Papers Presented
"Faculty Retirement Variables" (without survey instrument), Graham Mitenko and Michael J. O'Hara, Nebraska Economics and Business Association (NEBA), October 2007, Hastings, Nebraska.
"Old Wine in New Bottles". Michael J. O'Hara, National Association of Purchasing Management - Nebraska, Inc. (NAPM-NE) (Executive Education) November 2006, Omaha.
"Assessing the Mobility Value of Tenure to the Faculty Member". Graham Mitenko and Michael J. O'Hara, Nebraska Economics and Business Association (NEBA), October 2006, Lincoln, Nebraska.
"Components for Calculating Damages to a Hobby Apiary". Michael J. O'Hara, Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB), August 2006, Saint Petersburg, Florida.
"Sherman in Footnote 23". Michael J. O'Hara and Graham Mitenko, American Academy of Economic and Financial Experts (AAEFE), March 2006, Las Vegas, Nevada.
"PI & WD Nebraska Damages". Michael J. O'Hara, Academy of Economics and Finance, February 2006, Houston Texas.
"To Bee or Not to Bee: Starting a Forensic Research Agenda on Honey Bees". Michael J. O'Hara, Academy of Economics and Finance, February 2006, Houston Texas.
"Assessing Economic Damages in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation: The State of Nebraska". Michael J. O'Hara, Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB), August 2005, San Francisco, California.
"A Schema for Research in Forensic Economics". Michael J. O'Hara, Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB), August 2005, San Francisco, California.
"A Forecast of the Minimum Wage". Michael J. O'Hara, American Academy of Economic and Financial Experts (AAEFE), March 2005, Las Vegas, Nevada.
"Descriptive Statistics of the Journal of Legal Economics". Michael J. O'Hara, American Academy of Economic and Financial Experts (AAEFE), March 2005, Las Vegas, Nevada.
"Top Ten List: Law of Survival". Michael J. O'Hara. Panel Discussion with UNO's Drs. Henebry (Finance), Watanabe (Accounting), and West (Economics). Academy of Economics and Finance (AEF). Myrtle Beach, SC. February 2005.
“Case Writing As An Integrating Mechanism in an MBA Program”, Panel Discussion (no handout) at the North American Case Research Association (NACRA). October 2004, Sedona, AZ. UNO’s Dr. Morris, MBA Director Lex Kaczmarek, and MBA graduate Boris Morozov made up the rest of the panel.
"Force Majeure Damages". Michael J. O'Hara, 79th Annual Meeting of ALSB, Ottawa, August 2004.
"Sarbanes - Oxley Act: Coming to firm near you.". Michael J. O'Hara, National Association of Credit Management - North Central, (Executive Education) Omaha, Nebraska, June 2004.
"So, You Are the Expert. Now What?". Michael J. O'Hara, National Association of Credit Management - North Central, (Executive Education) Omaha, Nebraska, June 2004.
"Ethics Module". Michael J. O'Hara. This was a proprietary ethics tutorial and exam. Omaha, May 2004.
"Contingent Liabilities in a Royalty Structure". (oral presentation, write up forthcoming) Michael J. O'Hara, American Academy of Economic and Financial Experts (AAEFE), April 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada.
"Continuing Education to Market a Forensic Practice", Mitenko and O'Hara, American Academy of Economic and Financial Experts (AAEFE), April 2003, Las Vegas, Nevada.
"Behavioral Finance: Psychographic Influences on Collection Notices", Mitenko, O'Hara, and Becker, Academy of Economics and Finance, February 2003. Savannah, Georgia.
"Governing for Genuine Profit". (slides) Michael J. O'Hara, Corporate Governance and Peace Conference, William Davidson Institute, Working Paper #533, University of Michigan Business School, November 2002, Ann Arbor. Updated, CBA Research Brown Bag, March 2003, slides.
"Valuation of a Covenant Not to Complete". Michael J. O'Hara, 77th Annual Meeting of ALSB, Las Vegas, July 2002.
"Is Lt. Commander Data a Person?". Michael J. O'Hara, 77th Annual Meeting of ALSB, Las Vegas, July 2002.
"Why Did Enron Fail?". Michael J. O'Hara, UNO Economics Club, March 2002.
