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Education

• Boston College Law School, Newton, MA. J.D., May 1988, cum laude
• Amherst College, Amherst, MA. B.A., American Studies and Classics (double major), May 1985, magna cum laude (American Studies) and cum laude (Classics)
• Harry S. Truman Scholar (Massachusetts 1983). Four-year national scholarship awarded in recognition of commitment to a career in public service.

Employment History

• Author/Expert Witness/Lecturer, Burlington, VT, February 1995 - present.
• Technical Assistance Specialist, Burlington Telecom, Burlington, VT, February 2006 - February 2007.
• Associate, Miller, Eggleston & Cramer, Burlington, VT, August 1993 - February 1995.
• Associate, Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, Burlington, VT, October 1990 - August 1993.
• Law Clerk, Hon. Frank H. Freedman, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Springfield, MA, October 1988 - October 1990.

Community and Public Service

• Burlington School Board, Burlington, VT, October 2001 - present; Member of the Technology Subcommittee, October 2001 - March 2005; Clerk of the Board, April 2002 - present; Chair of the Finance Subcommittee, April 2005 - present.
• Ward Clerk, Ward 5, Burlington, VT, April 1996 - October 2001. Responsible for overseeing operation of neighborhood polling place during national, state, and local elections.
• Burlington Fire Commission, Burlington, VT, July 1992 - June 1998; Vice-Chair, July 1995 - June 1998. Served as commissioner on community oversight board for the Burlington Fire Department.

Recent Writing Projects

Books

• Lane, Frederick S., The Decency Wars: The Campaign to Cleanse American Culture (Prometheus Books 2006). A critical look at efforts to impose standards of decency on American culture and the rising role of religion in politics, social policy, and science.
• Lane, Frederick S., The Naked Employee: How Technology Is Compromising Workplace Privacy (Amacom 2003). An overview of innovations in surveillance technology and the impact that they are having on workplace privacy.
• Lane, Frederick S., Obscene Profits: The Entrepreneurs of Pornography in the Cyber Age (Routledge 2000). An entertaining look at the history of pornography and the social, legal, and economic forces that have combined to make the online pornography industry so successful.

Handbooks and Manuals

• Lane, Frederick S.; Piccionelli, Gregory A., The Online Adult Entertainment Webmaster Legal Resource (Tech Law Seminars 2004). A comprehensive review of the legal issues that apply to online adult entertainment sites.
• Dinse, John; Berger, Richie; and Lane, Frederick S., Vermont Jury Instructions—Civil and Criminal (Butterworths Legal Publishers 1993). Co-authored book summarizing Vermont jury practice and providing model jury instructions for civil and criminal trials.

Recent Articles

• Microsoft Bid for Yahoo Raises Privacy Flags, Newsfactor Magazine, February 1, 2008
• Yahoo OpenID Plan Spotlights Privacy Issues, Newsfactor Magazine, January 19, 2008
• "Mission Accomplished": O'Reilly Declares Victory in the War on Christmas, Beacon Broadside, December 20, 2007
• Romney: "Ich bin ein Kennedy", Beacon Broadside, December 10, 2007
• EU Criticizes Social Networks for Privacy Flaws, Newsfactor Magazine, December 4, 2007
• Radiohead Download Experiment Has Mixed Results, Newsfactor Magazine, November 6, 2007
• Google Debuts Android OS for Mobile Phones, Newsfactor Magazine, November 5, 2007
• Will 'Do Not Track' List Increase Ads Online?, Newsfactor Magazine, November 5, 2007
• Linden Lab Bans Gambling in Second Life, Newsfactor Magazine, July 27, 2007
• NYC Cabbies Threaten Strike over GPS, Newsfactor Magazine, July 26, 2007
• MySpace Boots 29,000 Sex Offenders, Newsfactor Magazine, July 25, 2007
• Congress Quizzes FCC on Spectrum Auction, Newsfactor Magazine, July 24, 2007
• OLPC Now Ready for Mass Production, Newsfactor Magazine, July 23, 2007
• Toshiba Recalls 10,000 Notebook PC Batteries, Newsfactor Magazine, July 20, 2007
• FBI Uses Spyware To Track Bomb Hoax, Newsfactor Magazine, July 19, 2007

