Faculty Profiles

Faculty at SMU Dedman School of Law are engaged in prominent national and international scholarship.

Members of the full-time faculty are accomplished scholars and dedicated teachers. They include leading figures in many fields who have published extensively, served as law journal editors, organized local, national and international conferences, and engaged in extensive law reform and law practice. Not only do they hold outstanding academic credentials, but virtually all of them also have had practical experience before entering their teaching careers. Consequently, they provide the invaluable link between the theory of classroom instruction and the reality of legal practice. Dedman Law School professors are a diverse group, representing a variety of ages, cultural heritages, and specialties.

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Hillel J. Bavli

Assistant Professor of Law

Misty Birdsong '02

Clinical Professor of Legal Research, Writing and Advocacy and Director of Academic Success

Lackland H. Bloom, Jr.

Larry and Jane Harlan Senior Research Fellow and Professor of Law

Chante Brantley

Director of the VanSickle Family Law Clinic and Clinical Professor

Dale Carpenter

Judge William Hawley Atwell Chair of Constitutional Law, Altschuler Distinguished Teaching Professor, and Professor of Law

Anthony J. Colangelo

Professor of Law

James W. Coleman

Professor of Law

Nathan Cortez

Co-Director of the Tsai Center for Law, Science and Innovation and Adelfa Botello Callejo Endowed Professor of Law in Leadership and Latino Studies

Gregory S. Crespi

Homer R. Mitchell Endowed Professorship in Commercial and Insurance Law and Professor of Law

Ruth A. Cross

Director of Legal Research, Writing and Advocacy Program and Clinical Professor of Legal Research, Writing and Advocacy

Beverly C. Dureus

Clinical Professor of Legal Research, Writing and Advocacy

Joanna L. Grossman

Ellen K. Solender Endowed Chair in Women and the Law and Professor of Law

Christopher H. Hanna

Alan D. Feld Endowed Professor of Law and Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor

Grant M. Hayden

Professor of Law

Patricia S. Heard

Clinical Professor of Legal Research, Writing and Advocacy

JoAnn Hubbard

Clinical Professor of Legal Research, Writing and Advocacy

Christine Hurt

Alan R. Bromberg Centennial Chair in Corporate, Partnership, Business and Securities Law and Professor of Law

Greg Ivy

Associate Dean for Library and Technology and Senior Lecturer

Chris Jenks

Professor of Law

Jeffrey Kahn

University Distinguished Professor, Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor, and Professor of Law

Anna A. Mance

Assistant Professor of Law

George A. Martinez

Professor of Law

Thomas Wm. Mayo

Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor and Professor of Law
Oryl Mazur

Orly Mazur

Associate Professor of Law

Pamela R. Metzger

Director of the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center and Professor of Law

Seema Mohapatra

MD Anderson Foundation Endowed Professor in Health Law and Professor of Law

Natalie Nanasi

Director of the Judge Elmo B. Hunter Legal Center for Victims of Crimes Against Women and Associate Professor of Law

Jason P. Nance

Judge James Noel Dean and Professor of Law

Joseph J. Norton

James L. Walsh Distinguished Faculty Fellow and Professor in Financial Institutions Law

Anna Offit

Assistant Professor of Law

Carla L. Reyes

Assistant Professor of Law

C. Paul Rogers III

Marilyn Jeanne Johnson Distinguished Faculty Fellow and Professor of Law and Former Dean

Eric Ruben

Assistant Professor of Law

Meghan J. Ryan

Co-Director of the Tsai Center for Law, Science and Innovation, Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor, and Professor of Law

Mary Spector

Associate Dean for Clinics, Director of the Civil/Consumer Clinic and Professor of Law

Jennifer Rangel Stagen

Clinical Professor of Legal Research, Writing and Advocacy

Marc I. Steinberg

Rupert and Lillian Radford Chair in Law and Professor of Law

Heather L. Stobaugh

Clinical Professor of Legal Research, Writing and Advocacy

Diane M. Sumoski

Director of the W. W. Caruth, Jr. Child Advocacy Clinic, Director of the W.W. Caruth, Jr. Institute for Children's Rights, and Clinical Professor

