DANIEL J. HERRON
Professor of Business Law 728 David Drive
Dept. of Finance - 120 Upham Hall Oxford, Ohio 45056
Miami University (513) 523-1656
Oxford, Ohio 45056
(513) 529-1574
Personal:
Born - March 6, 1953; Steubenville, Ohio
Married - two children (son 26 ; daughter 20)
Education:
Legal: Case Western Reserve University School of Law,
Cleveland, Ohio
Juris Doctor, May 1978
Undergraduate: Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Bachelor of Arts (English), June 1975
Cum Laude, general honors
Professional Affiliations:
Academy of Legal Studies in Business:
Executive Secretary 1990-current
ALSB Section on Ethics and Business Law: Executive Secretary 1988-1995
Journal of Legal Studies in Business: Staff Editor, 1994-1999
Rocky Mountain Business Law Association: officer rotation, 1986-1990
Golden Key (BGSU 1984; Miami U. 1994) Beta Gamma Sigma (business honorary)
Phi Alpha Theta (history honorary)
Phi Alpha Delta (law honorary)
Awards:
Outstanding Teacher, 1986-87
College of Commerce and Industry,
University of Wyoming
Nominated for Board of Trustee's
Outstanding Teacher Award, 1988-89
Univ. of North Carolina-Wilmington
Awards continued
Best Paper: Western Business Law Association
1990 Annual Meeting, Monterrey, California
Distinguished Proceedings Paper: 1992 Annual Conference
Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Charleston, SC
2004 Congressman Neal Smith Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Legal Studies Educator: American Mock Trial Association
2005 Finalist for the Richard T. Farmer School of Business Effective Educator Award, Miami University
Bar Admissions:
Ohio Bar (1978)
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (1980)
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Cincinnati) (1980)
Professional Experience:
2003-current: Professor, Miami University
1992-2002: Associate Professor, Miami University
1990-92: Associate Professor, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee NC
1987-1990: Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina-Wilmington
1984-1987: Assistant Professor, University of Wyoming
1982-1984: Assistant Professor, Bowling Green State University
Publications: *(written and/or published while at Miami University)
Books:
*Contemporary Business Law in a Global Economy, ISBN: 1893435083 Pub. Date: 8-15-02 , Lakeshore Communications Publishing Co., Euclid OH in progress 1997-2001: (52 chapter textbook); Lakeshore Press, Euclid OH, co-authored with, Nancy Kubasek (lead author), Neil Browne, (both from Bowling Green State University), Daniel Ostas (University of Oklahoma), Andrea Giampetro-Meyer (Loyola University-Baltimore)
--authored the chapters on the Uniform Commercial Code Article 2 (5 chapters) and collaborated on Uniform Commercial Code Articles 3 and 4 (4 chapters).
Starting and Operating a Business In Wyoming, Michael D. Jenkins, Daniel J. Herron (Chapter 11: “State Law,” only), Oasis Press: Grants Pass, Oregon 1987; revised edition 1990.
Articles: (in an academic administrative (50%) position from August 1996-May 2000)
*Herron, Daniel J.; Haughey, Daniel, “P&G and Unilever: A Mission Statement in Action.” forthcoming Midwest Law review 2005
*Herron, Daniel J.; Pattison, Patricia, “The Mountains are High and the Emperor is Far Away: Sanctity of Contract in China “ 40:3 American Business Law Journal: forthcoming Spring 2003.
*Herron, Daniel J.; Pattison, Patricia; Greller, Martin, “State of the Academy: Satisfaction of the Membership,” 20:1 Journal of Legal Studies Education: Winter/Spring forthcoming Fall 2002 .
*Herron, Daniel J.; Pattison, Patricia, “Liability Without Privity: Developments in the Implied Warranty of Habitability,” 3 North East Journal of Legal Studies: Winter/Spring 1995, pp. 15-38.
*Filbeck, Greg; Gorman, Raymond F.; Herron, Daniel J., “Stock Price Reaction to Trademark Related Lawsuits,” 85 The Trademark Reporter #2: March-April 1995, pp. 191-204.
