NEW
ENGLAND LAW | BOSTON
154 STUART STREET
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS02116
Telephone:
(617) 451-0010
URL:
http://WWW.NESL.EDU
ABA Approved Since 1969
Founded in
1908 as Portia Law School,
the only law school established exclusively for women, the school has been
coeducational since 1938. It was renamed New England School of Law in 1969 and
enters its second century as New England Law | Boston. It is an educational community
characterized by substantive instruction with an emphasis on extensive
preparation in practical skills, including legal writing and clinical work, and
a strong foundation in ethics. Fully accredited by the American Bar Association
(ABA), New England Law is a member of the Association of American Law Schools
(AALS).
The school's modern facility, with wireless access and advanced classroom
technology, is close to Boston's
government, business, and theater districts. New England Law capitalizes on its
location by providing an extensive clinical program and by using members of the
city's legal community as adjunct faculty and lecturers.
The
school's required Legal Research and Writing Program covers three semesters and
includes a moot court component. The required Law and Ethics of Lawyering
course is augmented by discussion of ethical issues in substantive courses. The
in-house Clinical Law Office is one of 16 clinics that offer opportunities for
practical legal experience in a variety of fields and settings, including
health law, mental health law, immigration law, land use law, mediation, and environmental
law; each clinic has a required classroom component. About 60 percent of
students take a clinical course while in law school.
As a
national law school, New England Law's students come from all regions of the
country, and its alumni practice in almost every state. The curriculum is
therefore designed to prepare graduates to practice in any jurisdiction in the United States.
Ten required courses are supplemented by choices from among nearly 150
electives. New England Law offers four scheduling options: full-time day,
part-time day and part-time evening, and the Special Part-time Program, a
flexible program for students with primary child-rearing responsibilities.
Three
academic centers support faculty and student projects and scholarship. The Center
for International Law and Policy sponsors an annual conference on a timely
subject in international law and offers a variety of projects on human rights,
the United Nations, and international courts. The Center for Business Law
includes programs on intellectual property, tax, and corporate governance and
ethics; it coordinates research and presents programs on topics in those areas.
The Center for Law and Social Responsibility sponsors five projects: criminal justice,
environmental advocacy, public service, immigration law, and women's and
children's advocacy. It organizes symposia, offers periodic programs through
its LawMatters Discussion Series, and conducts pro bono work involving faculty
and students.
In
conjunction with the Consortium for Innovative Legal Education, Inc., of which
New England Law is a founding member, the school sponsors summer study programs
in Galway, Ireland;
London; Malta;
Prague and Santiago.
Semester abroad programs are offered at the University
of Paris
X-Nanterre; University of Leiden,
The Netherlands; and
University of Aarhus, Denmark.
The Consortium also offers an academic internship at the International Criminal
Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
(The Hague, The
Netherlands).
The
school's Charles Hamilton Houston Enrichment Program (CHHEP) provides a
supportive environment for minority students. CHHEP sponsors programs to help
New England Law's minority population get acclimated and get the most out of
law school. Under the auspices of CHHEP, lectures and discussions are scheduled
to involve the law school community in conversations about race and ethnicity
in the profession and issues of social justice.
The law
library plays an essential role in the legal education and research programs at
New England
Law. The tri-level facility features computerized legal research equipment, 448
seats and study carrels, and 12 collaboration rooms. The library's collection
of 364,000 volumes and volume equivalents also includes microforms, and an
audio, video, and DVD collection that emphasizes courtroom and practical lawyering skills. Computer research services include Westlaw, Lexis/Nexis, CALI (Center for
Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction), and numerous legal and interdisciplinary
electronic databases. The online catalog and most databases are available from
all terminals and home computers via the Internet.
Students
may choose from a variety of co-curricular options, including membership on the
editorial staffs of three scholarly journals (New England Law Review, New
England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement, and New England Journal of
International and Comparative Law). The school also fields teams for eight
interscholastic advocacy competitions:
American
Constitution Society for Law and Policy National Moot Court, American
Intellectual Property Law Association - Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court,
Client Counseling Competition, Environmental Moot Court, Frederick Douglass
Moot Court, National Tax Moot Court, National Trial Competition, and Philip C
Jessup International Law Moot Court.