Joshua C. Tate

Professor of Law

David O. Taylor

Co-Director of the Tsai Center for Law, Science and Innovation and Professor of Law

Jenia Iontcheva Turner

Amy Abboud Ware Centennial Professor in Criminal Law

Jessica Dixon Weaver

Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Law

Leo Yu

Clinical Professor of Legal Research, Writing and Advocacy

Brandon Birmingham

District Judge | 292nd Judicial District

Xiomara Davis-Gumbs

Immigration Judge | Dallas Immigration Court

Monika Ehrman

Charles J. and Inez Wright Murray Distinguished Visiting Professor

Allen Joe Fish

Senior District Judge |U.S. District Court - Northern District of Texas

Bryan A. Garner

Distinguished Research Professor of Law

H. DeWayne "Cooter" Hale

Judge |United States Bankruptcy Court - Northern District of Texas

Kimberly C. Priest Johnson '00

Magistrate Judge | United States District Court for Eastern District of Texas

Christine A. Nowak

Magistrate Judge | U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Texas

James A. Nugent

U.S. Immigration Judge |U.S. Department of Justice

Tonya Parker '98

District Judge | 116th Civil District Court

Roy Ryden Anderson

Professor Emeritus of Law

Maureen N. Armour

Professor Emeritus of Law

William J. Bridge

Professor Emeritus of Law

Gail M. Daly

Professor Emeritus of Law

William V. Dorsaneo, III

Professor Emeritus of Law

Linda S. Eads

Professor Emeritus of Law

Jeffrey M. Gaba

Professor Emeritus of Law

Ndiva Kofele-Kale

Professor Emeritus of Law

Henry J. Lischer Jr.

Professor Emeritus of Law

John S. Lowe

Professor Emeritus of Law

Charles J. Morris

Professor Emeritus of Law

Frederick C. Moss

Professor Emeritus of Law

Victoria Palacios

Professor Emeritus of Law

Kenneth L. Penegar

Professor Emeritus of Law

Walter W. Steele, Jr.

Professor Emeritus of Law

Elizabeth G. Thornburg

Professor Emeritus of Law

Harvey Wingo

Vinson and Elkins Distinguished Teaching Fellow Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Law

Peter Winship

Professor Emeritus of Law

Reeni Ann Abraham, M.D.

Internal Medicine |UT Southwestern Medical Center

Geoffrey Amsel

Adjunct Lecturer

Jason M. Daniel

Partner | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Daniel Baucum '79

Shareholder | FBFK

Matthew S. Beard '06

Partner | Meadows, Collier, Reed, Cousins, Crouch & Ungerman

Shelby L. Bobosky

Executive Director | Texas Humane Legislation Network

Christa Brown-Sanford '04

Department Chair - Intellectual Property (Firmwide) Partner | Baker Botts LLP

Laura G. Burstein

Director of Public Service | SMU Dedman School of Law

Martin Camp

Professor of Practice and Assistant Dean for Graduate and International Programs | SMU Dedman School of Law

David W. Carstens

Partner | Carstens, Allen & Gourley, LLP

Eric Cedillo

Adjunct Clinical Professor of Law | Judge Elmo B. Hunter Legal Center for Victims of Crimes Against Women

David J. Cho

Adjunct Clinical Professor of Law | Small Business and Trademark Clinic

David B. Coffin

Tax Attorney | David Coffin PLLC

Robert P. Colwell '94

Attorney | U.S. Bankruptcy Court

John M. Cone '83

Attorney | Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta PC

James Creedon

Adjunct Clinical Professor of Law | Small Business and Trademark Clinic

William Dawkins

Consulting COO | Anthem Strong Families

James A. Deeken

Partner | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP

Steven P. Doyle

General Counsel | Hill & Wilkinson - General Contractors

Dennis B. Drapkin

Partner (Retired) | Jones Day

Andrew S. Ehmke

Partner | Haynes and Boone LLP

Sander L. Esserman '76

Shareholder | Stutzman, Bromberg, Esserman & Plifka

C.W. (Peter) Flynn

Of Counsel | Locke Lord LLP

David C. Gair

Partner | Gray Reed & McGraw, P.C.

