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ROBERT BROWN
XYZ Inc.
1234 First Street
Suite 567
Anycity, Anystate 85245
Education:
· A.B Any University of the South, 1964
· J.D., with honors, Any University, 1969
· Chief Justice Any Clark Award
· Order of the Coif
· M.A., Political Science, Any University
PERSONAL:
· Professor of Law, Any University School of Law 1994-Present
· Associate Professor at Anywhere 1991-1994
· Visiting Professor of Law, Any University School of Law, Fall 1990
· Practicing Attorney, 1970-90
· Any U.S. Supreme Court, 1974
· Admitted to Any Bar, 1969
COURSES TEACHING AT ANYWHERE:
· Constitutional Law I and II
· American Legal History (with an emphasis on civil liberties)
· Freedom of Speech and Press, and Agency
COURSES TAUGHT AT ANY COLLEGE:
· Criminal Law
· Evidence
· Selected constitutional topics concurrent with law practice.
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.
EMPLOYMENT AND ACTIVITIES:
· 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, general trial practice: tort, libel, products liability, environmental, civil liberties and constitutional law. Co-operating attorney, North Carolina Civil Liberties Union. Representative pro-bono cases:
· man threatened with jail if he criticized a judge's decision in the media
· preacher arrested for preaching on a downtown sidewalk to protest a semi-nude stroll
· high school students who wanted to print an article on birth control in the school newspaper
· member of the Black Panther party arrested for selling a newspaper in downtown Burlington, NC
· amicus brief against an effort to declare "The Curious Eye," which was a high school literary reader obscene
· motorists who taped over the slogan "First in Freedom" on North Carolina license plates.
· 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.