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Megan M. Carpenter is a lawyer and dean of the Franklin Pierce School of Law at the University of New Hampshire (UNH).

Career

In 2003, Carpenter earned an LLM in International Human Rights from the National University of Ireland, Galway, where she graduated first in her class.

Carpenter practiced law in Pittsburgh at Kirkpatrick & Lockhart (now K&L Gates) where she represented clients on intellectual property and technology-related issues. She is currently a member of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania bar and the Western District of Pennsylvania bar. She is an honorary fellow of the New Hampshire Bar Association.

Carpenter founded and served as co-director of the Center for Law and Intellectual Property at Texas A&M University School of Law. She also served as Professor of Law and Faculty Director for several intellectual property and entrepreneurship-related clinical programs. At Texas A&M Carpenter received multiple awards, including the Texas A&M University System Distinguished Achievement Award, the President's Grand Challenge Award and the Judith Kuhn & Stephen R. Alton Service Award.

University of New Hampshire

Carpenter is the first female dean of the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law, where she has served as dean since 2017. During Carpenter's tenure, the law school launched a first-in-the-nation Hybrid JD in Intellectual Property, Technology, & Information Law.

In 2018, Carpenter was listed on New Hampshire magazine's "It List."

Early life and education

Education

Carpenter received a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Language from West Virginia University. She later received a Juris Doctor from West Virginia University. After this, Carpenter received a Master of Laws from the National University of Ireland. She received a Master of Arts in Foreign Language from West Virginia University.

Published work

Carpenter writes and publishes in the area of intellectual property and innovation.

Books

• Carpenter, Megan M., ed. (2013). Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Evolving Economies. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 288.

Journal articles

Carpenter's academic publications include articles published in the Hastings Law Journal, Fordham Law Review, Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts, Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law, and the Yale Journal of Human Rights and Development.

References

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4. ^ "PROF. CARPENTER TO RECEIVE DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (March 29, 2016)". Texas A&M University School of Law. Archived from the original on 2024-07-06. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
5. "President's Grand Challenge Award". Archived from the original on 2022-12-19.
6. Andrews, Caitlin (8 March 2017). "Megan Carpenter to become UNH Law's first woman dean". Concord Monitor. Archived from the original on 2021-12-04.
7. Beyer, Rebecca. "UNH Law's New Dean: Legal Education Needs to Change (March 20, 2017)". Bloomberg Law. Archived from the original on 2021-12-04.
8. "UNH Franklin Pierce Launches Hybrid JD in Intellectual Property, Technology, & Information Law". University of New Hampshire. 2 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-04.
9. "It List". 20 November 2018. Archived from the original on 2024-07-18.
10. "Carpenter, Megan". web.archive.org. 2025-01-09. Archived from the original on 2025-01-09. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
11. "Megan Carpenter – Fordham Law Review".
12. "Author Page for Megan M. Carpenter". SSRN. Archived from the original on 2024-06-05. Retrieved 2025-01-07.

• University of New Hampshire faculty
• Living people
• Deans of law schools in the United States
• American women academic administrators
• 21st-century American women lawyers