AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
 WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW
4801MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20016-8181
Telephone: (202) 274-4000
Fax: (202) 274-4130
URL: http://www.wcl.american.edu
ABA Approved Since 1940
Washington College of Law was founded in 1896 by two
pioneering women, Ellen Spencer Mussey and Emma Gillett, at a time when women
were traditionally excluded from the legal profession. Known as American
University Washington College of Law since its merger in 1947 with American University,
the school is located in upper northwest Washington,D.C. The school offers both full
and part time programs leading to J.D., LL.M., and S.J.D. degrees and is fully
accredited by the American Bar Association and the Association of American Law
Schools. The school moved into a new, state‑of‑the‑art
facility in January 1996.
Dean Claudio Grossman has described American University
Washington College of Law as "a dynamic and vibrant educational institution
in the nationâ??s capital which offers an extraordinarily rich curriculum. The
exceptional and diverse student body greatly benefits from unique clinical
opportunities, externships and national and international programs." Legal
education at American University Washington College of Law is centered on a
commitment to excellence in teaching, scholarship and service. It is this
dedication that has persuaded many of our faculty members to come to the law
school from distinguished careers in leading law firms, government and public
service, and academia.
This dedication is evident in the small classes, even
in the first year, which foster close faculty‑student and student‑student
interaction to a degree not found in many law schools. First year sections total
approximately one hundred, and these are divided into small classes for
research and writing. Each first year section has at least one substantive
class of approximately fifty students. The average upper level course includes
only forty students, and seminars average fourteen. Although admission to WCL
is appropriately competitive, the school offers students a supportive and
congenial atmosphere.
To enrich the educational experience of its students,
WCL developed and implemented an "integrated" first‑year
curriculum. From the onset, first year students are exposed to the inter‑connected
nature of seemingly unrelated legal fields and issues, an approach which better
prepares them for the reality of legal practice. The integrated curriculum also
offers a range of specialized electives to first year students, interjecting
the important element of choice into their formative year of law school, and
explores the theoretical and historical underpinnings of the law.
In addition to the J.D. degree, American University
Washington College of Law offers five dual J.D./Masters degrees in association
with other colleges at American University: law and international affairs
(School of International Service); law and business administration (Kogod
School of Business); law and public administration (School of Public Affairs);
law and public policy (School of Public Affairs); and law and justice (School
of Public Affairs). WCL also provides international dual J.D. degrees with leading
universities in Canada, France, Spain,
and Australia,
where participating students obtain their J.D. and the equivalent law degree in
the partner country. The law school anticipates expanding that valuable program
with additional countries around the world.
In response to growing demand for legal specialization,
WCL offers an S.J.D. degree and two LL.M. degrees: one in international legal
studies with seven specializations and another in law and government with three
areas of concentration and numerous specializations. LL.M. students can also
participate in an exciting and diverse array of dual and joint degree programs
with partner institutions in the U.S. and abroad. These programs
include: dual LL.M.s from WCLâ??s international legal studies and law and government;
dual LL.M.s from WCLâ??s international legal studies and partner institutions
Yonsei University, the University of Ottawa, and Chinese University; LL.M./MBA
with the Kogod School of Business; LL.M./M.P.A. and LL.M./M.P.P., both with the
School of Public Affairs; LL.M./MIS (international service) with the School of
International Service; and a dual LL.M./J.D. in law and government.
The school is home to one of the oldest and most highly
regarded clinical programs in the nation, with nine in‑house legal
clinics where "student attorneys" represent actual clients under
faculty supervision. Equally renowned for international law, WCL offers more
courses and seminars in international law than virtually any other school in
the nation or the world, preparing students for the global landscape in which
they will practice. Students have ample opportunities to: expand their
scholarly contributions through the twelve student‑run publications;
compliment their classroom experience by taking advantage of WCLâ??s extensive
summer and semester abroad programs; acquire hands‑on experience through
the vast Supervised Externship Program; participate in the thriving and
innovative public service and pro bono activities: organize or contribute to
specialized conferences on key issues within a vibrant academic setting; and
compete in numerous moot court competitions in the U.S. and abroad, including
WCLâ??s trilingual Inter‑American Moot Court Competition, the only one of
its kind conducted in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
The law schoolâ??s state‑of‑the‑art
Pence Law Library offers students access to collections totaling in excess of
600,000 volumes and resources in a variety of formats, e.g., books, electronic
and other materials. Included are official depositories for the United States
Government Printing Office and the European Union. WCL students also have
access to many other area libraries including those of various government
agencies, international and other organizations, and at least six other law
schools and eight universities.
The schoolâ??s location in the nationâ??s capital offers
students unique advantages and opportunities, as well. Washington, D.C.
is home to countless national and international legal institutions, federal and
state agencies, courts, trade associations, public interest groups, corporations,
non‑governmental organizations, and leading law firms engaged in
virtually every area of the law. Innumerable and unparalleled possibilities,
including those offering practical experience, await students in one of the
most exciting and dynamic educational institutions in the nation and the world.
