A. Bryan Endres
Curriculum Vita, April 2009
University of Illinois
1301 West Gregory Drive
Urbana, Illinois 61801
(217) 333-1828 (phone)
(217) 244-5933 (fax)
Email: bendres@illinois.edu |
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204 West Nevada Street
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 621-7724 (mobile) |
Website: http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu/endres
ACADMIC EXPERIENCE
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
- Assistant Professor of Agricultural Law, College of
Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
- Assistant Professor, Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB), Business, Economics
and Law of Genomic Biology (BioBEL) and Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI)
- Fellow, Global Academy, College of Agricultural, Consumer
and Environmental Sciences
Teaching Responsibilities:
Biotechnology Law and Regulation
New Course Developed for Spring 2004;
Rated “outstanding” (2004) and included on the
“Incomplete List of
Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students” (2004; 2005; 2007)
Food Law
New Course Developed for Fall 2005;
Rated “outstanding” (2006) and included on the “Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students” (2005; 2006; 2007; 2008)
Agricultural Law
“Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent
by Their Students” (2007)
Tax Policy and Financial Planning
New Course Developed for Spring 2009
Areas of Research Interest:
Agricultural Biotechnology; Intellectual Property; Alternative Energy;
Organic and other forms of Attribute Agriculture; Rural Land Use; Law & Economics
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November 2003-Present |
OTHER LEGAL EXPERIENCE
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Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
Associate, Commercial and Intellectual Property
Litigation; Intellectual Property Licensing
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2001-2003 |
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Washington, D.C.
Law Clerk to Chief Judge Haldane Robert Mayer
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2000-2001 |
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
United States Army
Numerous locations in the United States and Europe
Commissioned Officer; Logistics and Intelligence Specialist
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1992-1997 |
EDUCATION
University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, IL
J.D.
Honors: Order of the Coif
Harno Scholar; Dean’s List
National Environmental Moot Court Team
European Union Fellow, European Union Center
Law Review: University of Illinois Law Review, Associate Editor
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May 2000, summa cum laude |
Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark, Portland, OR
Summer Environmental Law Program |
May-August 1998 |
Bowie State University, University of Maryland European Division, Heidelberg, Germany,
M.A. in Administrative Management (Public Administration Emphasis)
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August 1995 |
United States Military Academy, West Point, NY
B.S. in Mathematical Economics, Systems Engineering Concentration,
Honors: Commandant’s Award for overall academic, athletic and military achievement
Dean’s List, all eight semesters
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1992 |
SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
BOOKS
STUART SMYTH, A. BRYAN ENDRES, THOMAS P. REDICK & DREW KERSHEN, INNOVATION AND LIABILITY IN BIOTECHNOLOGY: TRANSNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES (Edward Elgar, forthcoming 2009).
LAW REWIEW PUBLICATIONS
A. Bryan Endres, Stephanie B. Johnson, Donald L. Uchtmann & Anne H. Silvis, The Legal Needs of Farmers: An Analysis of the Family Farm Legal Needs Survey, 69 Montana L.R. (forthcoming Fall 2009).
A. Bryan Endres, Food Law Update: Pasteurized Almonds and Country of Origin Labeling, 5 J. of Food L. & Pol’y (forthcoming Spring 2009).
A. Bryan Endres & Jody M. Endres, Homeland Security Planning: What Victory Gardens and Fidel Castro Can Teach Us in Preparing for Food Crises in the U.S., Food & Drug L.J. (forthcoming May 2009).
A. Bryan Endres, Food Law Update: Consumer Protections and Access to Information: RBST, BPA, the ADA and Color Additives, 4 J. of Food L. & Pol’y 263-298 (forthcoming Fall 2008).
A. Bryan Endres, Food Law Update: Food Safety Planning, Attribute Labeling and the Irradiation Debate, 4 J of Food L. & Pol’y 129-154 (Spring 2008).
A. Bryan Endres & Donald L. Uchtmann, Conserving Resources and Local Production: Developments in Illinois Agricultural Law, 31 S. Ill. U.L.J. 793-826 (Summer 2008).
Thomas P. Redick & A. Bryan Endres, Litigating the Economic Impacts of Biotech Crops, 22 Natural Resources and Environment 24-29 (Spring 2008).
A. Bryan Endres, Coexistence Strategies, the Common Law of Biotechnology and Economic Liability Risks, 13 Drake J. Agric. L. 115-148 (Spring 2008).
