UNIVERSITY
OF DENVER
STURM COLLEGE OF LAW
2255 E. EVANSAVENUE
DENVER, COLORADO80208
Telephone:
(303) 871-6000
URL:
http://www.law.du.edu
ABA Approved Since 1928
The
University of Denver Sturm College of Law (Denver Law) commits to excellence in
teaching and scholarship, and to producing graduates who are practice-ready and
equipped to lead in our profession and our society.
Denver Law engaged in a strategic planning process from July 2009 through May
2010. The process was designed to provide a deep understanding of the changing
environment for legal practice and legal education. To that end, we reached out
to our key stakeholders: the practicing bar, the judiciary, consumers of legal
services, alumni, faculty, students, staff and university administration. We
also researched national-level changes in legal education and the practice of
law.
Based on this data, the law school built a strategic plan that permits us to
meet the changing needs of the legal community and embrace the calls for reform
in legal education while building upon our core strengths. By doing so, the
Sturm College of Law will be a leader in the future of legal education.
Practice Ready, Client Ready, Ready for Impact
In today's
legal market, law schools must strive to graduate students who are
practice-ready, rather than students who will need to learn essential skills on
the job. By a practice-ready graduate, we mean a student who has attained entry
level proficiency in a significant number of important professional skills.
There are some skills lawyers must learn on the job, but there are many skills
that can and should be taught or introduced in law school.
Denver Law recognizes that effective legal education requires a balanced
curriculum - one that offers exposure to each of the three Carnegie
apprenticeships: doctrine, skills (with an emphasis on writing), and
professional identity. We will build upon our faculty's commitment to teaching
and the law school's interactive environment as we further integrate
experiential learning into the curriculum.
Fortunately, Denver Law has been at the forefront of skills education. The law
school has prominent and well-established clinics (which include both litigation
and transactional live client opportunities), the largest externship program in
the country, and extensive trial advocacy program and more. This commitment to
integration of doctrine, skills, and professional identity is also exemplified
by our Lawyering Process program, and an increasing number of simulation based
courses. We will prepare students for the legal profession or their chosen
career by building upon these existing strengths, and by offering more
integrated and experiential learning in a well-balanced curriculum.
Building the Future of Legal Education Today
As a result of the strategic plan we adopted last year, we have committed to a
Specialization Initiative that will foster expertise and engagement in five
subject matter areas where there are likely to be good jobs for our grads. And
we have committed to a Modern Learning Initiative that is designed to produce
more practice-ready and well-balanced lawyers by providing more experiential
learning opportunities for our students - experiences that combine doctrine,
skills and professional identity.
We have made great strides in implementing our plan. At the end of the last
school year, the faculty leaders who were responsible for each area of our plan
reported both to a university trustees working group and to the faculty as a
whole. The starting point for each presentation was the list of plan goals and
benchmarks for the year, followed by each leader indicating which goals had been
accomplished, which goals were under way and where we faced impediments.
The list of accomplishments is impressive. Below are just a few highlights from
our ongoing implementation:
- We will open our new Community Economic Development
Clinic this fall, where students will get hands-on experience performing
transactional work for real clients under the supervision of clinical
professors. (This is one of only a handful of programs like it in the country
and was our most popular clinic with enrolling students.)
- Professor Roberto Corrada accepted an appointment to our Chair of Modern Learning. Roberto and our Modern Learning Committee (faculty leaders from all parts of our curriculum and bar leaders in experiential learning, such as Mark Caldwell, JD '76, of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and Judge Robert McGahey) are guiding our faculty in adopting more experiential and integrated models of teaching.
- We have adopted certificate programs in four of our five areas of specialization (with the fifth on the way), which will enable our students to document to potential employers that they have completed a course of study designed to develop mastery of doctrine, skills and professional identity in one of these legal specialty areas.
In 2003, a
state-of-the-art law center opened on the main campus of the
University ofDenver.
The 181,000 square footFrank
H. Ricketson Jr. Law Building - which houses one of
the most technologically sophisticated legal teaching centers in the United
States - is the nation's first law school building to be certified "green" in
accordance with the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED) certification standards.
The University of Denver began offering clinical legal
education in 1904, one of the first law schools in the nation to do so. That
tradition continues today through five clinical opportunities offered at the
law school.
