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James S. Sheets

Adjunct Assistant Professor
Management & Organizations
W252  John Pappajohn Bus Bldg
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-1994		 Ph: 319-335-0927
Fax: 319-335-1956
E-mail: james-sheets@uiowa.edu

Academic History

  • JD, University of Iowa, 2002
  • PhD, University of Rochester, 1993
  • BA, University of Iowa, 1980

Expertise

  • Commercial Transactions
  • Corporate Entities and Management Practice
  • IRC & Entity Filing

Awards

  • Carnegie Fellow, Carnegie Foundation
  • Rush Rhees Fellow, University of Rochester

            Prior Positions

            • Outside Counsel, Hraba & Consortes (Prague), Covington & Burling (D.C.), KempHoogstad (Amsterdam), Cliff Law (Moscow), 2008
            • Assistant Professor of Business (Adjunct), University of Iowa, 2008
            • Manager/Business Development, Goodrich Corporation, 2007 - 2009
            • Associate Attorney & Of Counsel, Haber Law, 2005 - 2007
            • Associate Attorney, Weinberg & Jacobs, LLP, 2003 - 2005
            • Judicial Clerkship, Fifth District Court of Maryland, 2002 - 2003
            • Associate, Iowa Center for Nonprofit Resources, 2000 - 2001
            • Associate Professor, Leslie College, 1998 - 1999
            • Assistance Professor of the Social Sciences, Boston University, 1994 - 1999
            • Research Fellow, University of St. Andrews (Scotland), 1992 - 1993

              Professional Affiliations

              • Advisory/Consulting Editor, Iowa State Bar Association Appellate Practitioner's Committee, July 2009 - current
              • Advisory/Consulting Editor, American Bar Association Attorney Advisor Committee, 2008 - current

                Committees and Professional Service

                • The Moldova Foundation, 2005-current

                  Licensures and Certifications

                  • Attorney at Law - MN, Admitted, Minnesota Supreme Court - 2007
                  • Attorney at Law - DC, Admitted, District of Columbia Court of Appeals - 2006
                  • Attorney at Law - MD, Admitted, Maryland Court of Appeals (Inactive) - 2005
                  • Attorney at Law - IA, Admitted, Iowa Supreme Court - 2003