Faculty Additions

Over the past fifteen years, the Law Center has added more than 40 new faculty members, who have brought both a depth and breadth to the school’s teaching and scholarship.

Lama Abu-Odeh, 1999
DEGREES:
LLB. 1984, University of Jordan,Amman LL.M. 1985, University of Bristol, England M.A. Philosophy 1989, University of York, England S.J.D. 1993, Harvard
COURSES: Comparative Family Law Seminar, Criminal Law

T. Alexander Aleinikoff, 1996 DEGREES:
B.A. 1974, Swarthmore J.D. 1977,Yale COURSES: Immigration and Refugee Law, Citizenship, Constitutional Law,The Constitution and the Civil War

Hope Babcock, 1993
DEGREES:
B.A. 1963, Smith LL.B. 1966,Yale COURSES: Institute for Public Representation, Environmental Law, Environmental Research Workshop, Natural Resources Law

William Bratton, 2002
DEGREES:
B.A. 1973, Columbia J.D. 1976, Columbia
COURSES: Accounting for Lawyers, Corporate Finance, Corporations, Law and Economics Workshop

Sheryll Cashin, 1997
DEGREES:
B.E. 1984,Vanderbilt M.A. 1986,
St. Catherine’s College, Oxford J.D. 1989, Harvard
COURSES: Administrative Law; Constitutional Law I; Property; Urban Policy, Metropolitanism, and the Law

Julie Cohen, 1998
DEGREES:
A.B. 1986, Harvard-Radcliffe J.D. 1991, Harvard
COURSES: Copyright Law,Theories of Information Ownership,Trademark and Unfair Competition Law

David Cole, 1990
DEGREES:
B.A. 1980,Yale J.D. 1984,Yale COURSES: Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, Federal Courts and the Federal System, Immigration and Nationality Law

Anthony Cook, 1990
DEGREES:
B.A. 1982, Princeton J.D. 1986,Yale COURSES: Constitutional Law, Civil Rights Law

Frances DeLaurentis, 1997 DEGREES:
B.A. 1982, Notre Dame J.D. 1985, Catholic University
COURSES: Advanced Legal Writing Seminar, Law Fellow Seminar, Legal Research and Writing, U.S. Legal Discourse

Viet Dinh, 1995
DEGREES:
A.B. 1990, Harvard J.D. 1993, Harvard COURSES: Constitutional Law, Corporations, International Investments

Diana Donahoe, 1993
DEGREES:
B.A., 1986,Williams J.D. 1990, Georgetown LL.M. 1995, Georgetown COURSES: Legal Research and Writing,Advanced Legal Writing in Practice,Applied Legal Composition, U.S. Legal Discourse

Deborah Epstein, 1997
DEGREES:
B.A. 1984, Brown J.D. 1988,
New York University
COURSES: Domestic Violence Clinic

Chai Feldblum, 1992
DEGREES:
B.A. 1979, Barnard J.D. 1985, Harvard COURSES: Disability Discrimination Law, Federal Legislation Clinic, Legislation, Sexual Orientation and the Law

Heidi Li Feldman, 1998
DEGREES:
A.B. 1986, Brown J.D. 1990, University of Michigan Law School Ph.D. 1993, University of Michigan
COURSES: Torts;Advanced Torts: Theory and Practice; Seminars in Legal Ethics; Bargain, Exchange, and Liability

James Forman Jr., 2002 DEGREES:
A.B. 1988, Brown J.D. 1992,Yale
COURSES: Criminal Justice, Education Law

Vicki Girard, 2003
DEGREES:
B.A. 1984, Drew University J.D. 1987, Georgetown
COURSES: Legal Research and Writing, Legal Fellow Seminar

Lawrence Gostin, 1993 DEGREES:
B.A. 1971, State University of New York at Brockport J.D. 1974, Duke LL.D. 1994, State University of New York
COURSES: Advanced Health Law Seminar,AIDS Law and Ethics, Constitutional Law, Health and Human Rights Seminar, Public Health Law and Ethics

