Regional Associations

ALSB Regional Associations are independent and separate legal entities from the American Business Law Association, Inc. d/b/a the Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB); the ALSB assumes no liability for and exercises no control over actions and policies of the regional organizations.

Canadian

Website: http://www.calsb.ca/

ALSB’s Canadian Regional invites one and all to the CALSB 2020 conference in Toronto! The conference will be held April 30 – May 2, 2020.

Please visit our website or email Avner Levin at avner.levin@ryerson.ca for more details.

Great Lakes

States Include: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio

Website: http://www.greatlakesalsb.org/

Join us this fall for our conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, October 24-25, 2019.

All faculty and students interested in business law-related issues are encouraged to attend. Submit papers and/or abstracts (for works in progress) by August 20. All submissions will be peer reviewed for publication in the conference proceedings.

The conference hotel is the Embassy Suites Downtown Indianapolis at a special rate of $159/night plus taxes.

Contact Peter Prescott at pprescot@butler.edu for more information.

Mid-Atlantic

States Include: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

The 2020 Annual MAALSB Conference will be held April 23-25 at Stockton University’s new beach-side Atlantic City Campus.

The MAALSB is an association of teachers and scholars in the fields of business law, legal environment, and law-related coursed outside of professional law schools, with members primarily from the Mid-Atlantic states. We welcome everyone who shares our interest in business law education, regardless of geography or title, and take pride in our encouraging and supportive culture.

We also publish the Atlantic Law Journal, a double-blind, peer-reviewed publication focused on articles of interest in the areas of business law and business law education, and are a regional association of the national Academy of Legal Studies in Business.

For more details, please contact Keith Diener at keith.diener@stockton.edu.

Atlantic Law Journal

http://www.atlanticlawjournal.org/

Sponsor: Mid-Atlantic ALSB
Contact: Brian Halsey (West Chester University) bhalsey@wcupa.edu
Acceptance rate: under 25%
Open submissions: Papers do not have to be submitted at the regional meeting.
Listing: Journal is Cabell’s listed and the editors are exploring Westlaw listings.

Midwest

States Include: Eastern Montana, Kansas, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin

Website: http://www.malsb.org/

The Midwest Academy of Legal Studies in Business (MALSB) Annual Conference is held in conjunction with the MBAA international Conference, long billed as “The Best Conference Value in America.”

The MBAA International Conference draws hundreds of academics from business-related fields such as accounting, business/society/government, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, health administration, information systems, international business, management, and marketing. Although the MALSB will have its own program track on legal studies, attendees will be able to take advantage of the multidisciplinary nature of this international conference and attend sessions held by the other program tracks.

The 2020 conference will be held March 25-27 at the Palmer Hilton House in Chicago, Illinois. An official call for papers will be available soon. In the interim, please take a look at the flyer for key submission dates and other information. In 2020, we will again offer CLE credit and also an optional dinner gathering on the evening of March 26th. We hope to see you in Chicago in 2020!

Please contact our 2020 MALSB Program Chair, Christine Ladwig at cladwig@semo.edu for more information.

Midwest Law Journal

Submission details: www.malsb.org
All legal subjects and pedagogy
Acceptance rate: 18%
Review: double-blind peer review
Open submission: Papers do not have to be presented at regional meeting.
Listing: Midwest Law Journal is listed in Cabell’s Journal of Publishing Opportunities.

North Atlantic

States Include: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island

Website: http://www.narbla.org/

The next NARBLA annual conference will be held on Saturday, April 4, 2020, at Stonehill College, Easton, Massachusetts. You may find the conference registration form, paper guidelines, and other information on our website.

Feel free to contact the Program Chair, John Duggan at jduggan1@stonehill.edu with questions, comments, or suggestions.

