Dr. Nancy Golden

Contact Information

Dr. Nancy Golden

College: College of Law and Public Service

Department: School of Law

[email protected]

Education

Whittier College - JD - Law
Nancy Golden is a native of Los Angeles, California. She currently resides in Santa Monica, with her husband.. Ms. Golden's son is a graduate of San Diego State University and works as a web page designer. Ms. Golden's daughter is a Senior at UC Berkeley. Nancy earned her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology at UCLA and her Juris Doctor at Whittier College, School of Law. Ms. Golden practiced law from 1988-1997. Additionally, she started teaching paralegal students at the University of La Verne in 1991. Nancy Golden 807 Centinela Avenue Santa Monica, California 90403 (310) 315-5428 [email protected] LAW PROFESSOR EXPERIENCE ASSOCIATE FACULTY/ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: PARALEGAL STUDIES National University, Los Angeles, California, 2014 to Present. Instruct Paralegal Studies courses, including contracts, torts, civil procedure, and legal research. Perform public outreach in promoting National University’s Paralegal Studies Program by performing activities such as, attending conferences of the Los Angeles Paralegal Association, meeting with department chairs of community colleges, and assisting in the revision of articulation agreements. Set up and maintain National University’s Facebook page. TEMPORARY LEAD FACULTY: PARALEGAL STUDIES & PRE-LAW National University, Los Angeles, California, 2011-2012. Assign instructors to teach Paralegal Studies and Pre-Law Classes. Assist with the administrative needs of students and adjunct instructors. Perform public outreach in promoting National University’s programs to community colleges by meeting with department chairs and students. Analyze paralegal courses at community colleges, recommend classes to articulate, and help implement articulation agreements. Maintain American Bar Association Accreditation by gathering data and completing reports. ADJUNCT PROFESSOR National University, Los Angeles, California, 2007 to 2014. Instruct Paralegal Studies courses, including introduction to paralegal studies, contracts, computers & the law, English for professionals, litigation I and II, legal research and writing, real property, and torts. Continue to assist the Paralegal Studies program with outreach activities and promoting the curriculum to local community colleges. ADJUNCT PROFESSOR Mount San Antonio College, Walnut, California, 2004 to 2023. Teach paralegal and business department courses, including introductory business law, advanced business law, international business law, bankruptcy law, civil procedure, contracts, creditors’ rights, criminal law and procedure, automated law office procedures, and torts. SENIOR ADJUNCT PROFESSOR University of La Verne, La Verne, California, 1991 to 2007. Instruct paralegal and undergraduate courses, including, analysis and research, American legal studies, business relationships, constitutional law, contemporary legal issues, contract law, discovery, evidence, intellectual property, professional responsibility, real property, and torts. ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR West Los Angeles College, Culver City, California, 2001 to 2003. Instruct paralegal and business department courses in constitutional law, legal research and writing. ATTORNEY AND RELATED EXPERIENCE CONTRACT ATTORNEY Law Offices of Melvyn Honig, Century City, California, 1991 to Present. General litigation firm. Research and draft motions, trial and arbitration briefs. Deposition and court appearances. Supervised legal secretary/legal assistant in all components of a litigation practice, including, calendaring deadlines and court & deposition appearances, drafting client letters, filling out California Judicial Council forms such as summons, complaints, and proofs of service, formatting pleadings, drafting contracts, motions, discovery requests and responses and complaints. CONTRACT ATTORNEY Victor Saldana & Associates, Baldwin Park, California, 2008 to 2011. Law & motion and general court appearances in the criminal, civil and family law courts. ATTORNEY Law Offices of Smith and Ruch, Encino, California (Part-Time) 1991 to 1997. General practice in all aspects of civil litigation. Responsible for supervising legal secretaries, managing client files, appearances for arbitration, depositions, court and drafting motions and arbitration briefs. Trained and supervised legal secretary and supervised legal assistant in all facets of general civil litigation including drafting contingency fee agreements, organizing litigation files, filling out bankruptcy petitions, drafting client letters, filling out California Judicial Council forms, formatting, preparing and filing pleadings, motions, discovery requests, client responses and attorney objections. ASSOCIATE Neil Krupnick and Associates, Westlake Village, California, 1989 to 1990. Involved in all facets of litigation, including arbitrations, depositions, all aspects of discovery, drafting and arguing motions and preparation for trial. Emphasis in personal injury, real property and corporate law cases. Supervised legal assistant with calendaring court and deposition appearances, calculating legal deadlines, drafting letters to clients and opposing counsel, preparing and filing corporate documents such as articles of incorporation, corporate informational statement, minutes of first meeting, formatting, preparing and filing complaints, general denials, discovery requests and client responses and attorney objections and motions. LEGAL ASSISTANT Lewis, D’Amato, Brisbois, & Bisgaard, Los Angeles, California, 1986-1989. Organized litigation files, performed legal research, summarized depositions, drafted outlines of deposition questions, prepared legal research memorandum, law and motion documents, discovery requests, responses, & attorney objections and pleadings. STUDENT RESEARCH ASSISTANT Los Angeles Municipal Court, Planning and Research Unit, 1985-1986. Proofread and cite-checked attorney memorandum, conducted legal research for municipal court judges, assisted with the unit’s annual program which interprets new laws that are pertinent to municipal court judges. LAW CLERK Weissman & Weissman, Encino, California, 1984-1985. Updated law library, organized litigation files, conducted legal research, drafted legal memorandum. EDUCATION Juris Doctor, 1986 Whittier College, School of Law, Costa Mesa (present location) Highest Class Grade: Federal Income Taxation, (1985), Estate and Gift Taxation, (1986) Student Activities Representative Third Year Class Representative Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, 1982 University of California, Los Angeles PROFESSIONAL State Bar of California, Voluntary Inactive Status. Member of American Association for Paralegal Education Member of Los Angeles Paralegal Association Member of Advisory Boards of National University, Mount San Antonio College, and West Los Angeles College Instruct for a legal research seminar in preparation for the NALA Certification Exam (April 2013) Ms. Golden began teaching at National University in 2007 as an adjunct professor. She is currently Associate Faculty/Assistant Professor of Paralegal Studies at National University and an Adjunct Professor of Paralegal Studies at Mount San Antonio College in Walnut, California (east of Los Angeles).

