Jennifer Merton
Associate Department Chair, Law Lecturer Coordinator and Senior Lecturer
Management
Education
JD, University of Connecticut School of Law, 1990
BA, Mount Holyoke College, 1987
Professional Experience
Attorney at Law, Solo Practice, East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, 1990-Present
Office and Accounts Coordinator, Merton's Fiberglass Supply, 1987-Present
Judicial Clerk of the Honorable Michael A. Mack A.J., Superior Court, Tolland Judicial District, Connecticut, 1990
Academic Appointments
Associate Chair, Management Department, University of Massachusetts, 2018-Present
Senior Law Lecturer, Management Department, University of Massachusetts, 9/2013-Present
Coordinator of the Law Lecturers, Management Department, University of Massachusetts, 2011-Present
Law Lecturer, Management Department, University of Massachusetts, 1999-2013
Assistant Professor and Adjunct Faculty, Paralegal and Legal Studies Department, Elms College, 1996-1999
Adjunct Faculty, Business Law, School of Business, University of Connecticut, 1995-1996
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
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
Doctoral
- Financial Crisis
- Securities Regulation
- Corporate Sustainability
- Art Law
Undergraduate
- Director of the Isenberg Ethics Competition
- Faculty Advisor to the Isenberg Ethics Team
- Ethics
- Business Planning and Entity Formation
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Sustainability
- Environmental Law
- Constitutional Law