Dean
and Professor of Law: John
F. O'Brien (617) 422-7221
Associate
Dean and Professor of Law: Susan Calamare (617) 422-7350
Associate
Dean and Professor of Law: Judith Greenberg (617) 422-7350
Chief
Financial Officer: Frank
A. Scioli (617) 422-7205
Admissions
Director: Michelle
C. L'Étoile (617) 422-7210
Financial
Aid Director: Eric
Krupski (617) 422-7210
Director
of Law Library and Professor of Law: Ann M. Acton (617) 422-7290
Career
Services Director: Mandie
R. Araujo, Esq (617) 422-7229
FULL
TIME FACULTY
JOHN F.
O'BRIEN, (Law Professor), born New York, N.Y., January 3, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Massachusetts. Education:
Manhattan College
(B.A., 1973); New England School of Law (J.D., 1977); Boston University
(LL.M., 1980). COURSES: Constitutional Law, Tax Law.
ANNE
ACTON, (Law Professor),
born Springfield, Massachusetts,
April 12, 1951; admitted to bar, 1980, Massachusetts.
Education: Wells College (B.A., 1973); Simmons
College Graduate
School of Library and Information
Science (MLS, 1974); New England School of Law (J.D.,
1980). Email: aacton @ nesl.edu
TAWIA
B. ANSAH, (Law Professor), born Accra, Ghana, March 14, 1960; admitted to bar, 1999, New York. Education:
Columbia University
(B.A., 1988; Ph.D., 2001); Universityof Toronto Faculty of Law
(LL.B., 1995). COURSES: International Business Transactions, Contracts, Readings in Legal Theory. Email:
tansah @ nesl.edu
MICAH BERMAN, (Law Professor), born Kalamazoo,
Michigan, May 4, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio; 2004, Missouri. Education: Brandeis University
(B.A., 1998); StanfordLaw School
(J.D., 2001). COURSES: Torts, Health Law, Criminal Law. Email: mberman
@ nesl.edu
GARY M.
BISHOP, (Law Professor), born Milford, Massachusetts,
1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Massachusetts.
Education: Stonehill College (B.A., 1987); Boston CollegeLaw School
(J.D., 1990). COURSES: Legal Writing and Analysis, Business
Organizations, Contracts. Email: gbishop @ nesl.edu
ELIZABETH
M. BLOOM, (Law Professor), born Boston, Massachusetts,
July 22, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Massachusetts.
Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1995); Georgetown UniversityLaw Center
(J.D., 2001). COURSES: Academic Excellence, Legal Analysis. Email: ebloom
@ nesl.edu
MARK BOBROWSKI,
(Law Professor),
born New Britain, Connecticut, February 11, 1951; admitted to bar, 1985,
Massachusetts. Education: Ithaca
College (B.A., 1973); University of Oregon
(M.A., 1975); New England Schoolof Law (J.D., 1985). COURSES:
Property, Land Use Law, Local Government, Administrative Law. Email: mbobrowski
@ nesl.edu
JOHN P.
