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PROFESSIONAL LEGAL EXPERIENCE

2006ndashpresent

Associate

Attorney

Pribanic amp Pribanic (White Oak Pennsylvania)

bull First hired as independent legal researcher for two crashworthiness cases while studying for the

Pennsylvania bar exam Wrote 275-page treatise on Pennsylvaniarsquos unique crashworthiness law(see below) Hired as associate attorney after passing the bar exambull Bar Admissions Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania US District Court for the Western

District of Pennsylvaniabull Practice areas Medical malpractice wrongful death crashworthiness products liability personal

injury briefs on any legal issue as neededbull Attorney Profile bull Work for lead attorney Victor H Pribanic profiled in The Best Lawyers in America (2010) 1277

See computer simulations of

actual and virtual crash

events

Representative Crashworthiness Case

bull Case Berry et al v General Motors et al Case 207-cv-00258-TFM (WD Pa)bull Settlement Confidential settlement with General Motors for side-impact crash fatally injuring

nine-year-old boy and a two- year-old girl

bull Team of Experts Assembled team of experts including accident reconstructionist injury biomechanics expert and auto safety expert

bull Simulation of crash event 1993 Geo Prizm and 2003 Honda Pilot

httpwwwstartwcompribaniclawvideomovbull Simulation of Safer Design Of crash event under safer alternative design

httpwwwstartwcompribaniclawBerry_Animation_9avi Mediator praised 49-page mediationstatement as stellar

Wrote treatiseon

Pennsylvaniacrash-

worthiness law

Crashworthiness Treatise

bull Wrote 275-page treatise Injury amp Jury Pennsylvaniarsquos Unique Crashworthiness Law (unpublished) Positively evaluated by leading products liability scholar

bull Endorsement First let me congratulate you on your enormous accomplishment in writing such athorough well written insightful and sensitive examination of the law of crash worthiness Itundoubtedly stands alone in quality and comprehensiveness in this field mdash David G OwenUniversity of South Carolina Law School Columbia SC (Email dated August 5 2007)

ldquoZippoanalysisrdquo in

published decision

Representative Products Liability Case

bull Case Willyoung v Colo Custom Hardware Inc 2009 US Dist LEXIS 91557 (WD Pa 2009)(argued by J Pribanic)

bull In response to two FRCP 12(b)(2) motions for summary judgment by both defendants obtainedcourt order for limited discovery

bull Wrote brief applying Zippo personal jurisdiction analysis to internet sites in case involving defective mountain climbing Alien cam

bull Court found personal jurisdiction attached to out-of-state forum-directed internet retailer but notto out-of state manufacturerwholesaler

Representative Medical Malpractice Case

bull Case Burns v J Rice Oral Maxillofacial and Aesthetic Facial Surgery PC et al Docket No 08 -146-2008-CD (Jefferson County PA)

bull Overview Plaintiff suffered severe facial bruising erythema and petechie in a profoundphototoxic adverse reaction to aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy (ALA-PDT) which evenafter extensive corrective treatments resulted in permanent facial hypopigmentation

bull Settlement Settled for confidential sum in February 2010

CHRISTOPHER BUCK PHD JD PAGE 1

bull BOX8183 bull PITTSBURGHPA 15217-0183 bull DRBUCKPRIBANICCOM bull M ARCH 28 2010bull LEGAL HTTP WWW STARTW COM PRIBANICLAW CHRISTOPHERHTM bull A CADEMIC HTTPCHRISTOPHERBUCKCOM



LEGAL PUBLICATIONS

2011 bull The Constitutionality of Teaching Islam The University of North Carolina Qurrsquoan Controversy

Chapter 7 The State of Islamic Studies in American Universities Edited by Sulayman S NyangMumtaz Ahmad and Zahid H Bukhari (Herndon VA International Institute of Islamic Thought2010 in press) (First Amendment Establishment Clause analysis discussing Yacovelli v Moeser324 F Supp 2d 760 (MDNC 2004)) (Publication of directed study paper in Constitutional Lawsupervised by Professor Maurice Munroe Thomas M Cooley Law School Trinity Term 2004)

