Jennifer Merton
Associate Chair, Law Lecturer Coordinator, & Senior Lecturer Management
Office: Isenberg 229C
Tel: 413.545.5616
Academic Background
Education
JD, University of Connecticut School of Law, 1990
BA, Mount Holyoke College, 1987
Academic Appointments
Senior Law Lecturer, Management Department, University of Massachusetts, 9/2013-Present
Coordinator of the Law Lecturers, Management Department, University of Massachusetts, 9/2011-Present
Law Lecturer, Management Department, University of Massachusetts, 9/1999-8/2013
Assistant Professor and Adjunct Faculty, Paralegal and Legal Studies Department, Elms College, 9/1996-8/1999
Adjunct Faculty, Business Law, School of Business, University of Connecticut, 1/1995-12/1996
Research Interests
- Estates and Trusts
- Estate Planning and Probate
- Elder Law
- Family Business Succession Planning
- Small Business Planning
- Business Entities and Corporate Governance
- Sustainable Business
- Corporate Sustainability
- Environmental Law
- Ethics
Teaching Interests
Undergraduate
- Ethics
- Business Planning and Entity Formation
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Sustainability
- Environmental Law
- Constitutional Law
PhD
- Financial Crisis
- Securities Regulation
- Corporate Sustainability
- Art Law
Professional Background
Professional Experience
Attorney at Law, 1990-Present, Solo Practice, East Longmeadow, Massachusetts
Office and Accounts Coordinator, 1987-Present, Merton's Fiberglass Supply
Judicial Clerk of the Honorable Michael A. Mack A.J., 1990, Superior Court, Tolland Judicial District, Connecticut
Recent Honors & Awards
Girl Scouts Special Service Award, Pioneer Valley Girl Scout Council, 1999
Teacher of the Year, Elms College Paralegal and Legal Studies Department, 1997-1998
