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Mitchell Sherrphoto of Mitchell Sherr

Associate Professor

  • Office: Neff 288
  • Office Hours:
  • T 9:15 am- 10:15, 3:00 pm- 4:00 pm & 5:00 pm 5:45 pm
  • R 9:15 am - 10:15 am
  • Others by appointment
    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. & Montesino, M. (2009). Hate crime based on ethnicity and religion: A description of the phenomenon in the United States since 2000. The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations, 9(4), 23-38.
  • Montesino, M. & Sherr, M (2008). a challenge to diveristy in the United States: Two points of view on immigration reform. The International Journal of diversity in Organizations, Communities 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 26800: Elements of Law
OLS 37800: Labor Relations
OLS 46800: Personnel Law
OLS 39900: Honors Legal Issues, Labor/Management Relations Laws, and Discrimination Laws

Class Schedule

OLS 26800-01 TR 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM KT 120
OLS 26800-03I   OCIN  
OLS 37800-01 TR 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM NF B70
OLS 39900-01 & 02H T 6:00 PM - 8:45 PM KT 226

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IPFW is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access University.