COLLEGIATE AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

• J.D.
  The University of Texas School of Law, 1969
• B.A., with honors
  Austin College, 1966

ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT

• Attorney, Self-Employed
  Legal consultation in Denton, Texas.
  1990-present
• Attorney, Self-Employed
  General practice, Lakewood, Colorado
  1970-1987
• Associate Attorney
  Law Office of Niel L. Good, Lakewood, Colorado.
  1969
• Jobs While Attending College
  Tax Examiner, IRS Regional Center, Austin, Texas; Personnel Training, Texas Electric Company, Fort Worth, Texas; Cost Analysis and Production, IBM, Sherman, Texas; Stock Clerk, Hall Bearing Company, Fort Worth, Texas.
  1963-1968
  

• State Bar of Texas, 1969
• State Bar of Colorado, 1969
• Federal Bar, 1969
• Colorado Vocational Credential: Post-Secondary and Adult, Business Education

• Academy of Legal Studies in Business, 1984-present.
• Southern Academy of Legal Studies in Business, 1989-present.
• Texas Bar Association, 1969-present.
• Fulbright Alumni Association, Regional Board of Directors, 1985-1999.
• North Eastern Regional Business Law Association, 1987-1990.
• Rocky Mountain Business Law Association, 1984-1988.
• Colorado Bar Association, 1969-1988.
• First Judicial District Bar Association.
• Small Business Institute Director's Association, Vice-President, Region II.
• American Bar Association.
• National Education Association.
• Colorado Education Association, Local President.
• Association for Experiential Education, National Conference Steering Committee.

• Geneseo Bicentennial Commission, City of Geneseo, October, 1988 - October, 1989: Involved the planning and operation of a year of bicentennial events including speakers and a festival.
• Geneseo Business and Industry Center: As a board member I helped to plan programs, seminars, and activities to promote economic development in conjunction with the U.S. Small Business Administration, the New York State Economic Development Office, and the Chamber of Commerce.
• Director, Small Business Institute: As the director of the Institute, I was able to provide many management assistance studies or consulting reports for many local businesses.
• Rotary Club: Scholarship Committee, Program Committee for Summer Festival, Pancake Suppers, Photographer for local newspaper, Talk-A-Thon Chair, many community and charity projects.
• Denton High School All Sports Booster Club, Secretary, 1996-1997.
• Denton High School Baseball: President, Mustang Club (Summer Booster Club), 1993-94; President, Denton High School Dugout Club (Regular Season Booster Club), 1993-94; Vice President, Mustang Club, 1992-93; Secretary, Denton High School Dugout Club, 1992-93; Coach, Summer Denton High School League of Champions Team, 1992; Coach, Denton High School Fall Baseball Team, 1992.
• Denton Boys' Baseball: Coach of 13-14 year old team and Coach of All-Star team, 1990, 1991. Coach, Fall Baseball of Texas, 1991.
• Geneseo Little League Baseball: Coach (Including All-Stars).
• Geneseo Youth Basketball: Coach of 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade.
• Lakewood Junior Baseball: Coach.
• Chamber of Commerce.
• Pro Bono Legal Work.
• Presentations to Juveniles in Correction Facilities.
• Member, Wilderness Safety Committee, Griffith Center for Troubled Youth
• Speaker at Ryan High School National Honor Society Induction, April, 2000.

• Reviewed Contemporary Legal Studies in Business by Ronald Taylor, Matthew Bender/Irwin, Fall, 1995, Spring, Summer, and Fall, 1996.
• Reviewed Texas Real Estate Law by Madeline Johnson, Real Estate Education Company, Fall, 1995.
• Reviewed Humor and the Law, by Marianne Moody Jennings, West Publishing Co., Fall, 1993.
• Reviewed Lonestar Law: A Texas Law Casebook by William Burke III and Clayton Trotter, West Publishing Co., Summer, 1991.
• Reviewed Business Law, Text and Cases, by Henry R. Cheeseman, Prentice-Hall, Fall, 1989.