Dean:
Claudio Grossman (202) 274‑4004
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs:
Christine Haight Farley (202) 274‑4171
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs:
Mark Niles (202) 274‑4069
Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Relations:
Trishana E. Bowden (202) 274‑4051
Associate Dean of Library and Information Resources:
Billie Jo Kaufman (202) 274‑4374
Associate Dean of Scholarship:
Lewis Grossman (202) 274‑4363
Associate Dean for Student Affairs:
David Jaffe (202) 274‑4052
Assistant Dean for Academic Services and Registrar:
Rebecca T. Davis (202) 274‑4081
Assistant Dean for Admissions:
Akira Shiroma (202) 274‑4101
Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration:
Khalid Khalid (202) 274‑4472
Director of the Clinical Programs:
Robert D. Dinerstein (202) 274‑4141
Director of the International Legal Studies Program:
Daniel Bradlow (202) 274‑4205
Director of the Law and Government Program:
Jamin B. Raskin (202) 274‑4011
FULL TIME FACULTY
CLAUDIO GROSSMAN, (Dean, Professor of Law and Raymond I. Geraldson
Scholar in International and Human Rights Law), born Valparaiso,Chile, November
26, 1947. Education: Universityof Chile (Licenciado en
Ciencias Juridicas, 1973); G.U. Amsterdam (Dr. in de Rechtsgeleerdheid, 1980). COURSES:
Comparative Law, Human Rights, International Law, International Organizations,
Regional International Organizations. Email: grossman@wcl.american.edu
DAVID E. AARONSON, (Professor of Law, Director of Trial Advocacy Program
and B.J. Tennery Scholar), born
Washington, D.C., September 19, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, District of Columbia;
1975, Maryland. Education: George
Washington University
(B.A., 1961; M.A., 1964; Ph.D., 1970); Harvard
Law School
(LL.B., 1964); GeorgetownUniversity LawCenter (LL.M., 1965). COURSES:
Criminal Procedure, Evidence, Trial Practice. Email:
daarons@wcl.american.edu
NANCY S. ABRAMOWITZ, (Practitioner in Residence and Director of Janet R.
Spragens Federal Tax Clinic), born
Paterson, New Jersey February 10, 1951; admitted to bar, 1975, District of Columbia.
Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1972); Georgetown UniversityLaw Center
(J.D., 1975). COURSES: Tax Clinic, Contracts, Employee Benefits. Email:
nabramo@wcl.american.edu
JAMIE R. ABRAMS, (Legal Rhetoric Instructor), born Rochester, New York; admitted to bar, 2002, Maryland;
2003, New Jersey; 2004, District of Columbia. Education: Indiana University
(B.A., 1992); American University Washington College of Law (J.D., 2002). COURSES:
Legal Rhetoric. Email: jabrams@wcl.american.edu
EVELYN GINSBERG ABRAVANEL, (Professor of Law), born New York, N.Y.,
September 25, 1951; admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio;
1976, District of Columbia.
Education: CaseWestern Reserve University
(A.B., 1972; J.D., 1975). COURSES: Future Interests, Personal
Property, Real Property, Wills, Trusts and Estates. Email:
abravan@wcl.american.edu
MUNEER AHMAD, (Professor of Law), admitted
to bar, 1997, New York, California. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1993; J.D., 1996). COURSES:
International Human Rights Law Clinic, Immigration Law. Email:
mahmad@wcl.american.edu
PADIDEH ALA'I, (Professor of Law), born Tehran, Iran,
June 13, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania;
1990, District of Columbia.
Education: University of Oregon, Robert D. Clark Honor's College (B.A., 1985);
Harvard Law School
(J.D., 1988). COURSES: International Trade, GATT/WTO, International
Business Transactions, Law and Development. Email:
palai@wcl.american.edu
KENNETH ANDERSON, (Professor of Law), born 1956; admitted to bar, 1989, New York. Education: University of California,
Los Angeles (B.A., 1983); Harvard LawSchool (J.D., 1986). COURSES:
Business Associations, Corporate Finance, International Business Transactions,
Nonprofit Law. Email: kanderson@wcl.american.edu
ISAIAH BAKER, (Associate Professor of Law),
born Chicago, Illinois, June 19, 1939; admitted to bar, 1972, New York; 1978,
District of Columbia; 1987, Maryland. Education: Yale
University (B.A., 1961); Columbia University
(M.B.A., 1970; J.D., 1970); Harvard Law School
(LL.M., 1971); DePaulUniversity (M.A., 1972). COURSES:
Commercial Law, Commercial Paper, Consumer Law, Contracts, Unfair Trade
Practices (Trademarks). Email: baker@wcl.american.edu
JONATHAN BAKER, (Professor of Law), born
1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Districtof Columbia. Education: Harvard
University (A.B., 1977; J.D., 1982); Stanford University (M.A., 1978; Ph.D., 1986). COURSES:
Antitrust, Economic Regulation, Law and Economics, Contracts. Email:
jbaker@wcl.american.edu
SUSAN D. BENNETT, (Professor of Law and Director of Community and
Economic Development Law Clinic), born
Boston, Massachusetts,
August 3, 1952; admitted to bar, 1980, Maryland;
1989, District of Columbia.
Education: Yale University (B.A., 1973; M.A., 1975); Columbia University (J.D., 1979). COURSES:
Clinical Teaching, Community Economic Development, Poverty Law. Email:
sbennet@wcl.american.edu
ELIZABETH BOALS, (Practitioner in Residence), admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia. Education: Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.S., 1991); George MasonUniversity (J.D., 1995). COURSES:
Legal Rhetoric.