Students
participating in the Civil Litigation Clinic help low-income clients
work through civil controversies. In addition to integrating legal theory and
practice, students in the Civil Litigation Clinic are required to perform some
sort of community outreach in order to better understand the clients whom they
serve. Recent cases have included housing discrimination, eviction defense,
civil protection orders, and wage and hour claims.
The model
of the Civil Litigation Clinic is based on student self-direction and community
outreach. Because of this focus, students have a great deal of input into and
ability to shape their clinical experience. With this focus, students are able
to obtain a variety of learning experiences and target their expressed areas of
interest.
The
Criminal Representation Clinic offers an intense experience in the criminal justice system
for students interested in becoming criminal defense attorneys or prosecutors.
Students represent low-income clients with a wide range of legal problems,
including misdemeanors such as assault or DUI/DWAI, and municipal ordinance
violations such as disturbing the peace and shoplifting. Students appear in
court at arraignment, pre-trial conferences, trial, and sentencing. As
participants in the Criminal Representation Clinic, students practice
interviewing and counseling, fact investigation, basic research and writing,
oral advocacy, drafting, and legal analysis. Students are introduced to the
complex ethical dilemmas that defense attorneys face while working in the
criminal justice system. The clinic also offers students an opportunity to
think about the underpinnings of the criminal justice system and the impact of
larger societal ills, which may play a part in our client's journey through
that system.
The Civil
Rights and Disability Law Clinic provides services to clients in matters
involving civil rights and liberties violations. Students in this clinic
represent clients before courts and civil administrative agencies in a broad
range of civil and human rights matters, including discrimination based on
disability, race, gender, religious, age and national origin discrimination, as
well as constitutional law issues.
The Community Economic Development (CED) Clinic teaches transactional
practice skills to students through the representation of nonprofit corporations,
community-based associations and enterprises, and small businesses. The clinic
provides both challenging client work and a rigorous classroom component to
expose students to substantive legal concepts related to community economic
development and business law. Client work may include drafting corporate
formation documents; assisting nonprofit organizations with tax-exempt
applications and maintenance of tax-exempt status; drafting and negotiating
contracts; acting as general counsel to nonprofit corporations and small
businesses; working with state and local government agencies; and assisting with
community-oriented real estate transactions and other transactions related to
economic development and redevelopment projects. In addition, students may
research issues related to public policies that affect clinic clients and
provide community education workshops on substantive law issues pertinent to the
clinic's practice areas. Students also learn practice skills, including client
counseling, negotiation, research and planning, drafting, advocacy, and
understanding the role of culture and group dynamics. Through both client work
and the seminar component, students are exposed to a variety of social systems
that impact their clients and are encouraged to think reflectively about the
nature of transactional advocacy in the public's interest. Students direct all
aspects of the representation and work under the supervision of Professor
Patience Crowder and a Clinical Fellow.
Students
in the Mediation and Arbitration Clinic perform simulations and mediate
actual cases in the county court and through the clinic. Recent mediation cases
have included criminal misdemeanors, restraining orders, and employment
disputes involving city workers. Students participate in an orientation class,
which focuses on lawyering skills, mediation skills, and ethics.
The Environmental
Law Clinic at the University of Denver Sturm College of
Law provides a real world experience for students interested in environmental
law who wish to develop practical legal skills. Under the supervision of Mike
Harris, director of the Environmental Law Clinic, and supervising attorney Kay
Bond, students represent environmental advocacy organizations before courts and
administrative agencies in a broad range of environmental matters, including
endangered species, public lands, and air quality. The clinic's efforts have
produced significant protections for the environment and public health.
Students
who want to work in the community can do so through the countless part-time
jobs available in Denver
through DU's extensive Legal Externship Program. The Sturm
College of Law facilitates more than
400 externship placements each year throughout the Denver
area, throughout the U.S.,
and abroad. Students serve as clerks for judges with the Supreme Court, Court
of Appeals, Federal Court and State Court or work in private law firms,
government or non-profit agencies, or corporate counsel offices. The U.S. Court
of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit is located in Denver, as is the U.S. District Court and the
Colorado Supreme Court. Most U.S. Government agencies have regional offices in Denver, and many national
law firms locate offices here as well.
