JAMES M. KLEIN Temporary Address: 11 George Street Charleston, SC 29401 (419) 283-7566 Permanent Address: 2524 Orchard Road Toledo, OH 43606 Telephone: (419) 535-6644 Current Position: Professor of Law The University of Toledo College of Law 2801 West Bancroft Street Toledo, OH 43606 Telephone: (419) 530-2948 FAX: (419) 530-4447 E-Mail: james.klein@utoledo.edu Professional Experience 1971 - Present: University of Toledo College of Law Interim Dean, 1993-95 Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Administration, 1992-93 Professor of Law, 1978-Present Associate Professor, 1974-78 Assistant Professor, 1971-74 Spring 2008 Spring, 2002: Spring, 1998: Charleston School of Law, Charleston, SC (Civil Procedure and Public Service Externship Clinic) Florida Coastal School of Law, Jacksonville, FL. (Taught Civil Procedure, Alternative Dispute Resolution) University of San Diego School of Law (Taught Interviewing and Counseling and Alternative Dispute Resolution) 1995-96: University of Western Australia Law School, Perth, Australia Distinguished Research Project: Court-annexed ADR in Western Australia; Postgraduate Professional Skills Training and Admission to Practice in Western Australia. 1
Lecturing: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Trial Advocacy. 1989-90: University of Western Australia Law School, Perth, Australia Distinguished Research Project: Unemployment benefit (UB) provisions of Social Security Act: particular emphasis on administrative and judicial review processes of UB and other social security determinations by the Department of Social Security (article on subject published in Vol. 6 of Queensland University of Technology Law Journal 197 (1990)). Lecturing: Civil procedure, Forensic advocacy, Interviewing and Counseling. Professional Activity: Workshops on interviewing and counselling conducted for several large Perth law firms; seminar leader for W.A. Law Society's workshop on Advocacy; speeches to UWA community and general public on the law profession in the U.S. 1985-86 University of New Mexico Law School (Taught Civil Procedure, Advocacy, and Clinic) 1969-71 Reginald Heber Smith Fellowship University of Pennsylvania Law School (Placed with Contra Costa Legal Services Foundation, Richmond, California). J.D., Case Western Reserve University, 1969 Editorial Board, Law Review Upper 15% of Class A.B. University of Michigan, English, 1966 Education Teaching and Research Interests Civil Procedure, Public Service Externship Clinic, Legal Clinic, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Pretrial Practice and Procedure, Trial Practice, Labor and Employment Law. New Programs Creator of Public Service Externship Clinic (2000) Co-Creator of Legal Clinic (1971) Bar Admissions Ohio (1969) California (1970) Admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, Supreme Court of Ohio and Supreme Court of California, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth and Sixth Circuits and the United States District Court, Northern Districts of Ohio and California. 2
Publications Books: Ohio Civil Practice 2d Ed. (with Darling and Terez) Thomson-West Publishing Co. July 2004) (Three Volumes) and Annual Services. Ohio Civil Practice (with Darling and Terez) (Banks Baldwin/West Publishing Co., 1997) (Three Volumes) and Annual Services 5A Ohio Jurisprudence 3d, Alternative Dispute Resolution, (with Kennedy, Davis, and Guerra) (Thomson Legal Publishing Co., April 1997). Ohio Employment and Labor Law and Practice, General Editor (with Ruzicho) (4 Vol., Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Co., March 1995). Baldwin's Ohio Civil Practice (co-authors J. Patrick Browne and John Murtaugh) (3 Vol. Banks- Baldwin Publishing Company, May 1988) and Annual Services. First and Klein, Ohio Municipal Judges' Deskbook, (Ohio Municipal Judges Association (1974)). Klein and Willging, Introductory Practice Materials, Univ. of Toledo Civil Law Clinic (1976). Articles: Klein, An Overview of Class Actions in Ohio, Volume 21 Capital Law Review 906 (1992). Klein, A Comparison of Unemployment Benefits in Australia and the U.S., 6 Queensland Univ. Tech. L.J. 119 (1990). Klein, The Newly Enacted Regulations for Unemployment Insurance In State-owned Enterprises in the People's Republic of China, 4 China Law Reporter 67 (1987). Klein, A Comparative Look at the Unemployment Insurance Programs in the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States, 9 University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Business Law 181 (1987). Klein and Sprouls, Unemployment Compensation in New Mexico, 11 New Mexico Law Review 327-357 (1981). Klein, Unemployment Compensation in Ohio, 11 Univ. of Toledo L. Rev. 27 (1979). Schrider and Klein, Procedural Due Process and The Section 8 Leased Housing Program, 66 Kentucky Law Journal 303 (1978). Klein and Willging, Beyond Java--Redistribution of Risks in the Administration of Unemployment Insurance, 24 Case Wes. Res. L. Rev. 490 (1973). 3