DANIEL D. BRADLOW, (Professor of Law and Director of the International
Legal Studies Program), born
Johannesburg, South Africa, October 23, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, District
of Columbia and New York. Education: University
of Witwatersrand (B.A., 1977);
Northeastern University School of Law (J.D., 1982); Georgetown UniversityLaw Center
(LL.M., 1985). COURSES: International Financial Law,
International Financial Institutions, International Economic Law. Email:
bradlow@wcl.american.edu
PAMELA BRIDGEWATER, (Professor of Law), born 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Wisconsin. Education: Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (B.A.,
1992); Florida State
University (J.D., 1992); University of Wisconsin (LL.M., 2000). COURSES:
Property, Trusts & Estates, Reproductive Rights. Email:
pbridgewater@wcl.american.edu
KATE BUNKER, (Practitioner in Residence),
admitted to bar, 1986, Maryland; 1988, District of Columbia; 1991, Arizona;
1995, Tennessee.
Education: University of Maryland (B.S., 1976); The George WashingtonUniversity NationalLaw Center
(J.D., 1986). Email: kbunker@wcl.american.edu
BARLOW BURKE, (Professor of Law and John S. Myers and Alvina Reckman Myers Scholar), born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 29, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, Pennsylvania. Education:
Harvard University
(A.B., 1963); University of Pennsylvania (LL.B., 1966; M.C.P., 1968); Yale UniversityLaw School
(LL.M., 1970; S.J.D., 1977). COURSES: Land Use and Planning,
Natural Resources, Real Estate Transactions, Real Property. Email:
bburke@wcl.american.edu
LILY CAMET, (Practitioner in Residence, Criminal Justice Clinic), born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1996, Maryland
and District of Columbia.
Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1990); American University Washington Collegeof Law (J.D., 1995). COURSES:
Clinical Legal Education, Criminal Law and Procedure, Government Enforcement
Litigation, Innocence Project. Email: lcamet@wcl.american.edu
SUSAN D. CARLE, (Professor of Law), born
Dacca, East Pakistan, February 15, 1960; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania;
1993, District of Columbia. Education: Bryn
Mawr College
(A.B., 1982); YaleUniversity LawSchool (J.D., 1988). COURSES:
Legal Ethics, Legal Profession, Labor Law, Employment Law, Torts. Email:
scarle@wcl.american.edu
MICHAEL W. CARROLL, (Visiting Professor of Law), born Warwick, Rhode Island, July 25, 1963; admitted
to bar, 1996, Maryland; 1997, District of Columbia. Education: University of Chicago
(A.B., 1986); GeorgetownUniversity LawCenter (J.D., 1996). COURSES:
Intellectual Property, Cyberlaw, Contracts. Email:
m_w_carroll@yahoo.com
DAVID F. CHAVKIN, (Professor of Law and Director of Civil Practice
Clinic), born Mineola, New York,
October 9, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, California; 1974, Utah; 1981, Maryland;
1991, District of Columbia. Education: Michigan
State University
(B.S., 1968); Universityof California at Berkeley
(J.D., 1973). COURSES: Civil Practice Clinic, Health Law, Civil
Procedure. Email: dchavkin@wcl.american.edu
JANIE CHUANG, (Assistant Professor of Law),
Education: Yale University (B.A., 1995); Harvard LawSchool (J.D., 1998). COURSES:
International Law, Gender, Labor and Global Economy. Email:
jchuang@wcl.american.edu
MARY CLARK, (Assistant Professor of Law),
born Morristown, New Jersey, July 31, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, New York;
1994, District of Columbia. Education: Bryn
Mawr College
(A.B., 1987); HarvardLaw School
(J.D.). COURSES: Property, Legal Ethics, Women's Legal History,
Feminist Jurisprudence. Email: mclark@wcl.american.edu
JOHN BERNARD CORR, (Professor of Law), born Montreal, Canada, May 8, 1942; admitted to bar, 1979, District of
Columbia; 1980, New York. Education: John
Carroll University
(B.A., 1963; M.A., 1964); Kent State University
(Ph.D., 1971); GeorgetownUniversity LawCenter (J.D., 1978). COURSES:
Civil Procedure, Conflict of Laws, Corporate Bankruptcy, Creditors' and
Debtors' Rights. Email: corr@wcl.american.edu
ANGELA J. DAVIS, (Professor of Law), born Fort Benning, Georgia, July 2, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982,
District of Columbia. Education: Howard
University (B.A., 1978); Harvard Law School
(J.D., 1981). COURSES: Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Race and
Crime. Email: angelad@wcl.american.edu
ROBERT D. DINERSTEIN, (Professor of Law, Director of Clinical Programs and
Director of Disability Rights Law Clinic), born New York, N.Y.,
May 3, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, New York;
1983, District of Columbia; 1984, Maryland. Education:
Cornell University
(A.B., 1974); YaleUniversity LawSchool (J.D., 1977). COURSES:
Civil Rights, Clinical Teaching, Criminal Justice Clinic, Disability and the
Law, Interviewing/Counseling/Negotiation, Supervised Externship Seminar. Email:
rdiners@wcl.american.edu
LYNDA DODD, (Assistant Professor of Law),
admitted to bar, 2001, Maryland
(inactive). Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1991); Yale
Law School
(J.D., 2000); PrincetonUniversity (M.A., Ph.D.
