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Sheldon Toplitt's Bio:
Sheldon Toplitt's Experience:
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lecturer at Boston University
September 1997 - December 2013Lecturer at College of Communication, teaching Media Law & Ethics and news writing and reporting courses.
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instructor at Emerson College
September 2010 - December 2012Taught courses in the First Amendment, online journalism media law and Communications, Politics & the Law.
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adjunct professor at Lasell College
September 2009 - December 2011Developed syllabus and planned lectures for Legal Environments of Business course, which offered an overview of legal issues germane to business and hospitality undergraduates.
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attorney at Law Offices of Bruce A. Bierhans, LLC
2006 - 2008Drafted pleadings, conducted depositions, prepared corporate, employment and estate planning documents, tried or "second-seated" civil cases in state and federal courts, and trained and supervised law interns and associates for litigation practice.
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principal at Law Offices of Sheldon C. Toplitt
October 1996 - June 2006Managed general practice law firm engaged in media law, employment law, contracts and estate planning.
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co-founding Attorney at Seman & Toplitt
January 1995 - September 1996Managed law firm handling employment law, domestic relations, corporate law, and estate planning. Oversaw client development and firm marketing.
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attorney at jager smith stetler and arata
1992 - 1994Drafted pleadings, negotiated personal injury claims, conducted depositions, and second-seated civil litigation matters.
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attorney at moulton & welburn
1990 - 1992Second-seated civil trials, drafted legal documents, and wrote articles and seminar materials on litigation topics.
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editor at American Bar Association
1982 - 1986Managing editor of various legal journals. Solicited, wrote and edited articles, created client newsletter.
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editor at Kiwanis International
1982 - 1982Solicited, wrote and edited articles for general interest magazine.
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reporter at Haverhill Gazette
1978 - 1982General assignment reporter. Covered presidential campaign, Seabrook nuclear power plant controversy and municipal and county government.
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reporter at The Union Leader
1978 - 1978Wrote regional news stories and feature articles as general assignment reporter covering the New Hampshire Seacoast.
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attorney; writer/editor at The Write Lawyer
2009Draft legal documents and consult on legal issues; conduct legal seminars, write articles for newspapers, magazines and nonprofit groups; edit publications for consumer and trade press. Ghost write marketing articles and prepare histories for law firms.
Sheldon Toplitt's Education:
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Suffolk University Law School
1986 – 1989j.d. -
Boston University
1972 – 1976b.s.Concentration: journalism -
West Orange (Mountain) High School
1969 – 1972high school diplomaConcentration: college prep