Expert Qualifications
This highly experienced attorney and academic currently serves as a named Professor of Law and Special Counsel to the President at a large state university in Nevada. Previously, she was the Dean and a Professor of Law at the University of Houston, as well as the Dean and a Professor of Law at the University of Nebraska. The expert earned her J.D. from Stanford Law School and began her career in the Bankruptcy and Workouts Group with Morrison & Foerster before entering academia as an Assistant/Associate Professor at The Ohio State University College of Law. The expert specializes in professional ethics, corporate governance, and bankruptcy. She has published numerous works and is a frequent speaker, including a presentation delivered at the National Association of Estate Planner's 52nd Annual Conference on ethical behavior. In addition to her role as a Professor, she remains active as an expert witness and consultant.
Bio Snapshot
- Location: NV
- B.A., Legal Studies & Psychology, Rice University
- J.D., Stanford Law School
- Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy
- Bar Admittance, United States District Court, District of Nevada & Nevada Supreme Court
- Bar Admittance, United States District Court, Northern District of Texas & Texas Supreme Court
- Member, National Association of Legal Fee Analysis
- Member, Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers
- Member, Federal Bar Association
- Member, Advisory Committee to the American Bankruptcy Institute's Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11
- Editorial Board Member, The Business Lawyer
- Co-Author or Editor, 7 Books, 8 Book Chapters, & 50+ Articles
- Former, Judicial Clerk, The Honorable Joseph T. Sneed of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Former, Associate in the Bankruptcy and Workouts Group, Morrison & Foerster
- Former, Assistant/Associate Professor in Debtor-Creditor Law, Chapter 11, & Contracts, The Ohio State University College of Law
- Former, Professor & Associate Dean for Student Affairs, The Ohio State University College of Law
- Former, Dean & Professor of Law, University of Nebraska College of Law
- Former, Dean & Professor of Law, University of Houston Law Center
- Former, Acting Executive Vice President & Provost, a Large Law School in Nevada
- Current, a Named Professor of Law & Special Counsel to the President, a Large Law School in Nevada