"Assessing the Value of Tenure". Michael J. O'Hara, Graham R. Mitenko UNO CBA, and Henry Okleshen Minn. St. U., Mankato. 29th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Economics and Finance (AEF), Pensacola FL, February 2002.
"Valuing Naming Rights". Greg C. Ashley and Michael J. O'Hara. 76th Annual Meeting of ALSB, Albuquerque, August 2001. (see also "Supervision of Major Student Research Projects" below.)
"Valuation of Tenure", Michael J. O'Hara UNO CBA and Graham R. Mitenko UNO CBA, 13th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Economic and Financial Experts (AAEFE), Las Vegas, March 28 - March 30, 2001.
"Lost Profits in Nebraska", Michael J. O'Hara, 75th Annual Meeting of ALSB, Baltimore, August 2000. (Note the renumbering of the annual meetings. The year 2000 was the 75th anniversary of the founding of the ALSB (a.k.a. American Business Law Association) and this renumbering adjusted for years missed due to World War II and other events.)
"Scope of Discovery of an Expert's Work Product", Michael J. O'Hara and Graham R. Mitenko UNO CBA, 12th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Economic and Financial Experts (AAEFE), Las Vegas, March 28 - April 1, 2000. (Published as Journal of Legal Economics 2000, vol. 10, no. 2, pages 37 - 54.)
"BRAZEN: bright, hard, and bold". A short play for the joint panel of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section and the Employment and Labor Law Section of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business. 70th Annual Meeting of ALSB, Saint Louis, August 1999.
"Tele-medicine and Patient Confidentiality" 70th Annual Meeting of Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Saint Louis, August 1999.
Cash Balance Pension Plans. Graham R. Mitenko, UNO CBA; Michael J. O'Hara, UNO CBA; and Gerald V. Boyles; Professor of Finance; Coastal Caroline University; Myrtle Beach SC 29578. 11th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Economic and Financial Experts (AAEFE). March 17 - 20, 1999, Las Vegas, Nevada.
"When Do Your Lecture Notes Turn Yellow: or, Who Controls the Content of Distance Education?" 69th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, San Diego August 1998.
"The Status of Law in Academic Business Study: 1998 Report of the President's Task Force," O. Lee Reed, Chair, Virginia G. Maurer, Michael J. O'Hara, J. David Reitzel, and Marcia J. Staff. 69th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, San Diego, August 1998.
"Technology Law Workshop," 69th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, San Diego, August 1998.
"©: UorNO?" presented as part of UNO Faculty Development Course for "Web-Course-in-a-Box," June 1998.
"Cross Border Technology Licensing," 14th Biennial meeting of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States. November 1997. Competitive. (Research funded by the Canadian Embassy to the USA.) (Currently under revised resubmission review at the Journal of the Association of University Technology Managers.)
"Licensing Canadian Technology," 68th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, August 1997. Competitive. (Research funded by the Canadian Embassy to the USA.)
"New Technology and Old Licenses," 67th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, August 1996. Competitive.
"Business Cases as Business Law Teaching Tools," 67th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, August 1996. Competitive.
"Concentration and Contestability in the Deregulated United States Airline Industry," Nebraska Academy of Science, April 1996, for Jens Blechschmidt, Technishe Universitat Braunschweig.
"Who Owns Trade Secrets Created by Faculty," 66th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, August 1995. Competitive.
"Trade Secrets Versus Academic Freedom," 65th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, August 1994. Competitive.
"Employer Claims on Employee's Intellectual Property," 64th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, August 1993. Competitive.
"Attending Public Meetings via Telecommunications," 63rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Legal Studies and Business, August 1992. Competitive.
"Nebraska's Family Farm Constitutional Provision," Nebraska Economics and Business Association, October 1987. Competitive.
"Franchise Systems: Growth and Dual Distribution," Eastern Economics Association, April 1986. Competitive. Jointly authored with Dr. W. L. Thomas.
"Variations of Arbitration Rules in a Franchise Setting," European Studies Conference, October 1984. Competitive.
"International Aspects of Franchising: A Legal Perspective," European Studies Conference, October 1984. Competitive.
"Franchising: An Antitrust Perspective to the Legal and Economic Environments," Eastern Economics Association, March 1984. Competitive.
"Legislative Staff as an Institutional Change," Western Social Science Association, April 1982. Competitive.