Charles J. Hartmann
Professor of Law______
710 Irving Avenue
Dayton, OH 45409
(937) 298-0756
Department of Management
Wright State University
Dayton, OH 45435
(937) 775-2375
Degrees
Juris Doctor (J.D.)
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, 1966
Bachelor of Arts (B.A., Economics)
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, 1959
Faculty and Administrative Appointments
2005-Present
Chair, Department of Management
1985-Present
Professor of Law - College of Business and Administration (AACSB);
Member of the Graduate Faculty, Wright State University.
Teaching Fields: Legal Environment of Business, Business Ethics, Public and
Business Policy, CPA Review, and Real Estate Law.
Research Interests: Anglo-American Defamation and Privacy Law, Economic
Analysis of Law, Business Ethics.
1992-1993
Sabbatical Leave
French and Anglo-American Privacy Law Research at the Institute of Advanced Legal
Studies, University of London, England.
1975-1984
Associate Professor of Business Law, Wright State University.
1982-1983
President of the University Faculty, Wright State University.
1974-1978
Professor, The Union Graduate School, Cincinnati, Ohio
Core Professor and Administration Coordinator in a self-directed, non-traditional,
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1974-1978 (Continued)
Externally based Ph.D. degree program, accredited by North Central Association.
During 1975-1976, I served as interim Administrative Coordinator while on a leave of
Absence from teaching in the Wright State University College of Business.
1972-1974
Assistant Professor of Business Law, Wright State University.
1971-1973
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Education, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, teaching
Education Law to doctoral candidates in the Student Development Ed.D. program.
1970-1972
Executive Assistant to the President and Assistant Professor of Business Law
Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
Line responsibility for the Computer Center, Office of Publications and Institutional
Research. My staff responsibilities consisted of assistance to the President in
Legislative relations, correspondence and faculty relations.
1970-1971
Faculty Consultant
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
A one-year administrative consultancy with the university Vice President.
1968-1970
Dean of Students
Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
1966-1968
Coordinator of Residence Programs
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
1962-1966
Assistant Director, Student Affairs for Men
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
Publications
“Online and at Risk: Evolving Medical-Legal Aspects of Doctor-Patient Communication” (with Bud Baker, Thomas E. Baker), Business Law Review, Vol. 37, 17-27, (Spring 2004).
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Publications (Continued)
“The Revenge of the Doctors: Medical Malpractice Tort Reform in the State of Ohio,” (with Bud Baker), Business Law Review, Vol. 36 (Spring 2003), 25-35.
"Changing Demographics of Federally Employed Attorneys: A Ten Year Retrospective," 35 Business Law Review, 41 (2002).
"Glass Escalators and Glass Ceilings: Toward Pay Equity for Federally Employed Attorneys," (with B. Baker), 34 Business Law Review 11 (August 2001), 11-20.
"Double Discounting Errors in Ohio Annuity Testimony" (with S. Renas), Ohio Trial 10, No. 4 (Spring, 2000).
"Cost of Annuity Testimony in Ohio and Double Discounting Errors," (with S. Renas), Business Law Review, Vol. 33, (49-58) 2000.
"The Emergence of A Statutory Right to Privacy Tort in England," Journal of Media Law and Practice, Vol. 16, No. 1, (1995).
"The Right to Privacy Tort in England." Proceedings of The Midwest Academy of Legal Studies in Business, 24 (March, 1994).
"The Influence of Smith v. Van Gorkom on Director's and Officers Liability," (with P. Rogers).
The Journal of Risk and Insurance (September 1991).
"Eliminating Money Damages in Defamation: The Effect of Non-Economic Sanctions on Willingness to Publish" (with S. Renas and J. Walker). Newspaper Research Journal No. 1 (Winter 1990).
"An Empirical Analysis of the Chilling Effect: Are Newspapers Affected by Liability Standards in Defamation Actions?" (with S. Renas and J. Walker). Published as an invited chapter in Noam, The Cost of Libel Economic and Policy Implications, Columbia University Press,1989.
"Massimizzazione Dei Profitti Editoral E Diffamazione: Una Analisi Economica Dei Modelli Di Responsabilita" (with S. Renas). Il Diritto Dell' Informazione E Del' Informatica (Rome) 1986.
"Anglo-American Privacy Law: An Economic Analysis" (with S. Renas). International Review of Law and Economics 5 (133-152) London, 1985.
"Concealment of Criminal Histories from Prospective Employers" (with S. Renas). Midwest Law Review 4, 145, Lawrence, Kansas (1985).
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Publications (Continued)
"Anglo-American Defamation Law: A Comparative Economic Analysis" (with S. Renas). The Journal of Media Law and Practice, vol. 5, no. 1, London (1984).
"Relaxed Liability: A Proposed New Standard for Defamation by the Press" (with S. Renas, R. Kumar and M. Solomine). American Business Law Journal, vol. 22, no. 1 (1984).
"Toward An Economic Theory of Defamation, Liability and The Press" (with S. Renas, R. Kumar and D. Shankland). Southern Economic Journal, vol. 22, no. 1 (1984).
"Lawyers, Legalism and Ethics." Midwest Law Review, Vol. 1, 100 (1983).
