Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution

Straus Institute Faculty

• Full-Time Faculty
• Visiting and Adjunct Professors from Southern CA
• Visiting and Adjunct Professors from around the World

Full-time Faculty

	Peter Robinson Managing Director, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and Associate Professor of Law B.A., University of California, San Diego; J.D., Hastings College of Law
	Thomas J. Stipanowich William H. Webster Chair in Dispute Resolution, Academic Director, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and Professor of Law B.S., University of Illinois, 1974 M.Arch, University of Illinois, 1976 J.D., University of Illinois, 1980
	Roger Alford Professor of Law B.A., Baylor University; M.Div, Southern Seminary; J.D., New York University of Law; LL.M., Edinburgh University Bio
	Robert Cochran, Jr. Professor of Law B.A., Carson-Newman; J.D., University of Virginia School of Law
	Jack Coe, Jr. Professor of Law B.A., University of California, Los Angeles; J.D., Loyola Marymount School of Law; LL.M., Exeter (England)
	Michael A. Helfand Associate Director, Glazer Institute for Jewish Studies and Associate Professor of Law B.A., Yeshiva University J.D., Yale University Ph.D., Yale University
	John McCrory Professor of Law B.A., University of Wisconsin; J.D., University of Wisconsin
	Anthony Miller Associate Professor of Law B.A., California State University, Long Beach; M.A., California State University, Long Beach; J.D., Pepperdine University School of Law
	Richard Peterson Director of the Special Education Clinic and Assistant Professor of Law J.D., Western State University College of Law; LL,M., Pepperdine University, 2006
	Maureen Weston Associate Dean for Research & Professor of Law B.A., University of Denver; J.D., University of Colorado School of Law

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Visiting and Adjunct Professors from Southern California

 

John Baugus
Director, Employee Relations and HR Operations, Azusa Pacific University
B.S., Azusa Pacific University;
M.B.A., Claremont Graduate University;
M.D.R., Pepperdine University School of Law

Merlin Camozzi
Attorney
B.A., University of Oregon;
J.D., Northwestern University School of Law

Richard M. Coleman
Attorney/Mediator/Arbitrator, Coleman & Richards
A.B., Georgetown University;
J.D., Harvard University;
LL.M., Georgetown University;
C.D.R., Pepperdine University School of Law

Brian Cox
Episcopal Priest/Vice President, Dispute Resolution Training for the International Center for Religion & Diplomacy, and Director, PACIS Project in Faith Based Diplomacy
B.S., University of Southern California;
M.Div., Episcopal Divinity School;
M.D.R., Pepperdine University School of Law

Max Factor III
Mediator
B.A. Harvard College;
J.D., Yale Law School

Mitchel Goldberg
Retired U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge
B.A., University of Colorado;
J.D., University of Colorado

Juan Carlos Gonzalez
Federal Mediator, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
B.A., Loyola Marymount University;
M.A., California State University, Los Angeles;
J.D., Whittier Law School

Matthew P. Guasco
Attorney, Mediator and Arbitrator
B.A., University of California, Davis;
J.D., Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco

John Hurney
Attorney
B.A., University of New Hampshire;
J.D., Cert., Pepperdine University School of Law

Jeffrey Krivis
Private Practice Mediator/Arbitrator
B.A., San Diego State University;
J.D., Southwestern University

Denise Madigan
Mediator, ADR Services, Inc.
B.A., Northwestern University;
M.P.P., Harvard University;
J.D., Harvard Law School

Gerald F. Phillips
Attorney, Arbitrator, Mediator, and Dispute Resolution Consultant
A.B., M.B.A., Dartmouth College;
J.D., Cornell University Law School

Timothy Pownall
Assistant Director, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and Director, PACIS Project in Faith Based Diplomacy
B.A., Pepperdine University;
M.D.R., Pepperdine University

Michael Rainey
Mediator/Arbitrator and Counselor at Law, Michael Rainey Dispute Resolution Services
B.A., Loyola University
J.D., Loyola Law School;
LL.M., Pepperdine University School of Law

Richard Reisberg
Mediator and Arbitrator
B.A., Michigan State University;
J.D., Forham University School of Law

Ted Russell
Senior Vice President of Litigation, Fox Entertainment Group, Inc.
B.A., Cornell University;
J.D., University of Southern California Law School

Eric Van Ginkel
Attorney/Mediator/Arbitrator
J.D., University of Leiden, Netherlands;
J.D., Columbia University;
LL.M., Pepperdine University School of Law

Robert A. Uhl
Partner, Aidikoff, Uhl & Bakhtiari
B.A., University of Pittsburg;
J.D., Fordham University School of Law

