RESUME

Lawrence Welsch Kessler

Employment

         Richard M. Cardali Distinguished Professor of Trial Advocacy, Hofstra Law School
         (1989 - present)

         Professor of Law, Hofstra Law School (1980 - present)

                                Director, Hofstra Law School's Intensive Program in Trial Advocacy (1981-99). Full responsibility for administering a program teaching 150 students in 10 eight hour per day sessions with over 100 volunteer faculty embers -- including the recruitment of faculty.

                                Co-Director, Hofstra Law School's Externship Program.

                                Committee Responsibilities: Chair, Admissions and Academic Standard Committee; Chair, Appointments Committee, Community Legal Assistance Corporation's Executive Committee.

                               Courses Taught: Torts, Evidence, Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law, Trial Techniques, Conspiracy Seminar, Externship Seminar and the Tutorial Program.

Associate Professor of Law, Hofstra Law School (1974-80).

Associate Professor of Law, University of Cincinnati College of Law (1971-4).

Trial Attorney, Federal Defender Service for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1968-71).

Law Clerk for United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, Edward C. McLean (1967-8).
 

 Litigation Activities

Representation of defendants in federal criminal prosecutions: I represented over 100s of defendants during my tenure at Hofstra Law School. These cases have permitted me to try almost two jury trials each year in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and have caused me to appear regularly in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Arbitrator in  personal injury cases.
 

Bar Memberships

New York State, Ohio, United States Circuit Court for the Second Circuit, United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the Southern District of Ohio.
 

Education

                  Columbia Law School                    J.D. 1967
                  Honors:                                         Associate Editor, Columbia Law Review
                                                                       Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar,
                                                                       Member, Journal Of Law & Social Problems

                 Columbia College                           B.A. 1964
                 Honors:                                          Kinney Award; Dean's List

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