VITA
STEVEN L. ATKIN
EXPERIENCE:
1982-present: Library Director, University of Montana Mansfield Library
at the College of Technology
1985-1988 Curriculum Development Coordinator, Missoula Vocational Technical
Center
1988-1998: Instructor, Legal Assisting Program at the College of Technology
(Constitutional Law, American Government, Administrative Law, Legal
Research and Writing).
1994-present: Part-time Practicing attorney, Missoula, Montana
1977-1979: Elementary school librarian, Safford, Arizona
1974-1976: Detachment Commander, Arizona National Guard
1967-1968: U.S. Army, Medical Laboratory Technician, Ft. Meade, Maryland
1972: Commissioned Officer—U.S. Army
EDUCATION:
U.S. Army Medical Laboratory Training, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas (1966)
B.A. in education (history), University of Montana (1972)
Infantry Officer Basic Course, Ft. Benning, Georgia (1972)
M.Ed. (Library and Reading), University of Montana (1976)
Doctoral work, University of Arizona (Educational Foundation and Administration
(1978-1982)
Juris Doctorate, University of Montana School of Law (1994)
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS:
Effective Legal Writing for Paralegals in Montana (co-authored
with Thomas Stanton), Institute for Paralegal Education, Eau Claire,
Wisconsin, 1998.
Internet Strategies for the Paralegal in Montana (co-authored
with Stacey L. Gordon and Fritz Snyder), Institute for Paralegal Education,
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 2004.
“Effective Legal Writing for Paralegals in Montana” day-long
seminar with Thomas Stanton for Montana paralegals, 1998.
“Pharmacy and the Law” Montana State Board of Pharmacy Continuing
Education, Missoula, Montana, April 28, 2000.
“Dark Side of Intellectual Freedom: Libraries and Third Party
Sexual Harassment.” Academic and Special Libraries Division Fall
Retreat, Chico Hot Springs, Montana, October 21, 2002. (Same presentation
to MLA Annual Conference, Butte, Montana, April 24, 2003).
MALA CLA Short Course Review, “Contract Law”, UM Law School,
June 18, 2003.
“Internet Strategies for the Paralegal in Montana”: Day-long
seminar, Feb. 24, 2004, Missoula, Montana.
Legal Ethics Seminar, Montana Advocacy Project, Big Sky Montana, 2002 (co-presented with Thomas Stanton).
MEMBERSHIPS:
Montana Library Association
Montana Bar Association
American Bar Association
Joint Investigational Review Board (Community & St.Patrick Hospitals)
Last Updated: 4 January 2005.