Scholars & Mentors
The Caruso School of Law faculty is ranked #11 in the Princeton Review's 2020 Best Law Schools "Best Professors" ranking for classroom teaching and accessibility outside of the classroom. Our faculty, comprised of some of the finest lawyers and scholars in the nation, are deeply committed to students as the heart of the educational enterprise. Moreover, the faculty produces first-rate scholarship, including more than 180 law review articles and 100 additional publications in the past seven years.
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| Faculty | Job Title | Department | Phone | Letter | Tags | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, Tracy | Adjunct Professor | tracy.allen@pepperdine.edu | A | Adjunct,Online | |||
| Amato, Lisa | Adjunct Professor | lisa.amato@pepperdine.edu | A | Adjunct,Online | |||
| Anderson, Robert | Professor of Law | 310.506.4615 | robert.anderson@pepperdine.edu | A | Contract Law,Law and Economics | Full-time,Program Director | |
| Asim Cooper, Tanya | Associate Clinical Professor of Law | 310.506.4646 | tanya.cooper@pepperdine.edu | A | Clinical Law,Family Law,Intellectual Property | Full-time,Program Director | |
| Baker, Jeffrey | Associate Dean of Clinical Education and Global Programs | 310.506.6350 | jeff.baker@pepperdine.edu | B | Civil Procedure,Clinical Law,Dispute Resolution,Ethics,Family Law,Human Rights,Mediation,Public Interest Law,Torts,Trial Advocacy | Full-time,Online,Dean | |
| Barba, Arnold | Assistant Dean of Professional Formation | 310.506.4570 | arnold.barba@pepperdine.edu | B | Adjunct,Dean | ||
| Basraon, Baldip | Adjunct Professor | Straus Institute | baldip.basraon@pepperdine.edu | B | Adjunct,Online | ||
| Belton, Jeffrey | Adjunct Professor | jeffrey.belton2@pepperdine.edu | B | Adjunct,Online | |||
| Benton, Gary | Adjunct Professor | gary.benton@pepperdine.edu | B | Adjunct | |||
| Blondell, Stephanie | Associate Professor of Law and Practice | 310.506.6382 | stephanie.blondell@pepperdine.edu | B | Dispute Resolution,Mediation | Full-time,Online,Program Director | |
| Boliek, Babette | Professor of Law | 310.506.4963 | babette.boliek@pepperdine.edu | B | Antitrust,Contract Law,Corporations,Law,Law and Economics,Technology and Telecommunications Law | Full-time | |
| Caldwell, Harry | Professor of Law | 310.506.4669 | harry.caldwell@pepperdine.edu | C | Criminal Law and Procedure,Trial Advocacy | Full-time | |
| Caron, Paul | Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean | 310.506.7521 | paul.caron@pepperdine.edu | C | Law,Tax | Full-time | |
| Caton, Casey | Adjunct Professor | casey.caton@pepperdine.edu | C | Adjunct,Online | |||
| Charles, Jacob D. | Associate Professor of Law | 310.506.7395 | jacob.charles@pepperdine.edu | C | Full-time | ||
| Chase, Carol | Professor Emeritus | 310.506.4675 | carol.chase@pepperdine.edu | C | Criminal Law and Procedure,Evidence,Trial Advocacy | Emeritus | |
| Childress, Donald | Professor of Law | 310.506.4807 | donald.childress@pepperdine.edu | C | Civil Procedure,Ethic | Full-time | |
| Cloke, Kenneth | Adjunct Professor | Straus Institute | kenneth.cloke2@pepperdinel.edu | C | Adjunct,Online | ||
| Cochran, Robert | Professor Emeritus | 310.506.4684 | robert.cochran@pepperdine.edu | C | Criminal Law,Ethics,Law and Religion,Torts | Emeritus | |
| Coe, Jack | Professor of Law | 310.506.4626 | jack.coe@pepperdine.edu | C | Arbitration,Dispute Resolution | Full-time | |
| Cohen Knaster, Alana | Adjunct Professor | Straus | alana.knaster@pepperdine.edu | C | Adjunct,Online | ||
| Cortez, Isai | Adjunct Professor of Law | 310.506.7081 | isai.cortez@pepperdine.edu | C | Clinical Law,Tax | Adjunct,Program Director | |
| Covarrubias, Kathtleen | Adjunct Professor | kathleen.covarrubias@pepperdine.edu | C | Adjunct,Online | |||
| Cupp, Richard | John W. Wade Professor of Law | 310.506.4658 | richard.cupp@pepperdine.edu | C | Animal Law,Law,Products Liability,Torts | Full-time,Online | |