The
University of Denver Sturm College of Law produces the following scholarly
journals, all of which are student-run and edited: Denver University Law
Review; Denver Journal of International Law & Policy; Sports and Entertainment
Law Journal; Criminal Law Review; Transportation Law Journal
and Water Law Review,
the only one of it's kind in the UnitedStates. Each addresses unique issues, and students
have many topics on which they can write.
In addition to the J.D. degree,
Denver Law offers a Master of
Laws in Environmental and Natural Resources Law and Policy (LLM), a Master of
Resources Law Studies (MRLS), a Certificate of Studies (CS) in Natural Resources
Law and Policy, and Certificates in select natural resources courses. These are
designed for attorneys and professionals who need cutting-edge information and
skills and responds to the recent proliferation of resources and environmental
laws throughout the world. The Master of Science in Legal Administration (MSLA)
is dedicated to advancing the establishment, development, education, and
training of the profession of managing legal organizations. MSLA course work
presents business management principles and fosters an understanding of the
legal culture and the court and practice environments.
The University of Denver is an ideal setting in which to
pursue a J.D. along with an advanced degree in another field. Dual degrees are
offered in Business Administration, Economics, Geography, History, Intermodal
Transportation, International Management, International Studies, Legal
Administration, Mass Communications, Mineral Economics (with the Colorado School
of Mines), Professional Psychology,
Psychology, Real Estate and Construction Management, Social Work, Sociology,
Computer Science and Urban and Regional Planning.
Dean:
Martin J. Katz (303) 871-6121
Associate
Dean for Academic Affairs:
Federico Cheever (303) 871-6105
Associate
Dean of Admissions and Finance Management:
Iain Davis (303) 871-6136
Library
& Assistant Dean of Information Services:
Gary
Alexander (303) 871-6188
Assistant
Dean of Career Development and Opportunities:
Eric Bono (303) 871-6478
Assistant
Dean of Student Affairs: Dan Vigil (303) 871-6208
Director of Budget and Planning:
Clint Emmerich (303) 871-6107
Assistant Dean of Development: Eric Lundstedt (303) 871-6123
Registrar:
Julie Gordon (303)
871-6132
Director, Clinics:
Laura Rover (303)
871-6140
Director of Communications:
Meghan Howes (303) 871-6211
FULL
TIME FACULTY
MARTIN
J. KATZ, (Dean & Law Professor), born New York, NewYork, February 2, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Colorado. Education: Harvard College
(B.A., 1987); YaleLaw School
(J.D., 1991). COURSES: Constitutional Law, Employment Law, Employment Discrimination
Law. Email: mkatz @ law.du.edu
GARY
ALEXANDER, (Law Professor), born 1950; admitted to bar, 1982, Colorado. Education: University of Denver (M.L.L., 1982; J.D., 1981). Email:
galexand @ law.du.edu
ROBERT
S. ANDERSON, (Law Professor), born Glendale, California,
April 1, 1968; Education: University of California
(B.A., 1988); Universityof California, Hastings College
of Law (J.D., 1993). COURSES: Legal Research and Writing. Email: randerson
@ law.du.edu
RACHEL
S. ARNOW-RICHMAN, (Law Professor), born New Brunswick, New Jersey, December 10, 1970;
admitted to bar, 1995, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Education: Rutgers University
(B.A., 1992); Harvard Law School
(J.D., 1995); TempleUniversity (LL.M., 2000).
COURSES: Contracts, Employment Law. Email: rarnow @ law.du.edu
REBECCA
AVIEL, (Law Professor),
Education: Yale College; HarvardLaw School.
