Authors

Elizabeth Brantlinger Angus Martin A. Frey Daniel F. Hinkel Toni Marsh Kathleen M. Reade

C. Suzanne Bailey Phyllis Hurley Frey Kent D. Kauffman Roger LeRoy Miller Constantinos E. Scaros

Chere B. Estrin Nancy R. Gallo Judy A. Long Daniel Oran Sidney K. Swinson

Pamela Everett Nollkamper Margie A. Hawkins Susan Burnett Luten William Putman Sandi Towers-Romero

Elizabeth Brantlinger Angus Elizabeth Brantlinger Angus, J.D. is an adjunct faculty member in Continuing Studies at Saint Joseph College, West Hartford Connecticut. She is an attorney, a member of the Connecticut Bar, and current President of Advance Paralegal, for education and consulting. She may be reached at elizabethangus@sbcglobal.net The Professional Paralegal Workbook ISBN: 1401889190 C. Suzanne Bailey C. Suzanne Bailey, attorney and educator, is an associate professor with Western Illinois University. She teaches a variety of classes in the Law Enforcement & Justice Administration program and has a particular interest in criminal procedure, constitutional law and alternative dispute resolution. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan and T.M. Cooley Law School, a member of the State Bar of Michigan, and a volunteer mediator at a local dispute resolution center. She may be reached at CS-Bailey@wiu.edu. Constitutional Law ISBN: 076684014X Chere B. Estrin Chere B. Estrin, Ph.D. is the CEO of Estrin LegalEd and founder of The Paralegal SuperConferences™. She is the career columnist for Legal Assistant Today magazine; a Los Angeles Paralegal Association Lifetime Achievement Recipient; a co-founding member of the International Paralegal Management Association. She has been interviewed by Newsweek, The Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune and other prestigious publications. An Inc. magazine Entrepreneur of the Year finalist, Ms. Estrin is also the author of 9 books in the paralegal field. She may be reached at Estrin@estrinlegaled.com.

The Successful Paralegal Job Search Guide ISBN: 076683025X

Everything You Need to Know About Being a Legal Assistant ISBN: 0827365187

Pamela Everett Nollkamper Pamela Everett Nollkamper is an instructor in the paralegal programs of Saddleback College and Fullerton College in Orange County, California. She has been a paralegal instructor since 1979, and has been a member of many paralegal advisory committees in Orange County for the past 25 years. In addition to serving on paralegal advisory committees, she has developed paralegal programs and curricula for Rancho Santiago College and Fullerton College. In addition to authoring Fundamentals of Law Office Management , Ms. Everett-Nollkapmer's writing credits include author of Legal Secretary Federal Litigation (James Publishing), Bankruptcy Courts and Procedures (James Publishing), and is co-author of Limited Liability Company (James Publishing). She has written many articles for various legal publications including Legal Assistant Today Magazine. Ms. Everett-Nollkamper is listed in Who's Who of American Law, Who's Who of Emerging Leaders of America, Who's Who of American Education, Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who of Finance and Industry, the International Who's Who of Women , and Who's Who in the World. She may be reached at pamnollakmper@gmail.com. Fundamentals of Law Office Management ISBN: 1401824633 Martin A. Frey Martin A. Frey is Professor Emeritus at The University of Tulsa College of Law. He earned a B.S.M.E. from Northwestern University, a J.D. from Washington University (St. Louis) School of Law, and an LL.M. from George Washington University. He is a member of the Oklahoma and Missouri Bar Associations, a Senior Settlement Judge for the United States District Court and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. He was the Reporter for the Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, an inspector for the ABA's Committee on Accreditation and Admissions to the Bar and the Co-Director of the Center on Dispute Resolution at The University of Tulsa College of Law. Prior to retiring, Professor Frey taught in the areas of Contracts, Secured Transactions, Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution, and Interviewing, Counseling, and Negotiating. In 1981, Professor Frey was selected as a recipient of The University of Tulsa's Distinguished Teacher Award. Over the years, Professor Frey has been selected by the students at the law school on a half a dozen occasions as outstanding professor. Upon his retirement he received a Lifetime Service Award from the Tulsa Alumni and the Tulsa Law Review Outstanding Professor Award. In addition to having taught at The University of Tulsa, Professor Frey has taught at Drake University and Texas Tech University and has been a visiting professor at Washington University (St. Louis), The University of Maine, The University of Alabama (John J. Sparkman Visiting Professor of Law), Wake Forest University, and Stetson University. Professor Frey is listed in Who's Who in American as well as in Who's Who in American Law.