Michael Gottesman, 1989
DEGREES:
A.B. 1956, University of Chicago LL.B. 1959,Yale
COURSES: Constitutional Law, Contracts, Employment Discrimination, Evidence, Intellectual Property, Labor Law, Legal Justice Seminar, Property,Torts

G. Mitu Gulati, 2001
DEGREES:
A.B. 1988, University of Chicago M.A. Economics 1991,Yale J.D. 1994,Yale
COURSES: Corporations, Interdisciplinary Workshop on Law and Business Institutions, Securities Regulation

Lisa Heinzerling, 1992
DEGREES:
A.B. 1983, Princeton J.D. 1987, University of Chicago
COURSES: Environmental Law, Government Processes, Natural Resources Law, Regulating Risk,Torts

Craig Hoffman, 1994
DEGREES:
B.A. 1977, College of William & Mary Ph.D. 1980, University of Connecticut J.D. 1985, University of Texas
COURSES: Legal Research and Writing, U.S. Legal Discourse, U.S. Statutory Interpretation and Case Analysis, Law Fellow Seminar, Legal Criticism

John Jackson, 1996
DEGREES:
A.B 1954, Princeton
J.D. 1959, University of Michigan COURSES: International Environment and Trade Law, International Trade, Law and Policy of International Relations

Neal Katyal, 1996
DEGREES:
B.A. 1991, Dartmouth J.D. 1995,Yale
COURSES: Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Computer Crime

Donald Langevoort, 1998
DEGREES:
B.A. 1973, University of Virginia J.D. 1976, Harvard
COURSES: Corporations, Securities Regulation, Contracts

Charles Lawrence, 1992 DEGREES:
B.A. 1965, Haverford J.D. 1969,Yale
COURSES: Constitutional Law, Education Law, Critical Race Theory Seminar

Richard Lazarus, 1995 DEGREES:
B.S., B.A. 1976, University of Illinois J.D. 1979, Harvard
COURSES: Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law,Appellate Advocacy,Torts

David Luban, 1996
DEGREES:
B.A. 1970, University of Chicago M.A., M.Phil. 1973,Yale Ph.D. 1974,Yale
COURSES: Professional Responsibility, Legal Justice, Business Crime, International Human Rights, Center for Applied Legal Studies

Mari Matsuda, 1992
DEGREES:
B.A. 1975,Arizona State J.D. 1980, Hawaii LL.M. 1983, Harvard COURSES: American Legal History, Asian Americans and Legal Ideology, Feminist Legal Theory, First Amendment, Torts

Carrie Menkel-Meadow, 1994
DEGREES:
B.A. 1971, Barnard (Columbia) J.D. 1974, University of Pennsylvania LL.D. (Hon.) 1995, Quinnipiac College of Law
COURSES: Alternative Dispute Resolution:Theory, Practice, and Policy; Civil Procedure; Negotiation and Mediation; Legal Ethics and the Legal Profession; Multi-Party Dispute Resolution

Naomi Mezey, 1996
DEGREES:
B.A. 1987,Wesleyan M.A. 1992, University of Minnesota J.D. 1995, Stanford
COURSES: Civil Procedure, Legislation, Nationalism and Cultural Identity

Julie Rose O’Sullivan, 1993
DEGREES:
A.B. 1981, Stanford J.D. 1984, Cornell COURSES: Criminal Justice, Criminal Law,Advanced Criminal Procedure, Federal White-Collar Crime, Constitutional Law, International Criminal Law

Ronald Pearlman, 1998 DEGREES:
B.A. 1962, Northwestern J.D. 1965, Northwestern LL.M. 1967, Georgetown
COURSES: Federal Income Tax, Corporate Income Tax Law II, Partnership Taxation,Taxation of Electronic Commerce

Cornelia Pillard, 1996 DEGREES:
B.A. 1983,Yale J.D. 1987, Harvard
COURSES: Civil Procedure, Legal Justice Seminar, Legal Process and Society, Constitutional Law