Recent Lectures and Seminars

• American Studies 101, St. Michael's College, February 22, 2006. Visiting lecture on the Warren Court and the 1960s Sexual Revolution. [Presenter]
• Internext, January 6, 2006. Moderated two industry panels: "Selling More than Sex" and "Taking It to the Extreme." [Moderator]
• Internext, August 2005 [Moderator]
• "Decency Wars: The Politics of Obscenity from Anthony Comstock to John Ashcroft," St. Michael's College Lecture Series, Colchester, VT, 15 November 2004 [Presenter]
• "E-mail on the Go," Email Technology Conference, San Francisco, CA, 14-16 June 2004 [Moderator]
• "Workplace Privacy," HR Privacy 2004: Managing the New Challenges, Washington, D.C., 26-27 May 2004 [Keynote Speaker]
• "Hard Drives and Hard Core," Vermont Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, So. Burlington, Vermont, 6 May 2004 [Presenter]
• "Portable Technology: How It Has Changed Society, Influenced Culture, and Redefined the Workplace," Asilomar Microcomputer Workshop, Monterey, California, 28-30 April 2004 [Panelist]
• "Workplace Privacy,", Sociology class, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, 21 April 2004 [Guest Lecturer]
• "Obscenity and Harassment on the Internet," Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, 1 March 2004 [Presenter]

Recent Expert Witness Cases

• United States v. T.J. Web Productions, LLC, Case Number CV-S-05-0882-RLH-GWF (2005). Prepared expert report on the reaction of the online adult industry to the CAN-SPAM Act.
• Vermont v. Carney, Docket No. 591,2,3-1-05 Cncr (2005). Performed computer forensic analysis and consulted on defense of individual accused of identity theft, false reporting of a crime, and unauthorized access of a computer.
• Vermont v. Amrani, Docket No. 6227-11-04 Cncr (2004). Performed computer forensic analysis and consulted on defense of individual accused of possession of child pornography.
• Central Ave. Video, Inc. v. City of Charlotte, NC, 3:02-CV-14-MU (W.D.N.C.). Prepared expert report and affidavit on behalf of City of Charlotte in defense of its regulation of sexually oriented businesses.
• Vermont v. Balentine, Docket No. 1523-12-03 Frcr. Performed computer forensic analysis and consulted on defense of individual accused of possession of child pornography.
• Vermont v. Erno, Docket No. 668-9-03 Cacr. Performed computer forensic analysis and consulted on defense of individual accused of possession of child pornography.
• Vermont v. May, Docket No. 86-1-04 Wmcr. Performed computer forensic analysis and consulted on defense of individual accused of possession of child pornography.
• Vermont v. Smart, Docket No. 1736-12-03 Wmcr. Performed computer forensic analysis and consulted on defense of individual accused of possession of child pornography.
• Vermont v. Bugbee, Docket No. 4111-7-03 Cncr. Performed computer forensic analysis and consulted on defense of teacher accused of improper relationship with student.
• Perfect 10 v. Cybernet Ventures, Inc., Case No. 01-02595 LGB (SHx) (C.D. Calif.). Prepared expert report on behalf of defendant regarding economics and structure of adult online industry.

Computer-Specific Experience

• Technical Assistance Specialist, Burlington Telecom, Burlington, VT, February 2006-present.

Provision of technical assistance to Burlington Telecom's phone, cable, and Internet customers, including: troubleshooting problems with customers, assisting in problem resolution, and handing off to other departments when necessary. Position requires extensive understanding of different computer software and hardware (Windows and Macintosh) and the ability to communicate solutions to customers either orally or in writing. Position also requires on-going training and self-education on new technology implemented by Burlington Telecom. In addition to regular duties, I designed and implemented a trouble tracking system using HTML, PHP, and MySql. The system has been in operation since June and has proven valuable in providing improved customer service.

• Pro Se Computing, Burlington, VT, February 1995 - December 2000.

Owned and operated part-time networking and computer support business for other businesses and individuals. Designed computer and network installations, recommended hardware and software, installed equipment, trained users, and provided support. Work covered the full range of Windows operating systems (Win 95 to XP), as well as myriad applications (word processing, spreadsheets, data management, communications software, etc.). A significant portion of this work was Internet-related: e-mail, Web surfing, hardware configuration (including LAN and Router set-up, Ethernet, TCP/IP, DNCP, DNS, and FTP protocols), and the use of networking troubleshooting tools like Ping, IPConfig, DNS Lookup, etc.

• General Computer Skills, July 1973 - present.

I have worked with various types of computers (minicomputers and personal computers) for more than 30 years. In addition, I have studied and written extensively about the telecommunications industry and am familiar with emerging technologies, including fiber systems. Since 1996, I have been working with HTML and web publishing, and have created several websites. My current website, www.FrederickLane.com, is a combination of static HTML and dynamic PHP pages. Over the past year, I have learned basic PHP and MySql programming techniques and have used those skills to create a trouble tracking system for Burlington Telecom, a research database to organize and store more than a decade's worth of research, and a dynamic web publishing system for myself.