2004). COURSES: Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, Civil Rights
Litigation. Email: ldodd@wcl.american.edu
GARY EDLES, (Fellow in Administrative Law),
born New York, New York,
February 27, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, New York. Education: Queens College,
City University
of New York (B.A., 1962); New York University
Law School
(J.D., 1965); The GeorgeWashington UniversityLaw School
(LL.M., 1966; S.J.D., 1975). COURSES: Administrative Law. Email:
gedles@wcl.american.edu
WALTER A. EFFROSS, (Professor of Law), born New Brunswick, New Jersey, August 7, 1963; admitted to bar, 1987,
New Jersey; 1990, District of Columbia. Education: Princeton
University (A.B., 1984); Harvard Law School
(J.D., 1987). COURSES: Negotiable Instruments, Sales and Secured
Transactions, E‑Commerce, Business Associations. Email:
effross@wcl.american.edu
MARY D. FAN, (Assistant Professor of Law),
born Dayton, Ohio,
November 12, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, California. Education: University of Arizona
(B.A., 2000); Yale Law School
(J.D., 2003); Universityof Cambridge (M.Phil.,
2008). COURSES: Domestic and International Criminal Law and
Procedure, Evidence, Border and Nationality Law, Property, Law and Cognition. Email:
mfan@wcl.american.edu
CHRISTINE HAIGHT FARLEY, (Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Academic
Affairs), born NewYork, July 5, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, New York. Education: State University
of New York at Binghamton
(B.A., 1989); State University of New York,
Buffalo School of Law (J.D., 1994); Columbia Law School
(LL.M., 1997; J.S.D., Candidate). COURSES: Trademarks, Intellectual
Property, International Trademarks, Art Law. Email: cfarley@wcl.american.edu
PAUL FIGLEY, (Legal Rhetoric Instructor and Associate Director of Legal Rhetoric), born Kansas City, Kansas, July 13, 1949; admitted to
bar, 1974, Texas; 1976, District of Columbia. Education: Franklin and Marshall College (B.A., 1971); Southern Methodist UniversitySchool of Law (J.D.,
1974). COURSES: Legal Writing and Research. Email:
pfigley@wcl.american.edu
AMANDA FROST, (Associate Professor of Law),
born March 27, 1971. Education: Harvard
College (B.A., 1993); Columbia Law
School; Harvard LawSchool (J.D., 1997). COURSES:
Torts, Federal Courts, Appellate Advocacy.
ROBERT KOGOD GOLDMAN, (Professor of Law and Louis C. James Scholar), born Washington, D.C., November 26, 1944; admitted to
bar, 1971, Virginia; 1972, District of Columbia. Education: University of Pennsylvania
(B.A., 1967); Universityof Virginia (J.D., 1971).
COURSES: Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law,
International Law.
HORACIO A. GRIGERA NAÃ?N, (Distinguished Practitioner in Residence), born Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 7, 1947; admitted
to bar, 1986, New York; 2002, District of Columbia. Education: Universidad
de Buenos Aires (J.D., 1972); HarvardLaw School
(S.J.D., 1985). COURSES: Arbitration. Email:
hnaon@wcl.american.edu
LEWIS A. GROSSMAN, (Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Scholarship), born New York, N.Y., June 3, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Connecticut; 1992, New York;
1994, Pennsylvania, District of Columbia. Education: Yale University
(B.A., 1986; M.A., 1991; M.Phil, 1992; Ph.D., 2005); Harvard LawSchool (J.D., 1990). COURSES:
American Legal History, Civil Procedure, Food and Drug Law. Email:
lewisg@wcl.american.edu
EGON GUTTMAN, (Professor of Law Emeritus in Residence and Louis P. Levitt Memorial
Trust Emeritus Scholar), born Neuruppin,
Netherlands, January 27, 1927; admitted to bar, 1952, Middle Temple, England. Education:
University of Cambridge;
University of London (LL.B., 1950; LL.M., 1952). COURSES:
Commercial Law, International Capital Raising, Letters of Credit, Negotiable
Instruments, Regulation of Commodities Trading, Regulation of Securities
Markets, Sales and Secured Transactions, Securities Regulation. Email:
guttman@wcl.american.edu
HEATHER HUGHES, (Assistant Professor of Law),
admitted to bar, 1999, California; 2003, Colorado. Education:
University of Chicago
(B.A., 1995); HarvardLaw School
(J.D., 1998). COURSES: Secured Transactions, Sales, Property,
Commercial Law.
DAVID HUNTER, (Assistant Professor of Law),
admitted to bar, 1986, Oregon; 1987, District
of Columbia. Education:
University of Michigan
(B.A., 1983); HarvardLaw School
(J.D., 1986). COURSES: Environmental Law, International
Environmental Law. Email: dhunter@wcl.american.edu
DARREN LENARD HUTCHINSON, (Professor of Law), born Gainesville, Florida
1968; admitted to bar, 1994, New York.
Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1990); Yale Law School (J.D., 1993). COURSES:
Constitutional Law, Remedies, Equal Protection, Critical Race Theory. Email:
dhutchinson@wcl.american.edu
PETER A. JASZI, (Professor of Law and Director of the Glusko‑Samuelson
Intellectual Property Clinic), born
Washington, D.C., December 20, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, District of Columbia.
Education: Harvard University (B.A., 1968); Harvard LawSchool (J.D., 1971). COURSES:
Copyright, English Legal History, International Copyright, Law and Literature,
Supervised Externship Seminar, Intellectual Property Law Clinic. Email:
pjaszi@wcl.american.edu
CYNTHIA JONES, (Assistant Professor of Law),
born August 22, 1964. Education: University
of Delaware (B.A., 1986); American University (J.D., 1989). COURSES:
Criminal Procedure, Evidence, Criminal Law, Race, Crime and Politics.
BILLIE JO KAUFMAN, (Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Library and
Information Resources), born New Albany, Indiana,
August 20, 1949. Education: Indiana
University, Bloomington (B.S., 1971; M.S., 1974); Nova
Southeastern University (J.D., 1990). COURSES: Criminal
Procedure, Legal Education, Legal Research, Technology. Email:
bkaufman@wcl.american.edu
PATRICK E. KEHOE, (Professor of Law Emeritus), born Olympia, Washington, November 12, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Washington. Education:
Seattle University
(B.C.S., 1963); Universityof Washington (J.D., 1966;
M.L.Libr., 1968).
ELIZABETH A. KEITH, (Professor of Legal Rhetoric), admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia. Education: University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1995); GeorgeMason UniversitySchool of Law (J.D.,
2001). COURSES: Legal Research, Writing, and Analysis. Email:
ekeith@wcl.american.edu
NICHOLAS N. KITTRIE, (University Professor), born United Kingdom,
March 26, 1930; admitted to bar, 1957, Kansas;
1959, District of Columbia.
Education: University of Kansas (LL.B., 1950; M.A., 1951); Georgetown UniversityLaw Center
(LL.M., 1963; S.J.D., 1968). COURSES: Criminal Law, Criminal
Procedure, International Criminal Law, International Law, Political Crime and
Terrorism.
CANDACE SAARI KOVACIC‑FLEISCHER, (Professor of Law), born Washington, D.C., March 19, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Massachusetts;
1976, District of Columbia. Education: Wellesley
College (A.B., 1969); Northeastern
University Schoolof Law (J.D., 1974). COURSES:
Contracts, Employment Discrimination, Injunctions and Advanced Remedies,
Remedies, Sex‑based Discrimination, Work and Parenting. Email:
kovacic@wcl.american.edu
JEROME LEVINSON, (Distinguished Lawyer in Residence), born Brooklyn, New York, December 25, 1931; admitted
to bar, 1984, District of Columbia. Education: Harvard
University (A.B., 1953); Harvard Law School
(LL.B., 1956). COURSES: International Finance and Economics. Email:
levinso@wcl.american.edu
ADRIENNE LOCKIE, (Practitioner in Residence), Education: University
of North Carolina (B.A., 1996); Georgetown University LawCenter (J.D., 2000). COURSES:
Women and the Law Clinic, Ethics, Litigation. Email:
alockie@wcl.american.edu
JEFFREY S. LUBBERS, (Fellow In Law and Government), born Madison, Wisconsin, January 26, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Maryland; 1976, Districtof Columbia. Education: Cornell
University (A.B., 1971); University of Chicago (J.D., 1974). COURSES:
Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email:
isl26@aol.com
ROBERT BENNETT LUBIC, (Professor of Law Emeritus), born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 9, 1929;
admitted to bar, 1953, Pennsylvania; 1965, District of Columbia. Education:
University of Pittsburgh
(A.B., 1950; J.D., 1953); GeorgetownUniversity (M.P.L.,
1959). Email: rlubic@wcl.american.edu
DANIEL MARCUS, (Fellow in Law and Government),
Education: Brandeis University (B.A., 1962); Yale UniversityLaw School
(LL.B., 1965). COURSES: Constitutional Law, National Security
Law. Email: dmarcus@wcl.american.edu
CLAUDIA MARTIN, (Professorial Lecturer in Residence), admitted to bar, 2002, NewYork. Education: Universidad de Buenos Aires
(Law, 1991); Foreign Affairs Ministry of Argentina School of Diplomacy
(International Relations, 1992); American University Washington College of Law
(LL.M., 1994). COURSES: International Law, Human Rights, Legal
Research. Email: cmartin@wcl.american.edu
JAMES P. MAY, (Professor of Law), born Washington, D.C., June 26, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976,
District of Columbia.
