My Background
Personal Profile
Beginning fiction writing career in January 2023 while in the process of retiring from career as a University professor. I have written and submitted short stories and am working on my first mystery featuring Kitt Jackson, a reclusive artist who is drawn into a murder investigation because of the murder of a beloved younger brother.
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Academic Experience
Professor, California State University, Fresno
Director, Center for the Scholarly Advancement of Learning and Teaching, 2012-2016
Associate Professor, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Professional Experience
Charles and Jones
Attorney-private practice, represented clients in business formation, bankruptcy hearings and family law Omaha, NE
Associate Counsel, Legal Aid Society
Attorney-represented clients in social security disability hearings, bankruptcy hearing, child custody cases, landlord-tenant cases, debt collections and welfare hearings in Omaha, NE
Associate Appellate Counsel, Legal Aid, Criminal Appeals, New York
Attorney-represented defendants in criminal appeals before the appellate courts in New York, NY
Education
New York University School of Law. New York, New York
Earned J.D. Studied traditional subjects such as contracts and criminal law; was a law intern for juvenile courts and for a legislator
University of California, Los Angeles, online
Focused on educational technology and its use in promoting learning. Earned a certificate in Educational Technology
Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska
Earned a B.A. in Sociology
