•  Phone: (239) 687-5501
•  librarian@avemarialaw.edu

Education

• M.L.I.S. Master’s in Library and Information Sciences
• J.D. Juris Doctorate
• M.P.A. Master’s in Public Administration
• B.S. Business Administration

Areas of Expertise

• Advanced Legal Research, Elder Law, and Immigration Law at Ave Maria School of Law. Director of the Law Library at Ave Maria School of Law

Professional Experience

Ulysses N. Jaen is our Library Director.  He joined the Law School on August 1, 2012, bringing over 30 years of experience to the School. He has worked as an entrepreneur, business manager and legal professional and has presented at numerous conferences, and for various organizations and agencies. Prior to joining the Law School, he worked for the Law Offices of Angotti & Straface from 2006 to 2009 and Hamstead, Williams & Shook from 2009 to 2012. He worked at the West Virginia University College of Law Library from 2005 to 2012 and lectured on a variety of Advanced Legal Research topics. He also taught at the WVU Master’s in Legal Studies and the WVU Master’s in Public Administration Programs.  Professor Jaen was a Court appointed mediator and is a Special Advocate for abused and neglected children. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the National Hispanic Bar Association, the Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries and the American Association of Law Libraries where he served as chair of the Diversity Committee Executive Board.

Honors and Professional Affiliations

• President of the Board of Directors for the Southwest Florida Library Network
• Member of American Association of Law Librarians (Chair of AALL Latino Caucus 2010) Diversity Committee 2012-2014
• President of Student Association of Public Administrators (SAPA), 2007-2008
• Member of South Eastern Association of Law Librarians
• Member of the American Bar Association
• Member of the American Libraries Association
• Member of West Virginia Library Association
• Member of National Hispanic Bar Association

Key Works

Publications

• West Virginia State Bar Preparation Materials, 2012, http://ssrn.com/abstract=2020514
• West Virginia Legal Materials Pathfinder, 2011, http://ssrn.com/abstract=2020519
• Legislative Research Guide, 2012, http://ssrn.com/abstract=2020525
• WVU Law Library Welcome Guide, 2012, http://ssrn.com/abstract=2020538

Published Research Guides

• http://avemarialaw.libguides.com/
• Jaen, Ulysses N, West Virginia State Bar Preparation Materials (March, 12 2012). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2020514
• Jaen, Ulysses N, West Virginia Legal Materials Pathfinder (April 12, 2011). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2020519
• Jaen, Ulysses N, Legislative Research Guide (March, 12 2012). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2020525
• Jaen, Ulysses N, WVU Law Library Welcome Guide (March, 12 2012). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2020538
• Business Entrepreneurship Law
• Criminal Law
• Energy Law
• Legislative Process
• West Virginia Legal Research
• Scholarship
• “THE LOTUS FLOWER CHILDREN: A FOCUS ON A WORST FORM OF CHILD LABOR AND THE REFUSAL OF THE U.S. TO COMPLY WITH CONVENTION NO. 182.” Co-authored with Margarita Alfaro, article in the Journal of Gender, Race & Justice at the University of Iowa College of Law.
• Buyer Beware, or Caveat Emptor  Answering the following question: does the subversive influence attorney referral services have obtained over the past few years serve the public and the legal profession well?
• Tort Trial And Insurance Practice, AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
• Committee Letter / Spring 2017 By Director of the Library and Assistant Professor Ulysses Jaen, J.D., M.P.A., M.I.L.S., & Rebekah Skiba, J.D. Emerging Technologies Reference Librarian, Ave Maria School of Law.
• Ave Maria Law School: The “Magic” of Integrating More Practice-Ready Programs into the Curriculum
• Contributor with Katie Walter July 13, 2017, Legal Executive Institute.
• “The Immigration Dilemma,” Ulysses Jaen. “The Immigration Dilemma” Ave Maria School of Law Moot Court Board Journal Vol. 7 Iss. 2 (2016) p. 1 – 24 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ulysses-jaen/1/
• “Florida lawmakers must avoid constitutional clash with bills aimed at punishing undocumented immigrants.” Contributor with Perez, Maria. Naples Daily News Nov. 21, 2015.
• “Judicial Misinterpretation,” May 20, 2016 available in Social Science Research Network

