Background
Beard, Joseph James was born on August 27, 1933 in Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Robert Elmer and Christine Margaret (McGillvary) Beard.
Beard, Joseph James was born on August 27, 1933 in Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Robert Elmer and Christine Margaret (McGillvary) Beard.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Tufts U., 1956; Juris Doctor, Suffolk U., 1969; Master of Business Administration, Babson College, 1971; Master of Laws in Taxation, Boston University, 1974; D in Juridical Science, Harvard University, 1981.
Engineer, Boeing Aircraft Company, 1962; engineer autonetics division, North America Aviation, 1963-1965; engineer, Honeywell Computer Company, 1965-1967; engineer, Project INTREX, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967-1969; consultant, finance and administration, Boston, 1969-1970; assistant professor of law, New England School Law, 1970-1973; associate professor, New England School Law, 1973-1974; professor, New England School Law, 1974-1982; professor of law, St. John's U., Jamaica, New York, since 1982.
Corporation member Battleship Massachusetts Memorial, since 1972. Lieutenant United States Navy, 1956-1962. Member American Bar Association, Copyright Society United States of America (editor-in-chief journal since 1997), Tau Beta Pi.
Married Dorothy Ann, March 3, 1962. Children: Ariel K., Christopher J., Holly A.