Carolina, 1969
Chief Justice Walter Clark Award
Order of the Coif

Manager Law Firms Resume

JAMES NELSON
73 Peck over Road,
Norwich, Norfolk,
NR4 7BP (Eastern), UK

Objective:

I seek a long-term position in a law firm where I am to utilise my experiences, education, and talents in the area of law that interests me and benefits the firm.

Experience:

Pilgrim Geddes Lawyers (Gold Coast) July 2004 October 2006

• Criminal law (Legal Aid); Family law, Commercial, Property, Wills and Estates, Administrative, Court work, interviewing, drafting.
• Experience in the use of Amicus Attorney, Bing FX, phone call logging and statements of correspondence/phone calls logged.

Gembridge Pty Ltd, Sydney April1989 February1999
Export Manager

• Responsible for exports of honey and halal meat products to Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia; arranging of freight forwarding, tariff declarations and payments, and client orders and liaison, team work and time management including delegation of duties.

Your Life Sports Store, NSW June 1987May 1989
Proprietor

My responsibility included hiring and dismissing, training and managing a staff of 5. My other responsibilities included book keeping, marketing, buying and banking.

Education:

Master of Laws, 2005
Bond University, Australia

Juris Doctor of Laws, 2004
Bond University, Australia

Post Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, 2003
Bond University, Australia

Bachelor of Arts, 2002
Griffith University
(Double Major: Psychology and Philosophy)
Predominant subjects and electives in Psychology

Achievements:

1998-2004 President, Australian Armwrestling Federation
President, Oceania Armsport Federation
Vice President, World Armsport Federation

2000 Olympic Taekwondo Referee, Sydney

1983-1997 National Olympic Tournament Director

• Director and Chairperson of the World Taekwondo Council and World Hapkido Federation
• Master Instructor, 7th Dan WTF and 7th Dan WHF
• Awarded World Taekwondo Federation Honour Award from the President of WTF and Vice President of IOC for the promotion of Taekwondo in the Oceania region
• Tournament Director of the 1st Commonwealth Taekwondo Games (16 countries competed), Sydney
• Accredited level 1 Taekwondo Coach, Australian Institute of Sport
• Accredited Taekwondo Presenter level 1 (psychology and nutrition)
• 34 years of Martial Arts experience
• 35 Martial Arts schools with over 3000 members across Australia
• Two times Australian middleweight champion
• 1986 World heavyweight Martial Arts champion (Madison Square Garden, N.Y)
• Organiser and promoter of 13 state and national championships
• NSW Designer and co-ordinator of instructor accredited courses and seminars

1994 Head Coach and Team Leader to the World Taekwondo Championships, Orlando Florida, USA.

• The Australian team came second in the world. I was awarded best coach by Orlando Mayor John Birch.

Computer Skills:

• Excellent keyboard skills, typing 45 wpm
• Excellent knowledge and skill in a range of computer packages including word, publisher, access, excel, front page
• Experience in the use of Amicus Attorney, Bing FX, phone call logging and statements of correspondence/phone calls logged.

Additional Skills:

Oral and written fluency in English, Arabic, and some German

Membership:

• Entertainment & Arts Alliance (NSW).
• Australian Taekwondo Council Inc
• Taekwondo Australia Inc
• Australian Hapikido Council
• World Taekwondo Federation
• Australian Armsport Federation
• Oceania Armsport Federation
• World Armsport Federation

Senior Lawyer Resume

RYAN SMITH
309 W. 57th St., Ste. 509 New York, NY 10019
E-mail: ryansmith@emaill.com

Objective:

Desire a Challenging Position as Lawyer to Provide Top of the Class Legal Service.

Career Profile:

A highly talented, knowledgeable and 12 year experienced Lawyer with demonstrated track record of providing unmatchable legal service. Expert in all aspects of Corporate Governance; ensuring that various legal entities of a company are follow basic corporate compliance requirements, which includes corporate structure, procedures, documentation and inter-company agreements for various companies.

Experience:

Newton & York, Stony Point, NY 2000 - Present
Litigation Attorney

• Represent Company in connection with litigation and contested administrative matters proceedings; coordinate with outside counsel.
• Assist all departments in review of legal matters, including personnel, employee relations, and customer relations, as requested to do so.
• Carry out management responsibilities in accordance with the Company's policies, objectives, and applicable government laws and regulations.
• Review administration of foreign entities' agreements, procedures, accounting and corporate administration to ensure compliance with applicable laws and treaties.
• Ensure proper agreements, payments and settlements of group companies, as well as, proper statutory accounting for each group company.

Yyles & Mark, Stony Point, NY 1995 - 2000
Commercial Contract Lawyer

• Advised internal clients (Sales, Development, Purchasing, Product Management, Marketing and Logistics) on any kind of legal issue arising in connection with transactions and business proposals.
• Accounted for the timely and appropriate handling of various standard and non- standard agreements, taking into consideration applicable business, legal and technical issues.
• Drafted, reviewed and negotiated a wide variety of commercial contracts.
• Advised on product promotional activities and press material.

Yyles & Mark, Stony Point, NY 1992 - 1995
Professional Support Lawyer

• Designed, developed and presented training programs and seminars, principally for lawyers in the corporate department and being the point of contact for the training team.
• Assisted with ideas and content for client training.
• Assisted lawyers with technical and practical enquiries and provided deal support where appropriate.
• Prepared and contributed to briefings, updates, brochures and alerts for distribution internally to members of the firm and externally to clients.

Education:

MA In Law, 1995
New York University, NY

Bachelor's degree in Law, 1992
New York University, NY

• Licensed practicing attorney in litigation

Computer Skills:

Windows, WordPerfect, PowerPoint, Word, Westlaw, Lexis-Nexus, Lotus Notes and Excel