*Herron, Daniel J.; Habibi, Don A., “Law, Ethics, and the Dilemma of Modern Liberalism,” 13 Midwest Law Review: Spring 1995, pp. 1-19.
*Herron, Daniel J., “Emerging Fiduciary Duties Owed to Minority Shareholder Employees,” Labor Law Journal: November 1994 (reprinted also in the 1994 Annual Refereed Proceedings of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business).
*Herron, Daniel J., “Minority Shareholder Employees in the Closely-Held Corporation: Another Modification in Ohio's Evolving Employment-At-Will Doctrine?” Refereed Proceedings, Tri-State Academy of Legal Studies in Business: October, 1994.
*Herron, Daniel J.; Adams, Sheila; Engdahl, Richard, “The 'Person-Organization Fit' (POF): Will It Stand Up To Title VII Scrutiny?” 1992 Annual Refereed Proceedings of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business (**distinguished Proceedings paper).
Herron, Daniel J., “A Preliminary Study of Procedural Due-Process Structures in the North Carolina Private Sector,” Southeastern Journal of Legal Studies: Spring 1992.
Herron, Daniel J., “Employment Organizational Culture: A 'Good Faith' Environment or a Discriminatory Tool?” Journal of the Southern Business Law Association: 1990.
Herron, Daniel J., “Is It The Beginning of the End for Employment-At-Will in North Carolina?” 8 Carolina Coast Business Review 1, January 1990.
Herron, Daniel J., Pattison, Patricia, “Natural Law and Contracts: A Time for Redefinition?” American Journal of Jurisprudence (Notre Dame Law School) December 1989.
Herron, Daniel J.; Perrachione, John, “Advertising and Product Liability for Alcohol and Tobacco Products: An Annotated Retrospective,” 7 Carolina Coast Business Review 1, January 1989.
Herron, Daniel J., “Private Sector Response to the Erosion of the Employment-at-will Doctrine: A Proposed Statistical Model,” Council on Employee Rights and Responsibilities, 1986 Refereed Proceedings, National Conference, November 1986.
Herron, Daniel J., “Statutory Restrictions on Polygraph Testing in Employer-Employee Relationships,” Labor Law Journal, September 1986.
Herron, Daniel J., “Ten Years After Weingarten: Are the Standards Really Clear?” 6 Northern Illinois University Law Review, No. 1, Winter 1986.
Herron, Daniel J., “Federal Home Loan Bank Board: Pre-Emptive Rights or Unbridled Powers?” 12 Capital University Law Review, No. 4, Summer 1983.
Anticipated to be under publication consideration later this year:
Herron, Daniel J.; Wagoner, Ruth; and Scott, Joann, “Intercollegiate Mock Trial Competition as a General Education Course to Enhance Critical Thinking Skills.”
Academic Presentations: *(presented under Miami University affiliation)
*”The Concept of Personhood,” 2005 Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Conference, San Francisco CA Aug 2-6, 2005, co-authored with Patricia Pattison, Texas State University
*”A Rubric For Teaching Business Ethics,” 2005 Pacific Southwest Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Conference, Palm Springs CA, February 25-27, 2005, co-authored with Rebecca Luzadis
*”Toward a Tentative Matrix for Integrating Economics, Law, and Ethics,” 2004 Atlantic International Economics Conference, Chicago, October 8-10, 2004, co-authored with Rebecca Luzadis
*“P&G and Unilever: A Mission Statement in Action,” 2002 Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Conference, July 26-30, 2002 Las Vegas, NV, co-authored with Daniel Haughey.
*“Corporate Mission Statements: Legal Documents or Managerial Window-Dressing,” 2002 Northeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Conference, April 27-29, 2002, Cooperstown, NY.
*invited panelist: “The Role of Adjuncts and Casual Professors in Business Legal Studies,” 2000 Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Conference, August 7-12, 2000, Baltimore, MD.
*“Intercollegiate Mock Trial Competition as a General Education Course to Enhance Critical Thinking Skills,” 1999 Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Conference, August 15-18, 1999, St. Louis, MO, with Ruth Wagoner and Joann Scott.
*“Marital Status Discrimination: Federal and State Case Law Update,” 1997 Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Conference, August 13-16, 1997, Atlanta, GA.