CERONE, (Law Professor), born Cornwall, NewYork, May 31, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, New York. Education: The Cooper Union
for the Advancement of Science and Art (B.S.E., 1995); Notre
Dame Law
School (J.D., 1998); NewYork University Schoolof Law (LL.M., 1999). COURSES:
International Criminal Law, Public International Law, Human Rights Law. Email:
jcerone @ nesl.edu
RONALD
CHESTER, (Law Professor), born Jacksonville, Illinois,
September 20, 1944; admitted to bar, 1972, Massachusetts. Education: Harvard University
(A.B., 1966); Columbia University (J.D., 1970; Masters of International
Affairs, 1970); CambridgeUniversity (Dip. Crim., 1971). COURSES: Bioethics, Wills, Estates and Trusts. Email: rchester @ nesl.edu
RICHARD
B. CHILD, (Law Professor), born New Haven, Connecticut, December 27, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968,
Connecticut; 1970, Massachusetts. Education: Harvard
University (A.B., 1965); Harvard University LawSchool (J.D., 1968). COURSES:
Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Coastal and Ocean Law, Negotiable
Instruments, Ethics, Secured Transactions. Email: rchild @ nesl.edu
DAVALENE
COOPER, (Law Professor), born Columbus, Ohio, April 17, 1954; admitted to bar, 1988, Kentucky;
1991, Massachusetts. Education: University
of South Florida (B.A., 1974);
Northern Illinois University (M.A., 1979); University of Kentucky
(J.D., 1988). COURSES: Criminal Law, Ethics. Email: dcooper @
nesl.edu
ROBERT
A. COULTHARD, (Law Professor), born Denver, Colorado, April 12, 1962; admitted to bar,
2000, Kansas. Education: University of Colorado
(B.A., 1983); Washburn University School
of Law (J.D., 2000); University of Missouri at KansasCity (LL.M., 2001). COURSES: Advanced Legal
Analysis. Email: rcoulthard @ nesl.edu
STAN
COX, (Law Professor),
born Lexington, Kentucky,
August 13, 1952; admitted to bar, 1987, Kentucky.
Education: Harvard (A.B., 1974); Duke (M.A.T., 1975); University of Dublin
(H.Dip., 1978); Kentucky
(J.D., 1987). COURSES: Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Conflict of
Laws, Environmental Law, International Environmental Law, International Human
Rights Litigation in U.S. Courts, Criminal Procedure, International Regulation
of Trade, Terrorism and Individual Rights. Email: scox @ nesl.edu
GEORGE DARGO,
(Law Professor),
born New York, N.Y.,
July 22, 1935; admitted to bar, 1982, Massachusetts.
Education: Columbia
(B.A., 1957; M.A., 1958; Ph.D., 1970); Northeastern (J.D., 1981). COURSES: Administrative
Law, Constitutional Law, Freedom of Expression, Law & Literature. Email:
gdargo @ nesl.edu
ALLISON
M. DUSSIAS, (Law Professor), born Grand Rapids, Michigan, May 18, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, New
York. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1984); University of Michigan
(J.D., 1987). COURSES: Business Organizations, Property, Indigenous
Peoplesâ?? Rights, American Indian Law. Email: adussias @ nesl.edu
RUSSELL
ENGLER, (Law Professor), born Ridgewood, New Jersey, January 29, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984,
Maryland; 1985, Massachusetts and New York. Education: Yale University
(B.A., 1979); HarvardUniversity LawSchool (J.D., 1983). COURSES:
Lawyering Process, Public Interest Law Seminar and Clinic, co-teaches
clinical component courses. Email: rengler @ nesl.edu
SUSAN
R. FINNERAN, (Law Professor), born Lynn, Massachusetts, October 12, 1947; admitted to bar, 1978, New
York; 1980, Massachusetts. Education: University
of Massachusetts (B.A., 1969); Notre DameLaw School
(J.D., 1977). COURSES: Secured Transactions, Contracts, Business
Organizations. Email: sfinneran @ nesl.edu
LAWRENCE M. FRIEDMAN, (Law Professor), born Mineola,
New York, July 6, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993,
Massachusetts.
Education: Connecticut College (B.A., 1989); Boston
College Law
School (J.D., 1993); Harvard LawSchool (LL.M., 2000). COURSES:
Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, State Constitutional Law. Email: lfriedman
@ nesl.edu
JUDITH
G. GREENBERG, (Law Professor), born New York, N.Y., September 30, 1948; admitted to bar, 1972, Wisconsin; 1976, New York;
1988, Massachusetts.
Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1969); University
of Wisconsin (J.D., 1972); Harvard University LawSchool (LL.M., 1979). COURSES:
Women and the Law, Torts, Family Law, Domestic Violence. Email: jgreenberg
@ nesl.edu
PHILIP
K. HAMILTON, (Law Professor), born Buffalo, New York, June 5, 1945; admitted to bar, 1973,
Massachusetts. Education: Harvard
University (A.B., 1967); Harvard University LawSchool (J.D., 1973). COURSES:
Evidence, Legal History, Civil Procedure. Email: phamilton @
nesl.edu
VICTOR
M. HANSEN, (Law Professor), born Pocatello, Idaho,
May 31, 1962; admitted to bar, 1992, Washington.
Education: Brigham Young University
(B.A., 1985); Lewis & ClarkCollege (J.D., 1992); The
Judge Advocate General's School (LL.M., 1998). COURSES: Criminal Law,
Criminal Procedure, Ethics, Evidence. Email: vhansen @ nesl.edu
DINA
FRANCESCA HAYNES, (Law Professor), born San Francisco, California, September 9, 1967;
admitted to bar, 1995, California; 2005 Nevada. Education: University of Denver
(B.A., 1989); University of Cincinnati College
of Law (J.D. 1995); Georgetown UniversityLaw Center
(LL.M., 2004). COURSES: International Law, Immigration Law, Ethics,
Property. Email: dhaynes @ nesl.edu
WILTON
B. HYMAN, (Law Professor), born Laurinburg, North Carolina, August 15, 1967; admitted to bar,
1992, North Carolina. Education: University
of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (B.A.,
1989); North Carolina Central University
(J.D., 1992); Universityof Florida (LL.M., 1993).
COURSES: Business Organizations, Personal Income Taxation, Taxation of
Business Entities, Business Transactions for Lawyers. Email: whyman @
nesl.edu
ILENE
S. KLEIN, (Law Professor), born New York, N.Y.,
April 4, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Ohio;
1979, West Virginia; 1989, Massachusetts. Education: Queens College
of the City of New York
(B.A., 1974); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1977). COURSES: Law
and the Elderly, Clinical seminars. Email: isklein @ nesl.edu
ERIC A.
LUSTIG, (Law Professor), born West Palm Beach, Florida, September 20, 1958; admitted to bar,
1987, Florida; 1990, District of Columbia. Education: University of Florida
(B.S., Accounting, 1980; LL.M., Taxation, 1988); University
of Baltimore (M.S., 1983); University of Miami (J.D., 1987). COURSES: Personal
Income Taxation, Business Organizations, Business Planning, Taxation of
Business Entities. Email: elustig @ nesl.edu
PETER
MANUS, (Law Professor),
born New York, N.Y.,
January 26, 1958; admitted to bar, 1988, Massachusetts.
Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1980); Cornell UniversityLaw School
(J.D., 1987). COURSES: Environmental Law, Environmental Advocacy,
Environmental Theory and Politics, Property, Administrative Law. Email: pmanus
@ nesl.edu
CARYN
R. MITCHELL-MUNEVAR, (Law Professor), born Brooklyn, New York, January 24, 1972; admitted to
bar, 1998, Massachusetts. Education: NewEngland College
(B.A., 1995); New England Schoolof Law (J.D., 1998). COURSES:
Clinical seminars. Email: cmitchell @ nesl.edu
GARY
MONSERUD, (Law Professor), born Waukon, Iowa, February 1, 1946; admitted to bar, 1976, South
Dakota; 1989, Massachusetts. Education: Wartburg
College (B.A., 1968); Bonn University;
University of SouthDakota School of Law (J.D., 1976); New York UniversitySchool of Law (LL.M.,
1985). COURSES: Contracts, Sales, Secured Transactions, Education and
the Law. Email: gmonserud @ nesl.edu
CURTIS
W. NYQUIST, (Law Professor), admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois;
1981, Massachusetts.
