Faculty Profiles

Faculty at SMU Dedman School of Law are engaged in prominent national and international scholarship.

Members of the full-time faculty are accomplished scholars and dedicated teachers. They include leading figures in many fields who have published extensively, served as law journal editors, organized local, national and international conferences, and engaged in extensive law reform and law practice. Not only do they hold outstanding academic credentials, but virtually all of them gained practical experience before entering their teaching careers. Consequently, they provide the invaluable link between the theory of classroom instruction and the reality of legal practice. SMU Dedman Law professors are a diverse group, representing a variety of ages, cultural heritages, and specialties.

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Hillel J. Bavli

Associate Professor of Law and Robert G. Storey Distinguished Faculty Fellow

Thomas B. Bennett

Associate Professor of Law

Misty Birdsong '02

Co-Director of Legal Research, Writing, and Advocacy, Director of Academic Success, and Clinical Professor of Law
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Chante Brantley

Director of the VanSickle Family Law Clinic and Clinical Professor of Law
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Martin Camp

Professor of Practice and Assistant Dean for Graduate and International Programs
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Dale Carpenter

Judge William Hawley Atwell Chair of Constitutional Law, Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor and Professor of Law
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Carliss Chatman

Associate Professor of Law
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Anthony J. Colangelo

Professor of Law
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Nathan Cortez

Co-Director of the Tsai Center for Law, Science and Innovation and Adelfa Botello Callejo Endowed Professor of Law in Leadership and Latino Studies
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Gregory S. Crespi

Homer R. Mitchell Endowed Professorship in Commercial and Insurance Law and Professor of Law

Beverly C. Dureus

Clinical Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing and Research
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Monika U. Ehrman

Professor of Law

Timothy Gallina

Director of Legal Technology Instruction and Clinical Professor of Legal Research
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Joanna L. Grossman

Ellen K. Solender Endowed Chair in Women and the Law, Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor Award, and Professor of Law
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Christopher H. Hanna

Alan D. Feld Endowed Professor of Law and Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor
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Grant M. Hayden

Richard R. Lee Jr. Endowed Professor of Law

Patricia S. Heard

Clinical Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing and Research
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Christine Hurt

Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Alan R. Bromberg Centennial Chair in Corporate, Partnership, Business and Securities Law and Professor of Law
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Greg Ivy

Associate Dean for Library and Technology and Senior Lecturer
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Jeffrey Kahn

University Distinguished Professor, Justice John and Lena Hickman Distinguished Faculty Fellow, Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor and Professor of Law

Thomas Kimbrough

Clinical Professor of Legal Research and Associate Director for Collection Development
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Thomas S. Leatherbury

Director of the First Amendment Clinic and Clinical Professor of Law
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Anna A. Mance

Assistant Professor of Law
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George A. Martinez

Professor of Law
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Thomas Wm. Mayo

Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor and Professor of Law

Orly Mazur

Associate Professor of Law
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Sari Mazzurco

Assistant Professor of Law
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Pamela R. Metzger

Executive Director of the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center and Professor of Law

Seema Mohapatra

MD Anderson Foundation Endowed Professor in Health Law and Professor of Law

Natalie Nanasi

Director of the Judge Elmo B. Hunter Legal Center for Victims of Crimes Against Women and Associate Professor of Law
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Jason P. Nance

Judge James Noel Dean and Professor of Law
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Anna Offit

Associate Professor of Law

Cara Foos Pierce

Director of the Master of Legal Studies Program and Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
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Carla L. Reyes

Associate Professor of Law
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C. Paul Rogers III

Marilyn Jeanne Johnson Distinguished Faculty Fellow, Professor of Law and Former Dean
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Eric Ruben

Associate Professor of Law

Meghan J. Ryan

Co-Director of the Tsai Center for Law, Science and Innovation, James Cleo Thompson, Sr. Trustee Professor of Law, Gerald J. Ford Research Fellow, and Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor
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Christina M. Sautter

Professor of Law

Shani Shisha

Assistant Professor of Law
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Mary Spector