"Fraternities: Equal Protection Under the Fourteenth Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1964." The Journal of College Student Personnel (Nov., 1965).
"Fraternities and Civil Rights . . ." The Journal of College Personnel (May, 1966).
Papers Presented
"Privacy Law Reform in The United Kingdom." Midwest Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Chicago (1997).
"Privacy Law in The United States and England: The Emergence of A New Tort." Midwest Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Chicago (1994).
"The Legal Influence of Smith v. Van Gorkom" at the Midwest Business Law Association Annual Meeting in Chicago (1991).
"Eliminating Money Damages in Defamation: The Effect of Non-Economic Sanctions on Willingness to Publish" (with S. Renas and J. Walker) at the 59th annual meeting of the American Business Law Association in New Orleans (1988).
"Declaratory Judgments: A New Approach to Libel Law" (with S. Renas and J. Walker) at the 58th annual meeting of the American Business Law Association in Philadelphia (1987).
"How the Threat of Libel Affects Media Behavior." Conference on The Cost of Libel sponsored by the Gannett Center for Media Studies, Columbia University, New York, 1986.
"Continental Privacy Laws: An Economic Analysis and Comparison with Anglo-American Practice" at the British-American Conference on Law, London (1986).
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Papers Presented (Continued)
"Libel and the Press: The Effect of Liability Standards" (with S. Renas and J. Walker) at the Midwest Economics Association annual meeting in Chicago (1986).
"Employment Decisions and Criminal Histories: The Economics of Privacy Protection" (with S. Renas and J. Walker) at the American Political Science Association annual meeting in New Orleans (1985).
"Is United States Privacy Law More Economically Efficient Than Great Britain's?" (with S. Renas) at the annual meeting of the Midwest Economics Association in Cincinnati (1985).
"Should Job Applicants be Required to Divulge Criminal Records to Prospective Employers?" (with S. Renas) at the annual meeting of the Midwest Economics Association in Chicgo, April, 1984.
"Privacy, Criminal Records and Employers: An Economic Analysis" (with S. Renas) at the annual meeting of the American Business Law Association in San Antonio, Texas, August, 1984.
"Comparative Anglo-American Privacy Law: An Economic Analysis" (with S. Renas) at the British-American Conference on Law, Edinburgh, 1984.
"A Proposed New Standard for Press Defamation" at the British-American Business Law Association meeting in Cambridge, 1983.
"Comparative Anglo-American Defamation Law" at the American Conference on Law, London, 1982.
"Lawyers and Ethics: A Teaching Dilemma" at the American Business Law Association meeting in San Francisco, 1980.
"Teaching Business Law in Colleges of Business" at the Tri-State Regional Business Law Association meeting in Ypsilanti, April, 1974.
Book Reviews
"Government and Business," 4th Edition, by Ronald A. Anderson, (Southwestern) American Business Law Journal vol. 20, no. 1 (1982).
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Book Reviews (Continued)
"Ethical Issues in Business: A Philosophical Approach" by Donaldson and Werhane (Prentice Hall) and "Ethical Theory and Business" by Beauchamp and Bowie (Prentice Hall) in the American Business Law Journal vol. 18, no. 1 (1980).
"The Courts and Higher Education" by Brubacher, J. (Jossey-Bass) in The Journal of Higher Education, vol. XLII, no. 9 (Dec., 1971).
Monograph
"A New Concept of Graduate Study: Alternative Ph.D. Programs." Published by The Union for Experimenting Colleges and Universities, Cincinnati, (1976).
Proceedings
"The Influence of Smith v. Van Gorkom on Directors and Officers Liability" (with P. Rogers). Proceedings of The Midwest Business Association (1991).
"Lawyers and Ethics: A Teaching Dilemma" in selected papers of the American Business Law Association Proceedings, 1980.
Research Recognition
Editor, Midwest Law Review, Lawrence, Kansas.
Research Grants from the Wright State University Research Council and the School of Business and Administration for legal research at the Institute for Advanced Legal Studies, University of London (June, 1982; June, 1984; December, 1984 and 1991-1993).
Panel Presentations
"Decision-Making in The Printing Industry: Moral Dilemmas." Conference on Capitalizing of The Female Advantage, April, 1991.
"Balancing Business Ethics and Profit Maximization Theories," Dayton Jewish Business and Professional Women, November, 1991.
"Ethics in the Business Curriculum," at the Professional Accounting Week Program sponsored by the Ohio Society of CPAs, Dayton, October, 1975.
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Panel Presentations (Continued)
"The Criteria for Curriculum Design" at the Symposium on Religious Studies for the Curriculum 1963-73, conducted by the Public Education Religion Studies Center, Dayton, June, 1973.
"Legal Issues in Higher Education" at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, Denver, April, 1972.
Consulting
The Chrysler Corporation, member Ohio Customer Satisfaction Board to arbitrate consumer warranty disputes.
Model Cities Grant from the Ohio Board of Regents to local priority boards, "Education in Contracting and Contract Law," June-July, 1973.
In-house contract law training program for middle management marketing executives for moderate-sized industrial supply house, Dayton, 1982.