::Patrick Charles

Patrick Charles Asst. Professor pcharles@lawschool.gonzaga.edu (509) 313-3739

Biographical Information

Prior to joining Gonzaga University School of Law, Patrick Charles was a Reference Librarian and Legal Research Instructor at Creighton University School of Law in Omaha, Nebraska from 1997 until July of 2007. From 1994 until 1997, he was the Circulation/Reference Librarian at Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware. He received his Bachelor's degree from Loyola University of New Orleans, his Masters in Library Science from the University of Washington, and his J.D. from the University of Idaho College of Law. He is a member of the Oregon State Bar Association.

Publications

• What's It Worth:  Locating Personal Injury Verdicts and Settlements in Oregon, (co-authored with Linda McLane), The Oregon State Bar Bulletin (February/March 2008)
  
• Locating Personal Injury Verdicts and Settlements in Idaho, (co-authored with Linda McLane), The Idaho State Bar Association Advocate (March 2008)
  
• Researching the Initiative and Referendum Process in Nebraska, 27 Legal Reference Services Quarterly 205 (2007)
  
• Researching the Initiative and Referendum Process in Nebraska, The Nebraska Lawyer (November/December 2007)
• Research Guide to Nebraska Law, coauthored (LexisNexis 2006)
• Access to Federal Case Information: PACER and CM/ECF, The Nebraska Lawyer (April 2005)
• Locating Personal Injury Verdicts and Settlements, The Nebraska Lawyer (October 2004)
• Research Guide to Nebraska Law, (LexisNexis 2003)
• Locating Employment Verdicts and Settlements, The Nebraska Lawyer (November/December 2003)
• The Right Cite, Oregon State Bar Bulletin (April 2003)
• Bankruptcy Materials on the Internet, The Nebraska Lawyer (February 2003)
• Compiling a Nebraska Legislative History, The Nebraska Lawyer (July 2002)
• Why in the World are You Still Using Shepard's In-Print?, The Nebraska Lawyer (February 2002)
• Lexis Publishing's Research Guide to Nebraska Law, coauthored (LexisNexis 2001)
• The Unicameral Web Page: Not Just Another Pretty Web Site, The Nebraska Lawyer (July 2000)
• Lexis Publishing's Research Guide to Nebraska Law, coauthored (LexisNexis 1999)
• Delaware Practice Materials: A Selective Annotated Bibliography, 89 Law Library Journal 349 (1997)

Presentations

• From Games Shows to Grading:  Innovations in Teaching Legal Research and Advanced Legal Research, Mid-America Association of Law Libraries Annual Conference 2005
• Compiling a Nebraska Legislative History, Nebraska Association of Legal Assistants 2004
• Researching Jury Verdicts & Settlements in Nebraska, Nebraska Association of Legal Assistants 2004
• Knowledge Management Using Weblogs (Blogs), Mid-America Association of Law Libraries Annual Conference 2003
• What Are the Secret Laws?, Washington Library Association Annual Conference 2001

Professional Memberships

• Member of the Oregon State Bar Association (1992- )
• Member of the American Bar Association (1992- )
• Member of American Association of Law Libraries (1994- )
• Member of the Western Pacific Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries (2007- )
• Member of the Omaha Bar Association (1997- )

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