A. Bryan Endres, Food Law Update: Labeling Controversies, Biotechnology Litigation & the Safety of Imported Food, 3 J. of Food L. & Pol’y 253-282 (Fall 2007).
A. Bryan Endres, United States Food Law Update, 3 J. of Food L. & Pol’y 103-118 (Spring 2007).
A. Bryan Endres, An Awkward Adolescence in the Organics Industry: Coming to Terms with Big Organic and Other Legal Challenges for the Industry’s Next Ten Years, 12 Drake J. Agric. L. 17-59 (Spring 2007).
A. Bryan Endres, & Peter D. Goldsmith, Alternative Business Strategies in Weak Intellectual Property Environments: A Law & Economics Analysis of the Agro-Biotechnology Firm’s Strategic Dilemma, 14 The J. of Intellectual Property L. 237-268 (Spring 2007).
A. Bryan Endres, Coexistence Strategies in a Biotech World: Exploring Statutory Grower Protections, 13 Mo. Envtl. L. & Pol’y Rev. 206-240 (Summer 2006).
A. Bryan Endres, Revising Seed Purity Laws to Account for the Adventitious Presence of Genetically Modified Varieties: A First Step toward Coexistence, 1 J. of Food L. & Pol’y 131-163 (Spring 2005), republished by The National Agricultural Law Center and available at http://www.nationalaglawcenter.org/assets/articles/endres_seedpurity.pdf (August 2005).
A. Bryan Endres & Donald L. Uchtmann, The Latest Twist on the Illinois Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act: Clamping Down on Landowner Immunities, 29 S. Ill. U.L.J. 579-603 (Summer 2005).
A. Bryan Endres, State Authorized Seed Saving: Political Pressure and Constitutional Restraints, 9 Drake J. Agric. L. 323-357 (Fall 2004).
Margaret Rosso Grossman & A. Bryan Endres, Regulation of Genetically Modified Organisms in the European Union, with M.R. Grossman, 44 Am. Behav. Scientist 378-434 (2000).
A. Bryan Endres, GMO: Genetically Modified Organism or Gigantic Monetary Obligation? The Liability Scheme for GMO Damage in the United States and European Union, 22 Loy. L.A. Int’l & Comp. L. Rev. 453-505 (2000).
BOOK CHAPTERS
A. Bryan Endres, Constitutional Implications of State Seed Saving Statutes in Seeds of Change: Agricultural Biotechnology in the 21st Century 55-70 (CAB International, 2007).
A. Bryan Endres, Tort Liability (2001-2004 Supplement) in Illinois Law and Agribusiness (IICLE, 2005).
Donald L. Uchtmann & A. Bryan Endres, Biotechnology and Specialty Crops (2001-2004 Supplement) in Illinois Law and Agribusiness (IICLE, 2005).
OTHER LEGAL PUBLICATIONS
A. Bryan Endres, Thomas P. Redick and Shawna Bligh, National Standards for Sustainable Agriculture: A Process Update, AgriNews (December 2008).
A. Bryan Endres & Thomas P. Redick, NEPA and the Economic Impacts of Biotechnology on the Food-Feed Supply Chain, 5 Biotech Briefing (Fall 2008).
Donald L. Uchtmann & A. Bryan Endres, Illinois Grain Insurance Fund: Protecting Farmers if an Elevator Fails, Agric. L & Tax’n Brief No. 08-05 (July 2008).
Donald L. Uchtmann, A. Bryan Endres & Stephanie B. Johnson, Grain Contracts, High Prices, Floods and Failure to Deliver, Agric. L & Tax’n Brief No. 08-04 (July 2008).
Donald L. Uchtmann & A. Bryan Endres, Illinois Farm Leases: Once Variable Cash Rent Option, Agric. L & Tax’n Brief No. 08-03 (July 2008).
A. Bryan Endres, Stephanie B. Johnson & Donald L. Uchtmann, How to Find an Attorney, Agric. L & Tax’n Brief No. 08-02 (June 2008).
A. Bryan Endres, Developments in Local and Organic Food Production, AgriNews (June 2008).
A. Bryan Endres, A Shifting Biotechnology Policy: Federal and Industry Initiatives, Agri News (December 2007).
A. Bryan Endres, Genetically Engineered Alfalfa, Export Markets, and the Common Law of Biotechnology, A.B.A. Agric. Mgmt. Comm. Newsl., Vol. 12, No. 1 (September 2007).