Business Law Review

North Atlantic ALSB is the sponsor.
Contact: William Read (readw@husson.edu) and Marie Hansen (hansenm@husson.edu)
Submission: Conference papers are preferred
Acceptance rate: high
Listing: Cabell’s

Northeast

States Include: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut

Website: http://nealsb.info/index.html

Please join us for the 2020 NEALSB annual meeting at The Interlaken Inn in Lakeville, Connecticut. The conference, which has CLE accreditation, will feature its usual high quality academic paper presentations and panel discussions, as well as our annual “Best Conference Paper” award. This is a perfect opportunity to interact with an exceptionally collegial, supportive, and welcoming group of colleagues.

Call for Participation – forthcoming.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Program Chair, Gwen Seaquist at gseaquist@ithaca.edu.

Northeast Journal of Legal Studies

Submission details: http://nealsb.info/index.html
Sponsor: NEALSB
Contact: Sharlene McEvoy samcevoy@mail.fairfield.edu
Submission: All legal subjects and pedagogy are accepted. It publishes papers presented at NEALSB, but also accepts other submissions.
Submission fee: $50 (half returned if article is rejected)
Acceptance rate: 20-30%
Review: double-blind peer review
Listing: Cabell’s and the Index to Legal Periodicals

Pacific Northwest

States Include: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Western Montana
Provinces Include: Alberta, British Columbia

Website: http://pnalsb.weebly.com/

The 2020 PNALSB regional conference will be held at The Georgian Court Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The PNALSB is the “Northwest Regional” conference of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business who membership includes legal studies faculty throughout the US and Canada. Our conference is a great opportunity to meet with other business law instructors, debate legal issues during paper presentations, and discuss teaching methods. Paper presentations are not required to attend the conference. All are welcome!

The conference registration fee is $125.

For questions, please contact our Program Chair, Ruth Jebe at ruthjebe@boisestate.edu.

Pacific Southwest

States Include: Arizona, Southern Nevada, Southern California, Hawaii

Website: http://www.pswalsb.com/

The 2020 PSWALSB annual conference will be held at the Hilton Palm Springs Resort February 13-16. Reserve your hotel room early to get the $195/night group rate (group code “PAC”).

Enjoy some desert weather, present a paper, get great educational experience, and meet and exchange ideas with colleagues!

Paper submissions eligible for cash awards of $500, $200, and $100.

Registration fee is $295 prior to December 15 and includes receptions, breakfasts and Saturday night banquet.

For more information on submitting papers and to register for this event, please visit www.pswalsb.com or email Doug Hume at dhume@apu.edu.

Journal of Law, Business & Ethics

Submission details: www.pswalsb.com
Pacific Southwest ALSB is the sponsor
Each attendee will receive a copy of the Journal
Open submission
Acceptance rate: 5%
Review: double blind
Listing: Cabell’s, Westlaw, HeinOnline

Rocky Mountain

States Include: Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah

The 2019 RMALSB annual conference will held September 27-28, at the Hotel Talisa, in Vail, Colorado. Rooms can be booked at a group rate of $209/night. Twenty rooms are pre-reserved. Please call 800-420-2424 for reservations.

The conference registration fee is $200. Registration discount offered for overnight stay at the Resort.

Papers are welcome in either of two tracks: submission-stage track or work-in-progress track. Awards will be offered for Best Paper and Best Idea at the end of the conference.

The Rocky Mountain Law Journal

This Journal’s inaugural volume was published in August, 2012 and is available for review at: http://www.rockymountainlawjournal.org/.

Submissions for the RMLJ are to be made to Pamela Gershuny at: pgershuny@semo.edu.

Southeastern

States Include: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee

Website: http://www.sealsb.org/

The Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business (SEALSB) announces its Annual Conference to be held November 7-9, 2019 in downtown Montgomery, Alabama.

The conference will be held at the central, recently-renovated Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa, near numerous Civil Rights history destinations as well as other attractions such as the Montgomery Performing Arts Center, the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, and the Jasmine Hill Gardens and Outdoor Museum.

Hope to see you there!

Laura Dove
Email: dovel@troy.edu

Southern

States Include: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas

Website: http://www.salsb.org/

The SALSB will be returning to San Antonio in 2020 for a “family friendly” conference at The Holiday Inn on the Riverwalk in downtown San Antonio March 5-7. This beautiful, recently renovated hotel is in the heart of all the excitement that the riverwalk has to offer. You are steps away from the Alamo, fantastic shopping and world class dining. This fabulous property can be viewed via the hotel website at www.hiriverwalk.com. For the 13th year in a row, our attendees overwhelmingly voted for SALSB as the best regional they’ve attended.

