SHAHABUDEEN K. KHAN, Esq. Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad College of Law 3305 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314 (954) 262-6323 (office telephone); khans@nsu.law.nova.edu (e-mail) https://www.law.nova.edu/faculty/profiles.html?pageid=198 (faculty page) EDUCATION Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad College of Law, Fort Lauderdale, FL Juris Doctor, Summa Cum Laude, May 2003 Class Rank: 3 of 233 GPA: 3.77/4.0 Honors, Awards and Activities Book Awards in Contracts, Constitutional Law I, Criminal Law, AIDS Law Seminar, & Income Tax Academic Resource Program (ARP) Teaching Assistant for Contracts and Constitutional Law I Editor in Chief, NSU International Citator and Research Guide, Summer-Fall 2002 Founding Editor, Staff Member, NSU International Citator and Research Guide, Fall 2001 Board of Editors, Member, ILSA Journal of International and Comparative Law, Fall 2002 Team Best Brief Award, Frederick Douglass Moot Court Regional Competition, 2003 Team Competition Winner, Frederick Douglass Moot Court Regional Competition, 2003 NSU Shepard Broad College of Law Honor Court Student Justice, 2002-2003 NSU Shepard Broad College of Law Student of the Year, 2003 B'NAI B'RITH Justice Unit #5207 Constitutional Law Award Winner, 2001 Florida International University, Miami, Florida Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude, Sociology and Anthropology, December 1999 GPA: 4.0/4.0 Honors and Awards Honors College Outstanding Student Award, 1999 The National Dean s List, 1997-1998 Broward Community College, Hollywood, Florida Associate of Arts, High Honors, December 1997 Honors and Awards Who s Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges, 1997-1998 EMPLOYMENT/EXPERIENCE July 2015-present Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad College of Law, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Associate Professor of Law Present courses: Legal Research & Writing I & II, Criminal Law, UCC Negotiable Instruments, Immigration Law, and Mediation Workshop. Also teach several courses in the Online Master of Science in Health Law and Employment Law programs. S. Khan Fall 2016 1 of 7
June 2011- June 30, 2015 Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad College of Law, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Assistant Professor of Law Courses: Lawyering Skills & Values I & II, Criminal Law, and Mediation Workshop. Also teach several courses in the Online Master of Science in Health Law and Employment Law programs. Taught a Criminal Law mini-course in Rome, Italy at Roma Tre University under the NSU Law and Roma Tre Dual Law Degree programs in May 2012. Other Courses Taught at the Shepard Broad College of Law American and Caribbean Law Workshop. Individual Research Project Seminar. Overview of Federal Employment Law, Statutes and Regulations. Law of Patients' Rights and Advocacy. Regulatory Compliance in the Health Care Industry. Shepard Broad College of Law Service/Activities Co-Faculty Advisor, Moot Court Society, 2010 to present. Faculty Advisor, Puerto Rican Bar Association Moot Court Competition Team, 2014- present. Co-Coach, Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, 2016. Co-Coach, National Health Law Moot Court Competition, 2016. Co-Coach, Elon University School of Law Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition Team, 2011 to 2014. Co-Coach, John Marshall Law School International Moot Court Competition in Information Technology and Privacy Law Team, 2013. Co-Coach, Thomas Tang National Moot Court Competition Team, 2007-2010, 2016. Co-Coach, New York City Bar National Moot Court Competition Team, 2014. Coach, 40th Annual Robert F. Wagner Labor and Employment Law Competition, New York Law School, 2016. Member, Admissions (2011), Governance (2012) and Student Affairs Committees (2013-16). Member, Search Committee for Law Library Assistant Director for Operations/Collections, 2016. Member, Search Committee for Critical Skills Program Instructor, 2015. Member, Legal Research & Writing Outreach Committee, 2014 to present. Member, Curriculum Committee, Master of Science in Health Law Program. Organized the Caribbean Law Clinic (CLC) hosted by NSU Law in fall 2007 (approximately 35 students and 10 faculty members from 6 law schools in Florida and the Caribbean attended), and traveled to the Bahamas with 16 students to participate in the CLC hosted by the Eugene Dupuch Law School in winter 2009. Participated in Minority Law Day, 2006 to 2008. Participated in the Mock Marathon Interviews hosted by the Career Development Office. Participated in the Student Bar Association s Friends and Family Day. Assisted with the Planning of the Public Health Law Summit held in September 2013 at NSU s Oceanographic Center sponsored by the Shepard Broad College of Law and S. Khan Fall 2016 2 of 7