Peter Goldsmith, João Martines-Filho & A. Bryan Endres, Propriedade Intelectual na Agricultura: Uma visão global in Boletim de Pesquisa de Soja 2007 (Fundacao MT, 2007).
A. Bryan Endres & Justin G. Gardner, Genetically Engineered Rice: A Summary of the LL Rice 601 Incident, Agric. L & Tax’n Brief No. 06-04 (December 2006).
A. Bryan Endres & Justin G. Gardner, Coexistence Failures and Damage Control: An Initial Look at Genetically Engineered Rice, Ill. Bar Ass’n, Agric. L. No. 16-2 at 1 (November 2006).
A. Bryan Endres, Book Review, Regulating the Liabilities of Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural Economics, Vol. 34 (2006) 118-119.
A. Bryan Endres, The WTO’s Interim Decision in the US-EU Biotech Dispute: A Limited, Precautionary Ruling, Agri News (April 2006).
A. Bryan Endres, Revising Seed Purity Laws for Successful Identity Preserved Production, A.B.A. Agric. Mgmt. Comm. Newsl., Vol. 10, No. 2 (February 2006).
A. Bryan Endres & Thomas P. Redick, Agricultural Regulatory Update—EPA Seeks CAFO Rule Comment & States Preempt Establishment of GM-Free Zones, A.B.A. Agric. Mgmt. Comm. Newsl., Vol. 10, No. 2 (February 2006).
A. Bryan Endres & Donald L. Uchtmann, New Recreational Use Act Rules for Landowner Liability: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back, Agric. L. & Tax’n Brief No. 05-02 (November 2005).
A. Bryan Endres, Risk Management Strategies for Identity Preserved Grain Exports, Ill. Bar Ass’n, Agric. L.. No. 15-2, at 1 (September 2005).
A. Bryan Endres, Focus on Biotechnology—Farmer Liability for Commingled Biotech Crop Shipments, Agri News (March 2005).
Donald L. Uchtmann & A. Bryan Endres, Non-StarLink Farmers Litigation: Accounting to “Share” Landlords and Others with an Interest in the Crop, Agric. L. & Tax’n Brief, No. 4-13 (October 2004).
A. Bryan Endres, A Closer Look at the Hall v. Henn Decision and its Impact, Ill. Rural Pol’y Dig., Spring 2004, at 6.
Donald L. Uchtmann & A. Bryan Endres, Recreational Use of Land & Liability Risk: Is New Legislation Needed?, with D.L. Uchtmann, Ill. Rural Pol’y Dig., Spring 2004, at 1.
Donald L. Uchtmann & A. Bryan Endres, Liability Risk and Recreational Use of Land after Hall v. Henn: Illinois Landowners Beware, Agric. L. & Tax’n Brief, No. 4-10 (May 2004).
A. Bryan Enders, Illinois Supreme Court Narrows Scope of Landowner Protection Under the Illinois Recreational Use Act, Agric. L., No. 13-4, at 1 (April 2004).
Donald L. Uchtmann & A. Bryan Endres, The Revised Illinois Grain Code: Greater Protection to Farmers and Lenders if a Grain Elevator Fails, Agric. L. & Tax’n Brief, No. 3-2 (Dec. 2003).
Donald L. Uchtmann & A. Bryan Endres, The Revised Illinois Grain Code: New Assessments on Farmers and Lenders, Agric. L. & Tax’n Brief, No. 3-1 (Dec. 2003).
M.R. Grossman, J.M. Endres & A.B. Endres, How Environmental Regulation Affects Livestock Production in Illinois, at http://il-traill.outreach.uiuc.edu/SOWM/.
CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA PRESENTATIONS
Agriculture and Biofuels in the EU, European Union Center Regional Faculty Workshop—Current Issues in European Union Studies, January 2009.
The Federal Renewable Fuels Standard and the 2008 Farm Bill, Energy Biosciences Institute, November 2008.
Equivalency, Imports and International Organic Standards, American Agricultural Law Association’s 29th Annual Meeting and Education Symposium, October 2008.
Biofuels vs. Food -- Sustainable Energy? American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, 16th Section Fall Meeting, September 2008.
Intellectual Property Protection for Plant Related Inventions in the University Environment, Global Institute for Bio-Exploration (GIBEX), First Entrepreneurial Workshop in Tanzania, June 2008.
