Lenert is an attorney in private practice in California and Northern Nevada, and teaches media law at the University of San Francisco as an adjunct in the Department of Media Studies.
Bachelor of Arts in Rhetoric, magna cum laude, May 1983.
Juris Doctor, 1986. Dean’s List.
Ph.D. 1993. Communication Technology and Policy, College of Communication, Department of Radio-Television-Film.
Dissertation title: The paradox of public: The public and the public interest in communication technology regulation in the United States, 1934 - 1988.
Lenert began his legal career as a civil litigator in San Francisco, CA, and later developed a focus on issues related to media law and policy. In addition to his civil law practice, Lenert is also a licensed California real estate broker with over 25 years experience, specializing in Commercial and residential sales and leasing. On the residential side, he has participated in as broker in sales and purchases valued at over $10 million. On the commercial side, Lenert has represented clients in negotiations with companies such as AT&T, Mobil Oil, Jack in the Box, Subway and McDonalds.
Lenert has over 20 years experience as a teacher and researcher. He recently completed a five-year term as a Professor at the Reynolds School of Journalism, University of Nevada, Reno, and held the Fred W. Smith Chair in Critical Thinking and Ethical Practices and was Director of the Laboratory for Innovation and Ethical Practices at The Center for Advanced Media Studies at the University of Nevada.
He has been a consultant to organizations such as the Ford Foundation, New York, The Asia Foundation, San Francisco, and the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute, Claremont, CA, on Internet and telecommunications issues. He is past president of the New York State Communication Association and former co-chairman of World Wide Web Artists Consortium, Digital Broadcasting Special Interest Group.
Expertise in areas of democratic media practice, including the Internet and cable and braodcast television.
Experience in applied media aesthetics, information design, and video and audio production for television and the Internet.
Research, scholarship and teaching concerning the application of entrepreneurial principles to address social needs.