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Poole College of Management
Jenkins MBA

John Kuzenski

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Teaching Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship

Nelson Hall 1341

919.513.3941

Bio

John C. Kuzenski joined the faculty of Poole College of Management in 2015, focusing his teaching and research in the areas of legal and regulatory environment of business and business ethics. He spent most of the prior 30 years as a professor and administrator in higher education, including the NC State Department of Political Science. Kuzenski brings management experience as a divisional Assistant Director from the NC Department of Revenue and several nonprofit organizations to the college. His legal service effort includes extensive pro bono work and consulting in the areas of business organization and structure, operating and governance documents, board training, and regulatory affairs for a number of national nonprofit organizations, including academic honor societies and scholarly professional associations.
Dr. Kuzenski is admitted to the Bars of North Carolina and the District of Columbia. He is also admitted to the practice of law before a number of federal district and circuit courts of appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Education

J.D. with Honors, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (2005)
Ph.D., University of Georgia (1993)

Area(s) of Expertise

Common Law Doctrine and Public Policy; Business, Government and Regulation; Constitutional Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Nonprofit Organizations

Intellectual Contributions

  • Kuzenski, John C. and James F. Morgan. 2018. Essentials and Elements of Business Law (5th ed.). Redding, CA: BVT Publishing.
  • Kuzenski, John C. 2009. “Dilemmas of Redistricting in a Partial-Coverage VRA State: An Empirical Reconsideration of the North Carolina Supreme Court’s Stephenson Opinion.” 15 Widener L. Rev. 197 (Fall 2009).
  • Kuzenski, John C. 2008. “The Paving Principle of Good Intentions? Calls for Reform of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and the Private Game Theory Equilibrium Opposing Them.” 30 N.C .Cent. L. Rev. 168 (Fall 2008).
  • Kuzenski, John C. 2007. “Making Room at the Table: The Public Policy Dangers of Over-Reliance on Black-Letter Contract Terms in State Common Interest Community Law.” 7 Appalachian J.L. 35 (Winter 2007).

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