Legal Issues in Biofuel Development. Institute for Genomic Biology Fellows Symposium on Synthetic Biology, April 2008.
Food Safety Law in the United States: Recent Developments. Illinois State Bar Association, Law Ed Series, Hot Topics in Agricultural Law, February 2008.
Law and the National Organic Program: Significant Legal Developments. Midwest Organic Production & Marketing Conference, January 2008.
Comparative Co-Existence Strategies: Economic Liability Risks. American Agricultural Law Association’s 28th Annual Meeting and Education Symposium, October 2007.
Biofuels and Biotechnology: Coexistence, Regulatory and Liability Issues, American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, 15th Section Fall Meeting, September 2007.
Agricultural Biotechnology and Biofuels: Key Legal Hurdles. ACES Global Academy Conference, Amsterdam and Wageningen, The Netherlands, September 2007.
Biotechnology Coexistence and Liability. Texas Agricultural Mediators Symposium, June 2007.
Current Developments in Ag Law: The Illinois Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act. Illinois State Bar Association, Law Ed Series, Hot Topics in Agricultural Law, January, 2007.
A Primer on Fence Law and Equine Liability Issues. Tri-State (Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin) Equine Day, January 2007.
The National Organic Program: Legal Issues in the Next Decade. 3rd Annual Illinois Organic Production Conference: A Recipe for Success, December 2006.
Organics Coming of Age: Legal Issues Facing the Organics Industry in the Next Decade. American Agricultural Law Association’s 27th Annual Meeting and Education Symposium, October 2006.
Current Liability Debates in the US and EU. National Association of State Departments of Agriculture/Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology, Workshop on Peaceful Coexistence in the Marketplace, February 2006, proceedings available at http://pewagbiotech.org/events/0301/WorkshopReport.pdf.
Statutory Grower Protections in a Biotech World. American Agricultural Law Association’s 26th Annual Meeting and Education Symposium, October 2005.
Soybean Intellectual Property and R&D Incentives: Strategic Implications and Prescription for a Post-Modern Agriculture, with P.D. Goldsmith. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Ag Biotech and Midwest Rural Development Conference, September 2005.
Traceability & Coexistence: Responding to the Latest Export Challenges Faced by America’s Farmers. Illinois Soybean Checkoff Board Research Forum, March, 2005.
Against the Grain: Domestic Coexistence Efforts and Compliance with EU Traceability Rules. Agricultural Genome Sciences and Public Policy Training Program Research Forum, April, 2005.
Key Considerations in Managing Farm Owner/Operator Risks and Liability. Illinois State Bar Association, Law Ed Series, Agricultural Law Update—2005, January, 2005.
Hot Topics for Farmers and Agribusiness—2004, with D.L. Uchtmann. Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education’s 4th Annual Advising Farmers & Agribusiness Conference, September, 2004.
Genetically Modified Varieties and a New Look at U.S. Seed Laws. The American Agricultural Law Association’s 25th Annual Meeting and Education Symposium, October, 2004.
Adjusting Patent Externalities on Seed Saving Activities Through Legislatively Imposed Modifications to Technology Licensing Agreements. Seeds of Change: Intellectual Property Protection for Agricultural Biotechnology Conference, April, 2004.
Agricultural Intellectual Property Trends: Recent Developments in Intellectual Property Law and the Impact on Farmers. Science of Soy Research Forum, April, 2004.
Regulation of Genetically Modified Organisms in the European Union. with M.R. Grossman, American Agricultural Law Association’s 21st Annual Meeting and Education Symposium, October, 2000.
OTHER PRESENTATIONS
US Biotechnology Regulatory Overview. Presentation to US State Department sponsored delegation from Russia, November 2008.
Carbon Sequestration: Introduction to the Legal Issues. Presentation to Energy Biosciences Institute Biofuels Regulation Program, October 2008.
US Biotechnology Policy Trends. with D.L. Uchtmann. Series of presentations to agricultural and trade delegations from Brazil, August-September 2008.
Food: Can We Get Enough in the Age of Biofuels? Presentation to Elder Hostel, University of Illinois, May 2008.
Energy and Agriculture: Legal and Tax Perspectives, with D.L. Uchtmann and G. Hoff. Presentation as part of the Farm Income 2007 workshop series, December 2006.
