Instructor Biography

Professor D’Amelio holds an engineering degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, a law degree from the Arizona State University Armstrong College of Law in Tempe, and a degree in organizational leadership and ethics from St. Edward’s University in Austin.

Over the past 25 years, Professor D’Amelio has held positions in large and small law firms, global corporations, and start-up companies. He has taken and passed four bar exams – one federal, and in the states of Arizona, Ohio, and Texas. For 20 years, he has taught in a variety of graduate and undergraduate programs in both law and business, and has engaged in business consulting and in-house training programs. At this point in his career, he is passionate about using his substantial knowledge and experience to help students prepare for maximum levels of success in their careers.

In addition to law, Professor D’Amelio’s interests include the fields of organizational leadership, business ethics, business creativity and innovation, and human systems dynamics. He is quite adept at bridging the gap between theory and practical application as well as conveying complex subject matter in easily understandable terms.