COURSES: Family Law, Legal Profession. Email: raviel @ law.du.edu
TANYA
B. BARTHOLOMEW, (Law Professor), born 1958; admitted to bar, 1992, Iowa. Education: University of Oregon
(B.S., 1982); DrakeUniversity (J.D., 1992). COURSES:
Legal Research and Writing. Email: tbartholomew @ law.du.edu
ARTHUR
M. BEST, (Law Professor), born 1945; admitted to bar, 1969, District of Columbia;
1974, New York; 1989, Colorado. Education: Columbia College
(A.B., 1966); Universityof Pennsylvania (J.D.,
1969). COURSES: Torts, Evidence. Email: abest @ law.du.edu
JEROME
BORISON, (Law Professor), born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 22, 1946; admitted to bar, 1977,
Pennsylvania; 1981, California; 1985, Colorado. Education: Temple University
(B.S., 1967); Gonzaga University (J.D., 1977); New York University (LL.M., 1982). COURSES: Public
Interest Law, Basic Tax, Estate and Gift Tax, Trusts and Estates, Low Income
Taxpayer Clinic. Email: jborison @ law.du.edu
J.
ROBERT BROWN, JR., (Law Professor), born Baltimore,
MD, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, District of Columbia. Education:
College of William and Mary (B.A., 1978); Georgetown
University (M.A., 1984; Ph.D., 1993); University of Maryland (J.D., 1980). COURSES: Corporations,
Administrative Law, Russian Commercial Environment. Email: jbrown @
law.du.edu
TERESA
M. BRUCE, (Law Professor), born Minneapolis, Minnesota,
March 31, 1965; Education: Colorado
State University
(B.S., 1988); CornellLaw School
(J.D., 1996). COURSES: Advanced Legal Writing. Email: tbruce @
law.du.edu
PHOENIX
X.F. CAI, (Law Professor), born 1976; admitted to bar, 1999, California;
2002, Illinois.
Education: Washington University, St. Louis (B.A., 1996); University of California
Berkeley School of Law
(J.D., 1999). COURSES: Property Damage, International Trade, Public
International Law. Email: pcai @ law.du.edu
FEDERICO
CHEEVER, (Law Professor), born Rome, Italy,
1957; admitted to bar, 1986, California; 1988,
Colorado. Education:
Stanford University (B.A./M.A., 1981); UCLA (J.D.,
1986). COURSES: Property, Environmental Law, Public Land
Use and Resources, Wildlife Law and Land Conservation Transactions. Email: fcheever
@ law.du.edu
ALAN
CHEN, (Law Professor),
born 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, California;
1988, Illinois.
Education: CaseWestern Reserve University
(B.A., 1982); Stanford (J.D., 1985). COURSES: Constitutional Law,
Constitutional Litigation, Criminal Procedure, Federal Jurisdiction. Email: achen
@ law.du.edu
ROBERTO
L. CORRADA, (Law Professor), born Nouasseur AFB, Morocco, Africa, June 7, 1960; admitted to bar,
1985, District of Columbia, 1990, Michigan. Education: George Washington
University (B.A., 1982); Catholic
University Schoolof Law (J.D., 1985). COURSES:
Employment Law, Labor Law, Contracts, Administrative Law, Critical Race
Theory. Email: rcorrada @ law.du.edu
KATHARINE
K. DUVIVIER, (Law Professor), born Alton, Illinois, January 1, 1953; admitted to bar, 1982,
Colorado. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1975); University
of Denver College of Law
(J.D., 1982). COURSES: Local Government, Trust and Estates. Email: kkduvivier
@ law.du.edu
NANCY
S. EHRENREICH, (Law Professor), born 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Virginia;
1996, Colorado.
Education: Yale University (B.A., 1974); University of Virginia
(J.D., 1979; LL.M., 1982). COURSES: Criminal Law, Jurisprudence,
Reproductive Rights, Torts, Feminist Legal Theory. Email: nehrenre @
mail.law.du.edu
J.
WADINE GEHRKE, (Law Professor), born 1942; admitted to bar, 1984, Colorado. Education: Colorado State
University (B.A., 1965); University of Denver
College of Law (J.D., 1984). COURSES: Clinical
Education, Basic and Advanced Civil and Criminal Representation. Email: wgehrke
@ law.du.edu
RASHMI GOEL,
(Law Professor),
born 1968; Education: University
of Saskatchewan (B.A., Hons, 1992;
LL.B., 1992); StanfordLaw School
(J.S.M., 1996). COURSES: Criminal Law, Multi-Culturalism and Race,
International Criminal Law. Email: rgoel @ law.du.edu
ROBERT M. HARDAWAY, (Law Professor), born 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Colorado. Education: New York University (J.D., 1971). COURSES: Evidence,
Civil Procedure, Preventive Law. Email: rhardawa @ law.du.edu
MICHAEL
HARRIS, (Law Professor), Education: Pitzer College (B.A.); Vermont
Law School
(M.S.L.); University of CaliforniaBerkeley BoaltHall School
of Law (J.D.). Email: mharris @ law.du.edu
JEFFREY
H. HARTJE, (Law Professor), born 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Minnesota;
1976, Washington.
