Bernard Dobranski
1920 Empress Court, Naples, Florida 34110, USA
1999-2009 Founding Dean & President
Ave Maria School of Law, Ann Arbor, Michigan
1995-1999 Dean and Professor of Law
The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Washington, D.C.
1983-1995 Dean and Professor of Law
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit, Michigan
1977-1983 Professor of Law
University of Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, Indiana
1972-1977 Professor of Law
Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska
1971-1972 General Counsel
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission, Washington, D.C.
1968-1971 Administrative Assistant to United States Congressman
United States House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
1967-1968 Professional Staff Member
President’s Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (Kerner
Commission), Washington, D.C.
1964-1967 Legal Advisor to Board Member
National Labor Relations Board, Washington, D.C
Fellow (elected), College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
Member, Board of Editors, The American Journal of Jurisprudence
Past President, Fellowship of Catholic Scholars
Member, Catholic Commission of Intellectual and Cultural Affairs
Former Member of The Accreditation Committee of the ABA Section on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar
(After I assumed the position of President and Dean of Ave Maria School of Law, I resigned all my positions on Arbitration panels.)
National Panel of the U. S. Postal Service and the American Postal Workers Union
Regional Arbitration Panel of the U.S. Postal Service and the National Association of Letter Carrier
Regional Panel of the U. S. Postal Service and the National Mail Handlers Union
Regular Panels, Districts 4 and 12, National Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement
Supplementary Expedited Panel of General Electric and U. E.
National Futures Association Arbitration Panel
National Association of Securities Dealers Arbitration Panel
Roster of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Have rendered more than two hundred Arbitration Awards in the past forty years. Decisions involved both disciplinary actions and contract interpretations involving U.S. Postal Service, plus a variety of industries including retail of food, construction, automotive parts, coal mining, and steel industry.
“Property as a Condition of Liberty” delivered at the 12th German-American Colloquium held at Chicago, Illinois, July 2012. Published by Duncker & Humboldt, Berlin
“Tolerance: The New Intolerance” delivered at the 11th German-American Colloquium held at Wilbad Kreuth (Bavaria, Germany), July 2010. Published by Duncker and Humboldt, Berlin.
“A Religious Approach to Professional Legal Education”, presented at the International Conference on The Role of a Religious University, in honor of the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Bar-Ilan University, Tel Aviv, Israel. Published in “The Role of A Religious University”, Bar-Ilan University Press, 2013.
“New Lawyers for New Century – Legal Excellence and Moral Clarity: The Founding of Ave Maria School of Law.” 36 U. Tol. L. Rev.55 (2004)
“Law and the Autonomy of the Catholic University.” Proceedings from the Eighteenth Convention, The Fellowship of Catholic Scholars (1995).
“A Memo on the Falsification of Employment Applications: An Arbitral Perspective.” 59 Chicago-Kent L. Rev. 997 (1983).
“The Arbitrator as a Fiduciary Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974: A Misguided Approach.” 32 American U.L. Rev. 65 (1982).
“Right of Union Representation in Employer Interviews: A Post-Weingarten Analysis.” 26 St. Louis U.L.J. 295 (1982).