Education:

• LL.M., (Trade Regulation), New York University School of Law, New York City, 1976

• J.D., University of Mississippi School of Law, University, Mississippi , 1973

• B.A., (Political Science), Millsaps College , Jackson , Mississippi, 1970

Areas of Expertise:

• Torts
• Counseling & Negotiation
• Remedies
• Copyright & Patent Law
• Trademarks & Unfair Competition
• Contracts
  

Professional Experience:

• Professor of Law, (with tenure) since 1983; Associate Professor of Law, 1980-1983; Assistant Professor of Law, 1976-1980, Mississippi College School of Law - Jackson, Mississippi, 1976 - Present (On Leave 1984-1987)

• Visiting Professor of Law for Whittier Law School Summer Intellectual Property Institute Whittier Law School - Costa Mesa, California , Summers, 1996, 1999-2002, 2004

• Visiting Professor of Law in the Southwestern Summer Entertainment Law Institute Southwestern Law School - Los Angeles , California - Summer, 2000

• Visiting Professor of Law, Catholic University of America School of Law - Washington , D.C. 1986-87

• Group Vice President, Administration, Columbia Pictures Television Group - Burbank, California, 1984-1986

• Adjunct Professor of Law, Loyola Law School - Los Angeles , California , 1985

• Partner, Frascogna & Hetherington - Jackson, Mississippi, 1976-1978

• House Legal Counsel and Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer; Acting Manager of Nashville Office, March - June, 1975, Peer International Corporation/Southern Music Publishing Company, Inc., New York City, 1973-1976
  
  

BOOKS

• This Business of Artist Management , 4 th ed. (with Frascogna), Billboard Books, Publication, 1979, 1990, 1997, 2004. Book nominated for 1979 American Bar Association "Gavel" Award. Winner of 1980 ASCAP "Deems Taylor " Book Award.
  
• The Lawyer's Guide To Negotiation , 2d ed. (with Frascogna), American Bar Association, 2001
  
• This Business of Internet Law, (with Frascogna and Howell), Billboard Books, Publication, 2001
  
  

SCHOLARLY ARTICLES

• Direct Commercial Exploitation of Identity: A New Age For the Right of Publicity, 17 Columbia - vla journal of law and the arts 1, 1993.
  
• Negotiating Lessons From Iran : Synthesizing Langdell and MacCrate . 44 Catholic law review 675 , 1995
  
• The Wizard And Dorothy; Patton And Rommel: Negotiation Parables In Fiction And Fact - 28 Pepperdine Law Review 289, 2001
  
• Protecting The House Advantage: A Survey of Liability Exposure in the American Gaming Industry. Work In Progress
  
• Bargaining And Bad Faith: When Unsuccessful Insurance Settlement Negotiations Cross The Line. Work In Progress
  
  

Professional & Trade Articles:

• Leverage: The Key to Successful Negotiation , 1 Mich . L. W. 45, 1986.
  
  
• The Ten-Minute Negotiator: Bargaining Basics For Busy Lawyers (with Frascogna) Vol. 17, No. 7 GP Solo 19, 2000. (American Bar Association General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Section)
  
  

PROFESSIONAL HONORS & ACTIVITIES:

• Admitted to the Bar: Mississippi (1973); New York (1975)
  
• Member: American Bar Association
  
• ABA Intellectual Property Section
  
• Mississippi State Bar Association
  
• Hinds County Bar Association
  
• The National Speakers Association
  
• Country Music Association
  
• Outstanding Freshman Law Professor Award, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1983-84, 1992-93; Outstanding Upper Division Law Professor Award, 1993-94, Mississippi College School of Law
  
• Harvard Law School Program of Instruction for Lawyers, summer - 1981
  
• Faculty: Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO)
  
• Southeastern Regional Institute, University of Mississippi School of Law , Summer - 1982
  
• Certified Commercial Mediator: American Arbitration Association
  
• Former Member of American Arbitration Association National Panel of Commercial Arbitrators; Mississippi Bar ADR Education Committee.
  
  

EDUCATIONAL HONORS & ACTIVITIES

• Chairman, Moot Court Board, University of Mississippi School of Law; Business Manager, Moot Court Board
  
• Student Member: University of Mississippi School of Law Executive, Building and Social Committees
  
• American Jurisprudence Award: Employee's Rights
  
• Legal Researcher: Grant from Mississippi Innkeepers Association
  
• Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity
  
  

CIVIC HONORS & ACTIVITIES

• Member of Millsaps College Alumni Council, 1997 - 2001. Member of Alumni Council Executive Committee and Co-Chair of Millsaps Teagle Foundation Grant - Career Development Alumni Task Force
  
• Former Co-Chair: Task Force on At Risk Children, Public Education Fo­rum of Mississippi .
  
  Former Memberships:
  
• Jackson Chamber of Commerce Air Transport Committee.
  
• Mississippi Arts Council Planning Commission
  
• President, Millsaps Arts and Lecture Series 1991-92. Advisory Committee of Board of Directors 1992-1995
  
• Executive Committee, Jubilee Jam '90; Vice Chair, Artistic Selection Committee and Chair, Music Selection Committee, Jubilee Jam '89.
  
• Contributing Editor and Columnist, Hinds County Bar Association News 1988 - Present
  
  

Law School COmmittees:

• Academic Program, Academic Standards, Admissions Building, Faculty Development, Continuing Legal Education, External Relations, Faculty Appointments, Student Affairs, Student Recruitment, Dean Search, Self Study