Experience

Facultad Libre de Derecho de Monterrey

• Mexico
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Adjunct Professor of Legal English and American Law, Writing for the Practice of Law

  • May 2006 - Present

  Students include law students from the Facultad Libre itself as well as students from other area law schools and practicing Mexican lawyers. Students include law students from the Facultad Libre itself as well as students from other area law schools and practicing Mexican lawyers.



Hofstra University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Professor of Legal Writing, Associate Faculty Director of International Programs

  • Jul 2010 - Jul 2022

• Associate Professor of Legal Writing and Assistant Faculty Director for International Programs

  • Jul 2010 - Oct 2016

  Teach legal writing, research and analysis - "lawyering skills" to [traditional] J.D. students, international J.D. students, and international LL.M. students. For substantive law purposes, I teach Import and Export Law[s], and have done so in the law school's study abroad programs in Havana and in Curacao, as well as in the regular law school curriculum. Faculty Advisor to Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) clinic.



Colegio Mayor, Universidad de Nuestra Senora del Rosario, Facultad de Jurisprudencia

• Guest Speaker, Panelist; Guest Professor

  • Dec 2010 - Jul 2013

  One of a panel of attorneys from Europe, Latin America and the U.S. discussing immigration and refugee rights in our respective countries. Over 200 practicing lawyers from the Bogota and Colombian bars attended this event held in December 2010. Later invited to teach a course I designed and developed for the faculty: "Curso de desarrollo profesoral sobre redaccion de articulos juridicos en ingles" (How to Improve Your Chances of Being Published in an American Law Journal). I taught this course in July 2013.



University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Visiting Professor of Lawyering and Foreign Lawyering Skills

  • Aug 2008 - Jun 2010

  Also ran Volunteer Income Tax Assistance [VITA] Clinic there during 2010 Filing Season. Also ran Volunteer Income Tax Assistance [VITA] Clinic there during 2010 Filing Season.



Masaryk University School of Law, Brno, Czech Republic

• Guest Professor, U.S. Legal Writing

  • Nov 2009 - Nov 2009

  Name of the course: IRAC for the Civil Law Lawyer. Name of the course: IRAC for the Civil Law Lawyer.



Thai Judicial Training Center, Bangkok

• Guest Professor, U.S. Legal Writing

  • Jan 2009 - Jan 2009

  It was truly my honor to teach these wonderful judges of the Thai bench. It was truly my honor to teach these wonderful judges of the Thai bench.



Chicago Kent College of Law

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Adjunct Professor of U.S. Law and Legal English

  • Mar 2007 - Aug 2008

  I worked for my alma mater, Chicago Kent, in China [Guangzhou], Thailand [Bangkok], and Chicago, teaching U.S. law and legal analysis to second-language, second-law students from around the world. I worked for my alma mater, Chicago Kent, in China [Guangzhou], Thailand [Bangkok], and Chicago, teaching U.S. law and legal analysis to second-language, second-law students from around the world.



Sripatum University School of Law

• Guest Professor, U.S. Law and Legal Writing

  • Jan 2007 - Feb 2008

  I actually taught at this fantastic Thai law school for two weeks in 2007, and again for two intensive weeks in February 2008. Fabulous students [mostly Thai practicing lawyers]. I actually taught at this fantastic Thai law school for two weeks in 2007, and again for two intensive weeks in February 2008. Fabulous students [mostly Thai practicing lawyers].



Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Guest Professor - U.S. Law and Legal Writing

  • May 2006 - Jun 2006

  A wonderful experience to meet and work with this group of motivated and experienced Chilean lawyers. Chile is beyond fabulous. A wonderful experience to meet and work with this group of motivated and experienced Chilean lawyers. Chile is beyond fabulous.



Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE), Beijing, PRC

• Guest Professor of U.S. Law

  • Jun 2005 - Jul 2005

  Perhaps the eight most fascinating weeks of my life teaching Chinese law students - graduate and undergraduate - the foundations of the U.S. legal system. Perhaps the eight most fascinating weeks of my life teaching Chinese law students - graduate and undergraduate - the foundations of the U.S. legal system.