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AVRAM B. SEGALL

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55 North Mountain Ave., Apt. A8, Montclair, NJ 07042- 2352 office direct 973-779-1211 home 973 744-6047 cell 201-657-0613

lawsegall2@gmail.com

Admitted to Practice in New Jersey

EDUCATION: New York Law School, New York, N.Y.

J.D.

University of Wisconsin at Superior

B.S.

Trenton State College/Urban Education Corps

Eight Graduate Credits in Urban Ed.

EXPERIENCE:

1979 - Present

Avram B. Segall, Esq., 1037 Route 46 East, Clifton, New Jersey 07013.

Admitted to practice in New Jersey

Self-employed . Concentration in litigation, real estate, family, chancery and appellate work, transactional commercial work, business matters.

2006 - Present

Department of Political Science and Law, Montclair State University, Upper

Montclair, N.J., Associate Professor.

Teaches undergraduate courses:

“Introduction to Law”, “Law in Society: Civil

Law

“, “Senior Research and Writing Seminar in Jurisprudence”, “Advocacy and

Persuasion”, Pre-Law Internship Coordinator.

Teaches graduate courses in Department's Masters Degree in Law and

Governance program. Redesigned curriculum and teaches "Private Civil

Responsibility". Redesigned curriculum and teaches "Ethical and Professional

Issues in the Legal Environment". Also teaches “United States Legal Systems”.

Acts as faculty liaison with MSU Alumni Affairs Office for MSU Alumni Attorneys in Law networking news and events.

1979- 2006

Department of Legal Studies, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, N.J.

Associate Professor. American Bar Association Approved Paralegal

Studies Program.

Taught “Law and Litigation”, “Real Estate for Paralegals”, “Computer

Fundamentals for Legal Professionals”, “Legal Research”, “Legal Writing”.

Taught courses in Master of Arts in Legal Studies program. Previously served as

Coordinator for Professional Placement. Developed and served as Coordinator

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Page 2 for innovative and successful “Internship Seminar” for paralegals. Developed course curri culum for “Civil Litigation” and then merged with “Introduction to

Paralegalism” to form “Law and Litigation”.

1978-1979

Krieger, Karas & Kilstein, P.A. Fair Lawn, N.J.

Associate in general practice law firm with commercial concentration

1975-1978

Krieger, Klein & Henkoff, Clifton, N.J.

Associate in litigation firm

1973-1974

Law Secretary to Honorable Herbert S. Alterman,

Superior Court of New Jersey, Passaic County Courthouse, Paterson, N.J.

1968-1970

Orange Mountain Council, Boy Scouts of America,

Orange, N.J. Professional Scout Executive

Involved in fund-raising and volunteer training with

particular emphasis on inner-city and under-privileged development

ACTIVITIES

&

HONORS

Solicitor, donor’s representative and administrator for the Rapoport Legal

Scholars Fund and Rapoport Legal Enhancement Fund ($150,000 gift) at

Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey 2007 - present

Member, Montclair State University,

Jewish American Studies Program

Academic Advisory Board 2008- present

Director, Board of Directors, University of Wisconsin - Superior Foundation, Inc.

October 2005 – present; Chair, Advancement Committee/Executive Board,

October 2008 - 2012

Member, New Jersey State Bar Association Ad Hoc Committee on Paralegal

Regulation. 1999 - 2003

Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Standing Committee on Paralegal

Education and Regulation; Chair Subcommittee Paralegal/Attorney Ethics. 1993 -

1999

Chairperson, Subcommittee on Legal Assistants, Law Office Management

Committee, New Jersey State Bar Association.1985 - 1991

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Member, Law Office Management Committee, New Jersey State Bar

Association. 1985

– 1991

Advisory Board Member, National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA),

1989 - 1995.

Co-Chairperson, 1991 National Conference of the American Association for Paralegal Education, Blazing Career Paths for Paralegals: Developing

New Programs and Curricula, Vista Hotel, New York, October 1991

Board of Directors, American Association for Paralegal Education (AAfPE),

1985 - 1989.

Recipient, Passaic County Legal Aid Society Pro Bono Award for donating over one hundred hours of free legal services to the poor.

PUBLICATIONS:

Co-Author/Editor, "Teaching in English: Enhancing International Faculty

E xpertise Program”, Methodology and Teaching Workshop Handbook with Dr.

Alice Freed, Dr. Deborah Pietze. MSU Global Education Sponsored Course,

Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, July 2013

Co- Author/Editor, “Teaching in English: An International Faculty Advancement

Program” Academic English Writing Skills for Natural and Applied Sciences

Handbook with Leslie Rapparlie, M.S., M.F.A., MSU Global Education Program

Sponsored Course (Summer 2012)

Author/Contributor m ediation role plays , The Case of the Bogus Bar and Mervin Mergatroid problems for Instructor's Manual for Nagle,

Barbara, Conflict and Resolution, 2d Edition (Walters Kluwer 2008).