NSU s Health Professions Division, partnering with the Broward Sheriffs Office and Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren. Served as a judge in the Leaders In Law Judging Committee, Lifestyle Media Group, Leaders in Law Awards, 2014. Designed, developed and created a Writing Resource Center website for the NSU Law s Lawyering Skills and Values Program. Shepard Broad College of Law Faculty liaison for the American Inns of Court, The Stephen R. Booher American Inn of Court, Broward County, Florida, 2013 to present. June 2005 June 2011 Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad College of Law, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Critical Skills Instructor, Critical Skills Program, Adjunct Professor, M.S. in Health & Employment Law Programs. Courses taught: Elements of Legal Analysis I & II (ELA I & ELA II) (second year skills courses); select topics in Criminal Law, Evidence, and Constitutional Law for the Advanced Legal Analysis Lab (ALA) course (pre-bar preparation course). Conduct significant research in academic support with emphasis in the areas of bar exam preparation, critical reading, critical thinking, and critical writing for law students, and how to motivate law students in the classroom. Co-designed the curriculum for the ELA I & II courses. Assisted with designing and creating the ALA Lab & Workshop course curricula. Designed the Florida Bar Auxiliary Program (FBAP)-bar exam preparation coaching program) and submitted the initial proposal to establish the FBAP in fall 2006. Served as the coordinator and a coach in the FBAP program since winter 2007 to winter fall 2010. Served as the Editor of the three (3) Newsletters published each semester by the Critical Skills Program from fall 2005 to fall 2006. Manage the administrative duties and serve as the coordinator of the ELA I & II courses. Manage the administrative duties of the ALA courses, and FBAP program. Coordinate statistical analysis for NSU Law s ABA Annual Report, the ASLO Report, ELA I, ELA II, and ALA courses. Assisted with curriculum design for the Post Graduate Certificate in Florida Law Program. Travel to Tampa twice annually to assist with NSU Bar luncheons for NSU Law students taking the Florida Bar Exam, 2007-2010. June 2009 July 2013 BarBri Bar Review, Bar/Bri of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida Lecturer Taught essay writing workshops to students preparing for the Florida Bar Examination. Coordinate, plan and prepare essay writing workshops with other Bar/Bri lecturers. September 2003 - May 2005 Ruden, McCloskv, Smith, Schuster, & Russell, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, Florida Litigation Associate Attorney Practiced in labor, employment, landlord-tenant, commercial contracts, and construction litigation. Conducted extensive research and writing in these practice areas. Also, researched many S. Khan Fall 2016 3 of 7
issues in Maritime and Admiralty Law, Florida and Federal Evidence and Constitutional Law. Drafted and prepared pleadings, litigation and discovery documents, briefs, reply briefs, motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, jury instructions, and memoranda of law. Assisted with preparation for bench trials, jury trials, federal arbitrations and mediation conferences. Conducted and defended depositions. Conducted client interviews, and expert witness interviews. Attended Motion Calendar Court hearings including hearings on discovery disputes, motions to dismiss, and motions to compel arbitration. Attended several mediation conferences. Worked significant amount of hours on several pro bono cases. January 2003 - April 2003 Broad and Cassel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Law Clerk, NSU Shepard Broad College of Law Business Clinic Law Clerk in the litigation division as part of NSU Law s Business Clinic. Conducted research and drafted memoranda of law addressing issues under the Family and Medical Leave Act and Fair Labor Standards Act. Conducted research and writing on issues regarding securities regulations and securities fraud. September 2002 - October 2002 Berger Singerman, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, Florida Pro Bono Law Clerk Conducted research on several issues of significant public importance regarding the case styled NAACP, Inc. v. Florida