2010 bull Plessy v Ferguson Encyclopedia of African American History Edited by Leslie Alexander amp

Walter Rucker Santa Barbara CA ABC-CLIO 2010 Pp 959ndash963 (Vol 3)

2010 bull Thirteenth Amendment Encyclopedia of African American History 2010 Pp 549ndash550 (Vol 2)

2010 bull Fifteenth Amendment Encyclopedia of African American History 2010 Pp 768ndash770 (Vol 3)

2010 bull The Trial of the Yaran under the Iranian ldquoCitizensrsquo Rightsrdquo and ldquoLegal Procedures forRevolutionary Courtsrdquo Standards Iran Press Watch (February 20 2010) Persian (Farsi)translation Farsi Iran Press Watch (pending)

2010 bull The Trial of the Yaran under Iranian Criminal Procedure ldquoThe Justice of Godrdquo or Procedural

Injustice Iran Press Watch (February 6 2010) Persian (Farsi) translation Farsi Iran PressWatch (February 13 2010)

2010 bull Iranian Islam not the Yaran on trial in the court of international opinion Iran Press Watch

(January 12 2010)

2009 bull Criminalizing the Baharsquoi Religion Iran Press Watch (March 15 2009)

2008 bull Religious Minority Rights The Islamic World Edited by Andrew Rippin LondonNew YorkRoutledge 2008 Pp 638ndash655 [Final chapter] Libraries 158 [WorldCat]

2008 bull Plessy v Ferguson Encyclopedia of Race Ethnicity and Society Edited by Richard T Schaefer

Thousand Oaks CA Sage Publications 2008 Pp 1048ndash1051

2008 bull Bureau of Indian Affairs Encyclopedia of Race Ethnicity and Society Pp 215ndash220

2007 bull Judicial Activism Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice Edited by Gary L Anderson amp

Kathryn G Herr Thousand Oaks CA Sage Publications 2007 Vol 2 785ndash789

2007 bull ldquoNever Againrdquo Kevin Goverrsquos Apology for the Bureau of Indian Affairs Wicazo Sa Review A

Journal of Native American Studies 211 (2006) 97ndash126 Online database Project Muse

(Publication of Federal Indian Law paper supervised by Professor Philip Prygoski (ConstitutionalLaw) author Sum amp Substance Quick Review on Constitutional Law) Thomas M Cooley LawSchool Michelmas Term 2004 Received certificate of Merit (Book Award))

2006 bull Discovering [the Qurrsquoan] The Blackwell Companion to the Qurrsquoan Edited by Andrew Rippin

Oxford Blackwell 2006 Pp 18ndash35 [Lead chapter] Libraries 521 [WorldCat] (Brief First Amendment Establishment Clause analysis discussing Yacovelli v Moeser 324 F Supp 2d 760(MDNC 2004)) (Partial publication of directed study paper in Constitutional Law supervised by Professor Maurice Munroe Thomas M Cooley Law School Trinity Term 2004)





LEGAL PUBLICATIONS

2005 bull Islam and Minorities The Case of the Bahaacutersquoiacutes Studies in Contemporary Islam 51ndash2 (SpringFall

2003) 83ndash106 Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Conference of the American Council for the

Study of Islamic Societies (ACSIS) University of Victoria Victoria British Columbia 2ndash3 May 2003 (Published June 2005) Persian (Farsi) translation

