• 19 years of experience as a trial lawyer in California. • 18 years of teaching experience in high school, university, graduate school and law school. Courses included various law topics, public speaking, English, American history, world history, ethics, business writing, trail riding (on horseback) and geometry. • 11 years as a guest speaker before audiences of MBA students, professors, executives, and law students across the U.S. • 3 years as coach/trainer of international award-winning business presentation team. • Bachelor of Arts in Classical Liberal Arts, Saint Mary’s College of California. • Master of Arts in English, Northern Arizona University, including courses in language acquisition and ESL. • Juris Doctor, Southwestern University School of Law. • Author of 1000 Days to the Bar—But the Practice of Law Begins Now (2003)—second edition to appear in 2010. • Presented and interviewed on television in U.S. and China—topics education, business, and time-management. • From 1996 to 2007, regular speaker before audiences of MBA students, professors, executives, and law students across the U.S. • Former Dean of Students at Roger Williams University School of Law in Rhode Island. • Former teacher for Eureka, The Learning Centre. • Currently serving as Senior Instructor (Criminal Law, Torts, Contracts, Evidence, Property Law, and Bar Examination Preparation) for Concord Law School, an online graduate institution based in Los Angeles, California. • Currently teaching English part-time to Uruguayans. Currently Contributing Editor for law professors’ blog (http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/academic_support/). • Personal blog: dennisandkristy.blogspot.com. • Professional blog for law students: excelinlawschool.blogspot.com. • Personal e-mail: [email protected].