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DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL STUDIES
 
Faculty & Staff
 

Brent Nicholson
Chair Department of Legal Studies

Associate Professor
Department of Legal Studies

Advisor, Business Pre-law Freshman and Sophomores

Office: 264A BA Building
College of Business Administration
Phone:
419-372-8236
Email:
  bnichol@cba.bgsu.edu 

Education:

  • J.D., Ohio State University, College of Law, Columbus, Ohio, June 1979.
  • B.S.B.A., Bowling Green State University, College of Business Administration, Bowling Green, Ohio, March 1976.
  • Certified Public Accountant, State of Ohio (inactive).

Teaching Areas:

  • Legal Environment of Business
  • Ethics and Entrepreneurship
  • Entrepreneurship and Law

Research Interests:

  • Federal Income Taxation

Selected Publications:

  • "The Perils of Parenthood and Other Dangerous Relationships Under the Whistleblower Protection Provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002" accepted for publication in the Ohio State Entrepreneurial Business Law Journal, September, 2006 (forthcoming).
  • "From Public Use to Public Purpose - The Supreme Court Stretches the Takings Clause in Kelo v. City of New London" accepted August 2005, Gonzaga Law Review, co-authored with Sue Mota.
  • "The Dormant Commerce Clause Rises Again:  Cuno v. Daimler Chrysler", accepted February, 2005, Houston Business and Tax Law Journal, co-authored with Sue Mota.
  • "The Taxation of Prejudgment Interest in Personal Injury Cases", Montana Law Review, Volume 59, No. 2 (1998).  Reprinted in The Monthly Digest of Tax Articles, August 1999.
  • "Recent Developments Concerning the Taxation of Damages Under Section 104(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code", Albany Law Review, Volume 61, No. 1 (1997).  Reprinted in The Monthly Digest of Tax Articles, September, 1998.
  • "Enforceability of Settlement Agreement Allocations Under Section 104(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code", Baylor Law Review, Volume 47, No. 1 (1995) (co-author).
  • "Recent Delaware Case Law Regarding Director's Duties to Bondholders", Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, Volume 19, No. 2 (1994).

Professional Affiliations:

  • Toledo Bar Association
  • Ohio State Bar Association - Committee on Probate and Trust Law
  • Academy of Legal Studies in Business
  • Tri-State Business Law Association

Honors and Awards:

  • Distinguished Advising Award, 2004
  • Marie Hodge Advising Award, 1997 and 2004
  • Omicron Delta Kappa leadership fraternity, 2004
  • College of Business Administration Undergraduate Teaching Award, 2002
  • Undergraduate Student Government Faculty Excellence Award, 1996, 2002
  • Nominee, University Master Teacher Award, 1993, 2001
  • Department Nominee, College of Business Administration Undergraduate Teaching Award, 2000
  • Faculty Fellow, Compton Hall, 2000-2001
  • Delta Sigma Pi Faculty of the Year, 1999
  • Nominee, Patton Scholarly Research Award, 1993
  • Faculty Initiate, Delta Sigma Pi business fraternity, 1992
  • Who's Who Among America's College Teachers

 

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