Publications

  • Dr. Nancy Golden. (January 01, 2017). ![CDATA[The Changing Landscape of the Parental Rights of Sperm Donors]]. American Journal of Family Law.

  • Dr. Nancy Golden. (January 01, 2016). ![CDATA[A Précis of Shared Governance and The University's Changing Landscape]]. The Paralegal Educator.

  • Dr. Nancy Golden. (January 01, 2009). ![CDATA[For Maximum Impact, Paralegal Faculty Evaluations Should be Properly Focused and Fair]]. The Paralegal Educator.

  • Dr. Nancy Golden. (n.d.). ![CDATA[Parental Rights of Sperm Donors]]. American Journal of Family Law 2017.

  • Dr. Nancy Golden. (n.d.). ![CDATA[Articulation Agreements: Everybody Wins!]]. The Paralegal Educator, AAfPE.

  • Margaret "Pegi" Price, Nancy Golden. (n.d.). ![CDATA[Using Evidence & Ex[erts in Divorces Involving Special Needs]].

  • James E. Guffey, Phd; Nancy Golden Jd; Richard Golden Jd; Ponzio Oliverio, Jd;. (n.d.). ![CDATA[Police Officer Higher Education: An Omnibus Review of the Literature Identifying Factors relevant to Police Officer Effectiveness]]. Journal of Criminology & Criminal Justice Studies.

  • Dr. Nancy Golden. (n.d.). ![CDATA[How Obergefell Impacted the Marital Communications Privilege for Same-Sex Spouses]]. American Journal of Family Law.

Presentations

  • (2024-11-12). Police Officer Higher Education: An omnibus Review of the Literature identifying factors Relevant to Police Officer Effectiveness. san Francisco, California.
  • (2024-10-24). Integration of AI Technology to Enhance the Practical Skills of Paralegals. Washington, DC.
  • (2024-03-01). Police Higher Education: an Omnibus Review of the Literature identifying Factors Relevant to Police Officer Effectiveness. Academic and Business Research Institute. Savanah, Georgia.
  • (2023-10-01). Connecting Paralegal Studies Programs and Students With Law School Programs & Students. Seattle, Washington.
  • (2023-03-01). Community Policing. Las Vegas.
  • (2020-11-01). Panel Re: Articulation Agreements. Zoom.
  • (2019-11-01). Articulation Agreements: Everybody Wins. I don't remember the date of the conference..