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Dean William E.  Adams

Dean William E. Adams

J.D., Indiana University School of Law cum laude

A.B., Indiana University

714-459-1140

weadams@wsulaw.edu

 

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Lisa Blasser

Assistant Director/S.T.E.L.L.A.R. & Assistant Professor of Lawyering Skills

B.S. California State University, San Diego;

J.D. Western State University College of Law

(714) 459-1189

lblasser@wsulaw.edu

 

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David  Brennan

Director, Civil & Judicial Externships and Visiting Associate Professor

J.D., Golden Gate University School of Law

LL.M., (International Law) University of San Diego

(714) 459-1127

dbrennan@wsulaw.edu

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Todd Brower

Professor of Law

A.B., Princeton University, cum laude

J.D., Stanford University

LL.M., Yale University

714-459-1132

tbrower@wsulaw.edu

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Matthew  Cavanaugh

Assistant Professor of Law & Director of the Business Law Practice Center

B.A., University of Pennsylvania

J.D., University of Southern California

M.B.A., University of Chicago (double major, analytic finance and accounting)

714-459-1131

mcavanaugh@wsulaw.edu

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Donald  Daucher

Associate Professor of Law

J.D., Duke University School of Law

B.S., University of Rochester

(714) 459-1142

ddaucher@wsulaw.edu

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Chad DeVeaux

Assistant Professor of Law

LL.M, Harvard University

J.D., University of Notre Dame summa cum laude

B.A., Bowling Green State University cum laude

714-459-1133

cdeveaux@wsulaw.edu

 

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David  Frakt

Appointment in Washington, DC - See News & Highlights on WSU homepage
714-459-1150
dfrakt@wsulaw.edu

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Neil  Gotanda

Professor of Law

J.D., University of California, Berkeley (Boalt Hall)

LL.M., Harvard University

B.S., Stanford University

714-459-1135

ngotanda@wsulaw.edu

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Patricia Harris O'Connor

Director of the Law Library and Associate Professor of Law

B.A., University of Oklahoma, Anthropology

M.L.S., University of Oklahoma (Master's of Library Science)

J.D., University of Texas

714-459-1175

poconnor@wsulaw.edu

 

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CheyaƱna Jaffke

Professor of Law

LLM., University of Washington School of Law

J.D., University of Idaho College of Law

B.S., University of Idaho, summa cum laude

714-459-1138

chjaffke@wsulaw.edu

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Elizabeth N Jones

Assistant Director, Professional Skills / Assistant Professor of Law

B.A. University of California, Los Angeles

J.D. University of Miami School of Law

714-459-1187

eljones@wsulaw.edu

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Susan  Keller

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs  

A.B., Harvard/Radcliffe Colleges; J.D., Harvard University

M.F.A. University of California, Irvine

714-459-1141

skeller@wsulaw.edu

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Glenn  Koppel

Professor of Law

B.A., City College of Nerw York

J.D., Harvard University

714-459-1143

glennk@wsulaw.edu

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Philip L Merkel

Professor of Law

B.A., J.D., University of Illinois

M.A., University of Virginia

714-459-1146

pmerkel@wsulaw.edu

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Kevin E Mohr

Professor of Law

B.A., Harpur College

M.S., University of Wisconsin

J.D., Yale Law School

714-459-1147

kmohr@wsulaw.edu

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Robert Molko

Visiting Associate Professor of Law / Co-Director of Criminal Law Practice Center

J.D. cum laude Southwestern University School of Law

M.S.E.E. New York University, New York

B.S.E.E. City College of New York

714-459-1149

rmolko@wsulaw.edu

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Lori A Roberts

Director of Professional Skills / Assistant Professor of Law

B.A. University of Washington;

J.D. University of Miami School of Law.

(714) 459-1145

loroberts@wsulaw.edu

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Terence W Roberts

Director, Legal Clinic and Professor of Law

B.A., University of the Pacific

J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

714-459-1158

troberts@wsulaw.edu

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Gregory Sergienko

Professor of Law

B.A., Harvard College, magna cum laude

J.D., Harvard Law School, magna cum laude

714-459-1122

gsergienko@wsulaw.edu

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Charles B Sheppard

Professor of Law

B.A., California State University, Dominguez Hills

J.D., Loyola University School of Law

714-459-1152

csheppard@wsulaw.edu

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Stacey L. Sobel

Assistant Professor of Law

J.D., The George Washing University Law School

B.A., University of Albany, State University of New York, cum laude

714-459-1186

ssobel@wsulaw.edu

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Wallace J Wade

Associate Professor of Law / Co-Director of the Criminal Law Practice Center

B.A. Loyola University of Los Angeles

J.D.Loyola University Law School

714-459-1153

wwade@wsulaw.edu / wjwade@cox.net

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Edith Warkentine

Professor of Law

A.B. University of California, Berkeley, Phi Beta Kappa

J.D. University of California, Davis, Order of the Coif

714-459-1144

ewarkentine@wsulaw.edu

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Heather Marie Zuber

Director of STELLAR Program / Visiting Professor of Law
(714) 459-1116
hzuber@wsulaw.edu

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