Author of the Week: Tim Kimbrough

Tom Kimbrough is the Associate Director for Public Services at the Underwood Law Library at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at the SMU Law School, teaching International & Foreign Legal Research. Prior to joining SMU, he was a Senior Associate in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Korea practice groups at Baker & McKenzie in Hong Kong from 2002-2004. He was an Associate in the Corporate Finance, China, and Korea practice groups at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Beijing office) from 2000-2002. He was a Foreign Legal Consultant, specializing in finance and cross-border investment projects, at Kim & Chang in Seoul, Korea from 1994-1998. He received his law degree from the University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall) in 1988, his master’s degree in library and information science from the University of Washington in 2006, and his undergraduate degree from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in 1985.

Author of the Week: Professor Marcia Narine

Marcia Narine is an Assistant Professor of Law at St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, Florida teaching and researching on civil procedure, business associations, corporate governance, compliance, corporate social responsibility, legal ethics, human rights, and employment law. She has been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, NPR, Compliance Week, Verge, and other publications. She also blogs weekly on the Business Law Professor Blog.

Prior to joining St. Thomas Law, she served as Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Professor Narine also served as the Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, as well the Vice President, Global Compliance and Business Standards and Chief Privacy Officer of Ryder System, Inc., a Fortune 500 global transportation and supply chain management solutions company. Before joining Ryder, Professor Narine was an attorney with Morgan, Lewis and Bockius' labor and employment practice in Miami. She has also worked as a commercial litigator with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen and Hamilton in New York, and as a law clerk to former Justice Marie Garibaldi of the Supreme Court of New Jersey. 

In 2012, Professor Narine was appointed by the Secretary of Labor to the Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee. In May 2011, Ms. Narine testified before the House Financial Services Committee in Congress on the unintended impact of Dodd-Frank Financial Reform on corporate compliance programs. 

Professor Narine earned her law degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School, and her bachelor’s degree, cum laude, in political science and psychology from Columbia University. 

Author of the Week: Benjamin (B.J.) Goodheart

Benjamin (B.J.) Goodheart is an aviation professional with nearly 20 years of experience in the field. His diverse background began in aviation line service and has expanded to roles in aviation safety and loss control, training, and professional flying. His career spans from small operators to major airlines, and has afforded him a wide variety of opportunities to practice within his passion. He holds a B.S. in Aeronautical Science, a Master of Science in Safety Science, and a Ph.D. in Aviation from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in addition to several professional aviation certifications, and Airline Transport Pilot and flight instructor certificates. B.J. manages aviation claims and safety programs for an international aviation client base, and he serves as President of an aviation nonprofit organization, Mercy Wings Network.

Author of the Week: Professor Vincent Chiappetta

Vince joined the Willamette University College of Law faculty in 1997. He teaches in the fields of Intellectual Property, Business and Commercial Law, and Science, Technology and Law. He received the Jerry E. Hudson Award for Excellence in Teaching (2002) and was named College of Law Teacher of the Year (1999). He was the founding Director for the Certificate of Concentration in Business Law Program. Vince has extensive practice experience, serving as vice president and general counsel for Tektronix, Inc. (1993-1997), as associate general counsel (Trademarks) for Levi Strauss & Co. (1992-1993) and as associate general counsel (Europe, Africa, Middle East) for Apple Computer, Inc. (1987-1991) (located in Paris, France). He also practiced with the Meyer, Hendricks, Victor, Osborn & Maledon firm in Phoenix, Arizona, from 1977 to 1987 and from 1991 to 1992. Vince has been active in high-technology and e-commerce related legislative issues, serving as the Chairman of the Oregon Internet Commission, as a member of the Oregon Higher Education Technology Transfer Board and of the Oregon Bar Computer and Electronic Information Workgroup. Vince received his J.D. from the University of Michigan (magna cum laude) and his B.S.E.E., (Computer Science) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, Sigma Xi). He is admitted to the Arizona, California and Oregon State Bars and to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Bar.

Author of the Week: Professor Raneta Lawson Mack

Raneta Lawson Mack is Professor of Law at Creighton University School of Law, where she teaches Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, White Collar Crime, and Comparative Criminal Procedure. Professor Mack has published articles on several criminal law related issues including reform of the Chinese criminal justice system, concealed weapons laws, money laundering, bias in the criminal justice system, and problems with the Federal Witness Protection Program.

Professor Mack is also the author of four books, "A LAYPERSON'S GUIDE TO CRIMINAL LAW" (Greenwood Press, 1999), "THE DIGITAL DIVIDE: STANDING AT THE INTERSECTION OF RACE AND TECHNOLOGY," Carolina Academic Press, 2001), "EQUAL JUSTICE IN THE BALANCE: AMERICA'S LEGAL RESPONSES TO THE EMERGING TERRORIST THREAT," (with co-author Michael J. Kelly)(University of Michigan Press, 2004), and COMPARATIVE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: HISTORY, PROCESSES AND CASE STUDIES (W.S. Hein, 2008).

Author of the Week: Tawnya K. Plumb

Tawnya K. Plumb is the Head of Electronic & Digital Services at the University of Wyoming College of Law and a professor of legal research. She received her M.L.I.S. from The University of Texas at Austin and her B.A. from the University of Wyoming. Prior to 2004 she worked as a law librarian at Hughes & Luce, LLP and at the Texas State Law Library. In addition to co-authoring the Wyoming Legal Research CALI lesson, Tawnya serves on the CALI Legal Research Community Authoring Project Advisory Panel.

Author of the Week: Cindy Shearrer

Cindy Shearrer is the Associate Law Librarian for Patron Services at the University of Missouri School of Law Library. A specialist in legislative research, she has developed and facilitated courses on a variety of legal research, continuing legal education and library science topics for the University. Cindy holds a B.S. in Education and a Masters in Library and Informational Science from the University of Missouri – Columbia.

Author of the Week: Professor Edward C. Martin

As the director of law school technology, Professor Edward Martin has been a pioneer in the integration of the latest teaching technologies in the classrooms at Cumberland School of Law, as well as in the development and design of the law school's innovative on-line (distance) education curriculum.

Prof. Martin has been honored for his outstanding classroom teaching, and in 2007 he received Cumberland School of Law’s Harvey S. Jackson Award for Excellence in Teaching for his instruction in first-year courses. He teaches a variety of law courses in both the regular classroom as well as on-line class environments, including Torts, Damages, Products Liability, Professional Responsibility, Environmental Law, and Cyberlaw.

Prof. Martin is also a CALI Remedies Fellow, where he has authored several lessons for the Computer Assisted Legal Instruction and participated in numerous presentations and speaking events pertaining to innovative uses of computers and technology in legal education.

Author of the Week: Professor John A. Humbach

Professor Humbach’s teaching specialty has been in the property law area for over 30 years. He also teaches courses in legal ethics, criminal law and the First Amendment. Before entering law teaching in 1971, Professor Humbach practiced corporate and securities law for five years in New York City. He has authored a number of articles in property law areas such as landlord-tenant and the takings clause of the Constitution, as well as computer-assisted instruction programs for first-year law students. He also the author of the book “Whose Monet? An Introduction to the American Legal System.”

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