Areas of Practice

• Criminal Defense
• OWI/DUI/DWI/OUI/Drunk Driving
• Traffic Violations and Speeding Tickets
• Drunk Boating and Snowmobiling

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin, 1990
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1990

Education

• University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, December, 1988
  J.D.
  
  
• University of Wisconsin-Madison, May, 1988
  Ph.D.
  Major: Educational Administration
  
  

Published Works

• Reporting Child Abuse: A Guide to Mandatory Requirements for School Personnel, Corwin Press: Thousand Oaks, CA, Fall, 1993
• From Indifference to Injustice: The Politics of Teen Violence. Journal of School Leadership Forthcoming
• School Violence: The Call for a Critical Theory of Juvenile Justice, Brigham Young University Journal of Law and Education. 2001 BYU Ed LJ 299, 2001
• The O'Connor Shuffle: School District Liability for Sexual Harassment of Students, The Education Law Reporter. April, 141 Ed. L. Rep. 967, 2000
• Title IX and Same Gender Sexual Harassment: School District Liability for Damages, Brigham Young University Journal of Law and Education, January, Vol. 2000, No. 1 pp. 47-89, 2000
• Searching the Enemy: A Legal Construct of the Other, Caring Education, April, Vol. 5, No. 2 pp. 209-232, 1999
• Postmodern Perspectives and Shifting Legal Paradigms: Searching for a Critical Legal Theory of Juvenile Justice, Australia/New Zealand Journal of Law and Education, November, Vol. 3 No. 2 pp. 29-44, 1998
• Invited Book Review of DeMitchell, T. A., Fossey, R. (1997). The Limits of Law-Based School Reform: Vain Hopes and False Promises, Technomic Publishing Company, January, Vol. 7, No. 4 pp. 96-105, 1998
• Peer to Peer Hostile Environment Sexual Harassment: Theories of Liability, Catalyst for Change, Winter, Vol. 26, No. 2 pp., 1997
• Theories of Liability for the Sexual Misconduct of Teachers, Journal of School Leadership, September ,Vol. 6, No. 5 pp. 540-554, 1996
• Searching Students and Their Possessions: Applying Fourth Amendment Rules to School Searches, Illinois School Law Quarterly, April, Vol. 15, No. 3 pp. 124-141, 1995
• Teachers Who Abuse their Students: New Remedies on the Horizon, Illinois School Law Quarterly, January, Vol. 14, No. 3 pp. 109-120, 1994
• Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting Statutes: When Educational Administrator Meets Legal Jargon, Illinois School Law Quarterly, January, Vol. 14, No. 2 pp. 75-80, 1994
• Fourth Amendment Rights of Students and other Myths, Illinois School Law Quarterly, January, Vol. 14, No. 2 pp. 62-75, 1994
• School Searches & Seizures: Lessons from Fourth Amendment History, Illinois School Law Quarterly, October, Vol. 14, No. 1 pp. 33-39, 1993
• School Searches and Seizures: Noncompliance with the Fourth Amendment, Hofstra School of Education Annual Report, Spring, Vol. 5 Issue 1 pp. 9-11, 1993
• Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting Statutes: When Educational Administrator Meets Legal Jargon, Hofstra School of Education Annual Report, Spring, Vol. 4, Issue 2 pp 5-6, 17-18, 1992
• Searching the Enemy: A Legal Construct of the Other. Journal for a Just and Caring Education, April, Vol. 5, No. 2 pp. 209-232, 1999
• Negotiating the Borders of Adolescence: Eroding the Culture of Disrespect for the Rights of Students. 33 pages. No. ED 413654
• Theories of Liability for the Sexual Misconduct of Teachers, Journal of School Leadership, September, Vol. 6, No. 5 pp. 34-53, 1996