Timothy Gallina

Research and Faculty Services Librarian | SMU Dedman School of Law

Rebecca A. Gregory

Of Counsel | Curran Tomko Tarski LLP

Susan M. Halpern

Attorney at Law | The Halpern Law Firm PLLC

Eric F. Hinton

Director | Robert B. Rowling Center for Business Law & Leadership

Charles M. Hosch

Co-Founder | Hosch & Morris, PLLC.

Paul B. Hunker

Adjunct Lecturer

Tom Jackson

Partner (Retired) | Jones Day

M. Brett Johnson '94

Partner | Winston & Strawn LLP

Richard "Jay" Johnson

Managing Director, Deputy Chief Counsel, Privacy & Cybersecurity | Charles Schwab Corporation

L. Rachael Jones '01

Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Texas

Thomas Kimbrough

Associate Director for Collection Development | SMU Dedman School of Law

Justin L. Koplow

Senior Legal Counsel, Assistant Vice President | AT&T

Kent C. Krause '82

Partner | Craddock Davis & Krause LLP

Gary M. Lawrence

Executive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer | Pacific Financial Group

Christine P. Leatherberry '06

Dean of Administration and Chief of Staff | SMU Dedman School of Law

Thomas S. Leatherbury

Director of the First Amendment Clinic and Adjunct Clinical Professor of Law

Demetrice M. Lopez

Adjunct Professor and Hunter Center Law Fellow

Michael R. Louis

Senior Tax Counsel | Fluor Corporation

Jay J. Madrid

Of Counsel | Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Ernest Martin, Jr.

Office Administrative Partner | Haynes and Boone, LLP

Mike McCollum

Adjunct Clinical Professor of Law | Criminal Clinic

David L. McCombs

Partner | Haynes and Boone LLP

Patsy Y. Micale

Associate Counsel | U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services

Jared A. Miller

Corporate Legal Counsel | Amazon, Inc.

B. Tyler Milton

Adjunct Lecturer

Gregory Mitchell '94

Adjunct Clinical Professor of Law | Federal Tax Clinic

Scott P. Montopoli

Partner/Principal, International Tax | Grant Thornton LLP

Gerald N. Olson '71

President | G N Olson & Co.

David J. Parsons

Shareholder | Stutzman, Bromberg, Esserman & Plifka

Phillip B. Philbin

Shareholder, Winstead

Ellen A. Presby '84

Trial Counsel | Ferrer, Poirot & Wansbrough

Shane Read

Principal|Win at Persuasion

Debora "Debbie" Garcia Sanchez

Partner | Sanchez and Sanchez

Eliot Shavin

Adjunct Clinical Professor and Assistant Director | Civil/Consumer Clinic

Shamoil T. Shipchandler

Chief Counsel, Risk & Regulatory Legal Group | Charles Schwab Corporation

Ronald F. Shuff

Retired Senior Vice President - Secretary & General Counsel | Flowserve Corp.

Steven E. Smathers

Chief Legal Counsel | Sowell & Co.

Harry W. Sullivan, Jr. '84

Senior Counsel-International | Conoco Phillips

Daniel Syed

Associate |Sheppard Mullin

Don Tittle

Attorney | The Law Offices of Don Tittle

Kay Van Wey

Founder and Partner | Van Wey, Presby & Williams

Kevin Vela

Partner, Vela | Wood

John Vernon

Principal | The Vernon Law Group, PLLC

Brandie Wade

Adjunct Lecturer

Cassie Walker

Assistant Director for Scholarly Initiatives| SMU Dedman School of Law

Kandace D. Walter

Director and Adjunct Clinical Professor of Law, Small Business and Trademark Clinic

Timothy L. Watson

Regional Director | National Labor Relations Board

Donna Wolff

Associate Director, Underwood Library, SMU Dedman School of Law

Stephen B. Yeager

Faculty Supervisor, Corporate Counsel Externship Program

Christopher Young

Adjunct Clinical Professor of Law | Innocence Clinic