Sam B. Edwards III J.D., LLM.

Associate Professor Environmental Studies, Law & Policy; Director Pre-Law Program; Director, Japanese Exchange Program

Ames Hall 108
One Brennan Circle
Poultney, VT 05764-1199
Email Address: edwardss@greenmtn.edu
Phone: 802-287-8386

Teaching Experience
I teach both undergraduate and graduate students in areas of law and policy. In addition to courses for my environmental sciences department I teach several courses in the environmental liberal arts curriculum. My administrative duties include the international programs committee and the pre-law program committee. As director of the pre-law program I am responsible for administering this academic program and advising students considering a career in law. In addition to teaching I am director of an academic exchange program between Green Mountain College and Nagoya University School of Law in Japan.

Education
L.L.M in International Environmental Law, 2001
Nagoya University Graduate School of Law, Nagoya, Japan

J.D. with special concentration in Environmental and Natural Resources Law, 1995
Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College

B.A. in Public Policy Analysis and Biology, 1991
Pomona College

Select Publications
“Doing international business online for the small and medium business: will e-payments and online dispute resolution open doors to international trade?” Chapter 16 in Cyberlaw for Global E-Business: Finance, Payments, and Dispute Resolution (Spring 2008).

“Legal Trade in African Elephant Ivory: Buy Ivory to Save the Elephant?” 7 Animal L. 119 (2001).

“Domestic implementation of CITES: ivory management in Africa.” Nagoya Graduate School of International Development, Discussion Paper Jan. 2000.

“Comparative Negligence and Contributory Negligence: What the difference means to insurers.” Guam and Saipan Insurance Litigation Quarterly, Fall 1998.

“Failure to Mitigate Damages: An often overlooked defense,” Guam and Saipan Insurance Litigation Quarterly, Spring 1998.

“Damage to Ceremonial Property in the States of Yap: Theories of Recovery,” Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College, International Legal Perspectives, Fall 1995 Vol. 7, Issue 2.

Bar Admissions
California (bar association no. 200049) Dec. 1998 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (bar association no. 96000) Oct. 1996 Territory of Guam (bar association no. 95005) Nov. 1995 Yap, Federated States of Micronesia (no bar association no.) June 1994