Dwight M. Kealy, J.D., Attorney at Law
Professor of Business Law
Department of Finance, MSC 3FIN
College of Business, New Mexico State University
P.O. Box 30001, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
E-Mail: [email protected]
ABBREVIATED CURRICULUM VITAE
Education
• Passed New Mexico Bar Exam on first attempt. 2020
• Passed California Bar Exam on first attempt. 2012
• J.D. Concord Law School, Los Angeles, CA. 2012
• M.A. Yale University, New Haven, CT. 1996
• 8 Graduate Units in archeology, Harvard University, in Ashkelon, Israel. 1993
• B.A. Westmont College, Santa Barbara. 1993
• Arabic Basic Course. Defense Language Institute, Presidio of Monterey, CA. 1998
• Military Intelligence Officer’s Basic Course. Ft. Huachuca, AZ. 2000
• CIC. Passed five written exams to earn Certified Insurance Counselor Designation. 2007
• AAI. Accredited Adviser in Insurance. 2016
• High School Diploma. Alliance Academy, Quito, Ecuador. 1989
Employment
New Mexico State University
College of Business
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Interim MBA Director May 2022 - May 2023
College Professor of Law August 2019 - Present
Undergraduate Courses Taught:
• Legal Environment of Business (BLAW 316 NMSU)
• Sports and the Law (BLAW 313 NMSU)
• Selected Topics: Insurance and the Law (BLAW 490 NMSU)
• Independent Study (BLAW 498 NMSU)
Graduate Courses Taught:
• Legal Environment of Business (BLAW 502 NMSU)
• Professional Paper/Presentation (BLAW 590 NMSU)
• Special Research Programs (BLAW 598 NMSU)
National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research
Faculty Member June 2011 – Present
• I have taught thousands of insurance professionals in over 100 individual classes
throughout the U.S.A. on the topics of the Commercial General Liability Policy,
Additional Insured Endorsements, Commercial Excess/Umbrella Policies, Commercial
Auto, Commercial Property, Workers Compensation/Employers Liability, principles of
liability, and insurance agent ethics.
• Taught a live webinar for the Securities & Insurance Licensing Association entitled:
Defamation! Libel! Slander! Is there Coverage for that? 2019
• Taught a live webinar to 2700 participants on Additional Insured Endorsements. 2016.
Law Office of Dwight M. Kealy
Temecula, CA / Las Cruces, NM
Attorney January 2014 – Present
• Represented individuals and businesses in civil litigation, unlawful detainer lawsuits,
child dependency court hearings, entity formation, and bankruptcies.
• Drafted and coordinated the sale of sixteen corporations and LLCs in a single transfer.
Orr & Associates Insurance Services
Temecula, CA
Vice President, Business Development / COO / Producer April 2003 – December 2013
• Led all aspects of daily operations for a $3.3 Million Retail Insurance Agency with 35
producers and 14 service employees.
• I did the above while attending law school, earning my JD, and passing the California
Bar exam. After passing the Bar exam, I increased average monthly revenue by 25%
over the prior year’s revenue for a sixteen month period before leaving to start my own
law firm.
United States Marine Corps
Camp Pendleton, CA
Intelligence Analysis Officer, 1MAR DIV, Platoon Commander,
Arabic/Spanish Linguist May 1996 – February 2002
• Managed, inventoried, and supervised maintenance of $14 Million of intelligence
equipment and directed the Marine Corps’ West Coast deployment of surveillance
sensors.
• Trained, Supervised, and led a platoon of 33 Infantry Marines who had the job of
implanting remote ground sensors for world-wide surveillance. The platoon went to Iraq
with my successor, performed well, and all returned home safely.
• Supervised and trained a team of 10 Marines in creating new intelligence products after
the attacks on New York City on September 11, 2001.