Education: Carleton University (B.A., 1973); Harvard LawSchool (J.D., 1976). COURSES:
Antitrust, Contracts, Law and Economics, Legal History. Email:
may@wcl.american.edu
GAY MCDOUGALL, (Distinguished Scholar in Residence), Education: Bennington College (B.A., 1969); Yale
University (J.D., 1972); London Schoolof Economics (LL.M.,
1978). Email: mcdougall@wcl.american.edu
BINNY MILLER, (Professor of Law), born Boston, Massachusetts,
February 26, 1956; admitted to bar, 1985, Minnesota;
1988, District of Columbia; 1991, Maryland. Education:
Carleton University
(B.A., 1978); Universityof Chicago (J.D., 1983). COURSES:
Clinical Teaching, Interviewing and Counseling. Email: bmiller@wcl.american.edu
ELLIOTT S. MILSTEIN, (Professor of Law), born Hartford, Connecticut, October 19, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969,
Connecticut, 1973, District of Columbia. Education: University of Hartford
(B.A., 1966); University of Connecticut School
of Law (J.D., 1969); Yale UniversityLaw School
(LL.M., 1971). COURSES: Clinical Teaching, Criminal Law,
International Human Rights Law Clinic, Legal Profession, Office Practice. Email:
elliott@wcl.american.edu
ANTHONY C. MORELLA, (Professor of Law Emeritus), born Malden, Massachusetts, August 31, 1930; admitted
to bar, 1959, District of Columbia; 1976, Maryland. Education: Boston University
(A.B., 1952); American University Washington College of Law (J.D., 1958).
FERNANDA NICOLA, (Assistant Professor of Law), born Torino, Italy, November 1, 1972. Education:
University of Turin
(B.A., 1996); Trento University (Ph.D., 2006); University of Turin Law School (J.D., 2000); Harvard LawSchool (LL.M., 2002). COURSES:
Comparative Law, European Union Law, Contracts, Torts. Email:
fnicola@wcl.american.edu
MARK NILES, (Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs), born 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Maryland. Education: Wesleyan University
(B.A., 1988); StanfordUniversity (J.D., 1991). COURSES:
Civil Procedure, Administrative Law, Law and Popular Culture. Email:
mniles@wcl.american.edu
DIANE F. ORENTLICHER, (Professor of Law), born May 2, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, District of Columbia. Education: Yale University
(B.A., 1977); ColumbiaUniversity (J.D., 1981). COURSES:
International Law, Ethnic Identity and International Law, International
Organizations and International Business and Human Rights. Email:
orentlic@wcl.american.edu
CORRINE PARVER, (Practitioner in Residence and Executive Director, Health Law Project), born Montreal, Quebec, Canada, November 27, 1944;
admitted to bar, 1983, District of Columbia. Education: McGill University
(Dip. PT., 1964; B.PT., 1966); AmericanUniversity WashingtonCollege of Law (J.D.,
1982). COURSES: Medical Malpractice, Health Policy, Health Law,
Fraud & Abuse. Email: cparver@wcl.american.edu
TERESA GODWIN PHELPS, (Professor of Law and Director of Legal Rhetoric), born Bournemouth, United Kingdom, May 29, 1944. Education:
University of Notre
Dame (B.A., 1973; M.A., 1975; Ph.D., 1980); Yale Law School (M.S.L., 1989). COURSES:
Legal Writing and Research. Email: tphelps@wcl.american.edu
VICTORIA PHILLIPS, (Practitioner in Residence), born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 20, 1960; admitted to bar, 1989, Missouri; 1990, Massachusetts
and District of Columbia.
Education: Smith College (B.A., 1982); AmericanUniversity, Washington College of Law (J.D., 1988). COURSES:
Communications Law, Intellectual Property. Email:
vfphillips@wcl.american.edu
ANDREW D. PIKE, (Professor of Law and Director of the Law and Business Program), born New York, N.Y., July 30, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Pennsylvania; 1977, District of Columbia. Education: Swarthmore College
(B.A., 1972); Universityof Pennsylvania (J.D.,
1976). COURSES: Corporate Income Taxation, Federal Personal
Income Taxation, Estate and Gift Taxation, Pension Law, Tax Policy. Email:
pike@wcl.american.edu
MICHELE R. PISTONE, (Visiting Professor of Law), born Queens, New York, March 11, 1964; admitted to
bar, 1991, New York; 1992, District of Columbia; 2000, Pennsylvania. Education:
New York University
(B.S., 1986); St. John's University School of Law
(J.D., 1989); GeorgetownUniversity LawCenter (LL.M., 1999). COURSES:
Clinical Education, Immigration and Refugee Law.
NANCY D. POLIKOFF, (Professor of Law), born February 25, 1952; admitted to bar, 1975, Districtof Columbia; 1976, Maryland.
Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1972); Georgetown
University Law
Center (J.D., 1975); George WashingtonUniversity (M.A., 1980). COURSES:
Family Law, Civil Procedure. Email: npoliko@wcl.american.edu
ANDREW F. POPPER, (Professor of Law), born New York, N.Y.,
March 3, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Illinois;
1975, District of Columbia.
Education: Baldwin‑Wallace College (B.A., 1970); DePaul University
(J.D., 1973); GeorgeWashington UniversityNational LawCenter (LL.M., 1976). COURSES:
Administrative Law, Federal Regulatory Process, Torts, Product Liability. Email:
apopper@wcl.american.edu
JAMIN BEN RASKIN, (Professor of Law and Director of the Law and
Government Program), born Washington,
D.C., December 13, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Massachusetts. Education: Harvard University
(B.A., 1983); HarvardLaw School
(J.D., 1987). COURSES: Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Law
of the American Political Process, Law and Education. Email:
raskin@wcl.american.edu
JAYESH RATHOD, (Practitioner in Residence),
born Chicago, Illinois,
May 29, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, New York
and District of Columbia.
Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1997); Columbia University
(J.D., 2001). COURSES: International Human Rights. Email:
jrathod@wcl.american.edu
PAUL R. RICE, (Professor of Law), born
Huntington, West Virginia, July 28, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, West Virginia;
1969, Connecticut. Education: Marshall
University (B.B.A., 1965); West Virginia University
(J.D., 1968); YaleUniversity LawSchool (LL.M., 1972). COURSES:
Evidence, Advanced Evidence. Email: price@wcl.american.edu
HEATHER E. RIDENOUR, (Legal Rhetoric Instructor and Director of Legal
Analysis), born Denver, Colorado,
July 29, 1973. Education: Texas Woman's
University (B.B.A., 1997); Texas Wesleyan
University Schoolof Law (J.D., 2004). COURSES:
Legal Writing. Email: hridenour@wcl.american.edu
DEAN HILL RIVKIN, (Visiting Professor of Law), born Staten Island, New York, March 22, 1947;
admitted to bar, 1971, Tennessee; 1972, Kentucky. Education: Hamilton College
(A.B., 1968); VanderbiltUniversity LawSchool (J.D., 1971). COURSES:
Clinical Legal Education, Environmental Law, Public Interest Lawyering,
Education Advocacy.
IRA P. ROBBINS, (Professor of Law, Director, JD/MS Dual Degree Prog. in Law &
Justice and Justice & Barnard T. Welsh Scholar), born Brooklyn, New York, January 2, 1949; admitted to
bar, 1974, New York; 1984, District of Columbia. Education: University of Pennsylvania
(A.B., 1970); HarvardLaw School
(J.D., 1973). COURSES: Conflict of Laws, Criminal Law, Advanced
Criminal Law, Post‑Conviction Remedies, Prisoners' Rights. Email:
robbins@wcl.american.edu
DIEGO RODRIGUEZ‑PINZON, (Professorial Lecturer in Residence), Education: Universidad de los Andes School of
Law (J.D., 1989); American University Washington College of Law (LL.M., 1994). COURSES:
International Law, International Litigation, International Organizations,
Transnational Law, Peace Negotiations, Human Rights. Email:
drodrig@wcl.american.edu
EZRA ROSSER, (Assistant Professor of Law),
Education: Yale University (B.A., 2000); Harvard
Law School
(J.D., 2003); Universityof Cambridge (M.Phil.,
2004). COURSES: Property, Poverty Law, Federal Indian Law, Legal
Research and Writing. Email: erosser@wcl.american.edu
SUSANA SA COUTO, (Professional Lecturer in Residence), born Lisbon Portugal, December 5, 1968; admitted to bar,
1998, Massachusetts and District of Columbia. Education: Brown University
(B.A., 1990); Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University
(M.A.L.D., 1994); Northeastern University (J.D., 1998). COURSES:
Gender Cultural Difference & Human Rights, International Criminal Law,
Women and Conflict: Responses of International Criminal & Humanitarian Law.
Email: ssacouto@wcl.american.edu
JOSHUA D. SARNOFF, (Practitioner in Residence), born New York, New York, April 21, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, California; 1987, Districtof Columbia. Education: Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (B.S., 1981); Stanford University
(J.D., 1986). COURSES: Patents, Clinic, Environmental Law,
Constitutional Law. Email: jsarnoff@wcl.american.edu
HERMAN SCHWARTZ, (Professor of Law), born New York, N.Y.,
December 19, 1931; admitted to bar, 1957, New York;
1962, District of Columbia.
Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1953); Harvard LawSchool (J.D., 1956). COURSES:
Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Social Justice Seminar. Email:
hschwar@wcl.american.edu
ANN C. SHALLECK, (Professor of Law, Director of the Women and the Law
Program and Carrington Shields Scholar),
born New York, N.Y.,
August 10, 1949; admitted to bar, 1978, Pennsylvania;
1984, District of Columbia.