Board of Regents. Assisted with research and also reviewing and editing an appellate brief for said matter. January 2002 - May 2003 Research Assistant Conducted research on criminal appellate practice, and the extraordinary writs of mandamus and prohibition for Professor Steven Wisotsky. Assisted with reviewing and editing Professional Judgment on Appeal, 2002 by Professor Steven Wisotsky. May 2002 - August 2002 Editor in Chief, NSU International Citator and Research Guide Under the direction and leadership of Professors James D. Wilets and Jane E. Cross, supervised and directed a staff of approximately 20 law students. Responsibilities included significant researching, reviewing, and editing submissions for approval for publication. S. Khan Fall 2016 4 of 7
May 2001 - March 2002 Office of the Attorney General, State of Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Law Clerk Clerked in the Children's Legal Services Division. Responsibilities included legal research in parental neglect, child abuse, abandonment and termination of parental rights issues. Assisted with preparation for trials for dependency and termination of parental rights cases, assisted with discovery and drafting motions. January 2002 - April 2002 Teaching Assistant, Academic Resource Program (ARP) Served as the ARP Teaching Assistant for Professor William E. Adams, Jr., for Constitutional Law I. August 2001 - November 2001 Teaching Assistant, Academic Resource Program Served as the ARP Teaching Assistant for Professor Florence Shu-Acquaye for Contracts. January 2000 - July 2000 Office of the President and Provost, Florida International University, Miami, Florida Research Assistant Assisted with conducting and coordinating research for the Office of the President. Assisted with research that was utilized in the efforts to establish the Florida International University School of Law. September 1994 - December 1994 Ministry of Education, Georgetown, Guyana, South America High School Teacher Taught classes in Agricultural Sciences in preparation for the Caribbean Examination Council exam (CXC). PUBLICATIONS The Threat Lives on: How to Exclude Expectant Mothers from Prosecution for Mere Exposure of HIV to Their Fetuses and Infants, 63 Clev. St. L. Rev. 429 (2015). Book chapter titled: Revealing the Truth Behind Law School Admissions, Fall 2015, Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) Consumer Guide. One Decade Later: Florida s Stand Your Ground Law Alive and Well, Despite Recent Efforts by the ABA Calling for Reform, forthcoming, Spring 2017, St. Thomas University School of Law, Intercultural Human Rights Law Review. S. Khan Fall 2016 5 of 7
PRESENTATIONS Presenter, CALIcon 16, CALI Conference For Law School Computing, Technology in the Legal Research & Writing Classroom: How to Organize, Teach, and Grade using Online Teaching Platforms in the Classroom, June 16-18, 2016, Georgia State University, College of Law, Atlanta, GA. Presenter, South Florida Developing Ideas Junior Faculty Workshop, Life in Prison Without the Possibility of Parole for Juveniles Tantamount to the Death Penalty, June 14, 2016, St. Thomas University School of Law, Miami, FL. Presenter, A Workshop on Reproductive and Sexual Justice, The Threat Lives on: How to Exclude Expectant Mothers from Prosecution for Mere Exposure of HIV to Their Fetuses and Infants, April 29-30, 2016, Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, MA. Presenter, South Florida Developing Ideas Workshop on: HIV Is Not A Crime: Global Criminalization of HIV Transmission is Bad Policy, June 9, 2015, St. Thomas University School of Law, Miami, Florida. Presenter, Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) B.A. to J.D. Pipeline Program, New York Law School, April 18, 2015. Panelist/Presenter, Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) Biennial Teaching Conference, on Integrating Skills in the First Year Curriculum: Risks, Rewards, and Outcomes, October 10, 2014, William S. Boyd School of Law, Las Vegas, Nevada. Panelist/Presenter, Keep Calm and Carry On. Time Management Panel Presentation, Shepard Broad College of Law Lawyering Skills & Values program, September 18, 2014 at the Shepard Broad College of Law, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Presenter, Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS), 2014 Annual Conference, New Scholars Colloquia on: The Threat Lives On: Why Expectant Mothers May still be Prosecuted for Mere Exposure of HIV to Their Fetuses and Infants, Amelia Island, Florida, August 5, 2014. Presenter, South Florida Developing Ideas