Education: Universityof Minnesota (B.A., 1964;
J.D., 1967). COURSES: Clinical Teaching, Wrongful Convictions, Evidence.
Email: jhartje @ law.du.edu
TIMOTHY
M. HURLEY, (Law Professor), born Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
October 2, 1955; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio.
Education: University of Wisconsin
(B.A., 1981); Southern IllinoisUniversity LesarCollege of Law (J.D.,
1985). COURSES: Legal Writing, Advanced Legal Research. Email: thurley
@ law.du.edu
SHEILA
K. HYATT, (Law Professor), born 1950; admitted to bar, 1974, Missouri;
1980, Colorado.
Education: Miami University (B.A., 1971); Washington University
(J.D., 1974). COURSES: Evidence, Civil Procedure, Trial Practice, Gender
and the Law. Email: shyatt @ law.du.edu
JOSÉ
ROBERTO (BETO) JUÁREZ, JR., (Law Professor), born 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Education: Stanford University
(A.B., 1977); University Texas
(J.D., 1981). Email: bjuarez @ law.du.edu
SAM
KAMIN, (Law Professor),
born 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, California.
Education: Amherst College (B.A., 1992); University of California
(J.D., 1996; Ph.D., 2000). COURSES: Criminal Law, Basic Criminal
Procedure, Administration of Criminal Justice Seminar. Email: skamin @
law.du.edu
TAMARA
L. KUENNEN, (Law Professor), admitted to bar, 1996, Oregon; 2002,
District of Columbia.
Education: Occidental College (B.A., 1991); Northeastern University School of Law
(J.D., 1996); GeorgetownUniversity LawCenter (LL.M., 2004). COURSES:
Civil Clinic. Email: tkuennen @ law.du.edu
JAN G.
LAITOS, (Law Professor), born Colorado Springs, Colorado, May 6, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971,
Colorado; 1974, District of Columbia. Education: Yale
University (B.A., 1968); University of Colorado
(J.D., 1971); Universityof Wisconsin (S.J.D., 1975).
COURSES: Environmental and Natural Resources Law, Constitutional Law. Email:
jlaitos @ law.du.edu
CHRISTOPHER LASCH, (Law Professor), Education: Yale
Law School
(J.D.).
COURSES: Criminal Defense Clinic, Law School Clinical Program. Email:
clasch @ law.du.edu
NANCY LEONG, (Law Professor), Education: Northwestern
University (B.A., 2001; B.Mus., 2001);
Stanford Law School
(J.D., 2006).
COURSES: Constitutional Litigation, Constitutional Law II, Criminal
Procedure. Email:
nleong @ law.du.edu
JUSTIN
MARCEAU, (Law Professor), born Missoula,
Montana, 1977; Education: Boston College (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001); Harvard Law School
(J.D., cum laude). COURSES: Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure. Email: jmarceau
@ law.du.edu
LUCY A.
MARSH, (Law Professor),
born 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, Connecticut;
1971, Colorado.
Education: Smith College (B.A., 1963); University of Michigan
(J.D., 1966). COURSES: Civil Procedure, Future Interests, Property,
Trusts and Estates. Email: lmarsh @ law.du.edu
MICHAEL
G. MASSEY, (Law Professor), born Wichita, Kansas,
April 12, 1946; Education: University of Denver
(B.A., 1968); Universityof Denver, Sturm College
of Law (J.D., 1971). COURSES: Legal Research and Writing. Email: mgmassey
@ law.du.edu
G.
KRISTIAN MICCIO, (Law Professor), born New York; admitted
to bar, 1986, New York.
