Dean's Office

Administration

 

Jason P. Nance
Judge James Noel Dean and Professor of Law

Christine Powers Leatherberry '06
Assistant Dean for Administration and Chief of Staff
Email: cleatherberry@smu.edu

Dean's Office Staff

Tina Brosseau
Executive Assistant to the Dean
Email: tbrossea@smu.edu

Mailing Address:
SMU Dedman School of Law
Office of the Dean
P.O. Box 750116
Dallas, TX 75275-0116

Physical Address:
SMU Dedman School of Law
Office of the Dean
3315 Daniel Avenue
Dallas, TX 75205

Telephone: 214-768-2621
Fax: 214-768-2182

Associate Deans

Thomas Wm. Mayo
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor and Professor of Law
Email: tmayo@smu.edu

Jessica Dixon Weaver
Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Law
Email: jdweaver@smu.edu

Mary Spector
Associate Dean for Experiential Learning, Director of the Civil/Consumer Advocacy Clinics and Professor of Law
Email: mspector@smu.edu

Greg Ivy
Associate Dean for Library and Technology, Underwood Law Library
Email: givy@smu.edu

Assistant Deans

Laura G. Burstein, Esq.
Assistant Dean for Public Interest and Pro Bono
Faculty Supervisor, Government and Public Interest Externship Program
Email: lburstein@smu.edu

Martin Camp '79
Assistant Dean for Graduate and International Programs
Email: mlcamp@smu.edu

John P. Churchill
Assistant Dean for Marketing and Strategic Communications
Email: jpchurchill@smu.edu

Marcie Davis '96
Assistant Dean, Office of Career Services
Email: mydavis@smu.edu

Erika S. Fadel '98
Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Email: efadel@smu.edu

Christine Powers Leatherberry '06
Assistant Dean for Administration and Chief of Staff
Email: cleatherberry@smu.edu

Jill Nikirk '03
Assistant Dean for Admissions
Email: jilln@smu.edu

Stephen B. Yeager '93
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Email: syeager@smu.edu

Directors

Lynn Dempsey
Director of External Relations
Email: ldempsey@smu.edu

Clayton Ellis
Director of Development
Email: crellis@smu.edu

Ashley Ellis
Director of Alumni Relations
Email: ashleyellis@smu.edu