Loius A. “Lou” Trosch Sr. - Charlotte, NC

Awards and Honors

Education

• Legal Education

  • West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1965
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • George Washington University, 1962
    M.A.
  • Bethany College, 1961
    B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Founding Partner

Classes and Seminars

• Full Professor, UNC-Charlotte, Business Law, 1969 - 2013
  
• North Carolina Real Estate Commission, Certified Lecturer

Pro Bono Activities

• Adult Care and Share Center, Inc., Board of Directors and Corporate Attorney, 1980 - 2002
• Mecklenburg Group Homes, Inc., Board of Directors, 1979 - 1987
• Young Men’s Christian Association, 1976 - 1987
• Cotswold Elementary School, PTA President School Committee, 1979
• Cotswold Elementary School, PTA President School Committee, Chairperson, 1979 - 1986
• West Charlotte High School, Forensic and Debate Committee, 1981 - 1986
• West Charlotte High School, Forensic and Debate Committee, Chairperson, 1981 - 1983
• Parks & Recreation Site Inventory Committee, Chairperson, 1979

• Mecklenburg Parks & Recreation Commission, 1972 - 1978
• Mecklenburg Parks & Recreation Commission, Vice Chairperson, 1976 - 1978
• Citizens Committee for Passage of Parks & Recreation Bonds, 1978
• Mecklenburg County Board of Social Services, Foster Care Advisory Committee, 1970 - 1976
• The Charlotte Housing Authority, Volunteer
• Habitat for Humanity, Volunteer

Published Works

Articles

• The Supreme Court’s Decision to Bar Age Discrimination Lawsuits Against States in Federal Courts
  
• The Effect of Minnesota v. White on Campaigning for the Judiciary
  
• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 v. States’ Sovereign Immunity Rights
  
• Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Rights v. States’ Sovereign Immunity
  
• Is it Time to Change the Way North Carolina Selects Judges?
  
• Mecklenburg Drug Abuse Committee, “Illegal Searches in the Public School System” workshop
• Family Financial Planning presentation for First Baptist Church, Myers Park Baptist Church, Kiwanis Club, Alumni Assn. of Mary Washington Univ.
• Hugh O’Brien Youth Foundation’s N.C. Leadership Conference, Business Ethics panelist
• “Higher Mortgage Rates and the Future of the Housing Market,” WTVI, 1980
• “Impact of Housing Costs,” WBTV, 1980
• “Effect of Inflation on Citizens’ Spending Habits,” WSOC-TV, 1980

Bar Admissions

• North Carolina, 1966
• West Virginia, 1965

Other Affiliations

• North Carolina Bar Association
• Mecklenburg County Bar Association
• American Association of University Professors
• American Business Law Association
• Southeastern Business Law Association