WILLIAM R. NEWMAN
EDUCATION:
1986-89
University of Mississippi School of Law
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Class Rank: Top 20%
1982-86
The University of Southern Mississippi
Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude
Major: Political Science
G. P. A.: 4.0
PRESENT POSITION:
1993-present
Instructor of Paralegal Studies and Political Science,
The University of Southern Mississippi
Faculty Advisor, Pre-Law Student Society (1999-present)
Member, University Committee on Intellectual Property
Policy (2003)
Member, University Appeals Committee (2012 – present)
(Acting Chair, 2014)
Interim Director of Paralegal Studies Program (2013)
Member, Departmental Chair Search Committee (2005)
Member, Search Committee for Director of Paralegal
Studies Program (2004 & 2013)
Member, Search Committee for Paralegal Studies faculty
position on Coast campus (2015)
Taught courses at Gulf Coast campuses for seven semesters
Adjunct instructor, 1993 - 1997
COURSES TAUGHT:
Civil Litigation
Legal Drafting
Legal Research
Law Office Management and Computing
Equity (Chancery) Practice
Commercial Skills for the Paralegal (Business Entities, DebtorCreditor Law)
Introduction to Paralegalism
The American Legal Tradition
Intellectual Property Law
Legal Rhetoric
Advanced Paralegalism (capstone course)
American Government
Introduction to Law in American Society
Intellectual Property Law
Great Issues in Politics
State & Local Politics
PUBLICATIONS AND PAPER PRESENTATIONS:
Articles Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, Volume 58, Nos. 1, 2, and 3 (1988-89).
“Literature Relating to Paralegalism: A Classified Bibliography,” 3 Journal of Paralegal
Education 39 (October 1986)(with Philip J. Egan).
Presented paper, “A Quantitative Analysis of Decision-Making on the Mississippi
Supreme Court, 1965-1985,” to the joint meeting of the Mississippi and Louisiana
Political Science Associations, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
(March 1987).
OTHER PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:
“Emerging Issues in Intellectual Property Law for Paralegals,” presented to the national
convention of the National Association of Legal Professionals (June 1999).
“Intellectual Property Issues in the Business Tort Context,” presented to the University
of Mississippi Center for Continuing Legal Education, Jackson, Mississippi (June
1993).
“Recent Developments in Family Law, Business Law, and Constitutional Law for
Mississippi Lawyers,” Annual Course of Study presented annually on the
Mississippi Continuing Legal Education Circuit; Natchez, Gulfport, Cleveland,
Oxford, Starkville, Hattiesburg, and Jackson, Mississippi (1995, 1996, 1997,
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, & 2015).
“Patents, Trademark, and Copyright Law for the General Practitioner,” Continuing Legal
Education presentation accredited by the Alabama State Bar Commission on
Mandatory Continuing Legal Education, the Mississippi Commission on
Continuing Legal Education, the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal
Education and Specialization, and the Arkansas State Bar Continuing Legal
Education Board. Presented in Jackson, Mississippi; Birmingham, Alabama;
Nashville, Tennessee; and Little Rock, Arkansas (2009- 2015).
“Top 10 New Trends in Law Practice,” Continuing Legal Education presentation
accredited by the Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education and the
Arkansas State Bar Continuing Legal Education Board. Presented in Little Rock,
Arkansas; Oxford, Mississippi; Jackson, Mississippi; and Gulfport, Mississippi
(2015).
“Famous People & Famous Lawyers: What We Can Learn from Them,” Continuing
Legal Education presentation accredited by the Alabama State Bar Commission
Mandatory Continuing Legal Education, the Arkansas State Bar Continuing Legal
Education Board, the Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education,
and the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and
Specialization. Presented in Birmingham, Alabama; Little Rock, Arkansas;
Jackson, Mississippi; and Nashville, Tennessee (2003 – 2014)
“The Case of Dr. Samuel Mudd: The Constitutional Deprivations of the Alleged Lincoln
Assassination Co-conspirator and Their Tortuous 135-Year Legal History,”
presented at the Jefferson Davis Presidential Library and Research Center, Biloxi,
Mississippi (June 1998).
“The Emerging Law of Pets & Other Animals,” Featured guest on Mississippi Public
Broadcasting’s In Legal Terms program (1 hour) (January 2014)
AWARDS, HONORS, AND ACTIVITIES:
Eastland Scholar of Law (1986-89)
National Moot Court Team (1989)
President, Law School Student Body, The University of Mississippi (1988-89)
The University of Southern Mississippi Hall of Fame (1986)
Recipient of The University of Southern Mississippi Silver Bowl Award (for the
Top Graduating Scholar) (1986)
President of the South Central Mississippi Young Lawyers Association (1994-95)
Board of Directors, The Mississippi Bar, Young Lawyers Division
Delegate to the American Bar Association Convention (1995)
Development Board, Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
(1990-93)
Recipient of the Dean’s Distinguished Award at the University of Mississippi
School of Law