VITA OF ERIC J. AKERS
PROFESSOR, BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
AND
CHAIR, BUSINESS GRADUATE PROGRAM
Education:
Ohio Northern University,
Bachelor's of Arts (History & Education) 1969
Ohio
Northern University, Juris Doctorate 1973
Certification
Admitted to State of Ohio
Bar, #0019706 1973. Presently Active Status.
Admitted
to U.S. Federal District Court, Western Division of Ohio, 1976-2005
Admitted
to U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1978-2005
Public
Teaching Experience
New Bremen Public School
System, 1969-70
Lima
City Schools, 1971-73
Experience
not in Education
Chorpening, Wilson &
Murray, Associate, Ashland, Ohio 1973-1975
Akers
& Akers, Plymouth, Ohio 1975-1981
Wilson
& Anderson, Ashland, Ohio 1991-1995
Eric J.
Akers, Legal Counsellor, Ashland, Ohio
Professional
Membership
(Past and Present)
Ohio State Bar Association
Huron
County Bar Association
Ashland
County Bar Association
Tri-State
Business Law Association
Association
for Legal Studies of Sports and Recreation
Professional
Service
Mayor, Village of
Plymouth, Ohio 1981-82
Acting
Law Director, City of Ashland, Ohio 1992-93
Acting
Judge, Ashland Municipal Court, Ashland, Ohio 1991-2005, 2006-
Chairperson,
Ashland County Bar Association, Committee on Admission to Practice 1994
Member,
Local Rules of Court, Ashland County Common Pleas Court 1995
Chairperson,
Ashland County Bar Association, Committee on Continuing Education 1999
Member,
City of Ashland Charter Revision Committee, 1999-2000
Professional
Meetings
Legal Ethics and Substance
Abuse, Norwalk, Ohio, December, 1999
Consumer
Protection Law for Municipal Court Judges, Ashland, Ohio, November, 1999
Tri-State
Business Law Meeting, Battle Creek, Mi., November, 1999
Courtroom
Procedure for Municipal Court Judges, Perrysburg, Ohio, November, 1999
Tri-State
Business Law Meeting, Indianopolis, Ind., November, 1998
Alternative
Dispute Resolution Seminar for Acting Judges, Perrysburg, Ohio, Nov.,
1998
Legal
Ethics and Substance Abuse, Norwalk, Ohio, December, 1997
Tri-State
Business Law Meeting, Huron, Ohio, November, 1997
Judicial
Update for Acting Judges, Wadsworth, Ohio, November 1997
Judicial
Update for Acting Judges, Wadsworth, Ohio, November 1996
Legal
Studies in Sports and Recreation Meeting, Jekyll Island, Ga. 1996
Insurance
Law Review, Cleveland, Ohio 1994
Tri-State
Business Law Meeting, South Bend, Ind., 1994
Ohio and
NAFTA, Economical Analysis, Columbus, Ohio 1993
Americans
With Disability, an Analysis, Cleveland, Ohio, 1992
Tri-State
Business Law Meeting, Toledo, Ohio, 1992
Sexual
Harassment Seminar, Ada, Ohio, 1992
Legal
Studies in Sports and Recreation, Jekyll Island, Ga. 1992
Legal
Studies in Sports and Recreation, Jekyll Island, Ga. 1991
Tax
Update Seminar, Ashland, Ohio 1991
Domestic
Relations Seminar, Wooster, Ohio, 1991
Probate
and Wills Update, Cleveland, Ohio 1990
Papers
Presented
"Cooperative Teaching of
Law Pertaining to Sport/Recreation Majors at Ashland University."
Legal
Studies in Sports and Recreation, Jekyll Island, Ga. 1991.
"Preparation for
Depositions and the Paper Chase." Legal Studies in Sports and
Recreation, Jekyll Island, Ga. 1992.
Presentations
MTD College, Ashland
University, "Business Entities and Law Update," 1998-99.
The Ohio
State University, Marion Campus, "Risk Management in Higher Education,
Student Interaction," 1999.
Ashland
University Student Affairs, "Risk Management in Higher Education,
Student Interaction," 1998.
Mansfield,
Ohio, "Administration of the Estate in Ohio and Ethical
Considerations," 1993.
Publications (Educational)
"Preparation for
Depositions and the Paper Chase," Legal Studies in Sports and
Recreation Journal, 1992.
"Cooperative
Teaching of Law Pertaining to Sport Recreation Majors at Ashland
University," Legal Studies in Sports and Recreation Journal, 1991.
Research
and Publications
(Legal)
Appellee's Brief, Dawson,
et ux. v. King, et al., #97-COA-01228,
98-LW-1109 ( Ohio 5th Cir.) 1998
Appellant's
Brief, United
States v. White,
F.2d
, (U.S.
6th Cir.) 1978
Defendant's
Brief, Bee,
et al. v. Blair, et ux., Ashland Co. Common Pleas
1995
Research
and Publications
(Opinions Rendered as Acting Judge)
State
v. Hutchison,
Ashland Municipal Court, 1999.
University
Service
Chair,
Interim Graduate Council 2005-2006
Chair, Master of Business
Administratoin 2003-2006
Ashland Faculty Senate, President, 1999-2001
Ashland
Faculty Senator, 1998-2001
Ashland
Faculty Forum (nka Senate), President, 1986-88.
Member,
Business Administration Department Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1999.
Coordinator,
Business Administration Department Committee for Revision of Tenure and
Promotion Guidelines, 1994.
Member,
Institutional Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1992, 1995, 1998.
Community Service
President, Ashland
Community Arts Council, 1999-2002
Member,
Ashland City Charter Review Committee, 1999-2000.
Pro Bono
Counsel, by appointment, Ashland Municipal Court, 1991-present.
Nominated, Who's
Who in Higher Education, 1999.