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Mitchell Sherrphoto of Mitchell Sherr

Associate Professor

  • Office: Neff 288
  • Office Hours:
  • T 9:15 am - 10:15 Am & 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm & 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm
  • R 9:15 am - 10:15 am & 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Partial Retirement
    Phone: 260-481-6420
  • E-mail: sherr@ipfw.edu

Education

  • J.D., University of Houston, 1972
  • MLIR, Michigan State University, 1969
  • B.A., University of Maryland, 1967

Research Interests

Labor and human resource issues, including EEO, union organizing, Fair Labor Standards Act, laws relating to seniors, supervisory training, and mediation.

Selected Publications

  • Sherr, M. and Montesino, M. (2008). A challenge to diveristy in the United States: Two points of view on immigration reform. The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, communiteies and nations, 8(3), 75-84.
  • “Recent Developments In Mandatory Dispute Resolution Agreements, Southern Law Journal, V, XII, N.2
  • Protecting Intellectual Property In The New Millennium”, delivered at the Institute of Education, University of London
  • “Top Gun”, a case published in the Annual Advances In Business Cases and republished in the book “Supervision: Concepts& Practices of Management”, by Hilgert & Leonard
  • “Developing Labor-Management Cooperation” published in Personnel Administration, republished in Managing Resources by Sherman & Bohlander

Prior Work Experience

  • Attorney with the National Labor Relations Board ( Philadelphia Reg.
  • Law firm in New York City, largest Management-Labor in US
  • Labor Attorney in Fort Wayne law firm
  • Assoc. Fort Wayne City, legal advisor to police department and mayor
  • Attorney for Indiana Legal Services
  • Attorney with Swinehart & Sherr
  • State certified mediator

Courses Taught

OLS 268: Elements of Law
OLS 378: Labor Relations
OLS 468: Personnel Law
OLS 399: Honors Legal Issues, Labor/Management Relations Laws, and Discrimination Laws

Class Schedule

OLS 268-01 TR 10:30 - 11:45 am KT 128
OLS 378-01 TR 1:30 - 2:45 pm CM 134
OLS 378-02 T 6:00 - 8:45 pm KT G44
OLS 268-03 I   Internet  

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IPFW is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access University.