Associate Dean for Experiential Learning, Director of the Civil/Consumer Clinic and Professor of Law
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Jennifer Rangel Stagen

Assistant Clinical Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing and Research
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Marc I. Steinberg

Rupert and Lillian Radford Chair in Law and Professor of Law

Heather L. Stobaugh

Co-Director of Legal Analysis, Writing and Research, and Clinical Professor of Law
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Diane M. Sumoski

Director of the W. W. Caruth, Jr. Child Advocacy Clinic, Director of the W.W. Caruth, Jr. Institute for Children's Rights and Clinical Professor of Law
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Joshua C. Tate

Professor of Law
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David O. Taylor

Co-Director of the Tsai Center for Law, Science and Innovation and Professor of Law

Elizabeth Lee Thompson

Assistant Clinical Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing and Research

Andrea Tosato

Professor of Law
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Jenia Iontcheva Turner

Amy Abboud Ware Centennial Professor in Criminal Law and Robert G. Storey Distinguished Faculty Fellow
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Cassie Walker

Clinical Professor of Legal Research, Director of Advocacy Programs and Assistant Director for Scholarly Initiatives

Kandace D. Walter

Director and Associate Clinical Professor of Law, Small Business and Trademark Clinic
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Jessica Dixon Weaver

Associate Dean for Research, Vinson & Elkins Faculty Fellow and Professor of Law

Donna Wolff

Clinical Professor of Legal Research and Associate Director of Underwood Library
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Leo Yu

Associate Clinical Professor of Legal Research, Writing, and Advocacy
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Roy Ryden Anderson

Professor Emeritus of Law
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Maureen N. Armour

Professor Emeritus of Law
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Lackland H. Bloom, Jr.

Professor Emeritus of Law
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William J. Bridge

Professor Emeritus of Law
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Gail M. Daly

Professor Emeritus of Law
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William V. Dorsaneo, III

Professor Emeritus of Law
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Linda S. Eads

Professor Emeritus of Law
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Jeffrey M. Gaba

Professor Emeritus of Law

Ndiva Kofele-Kale

Professor Emeritus of Law

Henry J. Lischer Jr.

Professor Emeritus of Law
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John S. Lowe

Professor Emeritus of Law

Charles J. Morris

Professor Emeritus of Law
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Frederick C. Moss

Professor Emeritus of Law
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Joseph J. Norton

Professor Emeritus of Law
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Victoria Palacios

Professor Emeritus of Law

Kenneth L. Penegar

Professor Emeritus of Law

Walter W. Steele, Jr.

Professor Emeritus of Law
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Elizabeth G. Thornburg

Professor Emeritus of Law

Harvey Wingo

Vinson and Elkins Distinguished Teaching Fellow Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Law
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Peter Winship

Professor Emeritus of Law
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Reeni Ann Abraham, M.D.

Associate Professor of Internal Medicine | UT Southwestern Medical Center
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Geoffrey Amsel

Adjunct Professor

Shelbi Barnhouse

Of Counsel | Amy Stewart Law

Daniel Baucum '79

Shareholder | FBFK
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Matthew S. Beard '06

Founder | Matthew S. Beard, P.C.
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Hon. Brandon Birmingham

District Judge | 292nd Judicial District
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Vicki D. Blanton '91

Assistant Vice President & Senior Legal Counsel | AT&T
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Shelby L. Bobosky

Executive Director | Texas Humane Legislation Network
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Christa Brown-Sanford '04

Department Chair, Intellectual Property (Firmwide) & Partner | Baker Botts LLP
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Laura G. Burstein, Esq.