Introduction to the Law of Contracts ISBN: 1401864716

Introduction to Bankruptcy Law ISBN: 1418040967

Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution ISBN: 0766821102

Essentials of Contract Law ISBN: 0766821455

Phyllis Hurley Frey Phyllis Hurley Frey earned a B.S. from Texas Tech University and a J.D. from The University of Tulsa College of Law. She is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association and was the Estate Administrator for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.

Introduction to the Law of Contracts ISBN: 1401864716

Introduction to Bankruptcy Law ISBN: 1418040967

Essentials of Contract Law ISBN: 0766821455

Nancy R. Gallo Nancy R. Gallo, J.D., is a frequent presenter at the American Association of Paralegal Studies conferences and was a member of AAfPE’s Family Law Syllabus Task Force (2003). Licensed to practice law in both Florida and New Jersey, the author is a member of the New Jersey Bar’s Elder Law Section and the American Bar Association’s Family Law Section. Professor Gallo is a frequent public speaker and has volunteered as an Early Settlement Panel member for the Sussex County Superior Court, Newton, New Jersey. A cum laude graduate of William Paterson University, the author attended Nova Southeastern University and was a recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities funded grant for the study entitled, Paul Robeson, 20th Century Humanist and Lawyer. The author is a full professor and the Legal Studies Programs coordinator at Sussex County Community College, Newton, New Jersey. She may be reached at ngallo@sussex.edu.

Introduction to Family Law ISBN: 1401814530

[Elder Law] ISBN: 1410842577

Margie A. Hawkins Margie A. Hawkins, MLS, is the Librarian for the Orlando office of Holland & Knight LLP, one of the largest and fastest growing law firms, with 18 domestic and 6 international offices. Prior to joining the firm in 1999, she was Assistant Director of the Central Florida Library Cooperative, Inc., one of Florida's six multiple library consortia. While at CFLC, she trained librarians and the public on the Internet and technology, and developed a workshop focusing on Internet legal resources. Before pursuing a career in librarianship, she was employed for over fifteen years as a litigation paralegal, specializing in complex commercial litigation and personal injury law. She holds a Masters of Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree with honors from the University of South Florida and undergraduate degrees in History and Legal Studies from the University of Central Florida. She is also a member of Beta Phi Mu, the international library and information science honor society. She may be reached at margie.hawkins@hklaw.com. Foundations of Legal Research and Writing ISBN: 1418013951 Daniel F. Hinkel Daniel F. Hinkel is corporate counsel for ING Investment Management, LLC located in Atlanta Georgia. He has been an instructor of real estate law for over twenty years in an ABA approved paralegal education program. He has also been the Chair of the American Bar Association’s Approval Committee for paralegal education programs and a Chair of the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Legal Assistants.

Practical Real Estate Law ISBN: 1418048410

Essentials of Practical Real Estate Law ISBN: 1418048062

Kent D. Kauffman Kent Kauffman, Esq., is the Paralegal Studies Program Chair at Ivy Tech Community College, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is a summa cum laude graduate of Temple University and The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University. Mr. Kauffman is the author of Legal Ethics, published by Cengage Learning and is also the author of The Legal Movie Guide: Key Scenes for the College Class. In addition to Legal Ethics, Mr. Kauffman also teaches Alternative Dispute Resolution, Legal Research and Writing, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, and Business Law. He is a recipient of Who’s Who in American Law, a multiple recipient of Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, and was a finalist for the 2007 Indiana Commission for Higher Education. He may be reached at kkauffma@ivytech.edu. Legal Ethics ISBN: 076684255X Judy A. Long Judy A. Long, J.D., was the Director of the ABA-approved Paralegal program at Rio Hondo College in Whittier, California for over twenty years. A former member of the American Association for Paralegal Educators, Judy Long has written several textbooks in the legal area, including: Basic Business Law 2d edition (co-author), Prentice-Hall, 1994; Law Office Procedures, West Pub. Co., 1995; California Legal Directory, West Legal Studies, 2000; Legal Research Using the Internet, West Legal Studies/Delmar, 2000; Legal Research Using Westlaw, West Legal Studies, 2001; Computer Aided Legal Research, Cengage/Delmar, 2003; Office Procedures for the Legal Professional, Cengage/Delmar, 2005; Administrative Procedures for the Legal Professional, Cengage/Delmar, 2007; Substantive Law for the Legal Professional, Cengage/Delmar, 2007. She may be reached at Jaler@aol.com.

