About the author

• Author: Ashley S. Lipson
• Pages: 5-5

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The author (and creator/programmer of the game OBJECTION!) has been a practicing lawyer for more

than 45 years. In addition to several leading books on evidence,1 Ashley Lipson has taught the subject

throughout the country; he is presently a Full Professor of Law. He is also the author of Law Office Auto-

mation for Paralegals, Administrators and Legal Secretaries,2 a book which provides a computer-oriented

filing system for use in law offices.

Mr. Lipson received his B.A. degree from Michigan State University in 1966, and his J.D. degree from

St. John’s University in 1970 (along with awards for excellence in the study of jurisprudence); his education

continued, as evidenced by his master ’s degrees in mathematics (M.A., 1975) and tax law (LL.M., 1978),

both from Wayne State University. He has also completed two undergraduate degrees in computer science,

and studied physics at the University of Michigan.

Mr. Lipson had been the managing partner of the law firm of Coleman, Lipson and Bradford, P.C.,

of Farmington Hills, Michigan, for over sixteen years. He is a member of the California and Michigan

bar associations and is certified to practice law by the New York Committee of Bar Examiners. He is also

licensed before various federal bars, including Tax Court and the U.S. Supreme Court. His other professional

memberships include the American Bar Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, Mensa Lawyers,

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, the College of Computer Lawyers, and the National Platform Association.

1 Documentary Evidence (1986) and Demonstrative Evidence (1988), both published by Matthew Bender & Co.

2 Prentice Hall, Inc. (1989).

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