Miscellaneous Publications: Baldwin's Ohio Revised Code Annotated, Vol. 8 (J. Klein Ed. 1988). Klein and Bartlett, Legal Professional Skills Training in Western Australia: Past, Present and Future (October, 1989) -- paper delivered at Second International Clinical Conference sponsored by UCLA and University of Warwick Law Schools. Klein and Weeks, Attorneys' Manual on Unemployment Insurance in Ohio 1983 - published for Ohio State Legal Services Association. Klein, Manual on Unemployment Insurance (1982) - published for the national office of International United AutoWorkers. Note, The Compensating Use Tax and Its Effect on Multi-State Businesses, 20 Case Wes. Res. L. Rev. 597 (1969); Case Note, 19 Case Wes. Law Rev. 403 (1968). Member, Athletics Committee (2007-present) University and College of Law Activities Chair, University Service Learning Committee (2006-present) Member, Dean Search Committee-College of Law (2005-06) Chair, College of Law, Committee on Renewals and Promotions (2005-06); Member, 2004-05, 1991-93, 1981-83 Member, University Council on Outreach and Engagement (2003-2006). Chair, University Spectator Safety Committee (2003-2004) Member, University Sabbatical Committee (2007-2009)(2002 2004) Chair, Athletic Director Search Committee (Fall 2001) Member, College of Law-Toledo Bar Association Committee (1998-1999) Member, Presidential Search Committee (Fall 1998) Member, Program Review Committee - Theater, Film and Dance Department (1997-98) Chair, College of Law Appointments Committee (1996-97) Chair, Law Library Director Search Committee (1992-1993) Member, University Athletic Committee (since 1990) NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative (July 1990-July 2007) University Deans' Council, (1993-95) Chair, Selection Committee - Head Football Coach (1991) Chair, Selection Committee - Head Basketball Coach (1991) 4
Dean Search Committee, UT College of Law (1990-91) Member, University Academic Grievance Council (1989-1993) Advisor, Moot Court Client Counselling Team (1987-1990) Chair, University Discipline Appeals Council (1985-88) Professional Awards September 2001: Access to Justice Distinguished Service Award (awarded by the legal services programs in northwest Ohio and the Toledo Bar Association). May 1997: Inductee, Society of Benchers, Case Western Reserve University School of Law (law school honorary organization). 1990-91: Nominee, Fulbright Award for lecturing/research in Australia (by Council for International Exchange of Scholars). September 1984: Recipient, Research Awards from German Marshall Fund and German Academic Exchange Program for study visit to the Federal Republic of Germany. Research project involved unemployment system of the FRG. Professional Activities Spring 2008: ABA Accreditation Consistency Committee (2007-present) Spring 2007: Accreditation Consultant, Charleston School of Law 2004-present: Executive Committee, Morrison Waite Chapter American Inns of Court (President, 2006-2007) August 1997 June 2003: Member, ABA Accreditation Committee. 2005-06 Chair, ABA Accreditation Inspection Team, Charleston School of Law (provisional accreditation) 2003-04: Chair, ABA Accreditation Inspection Team, Florida A&M University College of Law (provisional accreditation) 2005-present: Member, NCAA Division I Legislative Review and Interpretations Committee 2000-2003: Member, NCAA Division I Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet August 1999 June 2001: Chair, Transition Committee (Consolidation of Toledo Legal Aid Society and Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE)) Member, ABA, OSBA, Toledo Bar Associations March 1999: Member, ABA Accreditation Inspection Team, Seattle University College of Law. April 1998: Chair, ABA Accreditation Inspection Team, University of Idaho College of Law. August 1997 - September 2000: Chair, NCAA Division I Committee on Satisfactory Progress Waivers. 5
September 1996: ABA Accreditation Inspection Team, Roger Williams School of Law. 1995-97: Present: Member, Ohio State Bar Association/Ohio Supreme Court Special Commission on the Education of Lawyers. April 1997: NCAA Peer Review Team, University of Colorado, and Boulder. April 1995: NCAA Peer Review Team, Michigan State University. March 1995: ABA Accreditation Inspection Team, Quinnipiac College School of Law. June - September 1994: Consultant, National Unemployment Compensation Advisory Commission, Washington, D.C. Issues Paper for Colloquium at the University of Michigan Law School. January 1991: Panelist at AALS Annual Meeting Clinical Law Section: "ADR in Live-Client Clinics". September 1989-1996: Member, Ohio Supreme Court Committee on Dispute Resolution. 1990-1994: Editorial Advisory Board, Ohio Civil Practice Journal, Banks Baldwin Publishing Company. August 1990: Delegation Leader, People to People Citizen Ambassador Program, Delegation of U.S. Labor Specialists to Moscow, East Berlin and London. May 1988: Delegation Leader, People to People Citizen Ambassador Program, Delegation of U.S. Labor Specialists to U.S.S.R., Sweden, France and Great Britain. March - April 1988: Consultant: Ohio Department of Human Resources. Conducted statewide training program for case managers on representation of clients in social security appeals. October 1986: Panelist, UCLA-Warwick International Clinical Conference. 1985 - Present Member, Labor Panels: Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, American Arbitration Assn., Ohio State Employment Relations Board. Also member of following permanent member panels: City of Toledo/AFSCME, AM Lincoln/IBEW, Ohio/AFSCME, Toledo Board of Education/Toledo Federation of Teachers, Lucas County Comm. & AFSCME, Kelsey Hayes Corp./USA Local 1915. 1983-1985: Member, AALS Standing Committee on Clinical Legal Education. June 1982: Member of Faculty at Association of American Law Schools Clinical Teachers' Workshop - University of Minnesota Law School. 1978-1980: Special Master, Honorable Don J. Young, United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Castilleja v. Roadway Express, Inc. 1974-1978: Part-time Hearing Examiner, Ohio Civil Rights Commission. June 1976: Participant, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, University of Colorado. 6