John E. Brockhoeft

Associate Professor of Legal Studies

Address: 6363 St. Charles Avenue, Box 15
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: (504)864-7944
Fax: (504)864-7970
Email: brock@loyno.edu

• Education
• Academic/Industry Experience
• Course Descriptions
• Publications
• Personal Information
• 25 Years of Outstanding Teaching

Education

• Juris Doctor received January 26, 1970 from Louisiana State University Law School

Academic/Industry Experience

• September, 1982 to Present: Associate Professor of Legal Studies, College of Business Administration, Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana. Courses taught:
  • Legal Environment of Business
  • Business Law I
  • Business Law II
  • Consumer Protection Law
  • Law for Public Administrators I
  • Law for Public Administrators II
• Fall Semester, 1994 through Spring Semester, 1995: Area Coordinator for the Area of Management, Marketing, and Legal Studies, College of Business Administration, Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana.
• July, 1978 to September, 1982: Assistant Professor of Public Administration, College of Business Administration, Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana.
• January, 1977 to May 1978: Instructor, Department of Communications, College of Arts and Sciences, Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana. Taught Broadcast Law.

Experience Within the Legal Profession:

• February 3, 1977 to Present: Notary Public for Orleans Parish, Louisiana.
• July, 1977 to August, 1978: General private practice of law in the New Orleans area, including corporate as well as general civil matters.
• November, 1976 to July, 1977: Attorney for Mid Louisiana Gas Company, a natural gas producer and interstate gas transporter. Duties included drafting gas purchase and transportation contracts as well as other commercial contracts; contract negotiation and administration; preparation of pleadings and personally representing the company before the Federal Power Commission in Washington, D.C.; administration of employee retirement and welfare benefit plans; administration of the company's EEO, OSHA and pipeline safety programs; corporate litigation; general legal research and advice for corporate matters.
• July, 1974 to November, 1976: Staff Attorney for New Orleans Public Service, Inc. Duties included negotiation and drafting of various contracts; advice concerning various labor problems; corporate litigation; analysis of proposed local, state and federal legislation with regard to the company's interests; advice as to the probable outcome of company litigation before the Louisiana State Supreme Court; general legal research and advice for corporate matters.
• June, 1973 to July, 1974: Law Clerk for Associate Justice Walter F. Marcus, Jr. of the Louisiana State Supreme Court. Duties included thorough legal research; preparation and drafting writ reports, opinion reports and rehearing reports as well as assisting Justice Marcus in his other judicial duties.
• July, 1972 to June, 1973: General private practice of law in the Baton Rouge area, including succession matters, family law matters, personal injury litigation and criminal defense work.
• April, 1970 to July, 1972: Staff Attorney for the Louisiana Legislative Council. Duties included statutory drafting and research; advising legislators; drafting legislative committee reports and employing a thorough knowledge of the legislative process.
• Summer, 1969: Assistant to the Legislative Research and Reform Attorney of the Baton Rouge Legal Aid Society.
• Summer, 1968: Engaged in a project under the auspices of the Ford Foundation resulting in fieldwork research at Louisiana mental institutions, e.g., the Forensic Unit of the East Louisiana State Mental Hospital at Jackson. Objective: Protection of the constitutional rights of those persons declared to be insane at the time of trial.

Course Descriptions

• The Legal Environment of Business - LGST B205, Spring 2002 Syllabus
• Business Law - LGST B301, Spring 2002 Syllabus
• E-Commerce Law - soon to be offered

Publications, Proceedings, and Papers

Papers Presented

• Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council: State Incompetence to Regulate Foreign Commerce," presented at the International Business & Economics Research Conference, October, 2001, in Reno, Nevada.
• "The Legal Foundations of a Retail Transaction Contract Law and the Uniform Commercial Code," presented at the American Collegiate Retailing Winter Conference, New York, New York, January, 2000.
• Wrote a HyperCard application titled "Student Study Guide" and a paper pertaining thereto titled "Hyper Study Guide: Creating A Computerized, Interactive Student Study Guide," for presentation At a conference titled "Innovation in Instruction For Business and Related Subjects" sponsored by The Association of Private Enterprise Education, Held April 2, 1996 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• "Hyper Study Guide: Creating A Computerized, Interactive Student Study Guide," a paper and software demonstration at a Loyola College of Business Administration research seminar, Spring Semester, 1996.
• Authored, conducted a seminar about, and demonstration of, "The Research Assistant" (a research and writing software tool) at the Convention of American Jesuit Colleges and Universities, October, 1989, on the Loyola University campus.
• "AIDS in the Workplace: Legal Limitations on Employer Actions" presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Management Association, November 5, 1987, New Orleans, Louisiana.
• "Employment-At-Will: Where Are We Now?" presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management on March 2, 1984, San Antonio, Texas.
• "Discrimination in Employment" presented at a Loyola University Workshop Seminar, October 20, 1983.
• "Legal Considerations Relevant to the Purchase of a Small Business" presented for the Loyola Department of Continuing Education, March 19, 1983.
• "The CIF Contract and the Import-Export Clause Transaction" presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Regional Business Law Association on March 10, 1983, Houston, Texas.
• "How Much Is Too Much?: Copyright Regulations Governing Reproductions for Classroom Use" presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Regional Business Law Association on March 8, 1981, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Publications

• "The Legal Foundations of a Retail Transaction: Contract Law and the Uniform Commercial Code," published in the Summer, 2000 issue of Marketing Education Review
• "Hyper Study Guide: Creating A Computerized, Interactive Student Study Guide," published in the Spring, 1998 issue of The Journal of Private Enterprise
• "AIDS in the Workplace: Legal Limitations on Employer Actions," American Business Law Journal, Summer 1988.

Educational Materials Authored for Classroom Use

• Principles of Business Law I, an outline of principles covered in the Business Law I course. Fall Semester, 1994. Revisions through Spring Semester, 2000.
• The Legal Environment of Business, a text and outline of cases, materials, and principles covered in the Legal Environment of Business course. Revisions through Spring Semester, 2000.
• The Legal Obligations of Business to the Consumer: Louisiana and Federal Cases and Materials for use as a textbook in the Consumer Protection Law course.

Personal

• Married to Professor Cynthia A. Samuel of the Tulane Law School.
• Three Cats: Beignet, Caviar, and Truffle.
• Hobbies include: Gardening, Photography, Watercolor Painting, and avoiding class preparation and office hours!