Co-author, Civil Litigation Fundamentals, with Louis H. Miron, Esq.; Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2d edition, (New Brunswick, 2006)

Author, “Is It Only A Paper Moon?", The Paralegal Educator, American

Association for Paralegal Education, Vol. 18, No. 2, Spring 2004

Author, “Conspicuous Consumption Pitfalls - How to Avoid and Remedy

Them”, Women In Transition, Summer 2003

Author, “So - You Want to be a Real Estate Magnate”, The Paralegal

Educator, American Association For Paralegal Education, Vol. 16, No. 1, April

2002

Co-author, Civil Litigation Fundamentals, with Louis H. Miron, Esq.; Institute

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for Continuing Legal Education (New Brunswick, 2002)

Author, “Reflections on Teaching”, The Paralegal Educator, American

Association For Paralegal Education, Vol. 15, No. 2, August 2001

Author, "The Pragmatic Ethicist", The Paralegal Educator, American

Association For Paralegal Education, Vol. 13, No. 5, April 2000

Author, “Initiating and Responding to Litigation”, More Litigation Techniques for Legal Assistants: Beyond the Basics

PLI Continuing Legal Assistant

Training Handbook (Practicing Law Institute, New York 1992)

Author, “Interviewing Witnesses and Factual Investigation”, Litigation Techniques for Legal Assistants: Becoming a More Effective Member of the Litigation Team

(Practicing Law Institute, New York 1991)

Editor, The Evolving Role of the Paralegal, New Jersey State Bar

Association (1991)

Co-Editor, Developing A Legal Assistant Program, New Jersey

State Bar Association (1986)

Co-Author, Instructor’s Notes, Computer Fundamentals for Legal Professionals,

Pearson Publications (1986)

Author, "Program Director: Educator or Attorney? An Attorney's

Perspective.", The Paralegal Educator, AAfPE Newsletter (Fall 1986)

LECTURES

&

PRESENTATIONS

Invited faculty member, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China for Montclair State

U niversity’s "Teaching in English: Enhancing International Faculty Expertise

Program ”, Methodology and Teaching Workshop.

July 1- 26, 2013

Invited Presenter,

America? Duh?

2013

If Latin is a Dead Language, What Do They Speak in Latin

“Humanities for the "Real World”, Humanities in the Schools Day sponsored by Montclair State University Institute for the Humanities, February 8,

Invited Presenter and Facilitator, Realogy Corporation Book Club discussion of

Integrity by Stephen Carter and other ethics issues as part of company’s Ethics and Compliance Initiative. Realogy is the umbrella holding company for Better

Homes and Gardens

®

Real Estate, CENTURY 21

®

, Coldwell Banker

®

, ERA

®

,

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Sotheby’s International Realty ®

and Coldwell Banker Commercial

®

. Realogy

Corp., One Campus Drive, Parsippany, NJ, September 19, 2012

Invited faculty member for Montclair State U niversity’s "Teaching in English: An

International Faculty Advancement Program". Teaching Academic English

Writing Skills for Natural and Applied Sciences.

July 9 – August 3, 2012

Invited Presenter, multi-disciplinary panel for Montclair State University Institute for the Humanities entitled: The Golden Rule: Why Abide It ?

university disciplines. April 2012

Represented

College of Humanities and Social Sciences together with other faculty from other

Presentation, “Business Ethics: Profit vs. Social Responsibility”, International

Business and American Studies, University of Graz at Montclair State University,

July 20, 2010

Presentation, “Legal Ethics”, to Delegation of Ukrainian Court

Administrators, Open World Program Sponsored by Open World Leadership

Center (Administered by Academy for Educational Development, Washington,

DC), Montclair State University, November 9, 2009

Moderator, Annual Student Research Symposium sponsored by the Montclair

State University College of Humanities and Social Sciences in cooperation with the College of Science and Mathematics, 2009 - 2013

Presenter, University of Wisconsin at Superior, Campaign Superior Video (2008), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfhFeYp7y5w&feature=email

Speaker, “Moral Dilemmas for the Paralegal: Identifying Ethical Issues and

Guidance in Resolving Them in the Age of Tyco, Enron, WorldComm and

Sarbanes- Oxley”, The Paralegal Manager’s Institute, sponsored by American

Lawyer Media, The Harvard Club, New York, March 3, 2006

Speaker, “Identity Theft: Conspicuous Consumption Pitfalls - How to Avoid and

Remedy Them”, Clifton - Passaic Hadassah, October 27, 2004

Speaker, “Preserving Your Credit Identity and Preventing ID Theft: Conspicuous

Consumption Pitfalls - How to Avoid and Remedy Them”, International

Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP), Montclair State University

Chapter, September 21, 2004

Presenter, "What Lawyers Want", a training presentation for the staff of Glen

Eagle Title Agency, Fairfield, NJ , April 24, 2004

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Presenter, “Wherefore and Heretofore Did You Commit Quare Clausum Fregit?

