Shirley A. Coffey

EDUCATION

University of Cincinnati College of Law (1990-1992)
Juris Doctorate 1992; Order of the Coif
Dean's List - all semesters, GPA 3.728, Class Rank 4/123
University of Cincinnati Law Review, 1991-1992
Member, Environmental Law Society
Representative to American Inns of Court, Potter Stewart Chapter 1991-1992
John R. Sayler Prize in Secured Transactions
University of Pittsburgh School of Law (1989-1990)
Law Fellow Scholarship
Invited to join University of Pittsburgh Law Review
Invited to become Associate Editor of The Journal of Law and Commerce
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (1977-1980)
Bachelor of Music, December 1980
- Dean's List - all quarters
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude
University of Cincinnati (1985-1986)
Additional studies in areas of math, biology, and chemistry
- GPA 4.00

Licensure:
State of Ohio, State of Kentucky, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of
Ohio, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, U.S. District
Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals,
U.S. Supreme Court
Biography in Marqui's Who's Who in American Law and Who's Who
International
Member Cincinnati-Munich Sister Cities Legal Exchange Program
Board Member and Officer of Pilgrim Chapel UCC

Shea & Associates, Cincinnati, Ohio (August 1992 - present), Attorney
Schwartz, Manes & Ruby LPA, Cincinnati, Ohio (Feb. 1991 - Feb. 1992),
Law clerk - duties included general legal research; drafting pleadings,
motions, briefs and legal memoranda
Research Assistant to Prof. Alphonse M. Squillante (Jun. 1990 - Mar. 1991)
researched and wrote supplements to Williston on Sales and Modern
Commercial Practices, and researched and wrote chapter for The Law of
Fixtures
Feick Medical Supply Co., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Nov. 1987 - Jun. 1989)
Customer Service Representative - duties included handling inside
sales, showroom sales, and general customer relations.
Oak Hills Local School District, Cincinnati (Aug. 1982 - Jun. 1987)
Music Teacher - instrumental music, grades 4 - 12
University of Cincinnati College of Law Library (Summer 1986)
Special Consultant - duties included developing new system for reserve
room, inventory, and labeling
Lynchburg City Schools, Lynchburg, Virginia (Aug. 1981 - Jun. 1982)
Music Teacher - elementary instrumental music
Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra, Lynchburg, Virginia (Sep. 1981 - Jun. 1982)
Principal Second Violin
Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, Roanoke, Virginia (Sep. 1981 - Jun. 1982)
Section Violin

"One Bankruptcy is Enough, 78,000 is Too Many...Protection of Retirement
Benefits Under the Retiree Benefits Bankruptcy Protection Act of 1988"
61 U. Cinn. L. Rev. 715, 1992.