About the Authors

Deborah E. Bouchoux

Deborah E. Bouchoux is a licensed attorney with more than twenty-five years of experience in legal education. She has taught at various universities, including the University of San Diego, Marymount University, and George Washington University. For the past 15 years, she has been an instructor in the Paralegal Studies Program at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where she teaches a variety of subjects, including Legal Research and Writing, Advanced Writing Seminar, and Business Organizations. Her publications include the following texts:

    * Legal Research and Writing for Paralegals
    * Business Organizations for Paralegals
    * Fundamentals of Business Organizations for Paralegals
    * Intellectual Property for Paralegals
    * Protecting Your Company’s Intellectual Property
    * Cite Checker: A Hands-On Guide to Citation Form
    * Cite-Mate (a guide to citation form)
    * The Practical Paralegal: Strategies for Success
    * Aspen Handbook for Legal Writers

Ms. Bouchoux has spoken on a variety of legal topics at private law firms, Fortune 500 companies, and various government agencies, including the Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the U.S. Tax Court.   She is a frequent speaker for the National Capital Area Paralegal Association and has been nominated for its Annual Recognition Award.

Ms. Bouchoux was in private practice for more than twenty years, practicing in the fields of corporate and intellectual property law and served as in-house counsel for a technology company in northern Virginia.

Ms. Bouchoux graduated magna cum laude with her B.A. in American Studies from San Diego State University and summa cum laude with her J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law.

Susan M. Sullivan

Sue Sullivan has been the Director of the ABA Approved Paralegal Program at the University of San Diego for 28 years. Her involvement in paralegal education includes: President of the American Association for Paralegal Education (and Board member for eight years); American Bar Association Approval Commission for six years; Educational Consultant for the ABA for five years; Standards Committee for the PACE exam for the National Federation of Paralegal Associations; Reader for the CLA exam for the National Association of Legal Assistants; Chair of national and regional conferences for AAfPE; accreditation site visitor for both the ABA and the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools for paralegal programs.

Locally, Sue works with the San Diego Paralegal Association on numerous events and with them created the annual “Bridging the Gap” day, now in its 7th year that includes a networking system for new graduates and working paralegals combined with seminars and CLE courses. She was recently appointed to the James Irvine Foundation Law and Criminal Justice Advisory Committee. Both her MA and BA were completed at the University of San Diego.