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Beauty Meets the Beast: The Role of Dress and Appearance Standards in Gender Discrimination Cases, Joan L. Curcio International Women's Leadership Conference, St. Hilda's College, Oxford University, July 31, 2003
• Beauty Meets the Beast: The Role of Dress and Appearance Standards in Gender Discrimination Cases, Education Law Association New Orleans, LA, November 15, 2002
• The Professional Beauty Requirement: A New Twist on Employment Discrimination Based on Gender, Education Law Association, Albuquerque, NM, November 16, 2001
• School Shootings and Teenaged Outsiders: Toward a Model of Justice and Caring, Oxford Round Table on School Law, St Antony's College, Oxford University, July 8, 2000 - July 14, 2000
• The Politics of School Violence, Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, May 28, 2000 - May 30, 2000
• From Indifference to Injustice: The Politics of Teen Violence, AERA Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA, 2000
• Intersections of Critical Legal Theories: In Search of a Critical Theory of Juvenile Justice, Law and Society Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, May 29, 1999
• Intersections of Critical Legal Theories: In Search of a Critical Theory of Juvenile Justice, AERA Annual Convention, Montreal, Canada, April 19, 1999
• Title IX and Same Gender Sexual Harassment: School District Liability for Damages after Oncale v. Sundowner and Doe v. Lago Vista Indep. Sch Dist., Education Law Association Annual Convention, Charleston, SC, November 21, 1998
• Title IX and Same Gender Sexual Harassment: School District Liability for Damages after Oncale v. Sundowner and Doe v. Lago Vista Indep. Sch Dist., AERA Annual Convention, San Diego, CA, April 13, 1998
• Sexual Politics, Judicial Manipulation, and the Duty to Protect: Insulating School Districts from Liability by Sacrificing Students' Rights, AERA Annual Convention, San Diego, CA, April 14, 1998
• Title IX and Same Gender Sexual Harassment: Searching for a Standard of Liability, Education Law Association Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, November 21, 1997
• Negotiating the Borders of Adolescence: Eroding the Culture of Disrespect for the Rights of Students, UCEA Annual Convention, Orlando, FL, October 31, 1997
• Searching the Enemy: Legalizing Conceptions of the "Other", AERA Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, March 26, 1997
• Invited Speaker, The Level f Intentionality Necessary In Federal Causes of Action against School Officials, Education Law Winter Seminar, Orlando, FL, October 31, 1997
• Peer to Peer Sexual Harassment: Theories of Liability, Education Law Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA, November 22, 1996
• Searching the Enemy: A Legal Construct of the "Other", UCEA Annual Convention, Louisville, KY, October 25, 1996
• Searching the Enemy: A Critical Review Of The Application Of The Fourth Amendment in the School Context, NCPEA Annual Conference, Corpus Christi, TX, August 9, 1996
• Postmodern Perspectives and Shifting Legal Paradigms: Searching for a Critical Theory of Juvenile Justice, AERA Annual Convention, New York, NY, April 8, 1996
• Review of Theories of Recovery for Peer to Peer Sexual Abuse, NOLPE Annual Convention, Kansas City, KS, November 19, 1995
• Postmodernism: Feminism and the Role Of Justice In Creating And Maintaining Social Norms in Schools, UCEA Annual Convention, Salt Lake City, UT, 1995
• Postmodern Perspectives and Shifting Legal Paradigms: Searching For A Critical Theory Of Juvenile Justice Applicable to Public School Students, ACEA National Convention, Sydney, Australia, July 4, 1995
• Constitutional Physics: Conflicting Trends in Judicial Decision Making and Its Impact on Public Schools, NOLPE Annual Convention, San Diego, CA, November 19, 1994
• Postmodernism: Feminism and the Role Of Justice In Creating And Maintaining the Educational Environment, UCEA Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA, October 29, 1994
• Reconstructing the Legal System: A Necessary Antecedent to a Postmodern View of Justice, NCPEA Annual Conference, Indian Wells, CA, 1994
• Searching Students and Their Possessions: Ethical issues Confronting School Administrators, International Inter-Visitation Program, Toronto, Ontario, May 16, 1994 - May 20, 1994
• Postmodernism, Feminism and the Role of Justice in Creating and Maintaining Social Norms, AERA Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA, April 5, 1994
• An Unexpected Violence Within: Legal Implications of the Maltreatment of Children in School, NOLPE Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA, November 20, 1993
• Teachers Who Abuse Students: New Remedies on the Horizon, UCEA Annual Convention, Palm Springs, CA, August 12, 1993
• School Administrators' Knowledge of Law: Who Needs It?, AASA Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, February 13, 1993
• Child Abuse Reporting: A Practical Guide, NOLPE Annual Convention, Scottsdale, AZ, November 21, 1992
• Native American Languages Act: Respect for Native Americans Becomes Official Indian Policy, AERA SIG: Women in Administration, University Park, PA, November 16, 1992
• Mandatory Child Abuse Reporters in the School: Do You Know What's Required?, NCPEA Annual Conference, Terre Haute, IN, August 13, 1992
• Gatekeepers: The Role of Central Office Administrators in the Flow of Legal Information, NCPEA Annual Conference, Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN, August 13, 1992
• An Examination of the Education of Native Americans: Historical Perspectives, Annual Conference of Research on Women and Education, San Jose, CA, November 8, 1991
• School Administrators' Knowledge and Use of the Law: Myths v. Reality, NCPEA Annual Conference, Fargo, ND, August 12, 1991
• School District Liability for Sexual Harassment, Fort Atkinson Public Schools, Fort Atkinson, WI, October 2, 2002
• Negotiating the Minefield of Teaching: "What Rights Do Teachers Have?", Teacher In-Service Northwood School District, Minong, WI, August 29, 2002
• Theories of Liability for Sexual Harassment, School Law Academy, Yakima, WA, May 17, 1999 - May 19, 1999
• Illinois School Law and Personnel: The Illinois Tenured Teacher Dismissal Statute, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, March 29, 1993
• Fourth Amendment Rights of Public School Students, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, March 22, 1993
• Schools as Learning Communities, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, February 15, 1993
• Fourth Amendment Requirements in the Public Schools, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, NV, June 8, 1992
• Hawaii's Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting Statute: What Every School Administrator Should Know, University of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu, HI, March 5, 1992
• Presented Workshop on Crisis Intervention and Child Abuse, Annual Conference, National Middle School Association, Louisville, KY, November 12, 1991
• School Administrator's Knowledge & Use of Legal Information in Formulating & Implementing School Policies: Some Initial Conclusions, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA, April 12, 1990
• School Administrator's Knowledge & Use of Legal Information in Formulating & Implementing School Policies: Some Initial Conclusions, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, April 1, 1990
• Search and Seizure in Public Schools: Rights of Students and Duties of Administrators, California State University - Sacramento, CA, March 19, 1990
• Presenter, Interviewing Techniques. Workshop for WSU Graduate Students Providing Tips on Interviewing for a Professional Job, 1996
• Presenter, Paper: School Shootings and Teenaged Outsiders, Toward a Model of Justice and Caring, First Oxford Round Table on School Law, Oxford University, July 10, 2000 - July 14, 2000