Education: Marymount College (B.A.); University
of New York (M.A.); Antioch University
College of Law (J.D.); Columbia University School
of Law (LL.M.; JS.D.). COURSES: Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Family
Law, Seminar on Male Intimate Violence, Seminar on the Holocaust, Individual
and State Accountability. Email: kmiccio @ law.du.edu
VIVA
MOFFAT, (Law Professor), born 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, California;
2000, Colorado.
Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1991); University of Virginia
(M.A., 1993; J.D., 1996). COURSES: Intellectual Property, Contracts. Email:
vmoffat @ law.du.edu
SUSANNA K. MORAN, (Law Professor), Education:
University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1989); University of Michigan
(M.S., 1992); Universityof Michigan Law School (J.D., 1992).
COURSES: Lawyering Process, Master of Science in Legal Administration. Email:
smoran @ law.du.edu
VED P.
NANDA, (Law Professor),
born 1934; Education: Punjab University (B.A./M.A.,
1952); Delhi University
(LL.B., 1955; LL.M., 1958); NorthwesternUniversity (LL.M., 1962).
COURSES: International Law, Conflicts of Law, Human Rights Law, International
Conflict Resolution, International Business Trade Law. Email: vnanda @
mail.law.du.edu
STEPHEN
L. PEPPER, (Law Professor), born 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Colorado. Education: Stanford University
(A.B., 1969); YaleUniversity (J.D., 1973). COURSES:
Torts, Legal Profession, Professional Ethics. Email: spepper @
law.du.edu
JUSTIN PIDOT, (Law Professor), Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1999); Stanford Law School
(J.D., 2006).
COURSES: Environmental Law, Property Law. Email:
jpidot @ law.du.edu
GEORGE
(ROCK) PRING, (Law Professor), born 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Ohio;
1974, Colorado.
Education: Harvard College (B.A., 1963); University of Michigan
(J.D., 1968). COURSES: Constitutional Law, Environmental Law,
International Environmental Law, International Water Law, Administrative Law. Email:
rpring @ law.du.edu
JOHN H.
REESE, (Professor Emeritus),
born 1931; admitted to bar, 1954, Texas.
Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A./LL.B.,
1954); George Washington University
(LL.M., 1965; S.J.D.,1969). COURSES: Constitutional Law, Administrative
Law. Email: jreese @ law.du.edu
PAULA
RHODES, (Law Professor), born 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Louisiana;
1979, District of Columbia.
Education: American University (B.A., 1971); Harvard University
(J.D., 1974). COURSES: International Law, Human Rights, International
Organizations, Comparative Law. Email: prhodes @ law.du.edu
EDWARD
J. ROCHE, JR., (Law Professor), born 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois;
1982, Colorado.
Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1973); University of Chicago
(J.D., 1976). COURSES: Taxation of Property Transactions, Individual Tax
Seminar, Tax Principles, Research & Writing. Email: eroche @
law.du.edu
HOWARD
ROSENBERG, (Law Professor), born Chicago, Illinois, April 10, 1927; admitted to bar, 1952,
Illinois; 1954, Colorado. Education: Roosevelt
College (B.A., 1949); DePaul University
(LL.B., 1952). COURSES: Legal Profession, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor
Law, Student Law Office (clinical). Email: hrosenbe @ law.du.edu
LAURA
L. ROVNER, (Law Professor), born Washington, D.C., August 16, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993,
Maryland; 1995, District of Columbia; 2002, North Dakota. Education: University of Pennsylvania
(B.A., 1990); Cornell Law School
(J.D., 1993); GeorgetownUniversity LawCenter (LL.M., 1995). COURSES:
Clinic Disability Rights, Civil Rights. Email: lrovner @ law.du.edu
NANTIYA
RUAN, (Law Professor),
born Detroit, Michigan, November 25, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, New York,
2004, California, 2005 Colorado. Education: Villanova
University (B.A., 1993); University of Denver
Law School (J.D., 1999); Universityof Denver (M.S.W., 1999).
COURSES: Legal Research and Writing. Email: nruan @ law.du.edu
THOMAS
DAVID RUSSELL, (Law Professor), born 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, California. Education: Northwestern
University (B.A., 1983); StanfordUniversity (M.A., 1986;
J.D., 1989; Ph.D., 1993). COURSES: Legal History, Torts, Criminal Justice,
Contracts. Email: trussell @ law.du.edu
DAVID
C. SCHOTT, (Law Professor), born 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois;
1997, Colorado.