(The Essentials of Drafting - Writing Clearly and Concisely), New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education Litigation Forum for Paralegals, November 25,

2003

Moderator, “Roles and Careers in the Court System: Superior Court of New

Jersey Essex County”, Montclair State University Justice Studies Program,

September 16, 2003

Moderator, “Roles and Careers in the Court System: Superior Court of New

J ersey Essex County”, Montclair State University Justice Studies Program,

March 19, 2003

Speaker, “Child Support Issues in Divorce”, Women In Transition, A Program of the Wayne (NJ) Counseling and Family Services, March 10, 2003

Panelist, “Ethical Issues in the Professoriate” New Faculty Orientation,

College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Montclair State University,

December, 2000

Presenter, "The Pragmatic Ethicist: Reality Checks on the Teaching of Ethics", Northeast Regional Conference of the American

Association For Paralegal Education (AAfPE), Princeton, April 2000

Speaker, Garden State Paralegal Convention, "Defining Oneself,

Defining Others", Eatontown, NJ, March 24, 2000

Speaker, University of Delaware ICE Series: Integrity, Civility and Ethics,

"Whose Ethics? Legal versus Moral Dilemmas", January 12, 2000

Presenter, "Making Ethics Real for Paralegals", National Conference of the American Association for Paralegal Education (AAfPE), Boston,

October 1999

Speaker, "Defining Oneself, Defining Others: Whose Ethics - Yours?

Mine? Ours? Legal Versus Moral Dilemmas in the Context of an Ever

Changing Society", Montclair State University Institute for the Humanities

In the School Days, Upper Montclair, New Jersey, 1998

Speaker, "Ethics - Don't Cross That Line!", New Jersey State Bar

Association Annual Convention, Atlantic City, NJ, 1998

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Presenter, "Effective Client Interviewing Techniques", Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New Brunswick, New Jersey,1995

Faculty Member, Practising Law Institute, "More Litigation Techniques for Legal Assistants: Beyond the Basics.", October 29, 1992, New York City (a national satellite telecast)

"Professional Development/Professional Ethics", Practical Skills for

Paralegals and Legal Assistants, New York State Bar Association,

New York City, June 9, 1992

Faculty Member, "Litigation Techniques for Legal Assistants: Becoming

A More Effective Member of the Litigation Team", The Practising Law

Institute, New York City (a national satellite telecast), December 5, 1991

"Paralegal Ethics and UPL in the '90s", Pursuit of Excellence Through

Education, National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Region IV

Meeting, New York City, October 18, 1991

"Regulation, UPL and the Paralegal in the 1990's", Sixth Annual

Education Conference, Philadelphia Association of Paralegals,

October 25, 1991

Moderator/Speaker, "Solos & Beyond ... Enhancing Profitability through Automation". New Jersey State Bar Association, June 1991

Speaker, "Connectivity-Implementing What You Have Learned Today".

Conference on Information Management - Strategies and Techniques for Improved Information and Case Management. Sponsored by Legal

Assistant Today; Washington, D.C., November 1989

Panelist, "How Do You Build Curriculum Based on Competence?".

American Association for Paralegal Education Annual Conference,

Seattle, Washington, October 1986

Instructor/Presenter, Montclair State College1986 Intensive Summer

Program for Court Interpretation. Instructed participants from across the United States in Civil Litigation and served as attorney representing deaf/mute litigant in culminating mock trial program.

Speaker, "Job Search and Interview Techniques for Paralegals". American

Association for Paralegal Education Annual Conference, Lexington, Kentucky.

October 1984

Moderator/Panelist, 1985-89 New Jersey State Bar Association Annual

Convention Law Office Administration and Economics Committee programs for attorneys and paralegals.

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MISCELLANEOUS

President, Board of Directors, Middlegate Mews Condominium Association,

Clifton, NJ. 2005 - 2011 and 2002 – 2004

Director, Middlegate Mews Condominium Association Board 2000-2002

Judge, Seton Hall University School of Law Eugene Gressman Appellate Moot

Court Competition, Spring 2005, March 2004, February 2002, April 2001

Judge, Appellate Advocacy Graded Oral Arguments, Seton Hall

University School of Law, Fall 2000, Fall 2004

Larson, Victoria Tietze, Translator, My Beloved Toto, Letters from Juliette

Drouet to Victor Hugo 1833-1882 (State University of New York Press, 2005)

(Acknowledged in Introduction)

Volunteer Attorney Coach, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,

2005, 2013 Clifton High School New Jersey State Bar Association Mock Trial

Competition Team, First Place, Passaic County,1998, 2003

“Hard Choices: Dealing with Ethical Dilemmas on the Job",

Legal Assistant Today, Vol.9, No.4, March/April 1992, p. 72. (Interviewed and quoted)

Orlik, Deborah, Esq., Ethics for the Legal Assistant, Second Edition

(Marlen Hill Publishing,1992) (Acknowledged in Forward to Teachers)

Rev. 03/14

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