Dr. Ronald B. Standler
attorney in Massachusetts
I am licensed to practice law only in Massachusetts, including all
state and federal courts in Massachusetts and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Therefore, I can provide legal advice to you only if either:
- you live in Massachusetts,
- you have been sued in a court in Massachusetts,
- you have been harmed or injured in Massachusetts, or
- you live outside the USA and are interested in:
- general principles of computer law in the USA,
- general principles of products liability law in the USA,
- drafting or reviewing contracts with companies in Massachusetts,
- copyright law in the USA, or
- safety standards for products.
If you are seeking an attorney in a state other than Massachusetts, please
see my hints
for how to find an attorney, as statutes regulating the practice of law
prohibit my providing legal advice to people outside of Massachusetts.
Table of Contents:
My services
My credentials
How to contact Dr. Standler
My services
I have not been certified as a specialist in any area of law.
I work in the following areas of law that are mostly related to my 18 years
of doctoral-level research or teaching experience in science and engineering.
Education law, especially in colleges and universities
In part because I was a full-time student in universities for 13 years
and a professor for another 10 years,
I am interested in legal problems that occur in colleges and universities,
such as:
- academic freedom for professors,
tenure disputes
- misconduct in scientific research
- plagiarism
- authorship disputes
- ownership of intellectual property developed by professors or students
- copyright law:
copying of books and periodicals by instructors for use in classes
- grading disputes, rejection of thesis or dissertation by faculty
- misuse of computers, developing
policy for appropriate use of computers
- injury in school or college science laboratory
- developing rules and policy statements
- privacy violations
- and other academic issues
Computer law – cyberlaw, Internet law
I have programmed computers since 1968, which gives me technical insight
into the following kinds of problems:
- law of Internet, cyberspace, online services, computer bulletin boards
- copyright law,
particularly for computer software or content of Internet
- liability for malfunction of computer hardware or software
- duty to maintain reliable equipment and software
- duty to maintain secure data (i.e., privacy, trade secrets)
- information technology
- contracts for computer services
- end-user software license agreements
Consulting with litigators in torts
See my separate list of topics.
Amicus Briefs
I am also interested in writing amicus briefs.
My credentials
education:
- Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, NH 03301
- J.D., May 1998
- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, USA
- Ph.D. in physics, 1977
- University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208
- B.Sc. in physics, 1971
memberships:
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Sigma Xi – The Scientific Research Society
- Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), senior member
- IEEE Sections: Electromagnetic Compatibility Society
experience:
My curriculum vitae gives full details,
including a complete bibliography of my publications,
and a summary of my professional experience.
By way of introduction, here is a terse synopsis:
- programmed computers since 1968
(mostly numerical models of physical phenomena,
automatic collection of data from scientific instruments,
statistical analysis of data, and
design of numerical algorithms),
- earned a Ph.D. in physics in 1977,
- was a professor of electrical engineering for ten years,
- was an employee of, or consultant to, manufacturers
for seven years,
- designed electronic circuits and instrumentation 1973-1989,
- wrote more than 35 archival technical papers and one book, and
- consulted to litigators since 1981.
I shall personally do all work on my client's case or problem,
so that my client gets the full benefit of my education and experience.
photograph of Dr. Standler
I have posted a discussion of
my skills in law.
While that document was written for attorneys who are considering
hiring me as a consultant, it may give you useful information about me.
My fees
My fees.
I do not charge for my travel time, provided the number of billable
hours at my destination is greater than my round-trip travel time.
I can easily travel to towns in northeastern Massachusetts,
or to the Boston area, including Cambridge, MA.
Contact:
Please do not send details of your problem to me
until after I have determined that I do not have a conflict of interest.
In your initial inquiry, please give me your full name, mailing address,
and telephone number.
(Strangely, most people who sent their
legal question to me via e-mail omitted these details, until I began asking.
I disclose my true name, mailing address, and telephone number to you and
it is only fair that you do the same to me.)
Dr. Ronald B. Standler
P.O. Box 3780
Concord, NH 03302-3780
USA
send e-mail to Dr. Standler
I prefer initial communication via e-mail,
because it can be difficult to understand unfamiliar names
and telephone numbers in messages on my answering machine.
voice 1-603-225-0218
Copyright 1998-2006 by Ronald B. Standler
This document at http://www.rbs2.com/atty.htm
first posted 19 Dec 1998, revised 9 Aug 2006.
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