*invited panelist: “Constitutional Issues Surrounding Right to Die and Physician-Assisted Suicide,” 1997 Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Conference, August 13-16, 1997, Atlanta, GA.
*“Intracircuit and Intercircuit Nonacquiescence Revisited,” 1997 Northeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Conference, May 1-2, 1997, Cooperstown, NY.
*“Corporate Mission Statements: Managerial and Legal Implications,” 1996 Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Conference, August, 1996, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
*“Intracircuit and Intercircuit Nonacquiescence by Governmental Agencies: An Egregious Breach of the ‘Rule of Law’,” 1995 Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Conference, August 7-12, 1995, Milwaukee, WI.
*“Integrating Business Law and Business Ethics,” panelist, North East Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Conference, April 28-29, 1995, Concord Hotel, NY.
*“Minority Shareholder Employees in the Closely-Held Corporation: Another Modification in Ohio's Evolving Employment-At-Will Rule,” 1994 Tri-State Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Conference, October 1994, Toledo, OH.
*“Minority Shareholder Employees in the Closely-Held Corporation: Another Modification in the Employment-At-Will Doctrine?” 1994 Annual Conference, Academy of Legal Studies in Business, August 8-13, 1994, Dallas, TX.
*“Recent Developments in the Implied Warranty of Habitability,” Northeast Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Conference, April 29-May 1, 1994, Cooperstown, NY.
*“Law, Ethics, and the Dilemma of Modern Liberalism,” Midwest Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Conference, March 10-12, 1994, Chicago, IL.
*“The Viability of the Business Law Major and Minor,” Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Conference, August 18-21, 1993, Colorado Springs, CO (second draft).
*“The ‘Person-Organization Fit’ (POF): Will It Stand Up to Title VII Scrutiny?” Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Conference, August 19-22, 1992 Charleston, SC (**distinguished Proceedings paper).
“The Viability of the Business Law Major and Minor,” Northeastern Regional Business Law Association Annual Conference (NERBLA), May 1-3, 1992, Cooperstown, NY (first draft).
“A Preliminary Study of Procedural Due-Process Structures in the North Carolina Private-Sector,” October 24-25, 1991, Southeastern Business Law Association Annual Conference (SERBLA), Birmingham, AL.
“Employment-At-Will: The U.S. Development,” Canada-U.S. Comparative Law Syposium, Rocky Mountain Business Law Association Annual Conference, September 13-15, 1991, Vail, CO.
“Motivating Classroom Discussion,” presentation in the "Master Teacher Symposium," American Business Law Association Annual Conference, August 14-17, 1991, Portland, ME.
“Teaching Discrimination: The Integration of Law and Ethics,” Midwest Business Law Association, April 4-6, 1991,Chicago, IL, co-authored with D. Habibi, Dept. of Philosophy and Religion, University of North Carolina-Wilmington.
“Maintenance Role, Traits, and Skills (MRTS): The Missing Link in Recruiting and Selection,” Rocky Mountain Business Law Association, September 13-15, 1990, Vail, CO, co-authored with S. Adams & R. Engdahl, University of North Carolina-Wilmington.
“Privacy in Employment: An Overview,” American Business Law Association Annual Conference, August 14-18, 1990, Toronto, Ontario, co-authored with P. Pattison, University of Wyoming.
“Recent Developments in the No-Spouse Employment Rule,” Western Business Law Association, April 19-21, 1990, Asilomar, CA, co-authored with P. Pattison, University of Wyoming (**selected as conference's best paper).
“Employment Organizational Culture: A 'Good-Faith' Environment or a Discriminatory Tool?” Southern Business Law Association, February 28-March 3, 1990, Dallas, TX.
“Procedural Due-Process Structures in the Private Sector: An Empirical Study,” Rocky Mountain Business Law Association, September 15-17, 1989, Vail, CO.
“Natural Law: A Quaint Notion?” American Business Law Association National Conference, August 16-19, 1988, New Orleans, LA, co-authored with P. Pattison, University of Wyoming.