Drainage Law: The Property Owner’s Rights and Responsibilities under Illinois & Federal Law. Presentation to Illinois Land Improvement Contractors Association’s Annual Meeting, February 2006.
Landowner Liability, interview, RFD Radio Network, January 3, 2006.
Big 10 Issues in Law & Taxation, with D.L. Uchtmann and G. Hoff. Presentation as part of the Farm Income 2006 workshop series, December 2005.
Drainage Law: State and Federal Rights and Responsibilities. Presentation as part of the 2005 Illinois Drainage Seminar Series, February 2005.
Premises and Recreational Use Liability. Presentation as USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Fee-Hunting Workshop, January 2005.
Legal Check-Up: Land and Recreational Use Liability, with D.L. Uchtmann. Presentation as part of the Farm Income 2005 workshop series, December 2004.
Intro to farmdoc and a Focus on Premises Liability, with D.L. Uchtmann. Presentation at The Chicago Farmers lecture series, November 2004.
An Overview of Illinois Trespass Laws and Update on the Recreational Use Act. Presentation for University of Illinois Extension, November, 2004.
An Overview of Illinois Fence and Trespass Laws. Presentation for University of Illinois Extension, November 2004.
Exploring the Political, Ethical, Economic and Legal Implications of Biotechnology, with D. Bullock. Parkland College, April 2004.
Water and Accidents: Am I Liable. Presentation for University of Illinois Extension at Parkland College, April 2004.
Trespass Laws and Agriculture, with D.L. Uchtmann. Presentation for University of Illinois Extension, March 2004.
Illinois Drainage Law: From Past to Present, with D.L. Uchtmann. Presentation as part of the 2004 Illinois Drainage Seminar series, February 2004.
Agricultural Law, Taxation & Policy: Key Issues and Developments, with D.L. Uchtmann, G. Hoff and R. Hauser. Presentation as part of the Farm Income 2004 workshop series, December 2003.
The Liability Scheme for Genetically Modified Organisms in the European Union. Presentation to the Directors of the European Union Centers from the European Commission, November 1999.
WORKS IN CONCEPT
North American Organics: A Comparative Analysis of US and Canadian Organic Certification Standards and Trade Issues (identifies and analyzes the developing Canadian organic certification standards in relation to the evolving US standards from a political economy perspective and suggests alternatives to facilitate trade in certified organic products).
Regulating Pollen: A Law and Economics Approach (analyzes, from an economic efficiency perspective, the growing problem of containing pollen drift from genetically modified organisms in order to maintain identity preservation and export compatibility).
Legal Guide for the Direct Farm Business (identifies, analyzes and recommends strategies for addressing potential legal issues from the perspective of the direct farm business operation in Illinois).
Drainage and the Clean Water Act: Are the Competing Missions Reconcilable? (explores the history of drainage laws in Mid-Western states, the recent attention agriculture has received under the Clean Water Act, and argues that agricultural drainage has a greater impact on water quality and should, therefore, receive more attention from regulators).
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Board of Directors, American Agricultural Law Association (2008-2009)
Award Subcommittee, American Agricultural Law Association (2005-2008)
Vice Chair, American Bar Association, Agricultural Management Subcommittee (2006-2009)
Vice Chair, Agricultural Law Section Council, Illinois State Bar Association (2008-2009)
Secretary, Agricultural Law Section Council, Illinois State Bar Association (2007-2008)
Member, Agricultural Law Section Council, Illinois State Bar Association (2005-2007)
Member, European Union Center Program Board, University of Illinois (2005-2009)
Member, Illinois Attorney General Agriculture Advisory Committee (2006-2008)
Senator, University of Illinois Faculty Senate (2009-2010)
Chair, College of Agric., Consumer and Envt’l Sciences, Bylaws Revision Subcommittee (2007-2009)
Member, College of Agric., Consumer and Envt’l Sciences, Bylaws Revision Subcommittee (2006-2007)
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, Grievance Committee (2005-2009)
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, Seminar Coordinator (2007-2008)
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, Courses and Curriculum Committee (2007-2008)
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, Undergraduate Programs Committee (2007-2008)
BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS
Maryland (2000); Arizona (2002); Illinois (2003); Federal Circuit (2001); U.S. Dist. Court, Dist. of AZ (2002); MD Ct. of App. (2000); AZ Sup. Ct. (2002); IL Sup. Ct. (2003).
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