Assistant Dean for Public Interest & Pro Bono and Faculty Supervisor, Government & Public Interest Externship Program
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David W. Carstens

Partner | Carstens, Allen & Gourley, LLP

Lance E. Caughfield

Partner | Baker, Moran, Doggett, Ma & Dobbs, LLP
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Eric Cedillo

Adjunct Clinical Professor of Law | Judge Elmo B. Hunter Legal Center for Victims of Crimes Against Women

Jeff Daniel Clark

Co-Founder and Partner | GreenClark PLLC
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David B. Coffin

Tax Attorney | David Coffin PLLC

Jason Cohen

General Counsel | Dallas Cowboys

Robert P. Colwell '94

Attorney | U.S. Bankruptcy Court
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John M. Cone '83

Attorney | Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta PC

Joseph M. Cox

Partner | Duane Morris LLP

Michael Crafton

Associate | Cherry Petersen Albert LLC
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James Creedon

Adjunct Clinical Professor of Law | Small Business and Trademark Clinic
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Jason M. Daniel

Partner | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Hon. Xiomara Davis-Gumbs

Immigration Judge | Dallas Immigration Court

William Dawkins

Consulting COO | Anthem Strong Families
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James A. Deeken

Partner | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP
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Steven P. Doyle

General Counsel | Hill & Wilkinson

Dennis B. Drapkin

Partner (Ret.) | Jones Day

William R. Drexel

Adjunct Professor
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Andrew S. Ehmke

Partner | Haynes and Boone LLP

Jonathan Elifson

Senior Labor Counsel | Allied Pilots Association
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Sander L. Esserman '76

Shareholder | Stutzman, Bromberg, Esserman & Plifka
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Hon. Allen Joe Fish

Senior District Judge | U.S. District Court - Northern District of Texas
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C.W. (Peter) Flynn

Of Counsel (Ret.) | Locke Lord LLP
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David C. Gair

Partner | Locke Lord LLP
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Bryan A. Garner

Distinguished Research Professor of Law

Andrew D. Gray

Attorney | Crawford, Wishnew & Lang PLLC

Rebecca A. Gregory

Of Counsel | Curran Tomko Tarski LLP
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Hon. H. DeWayne "Cooter" Hale

Judge | U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Northern District of Texas
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Susan M. Halpern

Attorney at Law | The Halpern Law Firm PLLC

Sally Helppie

Adjunct Clinical Professor of Law | Small Business and Trademark Clinic
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Eric F. Hinton

Director | Robert B. Rowling Center for Business Law & Leadership
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Charles M. Hosch

Co-Founder | Hosch & Morris, PLLC.

Gregory J. Hudson '14

Vice President | Goldman Sachs

Paul B. Hunker

Adjunct Professor

Ronald B. Hurdle

Attorney | The Law Office of Ronald B. Hurdle

Clifton T. Hutchinson '80

Adjunct Professor

Coleman Jackson

Managing Shareholder | Coleman Jackson P.C.

Tom Jackson

Partner (Ret.) | Jones Day

Hon. Stacey G.C. Jernigan

Chief Judge | U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Northern District of Texas

Hon. Kimberly C. Priest Johnson '00

Magistrate Judge | United States District Court for Eastern District of Texas
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M. Brett Johnson '94

Partner | Winston & Strawn LLP
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Jay Johnson

Managing Director & Deputy Chief Counsel | Charles Schwab

L. Rachael Jones '01

Assistant U.S. Attorney | Northern District of Texas

Justin L. Koplow

Senior Legal Counsel & Assistant Vice President | AT&T
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Kent C. Krause '82

Partner | Craddock Davis & Krause LLP

Gary M. Lawrence

Executive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer | Pacific Financial Group

Christine P. Leatherberry '06

Assistant Dean for Administration and Chief of Staff

Michael R. Louis

Senior Tax Counsel | Fluor Corporation
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Jay J. Madrid

Of Counsel | Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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Ernest Martin, Jr.

