Attorney Profile for Ruth-Ellen Post



PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

  • Practicing attorney since 1976 with broad experience in the general practice of law, now focused mainly on business organizations (LLCs, corporations, partnerships, and proprietorships), commercial transactions, contracts, commercial leases, employment law, business planning, dispute resolution, and municipal permitting.
  • Former Professor of Business Law at Daniel Webster College (2002-03); Professor of Legal Skills at Franklin Pierce Law Center (2001-02); and Chair of Department of Law and Government and Professor of Legal Studies at Rivier College (1988-2001).
  • A neutral arbitrator for Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) since 2000, conducting hearings to resolve disputes between investment brokerage firms and their customers or employees.
  • Licensed in three states: New Hampshire (since 1987), Massachusetts (since 1979), and New Jersey (since 1976). Member of NH Bar Sections for Corporations, Banking, and Business Law; Municipal Law; and Real Estate Law.



EDUCATION

  • Rutgers School of Law, Camden, New Jersey. Juris Doctor, 1975
  • Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ. Bachelor or Arts, Cum Laude



RECENT CONTINUING EDUCATION

  • “26th Annual Tax Forum: Issues in a Down Economy,” NH Bar Association, October 2008
  • “Mediation Advocacy,” NH Bar Association, October 2008
  • “The Right to Know Law Updated: Open Government in the 21st Century,” NH Bar Association, October 2008
  • “Employment Law,” Manchester Area Human Resources Association, September 2008
  • “Business Split-Ups: Issues Arising from Corporate and Partnership Fractures,” NH Bar Association, May 2008
  • 7th Annual Labor & Employment Law Update,” NH Bar Association, April 2008
  • “Tax, Business, and Legal Aspects of Equity Planning for Employees and Family Members,” NH Bar Association, February 2008
  • “Due Diligence for the Buyer of a Small Business,” NH Bar Association, January 2008
  • “Municipal Permitting,” NH Bar Association, April 2007
  • “Competing Interests of Landlord and Business Tenant in Commercial Leases,” NH Bar Association, February 2007
  • “Buying and Selling a Business,” NH Bar Association, January 2007
  • “Problems and Pitfalls of Lawyers’ Trust Accounting,” NH Bar Association, September 2007
  • The Grant Institute, Institute for Communication Improvement. Grant Writer Certification, 2007
  • “Legal Update,” 15th Annual OEP Spring Planning and Zoning Conference, April 2008
  • “2007 Land Use Law Update,” Annual OEP Spring Planning and Zoning Conference, 2007
  • CTAP Training Conference, September 2007



COMMUNITY SERVICE

  • Chairman, Town of Windham Planning Board, March 2010 to March 2011
  • Elected Member, Town of Windham Planning Board (2005 to present)
  • Volunteer counselor to small businesses for SCORE (Manchester Chapter)
  • Board of Directors, Opera New Hampshire (2008-present); Grants Committee; Children’s Programs Committee
  • Windham Economic Development Committee (Founding Member, Secretary)
  • Windham Endowment for Community Advancement; Recruitment Committee (2006-7); Grant-Writing Subcommittee (2008-present)
  • Town of Windham Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Committee for 2006
  • Co-Producer, “Rockingham Roundtable,” WCTV-21
  • Member of the Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce
  • Member of the Windham Women’s Club



HONORS AND AWARDS

  • Who’s Who in America (2004, 2005)
  • Who’s Who in American Law (2003, 2004, 2005)
  • Honorary Lifetime Membership for Distinguished Service, American Association for Paralegal Education (2001 to present)
  • Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (1996, 2002)
  • Life Member of the National Registry of Who’s Who (2000)
  • Attorney of the Year, Paralegal Association of New Hampshire (1996)
  • International Who’s Who of Professionals (1996)
  • National Directory of Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals (1994-95)



PUBLICATIONS

Books

  • Paralegal Internships: Finding, Managing, and Transitioning Your Career. Albany: West Publishing, 1999. This is a college textbook for students participating in formal internship programs or pursuing law office internships on their own.
  • Preventing Unauthorized Practice of Law and Ethical Violations: For the Paralegal in New Hampshire, with Edmund J. Boutin. Eau Claire: Institute for Paralegal Education, 1998. This is a continuing legal education manual for professional paralegals.



Articles

  • “Balancing the Internship Equation: DOL Targets Boom in Unpaid Internships.”  Paralegal Today, January/March 2011
  • “A Guide to Support Staff: Making Sense of the Options.” New Hampshire Bar News 2 Apr.2000: 22.
  • “Paralegal Degrees and Certificates: What Do They Mean?” New Hampshire Bar News 16 Apr. 2000: 19.
  • “The ABA’s Report on Non-Lawyer Practice.” The Annotator 6.12 (1995): 1, 5.
  • “Coping with the Law School Bound (Real and Imagined).” The Paralegal Educator 6.10 (1993): 20-21.



PERSONAL BACKGROUND

  • New Hampshire resident since 1984
  • Married to Dale H. Corliss, Engineering Manager at Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Two children: a son, married and living in California (also an engineer) and a daughter working in Internet marketing recently graduated from Boston University