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Education

• Boston College Law School, Newton, MA. J.D., May 1988, cum laude
• Amherst College, Amherst, MA. B.A., American Studies and Classics (double major), May 1985, magna cum laude (American Studies) and cum laude (Classics)
• Harry S. Truman Scholar (Massachusetts 1983). Four-year national scholarship awarded in recognition of commitment to a career in public service.

Major Publications

• American Privacy: The 400-Year History of Our Most Contested Right (Beacon Press, 2010). A page-turning narrative of privacy and the evolution of communication, from broken sealing wax to high-tech wiretapping.
• The Court and the Cross: The Religious Right's Crusade to Reshape the Supreme Court (Beacon Press, 2008). The history and politics behind the Religious Right's thirty-year campaign to reshape the federal judiciary in general and the U.S. Supreme Court in particular.
• The Decency Wars: The Campaign to Cleanse American Culture (Prometheus Books 2006). A critical look at efforts to impose standards of decency on American culture and the rising role of religion in politics, social policy, and science.
• The Naked Employee: How Technology Is Compromising Workplace Privacy (Amacom 2003). An overview of innovations in surveillance technology and the impact that they are having on workplace privacy.
• Obscene Profits: The Entrepreneurs of Pornography in the Cyber Age (Routledge 2000). An entertaining look at the history of pornography and the social, legal, and economic forces that have combined to make the online pornography industry so successful.
• Dinse, John; Berger, Richie; and Lane, Frederick S., Vermont Jury Instructions—Civil and Criminal (Butterworths Legal Publishers 1993). Co-authored book summarizing Vermont jury practice and providing model jury instructions for civil and criminal trials.

Employment History

• Computer Forensics Expert, Burlington, VT, 1999 - present. Performed computer forensic examinations and provided technical consultative services to clients in a wide range of civil and criminal cases, ranging from intellectual property theft and zoning ordinance challenges to murder, obscenity, and child pornography. Trained in the use of the X-Ways Forensics software suite, as well as the operation and structure of computers, hard drives, and file systems. Extensive experience in the operation and file storage capabilities of personal computers, as well as the economics and business operations of the online adult industry. I am currently listed as a computer forensics expert with The TASA Group, the Vermont Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and the Vermont and New York State Public Defenders Associations.
• Author/Lecturer, Burlington, VT, February 1995 - present. Author of six books and numerous articles focusing on law, technology, privacy, obscenity, employee rights, and contemporary political issues. Organizer and presenter of dozens of seminars and lectures based on the topics covered in those books. Extensive media experience, including numerous on-camera interviews on all major networks and live interviews on dozens of national and local radio shows.
• Associate, Miller, Eggleston & Cramer, Burlington, VT, August 1993 - February 1995. As associate attorney, assisted partners in handling all aspects of trial preparation and litigation. Primary practice area was business litigation, with additional work in the areas of corporate law and intellectual property.
• Associate, Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, Burlington, VT, October 1990 - August 1993. As associate attorney, assisted partners and senior associates in all aspects of litigation. Primary practice areas included insurance defense, medical malpractice, and intellectual property. In 1993, co-authored "Vermont Jury Instructions -- Civil and Criminal" with partners John Dinse and Richie Berger.
• Law Clerk, Hon. Frank H. Freedman, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Springfield, MA, October 1988 - October 1990. Assisted Chief U.S. District Court Judge Frank Freedman in the research and drafting of federal trial court opinions. Also assisted in all aspects of federal trials, including jury selection, motion and evidentiary hearings, preparation of jury instructions, and post-trial motions.