LEGAL EDUCATION

01222006

Juris Doctor

Thomas M Cooley Law School (Lansing Michigan)

bull Attended law school part-time 2002ndash2004 while teaching full-time at Michigan State Universitybull Took seven courses during summer 2004 term earning two book awards for courses taken that

term

Academic

Honorsbull Deanrsquos List Spring 2004 bull Summer 2004 bull Fall 2004

bull Certificates of Merit Constitutional Law Seminar (Summer 2004) bull Collective Bargaining (Summer 2004) bull Federal Indian Law (Fall 2004)

bull 25 Honors Scholarship W inter 2004 bull Summer 2005

ldquoBest paper I have seenrdquo

bull Best Paper ldquoFrankly I have been teaching at this law school for 20 years and I have

supervised countless papers but this is definitely the best paper I have seenrdquomdash Prof Maurice Munroe (Constitutional Law) Cooley Law School

ldquoBest presentation I

have ever seenrdquo

bull Best Presentation ldquoIn the Indian law class Dr Buck basically taught the entire two-hour class

complete with the best PowerPoint presentation I have ever seenrdquomdash Prof Philip Prygoski (Constitutional Law) author Sum amp Substance Quick Review onConstitutional Law

Published Indian Law

paper

bull Published ldquoIndian Lawrdquo Paper Published research paper written for Federal Indian Law course

ldquoNever Againrdquo Kevin Goverrsquos Apology for the Bureau of Indian Affairs 21 Wicazo Sa Review 97 (2006) (peer-reviewed academic journal)

Published Directed Study papermdash$1000

honorarium

bull Published Directed Study Paper Published research paper written for Independent Study course

in Constitutional Law (Professor Maurice Munroe supervisor)bull The Constitutionality of Teaching Islam The University of North Carolina Qurrsquoan Controversy

Chapter 7 The State of Islamic Studies in American Universities Edited by Sulayman S NyangMumtaz Ahmad and Zahid H Bukhari (Herndon VA International Institute of Islamic Thought2010 in press) (Discussing Yacovelli v Moeser 324 F Supp 2d 760 (MDNC 2004))

bull $1000 Honorarium Accepted for publication with a $1000 honorariumbull Draft online at httpiiitorgiiitftpPDFsIslamic-Studiespdf

bull Related Publication Discovering The Blackwell Companion to the Qurrsquoan Edited by AndrewRippin Oxford Blackwell 2006 Pp 18ndash35





REFERENCES bull LETTERS OF REFERENCE

1 Suheil Bushrui PhD Hon LHD

Research Professor Emeritus The University of MarylandProfessor and Director Kahlil Gibran Chair for Values and Peace

Senior Scholar James MacGregor Burns Academy of LeadershipSenior Scholar (Peace Studies)Center for International Development and Conflict Management1141 Taliaferro Hall bull University of Maryland bull College Park MD 20742Tel 301-405-6391 bull Fax 301-314-8581 bull Email bushruianthumdedu

2 Andrew Rippin PhD

Dean Faculty of Humanities bull University of VictoriaP O Box 3045 STN CSC bull Victoria BC bull Canada V8W 3P4Tel 250-472-4677 bull Fax 250-721-7059 bull Email arippinuvicca

3 B Todd Lawson PhD

Associate Professor bull University of TorontoDept of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations4 Bancroft Avenue bull 2nd floor bull Toronto Ontario bull Canada M5S 1C1Tel 416-978-3080 bull Fax 416-978-3305 bull Email toddlawsonutorontoca

4 Michael Penn PhD

Professor of Psychology bull Franklin amp Marshall CollegeP O Box 3003 bull Lancaster PA 17604-3003Tel 717-291-4202 bull Email michaelpennfandmedu

5 Richard W Thomas PhDProfessor of History (Emeritus) bull Michigan State University 6 Westbury Court bull Ann Arbor MI 48105Tel 517-214-3513 bull Email thomasrrmsuedu

Letters of reference available upon request





LEGAL PUBLICATIONS

2011 bull The Constitutionality of Teaching Islam The University of North Carolina Qurrsquoan Controversy

