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Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution

Straus Institute Faculty 2007-2009

Full-time Faculty

Roger Alford

Roger Alford

Professor of Law
B.A., Baylor University;
J.D., New York University of Law;
LL.M., Edinburgh University
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Harry M. Caldwell

Harry M. Caldwell

Professor of Law
B.A. California State University;
J.D., Pepperdine University School of Law

Robert Cochran, Jr.

Robert Cochran, Jr.

Professor of Law
B.A., Carson-Newman;
J.D., University of Virginia School of Law

Jack Coe, Jr.

Jack Coe, Jr.

Professor of Law
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles;
J.D., Loyola Marymount School of Law;
LL.M., Exeter (England)

John McCrory

John McCrory

Professor of Law
B.A., University of Wisconsin;
J.D., University of Wisconsin

Antonio Mendoza

Antonio Mendoza

Professor of Law
B.B.A., St. Mary's,University, Texas;
J.D., St. Mary's University School of Law, Texas

Anthony Miller

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

L. Timothy Perrin

L. Timothy Perrin

Vice Dean, Professor of Law
B.A., Lubbock Christian University;
J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law

Richard Peterson

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

Kent Rhodes

Kent Rhodes

ME., Texas Tech University;
Ed.D., Pepperdine University

Peter Robinson

Peter Robinson

Managing Director, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and Assistant Professor of Law
B.A., University of California, San Diego;
J.D., Hastings College of Law

Tom Stipanowich

Tom 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

Maureen Weston

Maureen Weston

Associate 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

Eleanor Barr
Attorney/Mediator
B.A., Indiana University;
J.D., Indiana University School of Law

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

Merlin Camozzi
J.D., Northwestern University School of Law

Brian Cox
Vice President, Dispute Resolution Training for the International Center for Religion & 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

Jane B. Garzilli
President, Dignity Dispute Resolution
B.A., Vassar College;
J.D., New York University;
LL.M., Pepperdine University School of Law

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

Matthew P. Guasco
Attorney, Private Practice Mediator and Dispute Resolution Consultant
B.A., University of California, Davis;
J.D., Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco

John Hurney
Attorney
J.D., Pepeprdine 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;
J.D., Harvard Law School

Jay McCauley
Attorney
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
B.A., Pepperdine University;
M.D.R., Pepperdine University

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

Eric Van Ginkel
Mediator/Arbitrator, J.D., University of Leiden, Netherlands
J.D., Columbia University New York;
LL.M., Pepperdine 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, Rutgers University
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

Robert D. Benjamin
Mediator
A.B., Washington University;
M.S.W., St. Louis University;
J.D., St. Louis University School of Law

Angela Brenton
Dean, College of Professional Studies,
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Ph.D., University of Kansas

Robert Chandler
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

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
President, The Mediation Institute
B.A., Cornell University;
M.A., University of Michigan;
M.A., Michigan Institute of Technology

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

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

Nina Meierding
Negotiation and Mediation Trainer
B.A., 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

Nathan Mellor
Director of Academy of Leadership and Liberty, and Assistant Professor, Oklahoma Christian University

Arthur Pearlstein
Director, Werner Institute and Professor of Law, Creighton University

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

Larry Sullivan
Curriculum Specialist, Baker University
B.A., Trinity College;
M.S., Pepperdine University;
M.D.R., Pepperdine University

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
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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