My consultations in legal matters number in the thousands. The most recent involves work with Curtis M. Loveless, Attorney at Law, President of the Denton County Bar Association during some of the work, in which I researched and drafted four appellate briefs, three for the Texas Court of Appeals, Second Supreme Judicial District and the other for the Texas Supreme Court. The briefs were on the subject of disputed ownership of real estate, constructive trusts, fiduciary relationships, statute of limitations, statute of frauds and writs of habeas corpus.

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• Delta Sigma Pi
• Mortar Board "Top Prof" Award, UNT, 2000.
• Distinguished Paper Award, March 13, 1997, Annual Meeting of the Southern Academy of Legal Studies in Business, New Orleans.
• Nominated for the Council of Business Students "Outstanding Teaching Award, " Spring, 1997.
• Nominated for the Professional Development Institute Fellow Award for Outstanding Research, April, 1997.
• The Ralph C. Hoeber Award for "Excellence in Research" presented by the Academy of Legal Studies in Business for an article in the American Business Law Journal in 1995.
• Fulbright Professor, Kingsway-Princeton College, Department of Legal Studies, London, England, 1983-1984.
• Phi Delta Phi Honors Fraternity, The University of Texas School of Law, 1967-1968.
• C.J. Wrightsman Foundation Scholarship, 1966-1968.
• Honors in Economics, Austin College, 1966.
• The Thomas Edgar and Kathryn Heard Craig Fellowship in Economics, Austin College, 1965-1966.
• Honors Program: Thesis on "Truman's Postwar Economic Policy" with research at the Truman Presidential Library, Austin College, 1965-1966.
• Alpha Chi, Austin College, 1965-1966.
• Pi Gamma Mu Social Science Honors Fraternity, Austin College, 1965-1966.
• Dean's List, all semesters, Austin College, 1963-1966.
• High School Honors, R. L. Paschal High School, Fort Worth, Texas: Summa Cum Laude; Most Athletic Award; Royal Purple; National Honor Society; Optimist Club Scholarship, Service, and Athletic Award; Class Officer; National Science Foundation Summer Institute at the University of Houston; Boys' Club Athlete of the Year Award.

• Chair, Sunset Review Panel for the Center for Education Law, Administration and Policy, 2004.
• Chancellor's Task Force on Student Retention, Human Connection Subcommittee, 1998-1999.
• Faculty Senate, May, 1997-2000.
• Faculty Senate Committee on Committees, 1998-2000.
• Student Housing Appeals Committee, 1994-present.
• University Writing Committee, 1993-1995.
• Sigma Nu, Faculty Sponsor, 1990 - 1995.
• Sigma Nu Leadership Program, Task Force Coordinator, 1991.
• Faculty Senate, 1988, 1989.
• Core Curriculum Committee, 1988, 1989.
• Hispanic Experience in America Committee, 1988, 1989.
• Geneseo Business and Industry Center, Board Member, 1988, 1989.
• Alpine Club, Sponsor.
• Faculty Representative to Student Government.
• Grievance Committee.
• Presidential Search Committee, Faculty Representative.
• Marketing Committee, Faculty Representative.
• North Central Accreditation Committee, Co-Chair.
• Faculty Council, President.
• Faculty Guild, President.
• Faculty Association, President.
• Campus Council, Faculty Representative.
• Tri-Campus Policy Committee, Faculty Representative.
• Community College of Denver Foundation, Faculty Representative.
• Small Business Resource Center, Advisor.
• Curriculum Committee for Management, Marketing, Accounting, Financial Services, and Public Administration.
• Liaison with four year universities for transfer agreements for business courses.
  

• COBA Dean Selection Committee, Faculty Representative, 2005
• Accounting Department Chair Selection Committee, 2001.
• COBA Executive Committee, 2000-present.
• Undergraduate Program Committee, 1997-2000.
• AACSB Accreditation Team, Intellectual Contribution Group, 1996-1998.
• Honors Program Committee, 1994, 1995.
• Partnership with Exchange Students Program, 1994.
• Honor Code Task Force, 1994, 1995.
• Employer, Student, Alumni Data Task Force, 1992-1993.
• School of Business Curriculum Committee.
• Phil Ricci Personnel Committee.
• Liaison to Social Science Department.
• Director, Small Business Institute.
  
