Dynamic Business Law: The Essentials (4th Edition) – eBook

About The Author

Andrea Giampetro-Meyer

Daniel Herron

Daniel J. Herron has brought his expertise to the field of business legal studies. Hailing from Steubenville, Ohio, he completed his undergraduate studies at Miami University and earned his law degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Now retired, he holds the title of emeritus professor of business law at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Herron is also the visionary founder and coach of the Miami University Mock Trial program, which has celebrated victory with two national championships. Additionally, he serves as the executive secretary of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business.

Linda Barkacs

Linda L. Barkacs earned her JD from the University of San Diego in 1993, along with a BA in political science from San Diego State University and an AA in accounting from Irvine Valley College. After passing the California bar exam, she worked as an associate in a downtown San Diego law firm, participating in significant trials, including a $1.2 million verdict in a sexual harassment case against Oceanside.

Professor Barkacs started teaching at USD in 1997 and became tenured in 2011. She has designed numerous courses on law, ethics, and negotiation for USD's undergraduate and graduate programs, including a Ken Blanchard's Executive Leadership program. She teaches study-abroad classes and has traveled extensively. Barkacs has received various teaching awards, including the 2010 Professor Impact and the 2008 Outstanding Undergraduate Business Educator. She co-founded The Barkacs Group, focusing on negotiation and ethics training.

M. Neil Browne

Dr. M. Neil Browne is a Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus of Economics, director of IMPACT, and coach of the Mock Trial Team at Bowling Green State University. He got a J.D. from the University of Toledo and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas. He is the co-author of seven books and more than a hundred research articles in professional journals. One of his ebooks, Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking, is a leading textbook in the field of critical thinking.

 

Nancy Kubasek

Dr. Nancy K. Kubasek received her J.D. from the University of Toledo College of Law in 1981 and her B.A. from Bowling Green State University in 1978. She joined the Bowling Green State University (BGSU) faculty in 1982, became an associate professor in 1988, and became a full professor in 1993. During her tenure at BGSU, she has taught courses in the legal environment of business, environmental law, business law, health care law, and moral principles. Dr. Kubasek has published over 75 articles, primarily in law reviews and business journals. Most of her substantive articles focus on environmental questions. She has helped get college students involved in legal research, and a number of her articles have been coauthored with her students. She has also published a number of pedagogical articles in teaching journals, focusing primarily on the teaching of ethics and critical thinking. She wrote the first environmental law textbook for undergraduate students, Environmental Law, and coauthored The Legal Environment of Business: A Critical Thinking Approach.

Professor Nancy has written supplemental materials, such as test banks, study guides, and instructors’ manuals. In her leisure time, she and her husband, Neil Browne, fish for salmon and halibut in Alaska, as well as largemouth bass in Florida.