Joshua Burstein served in university administration, including as a law school assistant dean, for almost ten years (2002-2012) – most recently at the University of Oregon. Prior to that, he practiced law for six years on both coasts (1996-2002).

Journalists have sought Josh's expertise on numerous occasions, and he has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, National Law Journal, ABA Student Lawyer, Oregon State Bar Bulletin, Portland Business Journal, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, and other publications. He has been invited to speak by the Peter Laufer Show on KPNW, the Oregon State Bar, the Oregon Attorney Assistance Program, the law firm of Williams Mullen, and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He has been published in The (Eugene) Register-Guard, The (Oregon) Jewish Review, the NYU Review of Law and Social Change, and the NALP Bulletin.

In December 2010, Josh was honored by Blue Chip magazine as one of the 20 under 40 top future leaders in Lane County's business community. In September 2011, he was selected by the local chambers of commerce to be part of the Leadership Eugene-Springfield class of 2011-12.

Josh earned his bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1993 and his law degree from New York University School of Law in 1996. He also has taken courses in grant proposal writing and marketing at Lane Community College and the Lane Small Business Development Center. In addition, he took history courses for fun at the University of Richmond.

Josh lived in New York, Boston, Los Angeles, and Richmond (Va.) before finding his home in Oregon (where his spouse grew up). They are proud to be raising their three children in the Eugene/Springfield area.

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