Office Procedures for the Legal Professional ISBN: 1401840833	Administrative Procedures for the Legal Professional ISBN: 1418018333	Substantive Law for the Legal Professional ISBN: 1418018376	Computer Aided Legal Research ISBN: 0766813339
Legal Research Using WESTLAW ISBN: 0766813371	Legal Research Using the Internet ISBN: 0766813355	The California Legal Directory ISBN: 0766813398	Law Office Procedures, A Practical Guide ISBN: 0314092382

Susan Burnett Luten Susan Burnett Luten, J.D., graduated from Hastings College of the Law and was admitted to practice in California in 1980. Over the next 25 years, Ms. Luten practiced at all levels of the California state courts including the Courts of Appeal and Supreme Court, as well as all California Federal District Courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Her active litigation practice involved hiring, training and supervising paralegals, at times managing a staff of over 100 paralegals. She also taught litigation to paralegal students, first at St, Mary’s College Paralegal Program, and later at the California State University East Bay Paralegal Program. While at California State University, she was also curriculum consultant, assisting in the development of curricula for the paralegal program, and in hiring and supervising the teaching staff. California Civil Litigation ISBN: 1428318453 Toni Marsh Toni Marsh, Esq., received a Juris Doctor from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and a bachelor’s degree from Cleveland State University. A practicing attorney for sixteen years, she is currently the director of The George Washington University Paralegal Studies Master’s Degree and Graduate Certificate Programs and an Assistant Professor of American Jurisprudence. She designed and directed the paralegal studies programs at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and The George Washington University, and has taught paralegal studies at Georgetown University and Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio, where she continues to teach an online course in Juvenile Law. Professor Marsh is a current or former member of the American Bar Association; the DC Bar; the DC Bar Pro Bono Program; the Ohio State Bar Association; the Cuyahoga County Bar Association; the Cleveland Bar Association; the Justinian Forum; the Georgetown University Advisory Board; the Cuyahoga Community College Advisory Board; the Mecklenburg County Law Library Advisory Board; Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity; the National Italian American Foundation, Law Division; the National Capitol Area Paralegal Association; the American Association for Paralegal Education, where she serves on the Technology Task Force; the Cuyahoga County Mock Trial Project, where she served as Judge; and the Cuyahoga County Arbitration Panel, where she served as an arbitrator. She is the author of Juvenile Law (West 2006), American Jurisprudence (Carolina Academic Press 2008) and several articles in national and local legal publications. She may be reached at Marsht01@gwu.edu. Juvenile Law ISBN: 1401840191 Roger LeRoy Miller Roger LeRoy Miller is one of the most prolific legal researchers and textbook authors in the United States. He was the co-founder of the Center for Law and Economics at the University of Miami School of Law. He is the co-author of, among others, Business Law, Business Law Today, The Legal Environment Today, Fundamentals of Business Law, Legal Environment, and Criminal Justice in Action.

West's Paralegal Today: The Legal Team At Work, 4E ISBN: 1418050113

West's Paralegal Today: The Essentials, 4E ISBN: 1418050326

Daniel Oran Daniel Oran, J.D., is a graduate of Hamilton College and Yale Law School. He has practiced law in Connecticut and the District of Columbia. In addition, he has been Assistant Director of the National Paralegal Institute, Professor of Law at Antioch Law School, staff counsel to a member of Congress and the House Appropriations Committee, and president of Foresight, Incorporated. He has written an internationally reprinted novel and business texts, as well as professional and popular articles on paralegal education, psychiatry and law, poverty law, and individual rights. He may be reached at danoran@gmail.com.