Education: Bryn Mawr College
(A.B., 1971); HarvardLaw School
(J.D., 1978). COURSES: Clinical Teaching, Family Law, Women and
the Law, Theories of Pedagogy. Email: shalleck@wcl.american.edu
MARY SIEGEL, (Professor of Law), born May
3, 1951; admitted to bar, 1975, District of Columbia;
1976, Ohio. Education:
Vassar College
(A.B., 1972); YaleUniversity LawSchool (J.D., 1975). COURSES:
Advanced Corporate Law, Business Associations, Business Planning, Corporations,
Securities Regulation, Advanced Securities Law. Email:
msiegel@wcl.american.edu
BRENDA V. SMITH, (Professor of Law), born June 6, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Districtof Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania. Education:
Spelman College
(B.A., 1980); GeorgetownUniversity (J.D., 1984). COURSES:
Clinical Teaching, Professional Responsibility, Economic Development. Email:
bvsmith@wcl.american.edu
WILLIAM SNAPE III, (Fellow in Environmental Law), born Camden, New Jersey, July 23, 1964; admitted to bar,
1990, Virginia; 2000, District of Columbia. Education: University of California
at Los Angeles (B.A., 1986); St. Andrews University
(1984‑1985); GeorgeWashington University
(J.D., 1989). COURSES: Environmental Law, International Law,
Administrative Law. Email: wsnape@wcl.american.edu
DAVID V. SNYDER, (Professor of Law and Director of Business Programs), born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, January 5, 1966;
admitted to bar, 1991, Louisiana; 1992, Maryland; 1993, District of Columbia. Education:
Yale University
(B.A., 1988); TulaneLaw School
(J.D., 1991). COURSES: Contracts, Commercial Law (including
Sales, Secured Transactions, Payment Systems and Electronic Commerce),
Comparative Law, Legal History. Email: dsnyder@wcl.american.edu
DAVID SPRATT, (Legal Writing Instructor), Education:
The College of William
and Mary (B.A., 1991); American University, Washington Collegeof Law (J.D., 1994). COURSES:
Legal Writing and Research. Email: dspratt@wcl.american.edu
JANE STOEVER, (Practitioner in Residence), Education:
University of Kansas
(B.A., 2000); HarvardUniversity (J.D., 2003). COURSES:
Criminal Law, Domestic Violence Law. Email: jstoever@wcl.american.edu
LASHANDA TAYLOR, (Practitioner in Residence), Education: Spelman
College (B.A., 1996); New York University (J.D., 1999). COURSES:
Civil Litigation, Family Law. Email: ltaylor@wcl.american.edu
MICHAEL E. TIGAR, (Professor of Law Emeritus), born Glendale, California, January 18, 1941; admitted
to bar, 1967, District of Columbia; 1993, New York. Education: University of California,
Berkeley (B.A.,
1962, J.D., 1966). COURSES: Human Rights Impact Litigation
Clinic. Email: metigar@tigarlaw.com
ROBERT L. TSAI, (Associate Professor of Law),
born Taipei, Taiwan,
October 19, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia. Education: University of California,
Los Angeles (B.A., 1993); Yale Law School (J.D., 1997). COURSES:
Constitutional Law, Criminal Procedure. Email:
rtsai@wcl.american.edu
RICHARD UGELOW, (Practitioner in Residence), Education:
Hobart College
(B.A., 1965); American University, Washington College
of Law (J.D., 1968); Georgetown University
(LL.M.). COURSES: Civil Litigation, Employment Law. Email:
rugelow@wcl.edu
ANTHONY E. VARONA, (Associate Professor of Law and Director of S.J.D.
Program), Education: Boston College
(A.B., 1989; J.D., 1992); GeorgetownUniversity LawCenter (LL.M., 1996). COURSES:
Contracts, Administrative Law, Media Law, Introduction to Public Law. Email:
avarona@wcl.american.edu
ROBERT G. VAUGHN, (Professor of Law and A. Allen King Scholar), born March 10, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Oklahoma; 1971, District of Columbia. Education: University of Oklahoma
(B.A., 1966; J.D., 1969); HarvardLaw School
(LL.M., 1970). COURSES: Civil Procedure, Legislation, Public
Employment Law, Public Information Law and Policy, Torts. Email:
vaughn@wcl.american.edu
DENNIS J. VENTRY, JR., (Assistant Visiting Professor of Law), born Santa Clara, California, January 8,
1970. Education: University of California at Los Angeles
(B.A., 1993); University of California at Santa Barbara
(M.A., 1996; Ph.D., 2001); NewYork University Law School
(J.D., 2004). COURSES: Federal Personal Income Tax, Tax Policy
and Distributive Justice. Email: dventry@wcl.american.edu
STEPHEN VLADECK, (Associate Professor of Law), born New York, New York, September 26, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, New York. Education:
Amherst College
(B.A., 2001); YaleLaw School
(J.D., 2004). COURSES: Constitutional Law, Federal Courts, National
Security Law, Civil Procedure, International Criminal Law, Immigration Law. Email:
svladeck@wcl.american.edu
PERRY E. WALLACE, JR., (Professor of Law and Director of the JD/MBA Program), born Nashville, Tennessee, February 19, 1948; admitted
to bar, 1978, District of Columbia. Education: Vanderbilt (B.S., 1970); Columbia (J.D., 1975). COURSES:
Accounting, Business Associations, Corporate Finance, Corporations,
Environmental Law. Email: wallace@wcl.american.edu
ROBIN WESTBROOK, (Practitioner in Residence), Education: Smith
College (B.A., 1971); Yale LawSchool (J.D., 1974). COURSES:
Tax Law, Clinic. Email: rwestbro@wcl.american.edu
PAUL ROBERT WILLIAMS, (Rebecca I. Grazier Assoc. Prof. of Law &
International Relations, Dir. of the M.A./J.D. Joint Degree Program), born 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, California;
1998, District of Columbia.
Education: University of California at Davis (A.B., 1987); University of Cambridge
(Ph.D., 1998); StanfordLaw School
(J.D., 1990). COURSES: International Law & Foreign Affairs,
Law of the Sea, Advanced Issues of Public International Law and State
Succession. Email: pwilliams@wcl.american.edu
RICHARD J. WILSON, (Professor of Law and Director of the International
Human Rights Law Clinic), born 1943;
admitted to bar, 1972, Illinois; 1990,
District of Columbia.
Education: DePaul University (B.A., 1965); University of Illinois
(J.D., 1972). COURSES: Clinical Teaching, Comparative Criminal
Procedure, Criminal Procedure, Human Rights. Email: rwilson@WCL.american.edu