Alexander Williams
Retired Superior Court Judge, Los Angeles
B.A., Yale University;
LL.B., University of Virginia

Robert K. Wrede
Attorney/Mediator
B.A., Cornell University;
J.D., Cornell University Law School;
LL.M., Pepperdine University School of Law

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Visiting and Institute Professors From Around the World

Grant Ackerman
Professor of Management, Columbia Business School
B.A., Pennsylvania State University;
M.B.A., Columbia;
J.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Richard Barnes
Former Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

Stephanie Bell
Manager and Mediator, King County Alternative Dispute Resolution Program/Interlocal Conflict Resolution Group
B.A., Brown University;
J.D., University of Washington School of Law

Angela Brenton
Dean, College of Professional Studies, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
B.A. and M.A., Oklahoma Christian College;
Ph.D., University of Kansas

Robert Chandler
Professor of Communication and Director of Nicholson School of Communication, University of Central Florida
B.A., Harding University;
M.A., Wake Forest University;
Ph.D., University of Kansas

James Craven
Attorney/Mediator
B.A., Brigham Young University;
J.D., Gonzaga University

David Cruickshank
Consultant, Kerma Partners
B.A. and J.D., University of Western Ontario;
LL.M., Harvard Law School

Edward Dauer
Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law, University of Denver College of Law
A.B., Brown University;
LL.B., Yale University

Cynthia Greer
Private Practice Mediator and Dispute Resolution Consultant
B.A., David Lipscomb;
M.Ed., Georgia State;
Ed.D., Pepperdine University;
M.D.R., Pepperdine University School of Law

Sally Harpole
Solicitor (Hong Kong), Attorney at Law (California)
A.B., University of California, Berkeley;
J.D., University of Washington School of Law

Kimberlee Kovach
Lecturer, University of Texas School of Law
B.S., Ohio State University;
J.D., Capital University School of Law

Alana Knaster
Deputy Director, County of Monterey Resource Management Agency
B.A., Cornell University;
M.A., University of Michigan;
M.A., Michigan Institute of Technology

Michelle LeBaron
Professor of Law and Director of the Program on Dispute Resolution, University of British Columbia, Canada
B.A., Chapman University;
M.A., Simon Fraser University;
LL.B., University of British Columbia

Ilhyung Lee
Associate Professor of Law, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law
B.A., University of Maryland;
M.A., Washington College;
J.D., Boston College Law School

Lela Love
Professor of Law and Director of Kukin Program for Conflict Resolution, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
B.A., Harvard University;
M.Ed., Virginia Commonwealth University;
J.D., Georgetown University

John Lowry
Assistant Dean, Lipscomb University College of Business
B.A., Pepperdine University;
M.A., Abilene Christian University;
J.D., Southern Methodist University's Dedman School of Law

L. Randolph Lowry
President, Lipscomb University and Founding Director, Straus Institute
B.A. and M.P.A., Pepperdine University;
J.D., Hamline University School of Law

Nina Meierding
Negotiation and Mediation Trainer
B.A. and M.S., University of Southern California;
J.D., Ventura College of Law 

Jim Melamed
Founder, Mediation Center in Oregon
Mediator, Mediation Trainer
B.A., Stanford University;
J.D., University of Oregon Law School

Arthur Pearlstein

Director, Werner Institute and Professor of Law, Creighton University
B.A., Haverford College
J.D., Harvard Law School
M.D.R., Pepperdine University School of Law

Richard Reuben
Associate Professor of Law, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law
B.A., University of Georgia;
B.A., Georgia State University;
J.D., Georgia State University College of Law;
J.S.M., Stanford Law School

Ben Sheppard
Distinguished Lecturer and Director, A.A. White Dispute Resolution Center, University of Houston Law Center
B.A., University of North Texas;
LL.B., University of Texas School of Law

Joseph B. Stulberg
John W. Bricker Professor of Law, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
B.A., Kalamazoo College
M.A. and Ph.D., University of Rochester
J.D., New York University School of Law

Jim Thomas

Assistant to the President at Lipscomb University
B.A., Lipscomb University;
M.A., Auburn University;
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

E. Wendy Trachte-Huber
Principal, Trachte Huber Consulting
B.S., University of Houston;
J.D., University of Houston Law Center

Daniel Van Ness
Executive Director, International Centre for Justice and Reconciliation
B.A., Wheaton College;
J.D., DePaul University College of Law;
LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center

Charles Wiggins
Retired Professor of Law, University of San Diego and Guest Professor, University of Amsterdam
B.A., University of Washington;
J.D., University of California, Hastings;
LL.M., Yale Law School

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