Workshop on reforming Florida s Stand Your Ground Law, June 3, 2014, St. Thomas University School of Law, Miami, Florida. Panelist/Presenter, Write Right, on Email Etiquette sponsored by Career Café with the Shepard Broad College of Law Career Development Office and Lawyering Skills & Values program, March 11, 2014 at the Shepard Broad College of Law, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Presenter, Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching, Evidenced Based teaching & Learning, on Writing Professional Emails for Today s Employers, in Bethesda, Maryland, May 31, 2013. Panelist/Presenter, Write Right, on Email Etiquette sponsored by Career Café with the Shepard Broad College of Law Career Development Office and Lawyering Skills & Values program, March 21, 2013 at the Shepard Broad College of Law, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Panelist/Presenter, Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) BA-to-JD Pipeline Program, Opening Doors to the Legal Profession by Strengthening the Diversity Pipeline, March 15, 2013, Santa Clara University Law School, Santa Clara, CA. Panelist/presenter, Legal Writing Institute (LWI), One-Day Workshop, on Writing Professional Emails for Today s Employers, held at Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad College of Law, December 7, 2012. Presenter, full-day workshop on Introduction to the U.S. Legal System and Legal Writing for Foreign Attorneys, West Palm Beach, Florida, November 2012. Co-Presenter, Cruel and unusual punishment. [Topics: Eight Amendment vs. Principle of proportionality. Global threats and lawful reactions], held at Roma Tre University, Rome, S. Khan Fall 2016 6 of 7
Italy, May 16, 2012. Co-Presenter, Appeals. [What can be appealed? Appeals on merits, on procedure, on application of substantive law], held at Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy, May 15, 2012. Co-Presenter, The right to a speedy and public trial. The right to assistance of counsel. Trial by jury. [Topics: Sixth Amendment vs. Article 6 of the ECHR. Trial by media], held at Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy, May 14, 2012. Co-Presenter, The privilege against self-incrimination. [Topics: Self-incrimination vs. Nemo tenetur se detegere. Modern declinations: One s body as evidence. Administrative inquests], held at Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy, May 11, 2012. Co-Presenter, Unreasonable search and seizure. [Topics: What is search? What is seizure? Fourth Amendment vs. Article 8 of the ECHR], held at Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy, May 9, 2012. Co-Presenter, From procedural guarantees to substantive rights/from substantive rights to procedural guarantees: A trans-atlantic comparison in criminal law, held at Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy, May 7, 2012. Panelist, Homophobia in the Caribbean, A Symposium Exploring Homophobia in the Caribbean presented by the Inter-American Center for Human Rights held at Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, April 8-10, 2010. Speaker, The Florida Bar Auxiliary Program: Successfully Raising Bar Pass, Academic Support & Bar Programs Workshop, Widener School of Law, April 24, 2009. Panelist, Bar Exam Preparation, Student Bar Initiative, Shepard Broad College of Law, Nova Southeastern University, winter 2009. WORKS IN PROGRESS HIV Is Not A Crime: Global Criminalization of HIV Transmission is Bad Policy. Retributive Justice should be the only Theory of Punishment for Convicted Terrorists. Life in Prison Without the Possibility of Parole for Juveniles Tantamount to the Death Penalty. Deportation of 11 Million Undocumented Immigrants is a Crime Against Humanity. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Florida Bar, 2003. Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Section, Broward County Bar Association, 2004-2005. Board Member, Legal Writing Institute s (LWI) Professional Development and Outreach Committee, 2016. American Bar Association. Society of American Law Teachers (SALT). The Stephen R. Booher American Inn of Court, Broward County, Florida. VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES Board Member, Education Representative, Charter High School Advisory Board, City of Pembroke Pines, Florida, December 2015-present. Justice Teaching Volunteer, Justice Teaching Initiative of the former Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice, R. Fred Lewis. Volunteer teaching at the Florida State University, Pembroke Pines Charter Elementary School, 2009-present. S. Khan Fall 2016 7 of 7