| Cutting, Curt | Adjunct Professor of Law | 818.995.0800 | ccutting@horvitzlevy.com | C | Clinical Law | Adjunct,Program Director | |
| DeJute, David A. | Adjunct Professor of Law | 310.579.1980 | david.dejute@pepperdine.edu | D | Clinical Law | Adjunct | |
| Dodds, Catherine Kerr | Assistant Professor of Law | Harnish Law Library | 310.506.4641 | katie.dodds@pepperdine.edu | D | Legal Research and Writing | Full-time |
| Doto, David | Adjunct Professor | Straus Institute | david.doto@pepperdine.edu | D | Adjunct,Online | ||
| Firemark, Gordon | Adjunct Professor | gordon.firemark@pepperdine.edu | F | Adjunct,Online | |||
| Frankfurt, JoAnne | Adjunct Professor of Law | 310.506.4655 | joanne.frankfurt@pepperdine.edu | F | Clinical Law | Adjunct,Program Director | |
| Gilbert, LaCrisia | Adjunct Professor | Straus Institute | lacrisia.gilbert@pepperdine.edu | G | Adjunct,Online | ||
| Glucksman, Jacob | Adjunct Professor | jacob.glucksman@pepperdine.edu | G | Adjunct,Online | |||
| Goldsmith, Joan | Adjunct Professor | joan.goldmsith@pepperdine.edu | G | Adjunct,Online | |||
| Goodman, Christine Chambers | Professor of Law | 310.506.6605 | christine.goodman@pepperdine.edu | G | Antidiscrimination,Evidence,Trial Advocacy | Full-time | |
| Goodman, Marc | Adjunct Professor | marc.goodman@pepperdine.edu | G | Adjunct,Online | |||
| Goodno, Naomi Harlin | Professor of Law | 310.506.4623 | naomi.goodno@pepperdine.edu | G | Civil Procedure,Criminal Law and Procedure | Full-time,Online | |
| Graffy, Colleen | Associate Professor of Law | 310.506.6352 | colleen.graffy@pepperdine.edu | G | International Law | Full-time | |
| Hamilton, Sophia | Adjunct Professor of Law | 310.506.4758 | sophia.hamilton@pepperdine.edu | H | Clinical Law | Adjunct,Program Director | |
| Han, David | Associate Dean of Faculty and Research | 310.506.6274 | david.han@pepperdine.edu | H | First Amendment Law,Torts | Full-time,Dean | |
| Helfand, Michael | Brenden Mann Foundation Chair in Law and Religion | 310.506.7694 | michael.helfand@pepperdine.edu | H | Arbitration,Contract Law,Dispute Resolution,Law | Full-time,Online | |
| Hoopes, Mary | Associate Professor of Law | mary.hoopes@pepperdine.edu | H | Full-time | |||
| Hunt, Nancy | Associate Professor of Law and Practice | 202.412.1189 | nancy.hunt@pepperdine.edu | H | Clinical Law,Legal Writing | Full-time,Online,Program Director | |
| James, Bernard | Professor of Law | 310.506.4689 | bernie.james@pepperdine.edu | J | Constitutional Law,Education Law | Full-time | |
| Jarvis, Jason | Associate Dean of Academic Affairs | 310.506.7110 | jason.jarvis@pepperdine.edu | J | Full-time,Online,Dean | ||
| Johnson, Joel | Associate Professor of Law | joel.johnson@pepperdine.edu | J | Full-time | |||
| Keifer, Emily | Assistant Professor of Legal Research and Writing | emily.keifer@pepperdine.edu | K | Full-time | |||
| Kilgore, Charles | Adjunct Professor | charles.kilgore@pepperdine.edu | K | Adjunct,Online | |||
| Kin, Judge Curtis | Adjunct Professor | curtis.kin@pepperdine.edu | K | Adjunct | |||
| Kirkley, James | Adjunct Professor | james.kirkley@pepperdine.edu | K | Adjunct,Online | |||
| Kmiec, Douglas | Professor Emeritus of Constitutional Law and Caruso Family Chair in Constitutional Law | 310.506.4255 | douglas.kmiec@pepperdine.edu | K | Constitutional Law,Jurisprudence,Law and Morality | Emeritus | |
| Knaplund, Kristine | Professor of Law | 310.506.6890 | kris.knaplund@pepperdine.edu | K | Property,Wills and Trusts | Full-time | |
| Koh, Jennifer | Associate Professor of Law | 310.506.4675 | jennifer.koh@pepperdine.edu | K | Faculty | Full-time | |
| Kressel, Mark A. | Adjunct Professor of Law | 818.995.0800 | mkressel@horvitzlevy.com | K | Clinical Law | Adjunct,Program Director | |
| Kubisch, Mark | Assistant Professor of Legal Research and Writing | 310.506.6683 | mark.kubisch@pepperdine.edu | K | Legal Research and Writing | Full-time,Program Director | |
| Larson, Edward | University Professor | 310.506.7593 | ed.larson@pepperdine.edu | L | Healthcare Law,Science and Technology | Full-time | |