Briefs & Legislation letters

• “Sanctuary” Cities is Unconstitutional – University of Houston Law Center
  https://www.law.uh.edu/news/faculty-news/spring2017/G.Hoffman3.pdf
  Mar 13, 2017 – Ulysses Jaen. Director & Asst. Prof. Ave Maria School of Law.
• Law Professor Letter in Support of CA Values Act – ndlon
  www.ndlon.org/en/resources/item/…/22_c5364afc7f5d24bc0189b9fa60aec57b
  May 17, 2017 – Ulysses Jaen.  Director & Professor Ave Maria School of Law.

News appearances/contributions

• “Essential policing or racial profiling? NBC2 Investigates 287(g)” NBC2 News-Mar 30, 2017 When asked if 287(g) is unconstitutional, Ulysses Jaen, a law professor … puts our officers in the shoes of the immigration officials,” said Jaen.
• “Florida lawmakers must avoid constitutional clash with bills aimed at …”Naples Daily News-Nov 21, 2015  Ulysses Jaen, professor at Ave Maria School of Law, said the enhancement of prison terms proposed by the Florida bills for federal offenses …
• “Lo Que Preocupa de la 287(g)”  El Hispano News-Aug 5, 2017  “¿A cuántos están parando para pedirle sus papeles? Ulysses Jaen, …
• “Centenar de profesores de leyes de EE.UU. envían carta a Trump sobre legalidad de DACA”
  El Hispano News-Aug 16, 2017
• “Collier renews program that some argue unfairly punishes arrested …”
  Naples Daily News-Jul 4, 2016
  Jaen Ulysses, professor at Ave Maria School of Law, said once the immigrants are in ICE custody, they aren’t entitled to an attorney if they can’t …
• “Las claves de 287(g), el programa para aumentar las detenciones …”
  Univision-Feb 18, 2017
  se queja Ulysses Jaen, profesor de Derecho en Ave Maria Law School, en el condado de Collier, donde se aplica el programa …

• Phone: (239) 687-5500
• astarcher@avemarialaw.edu

Abigail Starcher is our Access Services Librarian. She earned her B.A. in History from Ave Maria University. She is earning her M.L.I.S. at the University of South Florida. Prior to joining Ave Maria School of Law, she worked as a Public Services Librarian for five years and taught elementary school on the Zuni Pueblo Indian Reservation in New Mexico. Her library experience includes working in circulation, inter-library loan, digitization, reference, and archives.

• Phone: (239) 687-5503
• bmarino@avemarialaw.edu

Brenda Marino is our Technical Services Librarian.  She earned her B.A. in Spanish from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.  While working as a Librarian at Brandeis University Library in Waltham, Massachusetts, she earned her M.L.S. at Simmons College in Boston.  Prior to joining Ave Maria School of Law, she worked as a Librarian for three years at Ave Maria University.  Her library experience includes cataloging, acquisitions, circulation, and archives.

• Phone: (239) 687-5509
• reskiba@avemarialaw.edu
• Ask a Librarian

Rebekah Miller is our Faculty Liaison Librarian.  She earned her B.A. from Christendom College and her J.D. from Ave Maria School of Law, graduating in May of 2015. She has several years of library experience and joined the Ave Maria Law Library staff full-time in August 2015. Her focus is in reference and legal research as well as technology.

• Phone: (239) 687-5506
• gcgonzalez@avemarialaw.edu
• Ask a Librarian

Giancarlo Gonzalez is our Law Practice and Technology Librarian. He earned his B.S. in Political Science and Philosophy from Florida State University and his J.D. from Stetson College of Law. Prior to joining Ave Maria School of Law he worked in the legal field committing to research and public service for 2 years at St. Peterburg. Giancarlo joined our library staff in November 2023.