Background
Hunter, Howard Owen was born on October 14, 1946 in Brunswick, Georgia, United States.
academic administrator law educator
Hunter, Howard Owen was born on October 14, 1946 in Brunswick, Georgia, United States.
Bachelor in Russian Studies, Yale University, 1968; Juris Doctor, Yale University, 1971.
Associate attorney Hogan & Hartson, Washington, 1971-1972, Hansell, Post, Brandon & Dorsey, Atlanta, 1972-1976. Assistant professor Emory University School Law, 1976-1979, associate professor, 1979-1982, associate dean, 1979-1980, professor, since 1982, professor law, dean, 1989-2001, provost, executive vice president for academy affairs, 2001—2003. Professor of law, president Singapore Management U, Singapore, since 2004.
Professor of law and dean emeritus Emory U, Atlanta, since 2004. Director Georgia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Inc., 1975-1989, secretary, 1975-1977, treasurer, 1978-1980, vice president, 1980-1982, president, 1984-1987. Visiting professor law University Virginia School Law, Charlottesville, 1982-1983, Central European U, Budapest, 1999.
Honorary professor law University Hong Kong, 1986. Visiting Mills E. Godwin professor law College William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1989, visiting McWilliam professor of Commercial Law Sydney U, 2004. Member Chief Justice Commission on Professionalism, since 1990, Supreme Court Commission on Indigent Defense, since 2000.
Board trustees Federal Defense Program, 1991-1997. Lecturer in field.
Member (appeals board) Competition Communications of Singapore, since 2006. Board director Singapore International Chamber of C., since 2005, Workforce Development Authority of Singapore, since 2005, The Enterprise Challenge of Singapore, since 2005, National Research Foundation of Singapore, since 2006. Board of governors American Chamber of C., Singapore, since 2006.
Member American Bar Association 1972, Association American Law Schools.1976, American Law Institute (member consultative committee on revisions to article 2 of UCC), State Bar Georgia (member editorial board Georgia State Bar Journal 1977-1982), Decatur-DeKalb Bar Association, Atlanta Bar Association (volunteer lawyer project on illegal Cuban immigrants 1985-1987, volunteer lawyer in representation of Cuban inmates at federal prison in Talladega, Alabama 1988, board directors international transaction section since 1995), Institute Continuing Legal Education (vice-chairman board trustees 1993-1997), Institute Continuing Judicial Education (board trustees 1989-2001), Georgia Volunteer Lawyers for Arts Inc.(board director 1975-1989, president 1985-1987, board advisory 1997-2004).
Married Susan Frankel, November 27, 1971. 1 child, Emily Atwood Plotkin.