For more information, please visit our website.

Southern Journal of Business and Ethics

Submission details: www.salsb.org
Closed submissions: SALSB members only
Acceptance rate: 25%
Listing: Cabell’s

Southern Law Review

Submission details: www.salsb.org or www.southernlawjournal.com
Open submissions: Papers do not have to be presented at SALSB meeting.
Acceptance rate: ~25% currently in Volume XX
Review: Double-blind peer review
Listing: Cabell’s Directory and in Urlich’s International Periodical Directory. Full text is available through EBSCO’s “Academic Research Complete” database, accessible through over 90% of the world’s Electronic University holdings. Hard copy is in over 100 regional libraries.
Issues: Published twice annually (fall and spring) in both hard copy (all 20 years) and electronically (last 10 years).

Western

States Include: Northern California, Northern Nevada

Website: http://walsb.weebly.com/conference.html

The WALSB annual conference will be held in Monterey, California March 8-10, 2019 at the Marriott Monterey. Join us and enjoy the collegial atmosphere, professional presentations, and all the natural wonders of the beautiful location! Papers at every stage of development are welcome.

Please direct all questions to Lydie Louis, President-Elect and Program Chair, at lydie.louis@faculty.hult.edu.

From Our Members

The ALSB and its members were so supportive of me when I first joined as a tenure track faculty member. ALSBers gave me feedback on my work and gave me a number of great opportunities like participating in a Cornell Law Symposium or the Huber Hurst seminar to mention just a few. I have also developed some great friendships over the years which I really value. It is such a family friendly venue too and my husband and grown daughter have enjoyed attending many events. Thank you ALSB.

Beverley Earle - Bentley University

ALSB has meant making new friends and establishing great professional connections.

Nancy Lasher - The College of New Jersey

As the lone law professor in our College of Business, the ALSB provides me with a true sense of community, supplying invaluable feedback and opportunities to grow both professionally and intellectually.

Michael Katz - Delaware State University

As a longstanding Chair (24 years) of a Department of Business Law with 13 full-time and 21 adjunct faculty members, ALSB has provided me with invaluable materials and support to help me in my constant efforts to educate and remind administrators and faculty from other business disciplines, as to the critical role and vitality of business law in a professional business education curriculum. It has also served as a fruitful source of meeting accomplished and notable colleagues who have graciously served as external reviewers of faculty scholarship for tenure and promotion decisions, and external reviewers of the department and its programs as well. All this is in addition to the general congenial and stimulating sharing of ideas and subjects of interest at our marvelous annual meetings and all year long through the ALSBH listserv.

Elliot Axelrod - Baruch College/City University of New York

I came to my first ALSB meeting in 1982, the first year I taught Business Law, and I have been coming ever since. As a new professor coming out of the practice of law, I found it incredibly helpful to have a cadre of people I could call on to help me make the transition, and clue me in about research, writing and pedagogy. I found a warm and welcoming professional community of people doing exactly what I was doing and over the years, it has never ceased to be helpful, as well as remaining warm and welcoming to all.

I have taught Business Law for 30 years. Throughout that time ALSB has been a place to seek advice on new teaching techniques; share and receive feedback on research; learn from others’ presentations at the annual conference;and generally meet, greet and enjoy the comraderie of colleagues. In a phrase – ALSB provides the opportunity for ongoing professional growth. Thanks, ALSB!

Karen Morris - Monroe Community College, State University of New York

It was 1984. I had just finished my LL.M. at UGa. I had caught America like a disease, like an addiction. One of my Professors in the UGa Law School was aware of my subject areas here in the UK and introduced me to Lee Reed and Peter Shedd. I have attended every Annual Conference since Philadelphia – was that 1987? 1988? Thank you ALSB. Thank you for feeding my addiction.

Peter Shears - Plymouth University