Associations
• Attorney at Law, State Bar of California # 285790
• Attorney at Law, State Bar of New Mexico # 153463
• Admitted to the U.S. Federal Court for the Central and Southern Districts of California
• Member, American Bar Association 2013-Present
• Co-Chair of the Riverside County Bar Association’s Solo and Small Firm Section 2014-
2016
• Publication Committee, Riverside County Bar Association 2015-2016
• Member, American Bar Association's Forum on the Construction Industry 2013-2017
• Member, American Bar Association's Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section 2013-
2017
• Program Committee Member, Southwestern Finance Association Meetings, San Antonio,
TX. March 11 -14, 2020
Awards
• Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services, State Bar of California, 2013,
2015
• Certificate of Appreciation, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California, 2013
Publications
• The Adventures of Copyright Infringement Man. 2021
• Understanding the Commercial General Liability Policy. Print, 2015. Audiobook, 2019
• Understanding Named, Automatic, and Additional Insureds in the CGL Policy. Print,
2014. Audiobook, 2019
• Legal Concepts for Insurance Agent Ethics: How Agents Get Sued and Lose Their
Licenses. 2014
Peer Reviewed Articles:
• Defamation Coverage in the Commercial General Liability Insurance Policy. Pathways
to Research, Salem Press/EBSCO. 2022
• Intellectual Property Coverage in the Commercial General Liability Insurance Policy.
Pathways to Research, Salem Press/EBSCO. 2022
• Bankruptcies and Foreclosures: Evaluating National Financial Advice through the Lens
of State Law. Pathways to Research, Salem Press/EBSCO. 2022
• Be careful when using home equity to finance a business. Entrepreneur & Innovation
Exchange. 2022
• (Co-Author) Getting married? protect your business venture with a prenup. Entrepreneur
& Innovation Exchange. 2022
Non Peer Reviewed Articles:
• An IRAC illustration: Do Professors Violate Copyright Law When They Copy Articles for
Students? The American Bar Association for Law Students. 2023
• Professor Creates a Superhero: The Adventures of Copyright Infringement Man (And
Can Professors Sue Chegg or Quizlet for Copying Exam Questions?) Conference Paper
for the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business. 2022
• Would you change your religion for a religious exemption to the Covid-19 vaccine?
Canopy Forum, Center for the Study of Law and Religion, Emory University. 2022
• Objection, Relevance: Using the legal rules of evidence to improve your business
reasoning and writing. Writing Across the Curriculum, Colorado State University. 2020
• Will a Business Interruption Policy Help Businesses Suffering from Covid-19? In
California, the short answer is probably “No.” Riverside Lawyer Magazine. 2020
• Coronavirus and the Coronation Cases: Can you get out of contracts frustrated or made
impossible by the coronavirus? Concord Law School Blog. 2020
• Do you need Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist coverage if you have health insurance?
Resources Magazine, The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research. 2020
• Discourse, Discord, and Defamation. When Does the CGL Respond? Resources
Magazine, The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research. 2018
• Construction Defect Analysis for Occurrence and Manifestation Occurrence Form
Policies. The Insurance Journal. 2015
• Sharing the Blame: What happens when both sides are at fault? Resources Magazine,
The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research. 2015
• Additional Insured Endorsements in Construction. The Insurance Journal. 2015
• Bonds in the CGL Policy. Resources Magazine, The National Alliance for Insurance
Education & Research. 2015
• Contractors and the CGL Policy’s ‘Your Product’ and ‘Your Work’ Exclusions. The
Insurance Journal. 2014
• The Impact of Prior Work Exclusions and Sunset Provisions in CGL Policies. The
Insurance Journal. 2014
Presentations
• When Lying is a Legal Privilege. NMSU Research and Creativity Week. 2023
• Lying: The Good, the Bad, and the Legal. NMSU Ethics Bootcamp. 2023
• The Adventures of Copyright Infringement Man (And Can Professors Sue Quizlet or
Chegg for Copying Exam Questions?) Teaching Business Ethics Workshop, Santa Fe,
NM. 2022
• The Adventures of Copyright Infringement Man (And Can Professors Sue Quizlet or
Chegg for Copying Exam Questions?) Daniels Fund Ethics Forum, Denver, CO. 2022
• The Adventures of Copyright Infringement Man (And Can Professors Sue Quizlet or
Chegg for Copying Exam Questions?) Annual Conference, The Academy of Legal
Studies in Business. 2022
• Intro to the College of Business, Defamation, & Copyright Law. Trio UB at NMSU. 2022
• Ethical Considerations in Business. NMSU Ethics Bootcamp. 2022
• NMSU Professor Creates a Superhero: The Adventures of Copyright Infringement Man
(And Can Professors Sue Quizlet or Chegg for Copying Exam Questions?). NMSU
Research and Creativity Week. 2021
