School of Law
Thomas Earl Geu
- Professor Thomas E. Geu has published academic and professional articles on various aspects of business organization law, employment law, business and estate planning, and the relationship between science and law including the application of complex adaptive system theory and brain science to law. He serves as a Reporter for the Uniform Cooperative Association Act for the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) and has been an advisor to other NCCUSL drafting projects including the Uniform Limited Liability Company Act (both the 1994 and 2006 versions), the Model Entities Transaction Act, and the Uniform Limited Partnership Act (2001).
- Professor Geu is a member of the board of directors of the South Dakota Bar's Business Section and is an active member of USD's Intellectual Property Committee. He has taught in Bialystok, Poland, and has reviewed a number of foreign laws such as a Model Partnership Law for Afghanistan; an Economic Development Ordinance for St. Petersburg, Russia; and the listing requirements for securities traded on the Zagreb Stock Exchange. He has given over 50 talks, continuing legal education presentations and academic paper presentations.
- After graduating from law school Professor Geu clerked for a judge on the Federal Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and a Special Trial Judge at the United States Tax Court. He practiced transactional law and business planning for several years before he began teaching.
Thomas E. Geu
Professor of Law