Education: North ParkCollege (B.A., 1969),
Harvard (J.D., 1974). COURSES: Contracts, Negotiable Instruments,
Secured Transactions, Readings
in Contract Law. Email: cnyquist @ nesl.edu
BARBARA
ORO, (Law Professor),
born Medford, Massachusetts, November 2, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, Massachusetts;
1989, New Hampshire. Education: Emmanuel College
(B.A., 1981); Northeastern University (J.D., 1987). COURSES: Clinical
seminars. Email: boro @ nesl.edu
SARAH
SALTER, (Law Professor), born September 13, 1941; admitted to bar, 1970, New York. Education: Radcliffe College
(A.B., 1962); GeorgetownUniversity (J.D., 1970). COURSES:
Personal Income Taxation, Business Organizations, Business Planning,
Internet Law, Computer Law. Email: ssalter @ nesl.edu
KENT D.
SCHENKEL, (Law Professor), born Bloomington, Illinois, March 24, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987,
Florida; 1996, North Carolina. Education: Stetson
University (B.A., 1983); Florida State University College
of Law (J.D., 1987); University of Florida
College of Law (LLM, 1988). COURSES: Estate
Planning, Wills, Estates and Trusts, PersonaI Income Tax, Business
Organizations. Email: kschenkel @ nesl.edu
LOUIS
N. SCHULZE, JR., (Law Professor), born Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1972; admitted to
bar, 1997, Florida; 2001, Massachusetts; 2005, U.S. District Court for the
District of Massachusetts 1st Circuit. Education: University
of Connecticut (B.A., 1994); New
England School ofLaw (J.D., 1997). COURSES:
Academic Support. Email: lschulze @ nesl.edu
DAVID
MARC SIEGEL, (Law Professor), born Washington, June 1, 1962;
admitted to bar, 1991, Tennessee; 1993,
District of Columbia.
Education: Universityof Chicago (B.A., 1984;
J.D., 1989). COURSES: Comparative Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law, Criminal
Procedure, Criminal Advocacy, Clinical Evidence, Evidence, Mental Health Issues
in the Criminal Process. Email: dsiegel @ nesl.edu
W. P.
COLIN SMITH, JR., (Law Professor), born Boston, Massachusetts, April 7, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Massachusetts. Education:
Boston University
(B.A., 1966); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1969). COURSES: Business
Organizations, Modern Real Estate Transactions, Law Practice Management. Email:
csmith @ nesl.edu
CHARLES
WILLIAM SORENSON, JR., (Law Professor), born Denver, Colorado, September 17, 1950; admitted to bar, 1981, Nebraska. Education: University of Colorado
(B.A., 1972); University of California (M.A., 1977); University of Nebraska
(J.D., 1981). COURSES: Civil Procedure, Ethics, Federal Courts,
Comparative Civil Rights Enforcement. Email: csorenson @ nesl.edu
ELIZABETH
K. SPAHN, (Law Professor), born Chicago, Illinois;
admitted to bar, 1976, Connecticut.
Education: Yale University (A.B., 1972); Temple
University Schoolof Law (J.D., 1976). COURSES:
Constitutional Law, Employment Law, International Women's Issues,
International Business: Combating Bribery and Money Laundering. Email: espahn
@ nesl.edu
PAUL F.
TEICH, (Law Professor),
born 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Michigan.
Education: Michigan
(A.B., 1971; J.D., 1975). COURSES: Legal Profession, Property, Modern RealState Transactions. Email:
pteich @ nesl.edu
MONICA
DE SOUSA TEIXEIRA, (Law Professor), born Lisbon, Portugal, June 24, 1976; admitted to bar,
2002, Rhode Island; 2002, Massachusetts; 2005, U.S. District Court for the
District of Rhode Island. COURSES: Education Law, Family Law, Property. Email:
mteixeiradesousa @ nesl.edu
RUSS
VERSTEEG, (Law Professor), born Columbus, Ohio, February 19, 1957; admitted to bar, 1987,
Connecticut. Education: North Carolina
State University;
University of NorthCarolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1979); University of Connecticut
(J.D., 1987). COURSES: Copyright Law, Law in the Ancient World,
Trademarks and Unfair Competition, Sales, Sports Law. Email: rversteeg @
nesl.edu