TRADE SECRET LAW. Trade secret law and related legal strategies for protecting proprietary information are another area of Expert's expertise. In addition to teaching in these areas, her video training course entitled: "Protecting Proprietary Information: Trade Secrets, Reverse Engineering, and Related Topics" is scheduled for production in July of 1993.

SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAW. A significant portion of Expert's case load while a practicing attorney was in the area of employment law. In July of 1992, she produced a training video entitled: "Corporate Policies and Strategies for Addressing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace." Sexual harassment is also the subject of some of her academic writing and speaking engagements.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. Discrimination against disabled individuals is another area of employment law in which Expert has experience both as a practicing attorney and in her teaching. "The Americans with Disabilities Act: Coping and Complying with Employment Discrimination Law" is the title of her training video in this area.

CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS. Creating and reorganizing business organizations consumed a significant portion of Expert's time when she was a practicing attorney. She continues to keep current in this area through her teaching.

NEGLIGENCE LAW. Negligence law applies to a broad range of contexts which can span one's business, professional, and personal life. Whether dealing with a design defect, professional malpractice, or automobile accident, negligence law is likely to be used to resolve the underlying dispute. Again, Expert is experienced in the area both from her years of practicing law as well as her teaching and writing. She is particularly interested in negligence law as it is applied to product liability law suits, liquor liability litigation, and employment disputes.

CONTRACT LAW. Drafting business and other types of contracts was a regular part of Expert's responsibilities at her law firm. She continues to teach in this area, as contract law is one of the cornerstones of any business law course.

ENGINEERING ETHICS. Expert teaches professional (sometimes called applied) ethics as part of her Engineering Law & Ethics course. She has also written in the area. In addition to her law degree, she took a number of graduate courses in philosophy in order to prepare for this undertaking.

In 1990, Expert was the first woman to receive an Outstanding Instructor Award from the National Technological University for her work in distance learning. She also received a Lilly Teaching Fellowship at the University of Massachusetts. One of her academic articles on sexual harassment received an Outstanding Paper Award in the Industry Application category at a national conference.

"Information Technology and the Law Series--Copyright and Trademark Law for the Uninitiated, E-Mail and the Law, Software and the Law;" "Internet and the Law--What Every Business Needs to Know;" "Professional Ethics for the New Millennium--Why Knowing Right From Wrong Isn't Enough;" "Protecting Proprietary Information: Trade Secrets, Reverse Engineering and Related Topics;" "Product Safety and Design: Strategies for Managing Product Liability;" "Engineering Law and Ethics."

Expert has produced training courses on video, offered courses or Q&A by video-conference or e-mail.