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Faculty Profile
Lawrence Ponoroff
Academic Title: Dean & Samuel M. Fegtly Chair in Commercial Law
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Lawrence Ponoroff
Office Number:
Office Phone: 520.621.1498
Office Fax: 520.626-2050
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| Education |
Stanford University, J.D. (1978) |
Loyola University of Chicago, B.A. (1975) Graduated summa cum laude |
| Admitted to Practice |
Colorado |
U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit |
Ohio |
U.S. Supreme Court |
| Personal Work Experience |
Dean & Samuel M. Fegtly Chair in Commercial Law, James E. Rogers College of Law, 2009 - present |
Dean, Tulane University Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2001 - 2009 |
Mitchell Franklin Professor of Private and Commercial Law, Tulane University Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2000 - 2009 |
Vice Dean & Professor of Law, Tulane University Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1998 - 2001 |
Visiting Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Spring 1997 |
Professor of Law, Tulane University Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1995 - 1999 |
Visiting Professor of Law, Tulane University Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1994 - 1995 |
Visiting Professor of Law, Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan, Fall 1993 |
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Administration, The University of Toledo College of Law, 1990 - 1992 |
Professor of Law, The University of Toledo College of Law, 1990 - 1995 |
Associate Professor of Law, The University of Toledo College of Law, 1988 - 1990 |
Assistant Professor of Law, The University of Toledo College of Law, 1986 - 1988 |
Partner,, Holme, Roberts & Owen, Denver, Colorado, 1984 - 1986 |
Associate, Holme, Roberts & Owen, Denver, Colorado, 1978 - 1983 |
Representative Publications
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| Having One's Property and Eating It Too: When the Article 9 Security Interest Becomes a Nuisance, 82 Notre Dame L. Rev. 373 (2006) (co-author, with F. Stephen Knippenberg). |
| Making and Doing Deals: Contracts in Context, with Teacher's Manual (2d ed. 2006) (co-author, with David G. Epstein & Bruce A. Markell). |
| Principles of Preclusion and Estoppel in Bankruptcy Cases, 79 Am. Bankr. L.J. 839 (2005) (co-author, with Christopher Klein & Sarah Borrey). |
| Core Concepts of Commercial Law: Past, Present & Future, with Teacher's Manual (2004) (co-author, with John F. Dolan & Bruce A. Markell). |
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Complete List of Publications |
Presentations
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Panelist, The Dean as Financial Manager (Annual ABA Deans' Workshop, Phoenix, Ariz., 2009).
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Panelist, Deaning During Tough Times (Promoting Diversity in Law School Leadership, Seattle Univ. School of Law, Seattle, Wash., 2009).
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Panelist, The Dean's Dual Role: University Leader and Law School Negotiator (ABA Deans' Workshop, Chicago, Ill., 2009).
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| Complete List of Presentations |
| Organizations |
American Law Institute (elected) |
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Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy (elected) |
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Fellow, American Bar Foundation (elected) |
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American Bar Association |
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American Bankruptcy Institute |
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Fellow, Louisiana Bar Foundation |
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| Public Service |
Arizona State Bar Board of Governors (ex officio) 2009 - present |
Member, Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Judge Education (appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States) 2008 - present |
Member, ABA Site Evaluation Inspection Team in connection with sabbatical reaccreditation of Emory University Law School 2008 |
Member, Graduate Legal Education Committee, ABA Section for Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar 2004 - present (Chair, 2006 - 2008) |
Member, Board of Directors, Louisiana Supreme Court Historical Society 2005 - present |
Member, Advisory Committee on Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States) 2004 - present |
Member, Diversity Committee of the Louisiana State Bar Association 2004 - present |
Honorary Member, Advisory Committee for The National Pro Bono Celebration, American Bar Association 2008 - 2009 |
Member, Advisory Board of the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review 2000 - 2006 |
Member, Orleans Parish School Superintendent Search Committee 2002 - 2003 |
Member, Board of Governors, Louisiana State Bar Association 2001 - 2003 |
Member, Executive Committee, AALS Section on Debtor/Creditor Rights 2002 - 2003 |
Member, Board of Directors, American Board of Certification, national credentialing authority for insolvency professionals 2000 - 2006 |
Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute Professor-in-Residence, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 2000 |
Moderator for semi-annual Bankruptcy Update Program broadcast to federal bankruptcy judges over the Federal Judicial Television Network 1998 - 2002 |
Panelist, National Bankruptcy Review Commission Hearings on Consumer Bankruptcy Policy, Washington, D.C. 1996, 1997 |
Lecturer, BAR/BRI Review Course-Louisiana (negotiable instruments law) 1995 - 2009 |
Discussion Leader, Annual Bankruptcy Judges Roundtable, New Orleans, Louisiana 1995 |
Co-founder and Executive Director, "For The Children" Literacy Program, New Orleans, Louisiana 1994 - present |
Reporter and Consultant, Long-Range Planning Subcommittee of the Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System of the Judicial Conference of the United States 1992 - 1994 |
Chair, Bankruptcy CLE Planning Committee, Toledo Bar Association 1991 - 1994 |
Lecturer, Ohio BAR/BRI Review Course (corporations law) 1991 - 1997 |
| Institutional Service |
Member, Tulane University Research Council 2006 - 2009 |
Member, President's Leadership Group 12-person team formed to coordinate the rebuilding and re-opening of Tulane's campuses after Hurricane Katrina, 2005 |
Faculty Advisor, Tulane Law Review 1997 - 98, 1999 - 2001 |
| Awards |
| New Orleans City Business-Leadership in Law Award 2006 |
| Black Law Students Ass'n Community Service Award, Tulane University Law School 1999 |
| Felix Frankfurter Distinguished Teaching Award, Tulane University Law School 1997 |
| L. Hart Wright Teaching Excellence Award, The University of Michigan Law School 1997 |
| American Bankruptcy Law Journal Fellow (awarded by the Board of Governors of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Law Judges) 1995 |
| Law School Outstanding Professor Award, The University of Toledo College of Law Spring 1991 |
| University Outstanding Teaching Award, The University of Toledo 1990 - 1991 |
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