Law Center Names Adjunct Professors of the Year

Gary A. Poliakoff (left) and Charles B. (Chuck) Morton celebrate at a reception in their honor at the Shepard Broad Law Center.

NSU’s Shepard Broad Law Center honored two of the Law Center’s finest adjunct professors, Charles B. (Chuck) Morton, Jr., and Gary A. Poliakoff, as Adjunct Professor of the Year.  Professor Morton was selected for his excellent instruction in lawyering skills courses while Professor Poliakoff was chosen for his many years of exceptional teaching of doctrinal courses.

Morton, the chief assistant state attorney for Broward County, has served in the Office of the State Attorney, 17th Judicial Circuit, since 1976.  He received the National College of District Attorney’s Lecturer of Merit Award on two occasions.  Morton has been a member of the NSU Law adjunct faculty for 12 years. He holds memberships in the Broward County Bar Association, the National District Attorneys Association, and the Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association.  He also serves on the Code and Rules of Evidence Committee for The Florida Bar.

Poliakoff is a founding principal of Becker & Poliakoff, P.A. He has devoted a significant part of his career to the practice of community association law and is considered one of the foremost authorities on the subject. Recognized internationally as an authority on common interest ownership housing, he has taught Condominium Law and Practice since 1984.  Poliakoff has also established himself as a municipal attorney. He assisted his own town of Southwest Ranches through their incorporation process and now serves as its town attorney. He also is on the Board of Governors of the Shepard Broad Law Center.