  

• Doctoral Dissertation Committee, 2001, Dezie Warganegara
• FIREL Executive Committee, 1998-2000; Chair, 2000-present.
• Business Law Coordinator, 1998-2000.
• Personnel Affairs Committee, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1999-2000. Chair, 1995-96.
• Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1995-96, 1996-1997, 1998-2000.
• Department Chair Selection Committee, 1993-94.
• Academic Affairs Committee, 1992 - 1995.
• Business Law Planning Task Force, 1992 - present.
  

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Commercial law with emphasis on employment, real estate, and international issues.

1. "Effect of Legal Counsel Activity on the Cost of Municipal Bond Offerings, " by P. Foster Roden, Stephen L. Poe, and Michael K. Braswell, 19 (No.3) Journal of Applied Business Research 19 (Summer 2003).
2. "Compliance Programs: A Proposal to Replace Punitive Damages for Corporate Defendants," by Michael K. Braswell, Charles M. Foster, Jr. and Stephen L. Poe, 8 Southern Law Journal 1, (Fall 1998).
3. "Compliance Programs: An Alternative to Punitive Damages for Corporate Defendants," by Charles M. Foster, Jr., Stephen L. Poe, and Michael K. Braswell, 49 South Carolina Law Review 247, Winter, 1998.
4. "The 1996 Texas Real Estate Intermediary Statute: A Trap for Brokers and Consumers?" by Michael K. Braswell, Randall S. Guttery, and Stephen L . Poe, 35 Real Estate, Probate, and Trust Law Reporter 28 (No.3, April, 1997).
5. "Private Property vs. Federal Wetlands Regulation: Should Private Landowners Bear the Cost of Wetlands Protection?" by Michael K. Braswell and Stephen L. Poe, 33 American Business Law Journal 181 (1995) (Actually published in 1996).
6. "The Shareholder Wealth Effects of the Pennsylvania Fourth Generation Anti-takeover Law, " by P.R. Chandy, Charles M. Foster, Jr., Michael K. Braswell and Stephen L. Poe, 32 American Business Law Journal 399 (1995).
7. "Affirmative Action: An Assessment of Its Continuing Role in Employment Discrimination Policy," by Michael K. Braswell, Gary A. Moore, and Stephen L. Poe, 57 Albany Law Review 101 (1994).
8. "Employment Discrimination and FCN Treaties: Are Foreign Companies Exempt from Title VII?" by Michael K. Braswell and Stephen L. Poe, 44 Labor Law Journal 727, (December, 1993).
9. "The Residential Real Estate Brokerage Industry: A Proposal for Reform," by Michael K. Braswell and Stephen L. Poe, 30 American Business Law Journal 271 (1992) [actually published in the spring of 1993].
10. "'Quotas' and the Codification of the Disparate Impact Theory: What Did Griggs Really Say and Not Say?" by Gary A. Moore (Professor of Economics and Head of John Wiley Jones School of Business, State University of New York at Geneseo) and Michael K. Braswell, 55 Albany Law Review 459 (1991) [actually published April, 1992].
11. "Disparate Impact Theory in the Aftermath of Wards Cove Packing Co., Inc. v. Atonio: Burdens of Proof, Statistical Evidence, and Affirmative Action," by Michael K. Braswell, Gary A. Moore, and Bill Shaw, 54 Albany Law Review 1 (Fall, 1990). The is the lead article. Bill Shaw, Professor of Law at the University of Texas Graduate School of Business, was the President of the American Business Law Association at the time of this article. Gary A. Moore, a labor economist, is the Head of the John Wiley Jones School of Business, State University of New York, Geneseo.
12. "Wards Cove Packing Co., Inc. v. Atonio: Some Disturbing Implications," by Bill Shaw, Gary A. Moore, and Michael K. Braswell, 41 Labor Law Journal 183 (March, 1990).
13. "The Probative Value of Multiple Regression Analysis in Title VII Litigation," 27 American Business Law Journal 251 (Summer, 1989), by Gary A. Moore and Michael K. Braswell.
    