Partner | Haynes and Boone, LLP

Megan Mason

Corporate Counsel | Blue Yonder
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Smitha Mathews '04

Faculty Supervisor of the Mid-Size and Small Firm Externship Program

Alana Matthews '12

CEO & Founder | Alautus Clothing Company
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Mike McCollum

Adjunct Clinical Professor of Law | Criminal Clinic
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David L. McCombs

Partner | Haynes and Boone LLP

Luke F. McLeroy

President | Avanci Video

Luke Metzler

Partner | Van Wey, Metzler & Williams

Patsy Y. Micale

Associate Counsel | U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services

Jared Miller

Senior Legal Counsel | Amazon

B. Tyler Milton

Adjunct Professor
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Gregory Mitchell '94

Adjunct Clinical Professor of Law | Federal Tax Clinic

Scott P. Montopoli

Partner | Grant Thornton LLP

Charles S. North

Senior Attorney | Kearney, McWilliams & Davis, PLLC
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Hon. Christine A. Nowak

Magistrate Judge | U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Texas

Hon. James A. Nugent

U.S. Immigration Judge | U.S. Department of Justice

Terrica Odum

Adjunct Clinical Professor of Law | VanSickle Family Law Clinic

Gerald N. Olson '71

President | G N Olson & Co.
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James O’Sullivan

General Counsel | FC Dallas

Hon. Tonya Parker '98

District Judge | 116th Civil District Court

Ryan Parley

Assistant General Counsel | JCPenney

David J. Parsons

Shareholder | Stutzman, Bromberg, Esserman & Plifka
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Phillip B. Philbin

Shareholder | Winstead
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Ellen A. Presby '84

Trial Counsel | Ferrer, Poirot & Wansbrough

Sally Pretorius

Shareholder | KoonsFuller

Shane Read

Principal | Win at Persuasion
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Katherine Lydia Reed '09

Attorney | Udashen Anton

Debora "Debbie" Garcia Sanchez

Acting Director, Criminal Clinic and Adjunct Clinical Professor of Law

Ryan Segall

Partner | Walters Gilbreath, PLLC

Gopika Shah

Doctor of Juridical Science Candidate
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Eliot Shavin

Adjunct Clinical Professor of Law and Assistant Director | Civil/Consumer Clinic

Shamoil T. Shipchandler

Chief Counsel | Charles Schwab Corporation

Ronald F. Shuff

Senior Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel (Ret.) | Flowserve Corp.

Skyanne Simonson

Associate | O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Steven E. Smathers

Chief Legal Counsel | Sowell & Co.

Laura Smith '00

Counsel | O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Jay Spring

Associate | Burke Bogdanowicz PLLC

Kaleisha N. Stuart

Deputy General Counsel | Dallas Cowboys
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Harry W. Sullivan, Jr. '84

Senior Counsel | Conoco Phillips
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Daniel Syed

Associate | Sheppard Mullin

Don Tittle

Attorney | The Law Offices of Don Tittle

Kay Van Wey

Founder and Partner | Van Wey, Metzler & Williams
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Gabe Vazquez

Vice President & Associate General Counsel | Vistra Corp.
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Kevin Vela

Partner | Vela Wood

John Vernon

Principal | The Vernon Law Group, PLLC
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Brandie Wade

Adjunct Professor

Timothy L. Watson

Regional Director | National Labor Relations Board

Hon. Daniel H. Weiss

Regional Deputy Chief Immigration Judge | U.S. Department of Justice

Glenn D. West

Partner (Ret.) | Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Randall Wilhite

Senior Partner | Fullenweider Wilhite
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Chris Willis

Chief People Officer | PrimeSource Brands

Stephen B. Yeager

Faculty Supervisor, Corporate Counsel Externship Program

Christopher Young

Adjunct Clinical Professor of Law | Innocence Clinic

Joshua Yun

Associate | Griffith Barbee PLLC

Melissa Cason

Faculty Law Fellow of the Child Advocacy Clinic and Adjunct Clinical Professor of Law
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Demetrice M. Lopez

Faculty Law Fellow of the Hunter Legal Center for Victims of Crimes Against Women and Adjunct Clinical Professor of Law

Peter Steffensen

Assistant Director of the First Amendment Clinic, Faculty Law Fellow, and Adjunct Clinical Professor of Law
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Chris Jenks

Affiliate Research Professor of Law