Chapter 7 The State of Islamic Studies in American Universities Edited by Sulayman S NyangMumtaz Ahmad and Zahid H Bukhari (Herndon VA International Institute of Islamic Thought2010 in press) (First Amendment Establishment Clause analysis discussing Yacovelli v Moeser324 F Supp 2d 760 (MDNC 2004)) (Publication of directed study paper in Constitutional Lawsupervised by Professor Maurice Munroe Thomas M Cooley Law School Trinity Term 2004)

2010 bull Plessy v Ferguson Encyclopedia of African American History Edited by Leslie Alexander amp

Walter Rucker Santa Barbara CA ABC-CLIO 2010 Pp 959ndash963 (Vol 3)

2010 bull Thirteenth Amendment Encyclopedia of African American History 2010 Pp 549ndash550 (Vol 2)

2010 bull Fifteenth Amendment Encyclopedia of African American History 2010 Pp 768ndash770 (Vol 3)

2010 bull The Trial of the Yaran under the Iranian ldquoCitizensrsquo Rightsrdquo and ldquoLegal Procedures forRevolutionary Courtsrdquo Standards Iran Press Watch (February 20 2010) Persian (Farsi)translation Farsi Iran Press Watch (pending)

2010 bull The Trial of the Yaran under Iranian Criminal Procedure ldquoThe Justice of Godrdquo or Procedural

Injustice Iran Press Watch (February 6 2010) Persian (Farsi) translation Farsi Iran PressWatch (February 13 2010)

2010 bull Iranian Islam not the Yaran on trial in the court of international opinion Iran Press Watch

(January 12 2010)

2009 bull Criminalizing the Baharsquoi Religion Iran Press Watch (March 15 2009)

2008 bull Religious Minority Rights The Islamic World Edited by Andrew Rippin LondonNew YorkRoutledge 2008 Pp 638ndash655 [Final chapter] Libraries 158 [WorldCat]

2008 bull Plessy v Ferguson Encyclopedia of Race Ethnicity and Society Edited by Richard T Schaefer

Thousand Oaks CA Sage Publications 2008 Pp 1048ndash1051

2008 bull Bureau of Indian Affairs Encyclopedia of Race Ethnicity and Society Pp 215ndash220

2007 bull Judicial Activism Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice Edited by Gary L Anderson amp

Kathryn G Herr Thousand Oaks CA Sage Publications 2007 Vol 2 785ndash789

2007 bull ldquoNever Againrdquo Kevin Goverrsquos Apology for the Bureau of Indian Affairs Wicazo Sa Review A

Journal of Native American Studies 211 (2006) 97ndash126 Online database Project Muse

(Publication of Federal Indian Law paper supervised by Professor Philip Prygoski (ConstitutionalLaw) author Sum amp Substance Quick Review on Constitutional Law) Thomas M Cooley LawSchool Michelmas Term 2004 Received certificate of Merit (Book Award))

2006 bull Discovering [the Qurrsquoan] The Blackwell Companion to the Qurrsquoan Edited by Andrew Rippin

Oxford Blackwell 2006 Pp 18ndash35 [Lead chapter] Libraries 521 [WorldCat] (Brief First Amendment Establishment Clause analysis discussing Yacovelli v Moeser 324 F Supp 2d 760(MDNC 2004)) (Partial publication of directed study paper in Constitutional Law supervised by Professor Maurice Munroe Thomas M Cooley Law School Trinity Term 2004)





LEGAL PUBLICATIONS




LEGAL EDUCATION

01222006

Juris Doctor



term

Academic








have ever seenrdquo




paper




honorarium














2 Andrew Rippin PhD


3 B Todd Lawson PhD


4 Michael Penn PhD








LEGAL PUBLICATIONS




LEGAL EDUCATION

01222006

Juris Doctor



term

Academic








have ever seenrdquo




paper




honorarium














2 Andrew Rippin PhD


3 B Todd Lawson PhD


4 Michael Penn PhD












2 Andrew Rippin PhD


3 B Todd Lawson PhD


4 Michael Penn PhD






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