• “Mandatory Club Memberships,” CLUB DIRECTOR, December/January 2007

  • “Governance Issues for Private Social and Recreational Clubs,” NONPROFIT GOVERNANCE AND
    MANAGEMENT, American Bar Association Section of Business Law 2002

  • “Private Club Facility Access Issues,” National Club Foundation 2001 (co-author)

  • ”How To Structure a Redeemable Equity Certificate Program,” CLUB DIRECTOR, April 2000

  • “Grass vs. Members: Should Spikeless Shoes be Optional or Mandatory,” CLUB DIRECTOR,
    December 1996

  • "Pivot or Perish," CLUB DIRECTOR, April 1996

  • "Golf Course Liability and Exposures: A Primer for Private Clubs," CLUB DIRECTOR, February 1995

  • "Open or Closed Door?" BUSINESS LAW TODAY, November/December 1994

  • "Lets Go Equity!" CLUB DIRECTOR, July 1992

  • "Changing Your Operating Entity," CLUB DIRECTOR, October 1992

  • "Golf Course Development," THE LAW-BUSINESS OF RESORT DEVELOPMENT (Clark Boardman
    Callahan 1991)

  • "After Portland, What Next?," 69 CLUB MANAGEMENT, October 1990

  • "How to Effectively Select a Club Operating Entity," CLUB DIRECTOR, September 1990

  • "Creative Funding for Capital Needs," CLUB DIRECTOR, November 1989

  • "Director Acquired Immunity," CLUB DIRECTOR, October 1989

  • "Protecting Against Public Accommodation Legislation," CLUB DIRECTOR, September 1989

  • "A Prolegomenon To A Right of Private Association," PERSPECTIVE, May 1988

  • "The Written Management Contract:  Comfort For The Club And The Manager," PERSPECTIVE,
    April 1987

  • "More About Private Club Buyouts," 65 CLUB MANAGEMENT, November 1986

  • "Sources Of Revenue For Clubs," PERSPECTIVE, March 1984

  • "Model Bylaws For The Private Club,"(2008), "Model Club Rules," (revised 1998) and "Model Golf
    Rules - a Guide for Clubs" (1991),  National Club Association Reference Series
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