“No-Spouse Employment Rules: Marital Status Discrimination?” Tri-State Business Law Association, April 29-30, 1988, Toledo, OH, co-authored with P. Pattison, University of Wyoming.
“Its Time Has Come: An Analysis of the Natural Law Shift in Jurisprudential Theory and Application,” Rocky Mountain Business Law Association, September 18-20, 1987, Vail, CO, co-authored with P. Pattison, University of Wyoming.
“Liability Without Privity: Developments in the Implied Warranty of Habitability,” American Business Law Association National Conference, August 18-22, 1987, Philadelphia, PA, co-authored with P. Pattison, University of Wyoming.
“Private Sector Response to the Erosion of the Employment-At-Will Doctrine: A Proposed Statistical Model,” Council on Employee Rights and Responsibilities (CERR) National Conference, October 16-18, 1986, Virginia Beach, VA.
“Wrongful Discharge Remedies in the Private Sector,” Rocky Mountain Regional Business Law Association, September 26-28, 1986, Keystone, CO.
“Private Sector Response to the Erosion of the Employment-At-Will Doctrine,” American Business Law Association National Conference, August 13-16, 1985, Portland, OR.
“The Employee's Right to Privacy and Legitimate Employer Concern: The Polygraph in the Marketplace,” Southern Regional Business Law Association, March 6-9, 1985, New Orleans, LA.
“The Application of Weingarten Rights: Are the Standards Really Clear?” Rocky Mountain Regional Business Law Association, September 28-30, 1984, Keystone, CO.
“Federal Home Loan Bank Board: Pre-Emptive Rights or Unbridled Powers?” Tri-State Regional Business Law Association, April 14-15, 1983, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN.
Service to the Profession:
· (450-500 hrs/year-includes academic year and summer) Executive Secretary of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) 1991-current
--the ALSB is the 900+ member international professional/academic organization for teachers and scholars of business legal studies in schools of business
--this position entails planning the annual conference with nearly 300 attendees over four days; maintaining all records for the organizations; publishing three 24-28-page newsletters per year; overseeing a $150,000 general budget; coordinating positions papers, academic liaisons with regional groups and other professional organizations, and representing the discipline in all academic venues
· (45-60 hrs/year)Member, Board of Directors, American Mock Trial Association, Inc., 1999-current
· Staff Editor of the Journal of Legal Studies Education 1994-1999
· Executive Secretary (and one of three co-founders of) ALSB Section on Business Ethics 1988-1995
Service to the University:
University
· One three-year term on University Senate (1993-96)
· One full three-year term, one partial term (unexpired term (1 year)) and now another unexpired term (through 2004 (2 years)) on Liberal Education Council (1994-98; 2002-2004) and Liberal Education Council Subcommittee on Petitions (1998-current) and Summer Orientation speaker for Liberal Education 1997-1999
· Graduate Council Subcommittee on Social Sciences (2000-2004)
· Associate Director – University Honors Program (1996-2000) (incl. “Reinventing University Honors” committee 1999-2000)
Division
· School of Business Teaching Excellence Committee (1994-95)
· School of Business Strategic Planning Sessions participant (1994-95) (two weekend workshop at Ohio Casualty in Dayton)
· School of Business International Studies Committee (1995-98)
· School of Business Honors Committee (1999-current)
· School of Business Core Review Committee (2001-current)
· School of Business Student Appeals Committee (2001-current; chair 2004-05)
· SBA Summer Orientation (1994-1998)
Department
· Departmental Undergraduate Studies Committee (1992-current)
· FIN 342 course coordinator (1997-current)
· “Law and Commerce” Thematic Sequence coordinator (1996-current)
· Business Legal Studies minor coordinator (1997-current)
· Department Chair Search Committee (1994)
Service to Students:
· Honors Mentor (2001-2004)
· (approx 400 hours per academic year)University Mock Trial Coach (1994-current) (this year this means 35+ students)
-- including hosting and coordinating the Miami Mock Trial Invitational Tournament, January 2002, 2003 (22+ teams (18 from other universities)each with 6-8 students)
Service to the Community:
· Member of the Oxford Civil Service Commission (1994-1996)
· Chair of Board of McGuffey Foundation School (1998-1999)
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