Vincent P. Cardi

Education

• A.B., Ohio State University, 1963
• J.D., Ohio State University, 1967
• LL.M., Harvard University, 1971

Awards

• Professor of the Year, 2012, 2019
• WVU Foundations Award for Outstanding Teaching, 1992, 2020

Publications, Research, and Intellectual Contributions

• Five Decades of Article 9 in West Virginia. West Virginia Law Review. (in press)
• Cardi, Litigation as Violence, 49 WAKE FOREST L. REV. 677 (2014).
• Cardi, Promissory Estoppel in the 21st Century: Examining a Slice of Cases for Patterns of Determining Liability on Promissory Estoppel and Determining Remedies for Non-Performance, REMEDIES AND ECONOMICS, Presses Universitaires d’Aix-Marseille-PUAM (2010).
• Compendium of State Certificate of Title Laws, American Bar Association, (Contributor) (2009)
• Bamberger & Jacobson, State Limited Liability Company Acts, Aspen Publishing Co. (Contributor)
• Cardi, Preserving Existing Security Interests Under Revised Article 9 of The Uniform Commercial Code: A Concise Summary of The Transition Rules and Some Recommendations for Secured Parties, 103 W.VA. L REV. 288 (2001).

Teaching Experience

• Faculty, West Virginia University College of Law (1967 - present)
• Visiting Professor, Wake Forest University School of Law (2014)
• Visiting Professor, Ohio State University College of Law (2010-2011)
• Visiting Professor, Mercer University Law School (2005)
• Visiting Professor, St. Thomas University School of Law (1995)
• Visiting Professor, St. John’s University School of Law (1994)
• Adjunct Professor, College of Engineering, Charleston College of Graduate Studies
• Research Fellow, Oxford University
• Legal Research and Writing Instructor, Boston University School of Law
• West Virginia University Foundation Award for Outstanding Teaching

Academic Concentrations

• Contracts I and II
• Sales, UCC Article 2
• Secured Transactions, UCC Article 9
• Federal Bankruptcy
• Law of Creditors and Debtors
• Drafting Legal Documents in Commercial and Business Transactions
• Seminars in:
  – Commercial Law
  – Legal Problems of Engineers, Architects and Contractors
  – Statutes of Limitation

Professional Experience

• Member, American Law Institute
• Commissioner, West Virginia State Election Commission (2013-present)
• Commissioner, West Virginia Commission on Uniform State Laws (2003-present)
• Commissioner, Uniform Law Commission
  – Legislative Liaison (2003-present) 
  – Study Committee for Computer Database Retrieval System for Land Records
  – Drafting Committee for Amendments to Uniform Voidable Transactions Act
  – Drafting Committee for Certificate of Title Act for Vessels
  – Study Committee on Notice and Repair of Construction Defects
  – Study Committee on the Regulation of Medical Examiners
  – Chairperson, Study Committee on Involuntary Pornography (2015-2016)
  – Chair, Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act (2016-present)
  
• Southeastern Association of Law Schools Board of Trustees
  – President
  – Steering Committee
  – Program Committee
• West Virginia Law Institute Governing Council
• American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Advisory Board
• West Virginia University Faculty Senate Parliamentarian
• Legal Aid of West Virginia Board of Directors
  – West Virginia Legal Services Plan
  – Board of Directors
  – President
• Ohio River Basin Energy Study