1. "Effect of Legal Counsel on the Cost of Municipal Bond Offerings," by Foster Roden, Stephen L. Poe, and Michael K. Braswell, presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Financial Services, October, 2000, Seattle, Washington.
2. "Compliance Programs: A Proposal to Replace Punitive Damages for Corporate Defendants," by Stephen L. Poe, Charles M. Foster, Jr., and Michael K. Braswell was presented at the Annual Meeting of SWFAD and the Southern Academy of Legal Studies in Business and won the Distinguished Paper Award, New Orleans, Louisiana, March, 1997.
3. "The 1996 Texas Real Estate Intermediary Statute: A Trap for Brokers and Consumers?" by Michael K. Braswell, Randall S. Guttery, and Stephen L . Poe was presented at the 67th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Quebec City, Canada, August, 1996..
4. "Compliance Programs: An Alternative to Punitive Damages for Corporate Defendants," by Charles M. Foster, Jr., Michael K. Braswell, and Stephen L. Poe was presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August, 1995.
   "Private Property Rights, Federal Wetlands Regulation and the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment," by Michael K. Braswell and Stephen L. Poe was presented at the 65th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business (formerly ABLA), Dallas, Texas, August, 1994.
5. "Private Property Rights v. Federal Wetlands Regulations," by Michael K. Braswell and Stephen L. Poe was presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Dallas, Texas, March, 1994.
6. "FCN Treaty Rights v. Title VII," by Michael K. Braswell and Stephen L. Poe was presented at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Colorado Springs, Colorado, August, 1993.
7. "Voluntary Affirmative Action: Defend It, End It, or Does It Really Matter?" by Michael K . Braswell, Gary A. Moore and Stephen L. Poe, was presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Charleston, South Carolina, August, 1992.
8. "The Residential Real Estate Brokerage Industry: Ripe for Federal Regulation?" by Stephen L. Poe and Michael K. Braswell was presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Business Law Association, Portland, Maine, August, 1991.
9. "Wards Cove at Work," by Michael K. Braswell was presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Business Law Association, Toronto, Canada, August, 1990.
10. "Atonio v. Wards Cove Packing Co., Inc.: New Evidentiary Standards for Disparate Impact Cases?" by Michael K. Braswell was presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Business Law Association, Los Angeles, California, August, 1989.
11. "A Case Study of Naco Electronics" by Michael K. Braswell and Peter M. Markulis was presented at the Workshop of the Midwest Society for Case Research in July, 1989, at Morehead, Kentucky.
12. "Burden of Proof Concerning Subjective Selection Criteria in Title VII Disparate Impact Cases," by Michael K. Braswell was presented at the North Eastern Regional Business Law Association Meeting, Kiamesha Lake, New York, May, 1989.
13. "Contractual Limitations of Product Liability" by Michael K. Braswell was presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American Business Law Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, August, 1988.
14. "The U.S. Legal System" by Michael K. Braswell was presented at The Legal Education Conference, University of London, London, England, June, 1984.
15. "'Bottom Line' Disparate Impact Under Title VII: An Appraisal in Light of the Wards Cove Decision," by Gary A. Moore and Michael K. Braswell.
     

• Master of Ceremonies for the Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter of the Fulbright Association's symposium, "Math and Science Education: Building the Future," Irving, Texas, April, 1992. The Panel included Steve Palko, trustee for the Fort Worth ISD; Thomas M. Cook, President of American Airlines Technologies; Mamie McKnight, Consultant to the Chancellor for Community Development, Dallas Community College District; Ivor Robinson, Professor of Mathematics, University of Texas at Dallas; Mark Korlie, Fulbright Student from Liberia.
• Panelist on the topic of "Educational Liability Issues" at the 17th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Federation of Administrative Disciplines, Dallas, Texas, March, 1990.
• Panelist on the topic "Classroom Techniques to Aid Retention and Combat Boredom," at the North Eastern Regional Business Law Association Meeting, Kiamesha Lake, New York, April, 1988.
• Junior Faculty Research Consortium, American Business Law Association, New Orleans, August, 1988.