Law

Director, Center for Excellence in Advocacy
Professor of Law

"One of Chase's strengths is its students. For example, in the past five years, thirty Chase students have published articles in outside law journals, a success unmatched by any other law school in the country. Chase students are bright and hardworking—and that combination makes Chase an intellectually exciting place to be."

Profile

Professor Rick Bales is the Director of the Chase Center for Excellence in Advocacy, and teaches Civil Procedure, Labor Law, Employment Law, Employment Discrimination, and ADR in the Workplace. In 2010, Professor Bales received the Frank Sinton Milburn (the outstanding University-wide professor) Award. He spent July 2010 on a Fulbright to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he conducted a mediation training workshop for Malaysian judges and trial lawyers.

Professor Bales has published more than eighty scholarly articles, including many co-authored with Chase students. He has authored or co-authored five books, on employment arbitration, alternative dispute resolution in the workplace, employment law, labor law, and arbitration law. He has spoken widely on topics pertaining to innovative ways of teaching employment and labor law courses.

Before coming to Chase, Professor Bales taught for a semester at the University of Montana Law School, for a year and a half at Southern Methodist University Law School in Dallas, and as an adjunct instructor at the University of Houston Law School. Prior to that, he litigated employment cases for the Houston-based law firm of Baker & Botts and the Cleveland-based law firm of Baker & Hostetler. He received his law degree from Cornell Law School in 1993.

Professor Bales' eJournals page can be found at http://chaselaw.nku.edu/new/faculty/ejournals.php

Public Service

• ABA Law Student Division Competitions Committee and Negotiations Subcommittee, 2010-12
• Treasurer, The Labor Law Group
• Editor, Workplace Prof Blog, http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/laborprof_blog/
• American Law Institute Member, 2010 to present
• Volunteer Lawyer, Northern Kentucky Volunteer Lawyers Association

Latest Publications

Elections, Neutrality Agreements, and Card Checks: The Failure of the Political Model of Industrial Democracy, 87 Ind. L.J. __ (forthcoming) (co-authored with James Moore)
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The Federal Arbitration Act Needs a Due Process Protocol, 29 Banking & Fin. Serv. Policy Rpt. 9 (2010) (co-authored with Michelle Eviston)
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The Positive Impact of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: A Case Study on the South Pacific and Lessons from the U.S. Experience, 37 N. KY. L. Rev. 363 (2010) (co-authored with Paul Harpur)
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The Validity of the Two-Member NLRB, 6 Seton Hall Circuit Rev. 261 (forthcoming) (co-authored with Kelli Kleisinger)
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Narrowing Successorship: The Alter Ego Doctrine and the Role of Intent, 8 DePaul Bus. & Com. L.J. 151 (2010) (co-authored with Andrew Willis)
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Latest Presentations

Ethical Issues in Labor/Employment Arbitration
University of Louisville Law School's Warns Labor/Employment Conference (June 2011)

Legal Ethics and Attorney-Client Privilege in Cross-Border Labor/Employment Law Work
ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law International Section Conference in Berlin, Germany (May 2011)

The Employment Law Perspective on Protecting Business Research and Development
Monash University conference in Prato, Italy (May 2011)

Defining Independent Contractor Protection Under the Rehabilitation Act
Symposium, Hamline L. Rev (April 2011)

The Obama Board: The Future of Board Doctrine on Neutrality Agreements and Card Checks
Symposium, Indiana L.J (November 2010)

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