Clarissa Potter, 1997 DEGREES:
A.B. 1983, Miami University of Ohio J.D. 1989,Yale
COURSES: Tax I,Tax II, Role of Taxes in Business Decisions

Kevin Quinn, 1993
DEGREES:
A.B. 1979, Fordham M.DIV. 1985, Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley J.D. 1988, University of California at Berkeley S.T.L. 1990, Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley Ph.D. 1993, University of California at Berkeley
COURSES: Bioethics and the Law, Decedents’ Estates, Jurisprudence

Milton Regan, 1989
DEGREES:
B.A. 1976, University of Houston M.A. 1978, University of California (Los Angeles) J.D. 1985, Georgetown
COURSES: American Legal Profession, Family Law, Professional Responsibility, Professional Responsibility and Corporate Law Practice

Kristen Robbins, 1994 DEGREES:
B.A. 1982,Wellesley College J.D. 1987, Georgetown
COURSES: Legal Research and Writing, Law Fellow Seminar

Richard Roe, 1998
DEGREES:
A.B. 1969,Yale J.D. 1977, University of Maine
COURSES: Street Law: High Schools, Street Law: Community, Street Law: Corrections, Literacy, and Law

Julie Ross, 1998
DEGREES:
B.A. 1984, Hamilton J.D. 1988,Harvard
COURSES: Legal Research and Writing, Legal Practice, Law Fellow Seminar, Entertainment Law Seminar

Peter Rubin, 1999
DEGREES:
B.A. 1984,Yale J.D. 1988, Harvard COURSES: Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, Constitutional Law Seminar: Contemporary Problems in American Constitutional Law

Abbe Smith, 1998
DEGREES:
B.A. 1978,Yale J.D. 1982, New York University
COURSES: Criminal Justice Clinic, E. Barrett Prettyman Fellowship Program, Elements of Clinical Pedagogy

Jane Stromseth, 1989 DEGREES:
B.A. 1978, Swarthmore D.Phil. 1985, Oxford J.D. 1987,Yale
COURSES: Constitutional Law, International Law, Use of Force and Conflict Resolution Seminar

Daniel Tarullo, 2000
DEGREES:
A.B. 1973, Georgetown M.A. 1974, Duke J.D. 1977, University of Michigan
COURSES: Banking & Financial Institutions Law, International Law II, International Financial Regulation, International Economic Governance

John Thomas, 2001
DEGREES:
B.S. 1989, Carnegie Mellon J.D. 1992, University of Michigan LL.M. 1994, George Washington
COURSES: Patent Law, Intellectual Property Licensing, International Intellectual Property Law

Carlos Manuel Vázquez, 1990
DEGREES:
B.A. 1979,Yale J.D. 1983, Columbia COURSES: Constitutional Law, Federal Courts and the Federal System, International Law, International Litigation, International Trade and Human Rights

David Vladeck, 2001
DEGREES:
B.A. 1972, New York University J.D. 1976, Columbia LL.M. 1977, Georgetown
COURSES: Institute for Public Representation, Civil Procedure, Strategic Decision Making and First Amendment Litigation, Public Interest Advocacy

Franz Werro, 2000
DEGREES:
J.D. 1979, University of Fribourg, Switzerland Ph.D 1986, University of Fribourg, Switzerland LL.M. 1986 University of California, Berkley
COURSES: Comparative Law, Comparative Products Liability

Robin West, 1991
DEGREES:
B.A. 1976, University of Maryland J.D. 1979, University of Maryland School of Law J.S.M. 1982, Stanford
COURSES: Feminist Legal Theory, Jurisprudence, Law and Literature,Torts

Kathy Zeiler, 2002
DEGREES:
B.S. 1991, Indiana M.S. 1995, Golden Gate University M.S. 2000, California Institute of Technology J.D. 2000, University of Southern California Ph.D. 2003, California Institute of Technology
COURSES: Behavioral Law and Economics Seminar, Health Care Law and Economics, Law and Economics Workshop,Torts