Academics

Meet the Faculty

Specialization: Property

Knaplund, Kristine S.
Professor Kristine S. Knaplund began her career in law teaching as a lecturer at UCLA Law School, where she was honored with the law school's Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1991, the University-wide Harriet and Charles Luckman ... More »

Nelson, Grant
Professor Nelson joined the Pepperdine faculty in 2007 as the William H. Rehnquist Professor of Law. Before coming to Pepperdine, Professor Nelson was on the faculty at UCLA School of Law since 1991 and taught Real Estate Finance, Advanced ... More »

Saxer, Shelley Ross
While in law school, Professor Saxer served as the chief managing editor of the UCLA Law Review. Upon graduation, she clerked for the Honorable Wm. Matthew Byrne, Jr. of the Federal District Court for the Central District of California and ... More »

Wendel, Peter T.
Professor Wendel was born and raised in Webster Groves, Missouri, and attended the University of Chicago, where he graduated in 1979 with a B.S. in Political Science. He earned a master's in Urban Affairs from St. Louis University, and then ... More »