George David Gopen

Background

Gopen, George David was born on September 24, 1945 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of S. Philip Gopen and Sara Evelyn (Lieberman) Weintraub.

Education

Student, University Reading, England, 1966. Bachelor, Brandeis University, 1967. Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1972.

Doctor of Philosophy in English, Harvard University, 1975.

Career

Visiting assistant professor English University Utah, Salt Lake City, 1975-1978. Assistant professor English, director writing programs Loyola University, Chicago, 1978-1985. Assistant professor English Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1985-1992, professor practice rhetoric, since 1992.

Associate Clearlines, Inc., 1981-1990. Lecturer law Harvard University, 1984-1987. Director writing programs Duke University, since 1985, senior lecturing fellow law, since 1994.

Consultant Epton, Mullin, Miller & Druth. With legal department International Business Machines Corporation, Bank of America, Jenner & Block and Fullbright & Jaworski.

Achievements

• George David Gopen has been listed as a noteworthy English and law educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Writing from a Legal Perspective

    (Book by Gopen, George D.)

  • Writing from a Legal Perspective by George D. Gopen (1981-04-03)

Membership

Chorister Chicago Symphony Chorus, 1984-1985,Choral Society Durham. since 2000. Founder, director Ad Hoc Singers, Salt Lake City, 1975-1978. Member National Council Teachers English, Legal Writing Institute (executive board member since 1988), Philological Association Pacific Coast, Great Lakes Rhetoric Association (co-founder), Phi Beta Kappa, past member Chgo.Symphony Chorus.

(executive board) choral society, Mallarme Chamber Players, Chamber Arts Society Durham, board director Bronze Memorial Inc. 1967, president Massachusetts corporation.

Interests

• Avocations: music, rare book collector, tennis, golf.

Connections

Married Deborah Hess, September 15, 1968 (divorced April 1977). Married Gillian Einstein, August 3, 1980 (divorced 1998). 1 child, Alexander Einstein.

M.Sarah B. Duncan, April 29, 2000.

Father:

S. Philip Gopen Weintraub

Mother:

Sara Evelyn (Lieberman) Weintraub

Spouse:

Gillian Einstein

Spouse:

Deborah Hess

child:

Alexander Einstein Gopen