About the Author

• Author: Ashley S. Lipson
• Pages: 7-7

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About the Author

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

more than 25 years. In addition to several leading books on evidence,1 Ashley Lipson has published

many articles and has lectured and taught evidence throughout the country; he is presently an Adjunct

Professor of Law. He is also the author of Law Office Automation 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 Associa-

tion, 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).