Recent Lectures and Seminars

• "Limewire Made Me Do It -- and Other Digital Follies," Office of the Federal Public Defender, Washington, D.C., May 5, 2010. Presentation to federal public defenders on peer-to-peer software technology, Internet caches, and other computer-related topics in obscenity and child pornography cases.
• Censorship, University of Vermont, April 20, 2010. Visiting lecture on the right to privacy in American society.
• "Can You See Me Now? The Growing Problem of Sexting in the Public Schools," National School Board Association Annual Conference, McCormick Place-West Convention Center, Chicago, IL, April 11, 2010. Lecture on the rapidly-growing phenomenon of sexting among middle and high school students around the country.
• "Social Media: The Undiscovered Country," Vermont Bar Association Mid-Year Meeting, Burlington, VT, March 19, 2010. Participated in panel discussion of various aspects of social media for attorneys, including First Amendment and computer forensics issues.
• "Living in a Wired World: Can Personal Privacy Survive in the 21st Century?", Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Sun Valley, ID, March 10, 2010. Lecture and booksigning for American Privacy: The 400-Year-History of Our Most Contested Right.
• American Studies 101, St. Michael's College, March 1, 2010. Visiting lecture on the Warren Court and the 1960s Sexual Revolution.
• "Living in a Wired World: Can Privacy Survive in the 21st Century?", University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, November 18, 2009. Lecture on the impact of technology on student privacy and book-signing for American Privacy: The Four-Hundred-Year History of Our Most Contested Right.
• "A Knock at the Door: Three Centuries of Governmental Search and Seizure," Bostonian Society, Old State House Museum, Boston, MA, November 4, 2009. Moderated and participate in a panel discussion on writs of assistance and book-signing for American Privacy: The Four-Hundred-Year History of Our Most Contested Right.
• Digital Forensics Association, Champlain College, Burlington, VT, October 21, 2009. Guest lecture on American Privacy and trends in student privacy.
• "American Privacy," Media Law and Ethics, St. Michael's College, October 15, 2009. Guest lecture on history of American privacy.
• "LimeWire Made Me Do It: And Other Digital Follies," 2009 Federal Criminal Defense Seminar, Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, October 9, 2009. Presented hour-long lecture on the technology of peer-to-peer software and related legal issues, including search and seizure, possession, and intent to distribute contraband.

Recent Articles

• School Board Update, Front Porch Forum, May 9, 2010
• School Board Committee News, Front Porch Forum, April 7, 2010
• Thanks To Burlington Voters For Passing School Budget, Front Porch Forum, March 6, 2010
• Support School Budget - Signs Available, Front Porch Forum, February 19, 2010
• School Commissioner's Corner, North Avenue News, January 8, 2010
• The Nudists Were Right, Beacon Broadside, January 4, 2010
• School Budget Process Update, Front Porch Forum, December 24, 2009
• School Commissioner Update, Front Porch Forum, December 4, 2009
• New Book And Chocolate Chip Cookie Offer, Front Porch Forum, October 20, 2009
• 9th Circuit Reaffirms "Dominion and Control" Test, Digital Dirt Blawg, September 3, 2009

Community and Public Service

• Burlington School Board, Burlington, VT, October 2002 - present; Chairman of the Board, April 2009 - present; Clerk of the Board, April 2003 - March 2009; Chair of the Finance Subcommittee, April 2005 - March 2009; Member of the Technology Subcommittee, October 2001 - March 2005. Elected as one of two Ward 5 representatives to the Board of School Commissioners. Duties include drafting District policies, overseeing operation of District administration, helping to develop and present District budget for annual Town Meeting day vote, and in general, representing the best interests of the city’s children.
• Vermont Community Access Media, Burlington, VT, May 2007 - present; Secretary of the Board, May 2007 - present. Elected by local cable subscribers and media producers to serve as member of VCAM Board of Directors. Duties include drafting organization policies, overseeing and evaluating the VCAM Executive Director, reviewing VCAM expenditures, and advising VCAM staff on interaction with the public and area cable companies.
• Ward Clerk, Ward 5, Burlington, VT, April 1996 - October 2002. Responsible for overseeing operation of neighborhood polling place during national, state, and local elections.
• Burlington Fire Commission, Burlington, VT, July 1992 - June 1998; Vice-Chair, July 1995 - June 1998. Served as commissioner on community oversight board for the Burlington Fire Department.