Honors and Awards

• Reader: Bodleian Library, Oxford University, 2000 - 2003
• International Who's Who, 1994 - 1995
• Who's Who in American Law, 1995 - Present
• Who's Who Among American Women, 1996 - Present
• Who's Who in the West, 1997 - Present
• Who's Who in the World, 1997 - Present
• Strathmore 's Who's Who, 2000

Professional Associations and Memberships

• AERA Law SIG for the 2001 Annual Convention, 2000
  Program Chair
  
  
• Education Law Association, graduate students in the organization, 1999 - 2000
  Committee Chair
  
  
• National Council of Professors of Educational Administration, 1998
  Program Chair
  
  
• National Council of Professors of Educational Administration, 1998
  Executive Board
  
  
• Education Law Association, 1997 - 2000
  Executive Board
  
  
• National Council of Professors of Educational Administration Session, Corpus Christi, TX, August 8, 1996 - August 10, 1996
  Convener
  
  
• Education Law Association, 1997 - 2000
  Board or Directors
  
  
• Education Law Association Publication, 1997 - Present
  Chair
  
  
• Manuscript Solicitation Subcommittee, 1996 - 1997
  Chair
  
  
• Education Law Association/NOLPE Publication Committee, 1993 - 2001
  
  
• Manuscript Solicitation Subcommittee, 1996 - 1997
  Chair, Subcommittee of Publication Committee
  
  
• Education Law Association Committee, 1998 - 1999
  
  
• NOLPE Program Committee, 1994 - 1995
  
  
• National Council of Professors of Educational Administration Program Committee, 1998
  Chair
  
  
• National Council of Professors of Educational Administration Program Committee, 1994 - 1995
  
  
• National Council of Professors of Educational Administration Task Force: Doctoral Student Recruitment, 1995 - 1996
  
  
• National Council of Professors of Educational Administration Morphet Scholarship Fund Committee, 1992 - 1998
  
  
• National Organization on Legal Problems in Education (ELA), 1990 - 2001
  
  
• National Middle School Association, 1991
  Member
  
  
• State Bar of Wisconsin, 1990 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Federal District Court, Western Region of Wisconsin, 1990 - Present
  Member
  
  
• American Bar Association, 1990 - 1997
  Member
  
  
• AERA SIG: Research on Women, 1991 - 1993
  Member
  
  
• National Board of Certified Educational Administrators, 1992 - 1994
  Member
  
  
• People and Education: The Human Side of Schools, 1992 - 1995
  Member, Editorial Board
  
  
• Journal of School Leadership, 1992 - Present
  Member, Editorial Board
  
  
• Planning and Changing, 1993 - 1995
  Member, Editorial Board
  
  
• NCPEA Yearbook, 1995
  Member, Editorial Board
  
  
• Journal of School Leadership, 1993 - 1999
  Manuscript Reviewer
  
  
• People and Education, 1992 - 1996
  
  
• Education Law Association
  Convener
  
  
• NOLPE Session
  Convener
  
  
• Leadership Session, NCPEA Annual Conference, Terre Haute, IN
  Convener
  
  
• First Amendment, 37th Annual NOLPE Convention, Orlando, FL
  Convener
  
  
• Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1990 - 2001
  
  

Pro Bono Activities

• Participated, American Association of School Administrators, Danforth Foundation, Department of Educational Administration, Hofstra University, February 9, 1993 - February 12, 1993
• Participated, Pre-UCEA Activity, Danforth Foundation, Department of Educational Administration, Hofstra University, Minneapolis, MN, October 27, 1992 - October 30, 1992
• Participated in Pre-AASA Activity, Danforth Foundation, Department of Educational Administration, Hofstra University, San Diego, CA, February 18, 1992 - February 20, 1992
• Participated, Pre-UCEA Convention, Danforth Foundation, Department of Educational Administration, Hofstra University, Baltimore, MD, October 22, 1991 - October 25, 1991