Education: University of Pittsburgh Schoolof Law (J.D., 1990). COURSES:
Street Law: Trial Practice, Trial Advocacy. Email: dschott @
law.du.edu
CATHERINE
E. SMITH, (Law Professor), born 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, South Carolina. Education: Wofford College
(B.A., 1991); Universityof South Carolina (M.A.,
1993; J.D., 1996). COURSES: Torts, Employment Discrimination Law. Email:
csmith @ law.du.edu
JOHN T.
SOMA, (Law Professor),
born 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Illinois;
1976, District of Columbia; 1984, Colorado. Education: Augustana College
(B.A., 1970); Universityof Illinois (M.A., 1973;
J.D., 1973; Ph.D., 1975). COURSES: Corporations, Antitrust, Internet and
Computer Law, Cybercommunications, Copyright, Trademarks, and Unfair
Competition. Email: jsoma @ law.du.edu
MICHAEL D. SOUSA, (Law Professor), born 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District
of New Jersey. Education: Florida
Atlantic University
(B.A., 1995); Rutgers Law School
(J.D., 1999); St. John's University School of Law (LL.M., 2006). COURSES: Bankruptcy Law,
Corporate Reorganization, Corporate Finance, Commercial Law Survey, Sales and
Leases, Secured Transactions. Email: msousa @ law.du.edu
MARY A.
STEEFEL, (Law Professor), born Arcola, Illinois, April 28, 1951; admitted to bar, 1979,
Colorado. Education: University
of Illinois (B.A., 1973); University of Colorado
(J.D., 1979); Universityof Denver Graduate Tax
Program (LL.M., 1984). COURSES: Academic Support. Email: msteefel
@ law.du.edu
ROBIN WALKER STERLING, (Law Professor), Education: Yale
College; New York University School of Law; Georgetown University Law Center
(LL.M.).
COURSES: Criminal Defense Clinic, Law School Clinical Program. Email:
rwalkersterling @ law.du.edu
JOYCE
S. STERLING, (Law Professor), born 1945; Education: University
of California (B.A., 1967); University of Hawaii
(M.A., 1970); Universityof Denver (Ph.D., 1977). COURSES:
American Legal History, Law and Society, Scientific Evidence.
Email: jsterlin @ law.du.edu
CELIA
TAYLOR, (Law Professor), born Poughkeepsie, NewYork, November 12, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, California. Education: George Washington
University (B.A., 1986); New York University
(J.D., 1989); ColumbiaUniversity (LL.M., 1994).
COURSES: Contracts, Corporations, International Human Rights and
Economic Development, Securities Regulation. Email: ctaylor @ law.du.edu
DAVID
I. C. THOMSON, (Law Professor), born New York, N.Y., November 30, 1957; Education: Columbia University
(B.A., 1979); VanderbiltUniversity (J.D., 1982). COURSES:
Legal Research and Writing, Discovery Practicum. Email: dthomson @
law.du.edu
MARK A.
VOGEL, (Law Professor),
born Peoria, Illinois,
May 6, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Colorado.
Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1969); University of Denver
(J.D., 1975; LL.M., 1976). COURSES: Taxation. Email: mvogel @
law.du.edu
ELI
WALD, (Law Professor),
born Tel Aviv, Israel,
February 17, 1975; Education: Tel-Aviv
University (B.A., 1997; LL.B., 1997); Harvard Law School
(S.J.D., 2001). COURSES: Legal Profession, Corporations, Legal
Education. Email: ewald @ law.du.edu
ANNECOOS WIERSEMA
, (Law Professor), Education: London School of Economics (LL.B.); Harvard Law
School (S.J.D., International and Environmental Law).
COURSES: Environmental and Natural Resources Law, International Law. Email:
awiersema @ law.du.edu
EDWARD
H. ZIEGLER, (Law Professor), born 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Kentucky. Education: University of Notre
Dame (B.A., 1970); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1973); George WashingtonUniversity (LL.M., 1975).
COURSES: Property, Land-Us Planning, Real Estate, Legal Profession. Email:
eziegler @ law.du.edu