Oran's Dictionary of the Law ISBN: 1418080918

Law Dictionary for Nonlawyers ISBN: 0766817431

William Putman William Putman received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law and has been a member of the New Mexico Bar since 1975. For ten years he was an instructor in the Legal Assistant Studies Program at Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the Paralegal Studies Program at Santa Fe Community College, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. William Putman is the author of the Pocket Guide to Legal Writing, the Pocket Guide to Legal Research and the textbooks Legal Research, Analysis and Writing; Legal Analysis and Writing; and Legal Research. He also authored the legal writing column in Legal Assistant Today for two years, James Publishing Co., and published several articles on legal analysis and writing in the magazine. He may be reached at putman@montrose.net.

Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing ISBN: 0766854558	Legal Analysis and Writing, 2E ISBN: 0766862402	Legal Research ISBN: 1401879586
The Pocket Guide to Legal Writing ISBN: 1401865976	Pocket Guide to Legal Research ISBN: 1418053767

Kathleen M. Reade Kathleen M. Reade is a veteran of over thirty years in the legal field as a litigation specialist, consultant, author and educator. She is the author of numerous articles and books. Some of Ms. Reade’s recent articles include Legal Issues in Engineering and Business Education, and interviews with Supreme Court authority Linda Greenhouse, author and journalist Ron Suskind and attorney/crime thriller author Paul Levine. She has authored several feature articles for Legal Assistant Today, including, Winning the Expert Witness Game and The Challenge of Toxic Torts: Coping with Contaminants. She is on the Board of Advisors and the editor and author of interviews and commentary for Law and Policy Institutions Guide, an award-winning website for legal professionals, authors and researchers. She has extensive experience in litigation, including jury selection. Ms. Reade currently works as a consultant as well as with an international corporation in activities ranging from coordination of litigation to regulation compliance, corporate governance, and obtaining explosives permits. She is listed in Who’s Who of American Law and Who’s Who of American Women. She may be reached at kmrparal@aol.com. Product Liability for Professional Paralegals ISBN: 0766848485 Constantinos E. Scaros Constantinos E. Scaros practiced immigration and education law for several years. He is the Dean of Criminal Justice at the Katharine Gibbs School in New York City, and also teaches history, law, and political science at New York University. He is the author of several books in the legal field. Learning About Immigration Law ISBN: 141803259X Sidney K. Swinson Sidney K. Swinson is a shareholder and director in the Tulsa law office of GableGotwals. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1977 from the University of Notre Dame and a Juris Doctor in 1980 from The University of Tulsa College of Law. His practice emphasizes bankruptcy, business reorganization and commercial litigation. Mr. Swinson is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, a recipient of the OBA Courageous Lawyer Award (1998), and a director and former chair of the OBA Bankruptcy and Reorganization Section. He served on the OBA Professional Responsibility Tribunal and served as Chief Master from 2005 until 2007. Additionally, Mr. Swinson is a member of the American Bar Association, the American Bankruptcy Institute and the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. Mr. Swinson is a bankruptcy trustee (since 1986) and an adjunct professor of law at The University of Tulsa College of Law (since 1993). Most recently, he served as chair of the Rules Committee for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. He is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and is a frequent speaker at Oklahoma Bar Association and Tulsa County Bar Association sponsored CLE programs. Introduction to Bankruptcy Law ISBN: 1418040967 Sandi Towers-Romero Sandi Towers-Romero is currently a professor of paralegal studies at Edison College, at their Fort Myers and Punta Gorda, Florida campuses. She also teaches law and business classes at South Florida Community College and has taught at Florida Southern College's Charlotte/DeSoto campuses, and the Universtiy of California at Irvine. Sandi received her Juris Doctor degree from Western State University in 1978, and completed legal postdoctoral work in 1983. In 1996 Sandi was honored with the Media Advocate award from the Small Business Administration (SBA), and in 1998 the SBA honored her again with the Women in Business Advocate award. She is listed in Who's Who Among America's Teachers. In addition to authoring many published articles on the media and business, Dr. Towers-Romero has had two books published—The Essentials of Florida Real Estate Law, and Those of Distant Campfires, a history of the Seminole Indians. She may be reached at stowersromero@edison.edu.

[Media and Entertainment Law] ISBN: 1418039128

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