| Lefko, Tami | Adjunct Professor | tami.lefko@pepperdine.edu | L | Adjunct,Online | |||
| Mancuso, Bradley | Adjunct Professor | bradley.mancuso@pepperdine.edu | M | Adjunct,Online | |||
| Marlett, David | Adjunct Professor | david.marlett@pepperdine.edu | M | Adjunct | |||
| McDonald, Barry | Professor of Law | 310.506.4668 | barry.mcdonald@pepperdine.edu | M | Comparative Constitutional Law,Constitutional Law,Contracts Law,First Amendment Law,Intellectual Property,Law | Full-time,Online | |
| McGoldrick, James | Professor Emeritus | M | Constitutional Law,Criminal Law and Procedure | Emeritus | |||
| McNeal, Gregory | Professor of Law and Public Policy | 310.506.7292 | gregory.mcneal@pepperdine.edu | M | Law | Full-time | |
| Meyer, Judith | Adjunct Professor | judith.meyer@pepperdine.edu | M | Adjunct,Online | |||
| Miller, Anthony | Professor Emeritus | 310.506.4650 | anthony.miller@pepperdine.edu | M | Arbitration,Dispute Resolution,Family Law,Torts | Emeritus | |
| Mills, Lawrence | Adjunct Professor | Straus Institute | lawrence.mills@pepperdine.edu | M | Adjunct,Online | ||
| Nelson, Grant | Professor Emeritus | grant.nelson@pepperdine.edu | N | Emeritus | |||
| Newton, Deanna | Caruso Family Faculty Fellow | deanna.newton@pepperdine.edu | N | Full-time | |||
| Nibecker, Brent | Adjunct Professor | brent.nibecker@pepperdine.edu | N | Adjunct | |||
| Niemeyer, John | Adjunct Professor | john.niemeyer@pepperdine.edu | N | Adjunct,Online | |||
| Nissel, Alan | Geoffrey H. Palmer Distinguished Practitioner in Residence | 310.506.4000 | alan.nissel@pepperdine.edu | N | Full-time | ||
| Nissel, Sarah M. | Adjunct Professor of Law | 310.770.6702 | sarah.nissel@pepperdine.edu | N | Criminal Law,Family Law,Law and Religion,Mediation | Adjunct | |
| Nix, William | Adjunct Professor | william.nix@pepperdine.edu | N | Adjunct,Online | |||
| Nowlin, Smita Reddy | Adjunct Professor | smita.nowlin@pepperdine.edu | N | Adjunct,Online | |||
| O'Neal, Leslie | Adjunct Professor | Straus Institute | leslie.oneal@pepperdine.edu | O | Adjunct,Online | ||
| Ogas, Thomas J. | Adjunct Professor | thomas.ogas@pepperdine.edu | O | Adjunct,Online | |||
| Ogden, Gregory | Professor of Law | 310.506.4671 | gregory.ogden@pepperdine.edu | O | Administrative Law,Civil Procedure,Ethics,Remedies | Full-time,Online | |
| Otey, Brittany Stringfellow | Clinical Professor of Law | 310.506.7081 | brittany.stringfellow@pepperdine.edu | O | Clinical Law,Family Law | Full-time | |
| Paniccia, Patti | Adjunct Professor | patti.paniccia@pepperdine.edu | P | Adjunct | |||
| Phillips, Ronald | Senior Vice Chancellor & | 310.506.4951 | ronald.phillips@pepperdine.edu | P | Emeritus | ||
| Philpott, Brian | Adjunct Professor | brian.philpott@pepperdine.edu | P | Adjunct,Online | |||
| Popovich, Robert | Professor Emeritus of Law | robert.popovich@pepperdine.edu | P | Contract Law,Estate Planning,Tax | Emeritus | ||
| Pushaw, Robert | James Wilson Endowed Professor of Law | 310.506.6318 | robert.pushaw@pepperdine.edu | P | Constitutional Law,Criminal Law and Procedure | Full-time | |
| Rassbach, Eric | Director Hugh and Hazel Darling Religious Liberty Clinic | eric.rassbach@pepperdine.edu | R | Adjunct,Program Director | |||
| Reed, Hilary | Adjunct Professor | hilary.reed@pepperdine.edu | R | Adjunct,Online | |||
| Roberts, Shaphan | Adjunct Professor | Straus Institute | shaphan.roberts@pepperdine.edu | R | Adjunct,Online | ||
| Robinson, Peter | Professor Emeritus | Straus | 310.506.4655 | peter.robinson@pepperdine.edu | R | Dispute Resolution Mediation | Emeritus |
| Saxer, Shelley Ross | Laure Sudreau Endowed Professor of Law | 310.506.4657 | shelley.saxer@pepperdine.edu | S | Land Use and Planning,Property,Wills and Trusts | Full-time,Online | |
| Scarberry, Mark | Professor of Law | 310.506.4667 | mark.scarberry@pepperdine.edu | S | Bankruptcy,Constitutional Law,Contract Law,Law and Economics,Legal Philosophy,Remedies | Full-time | |
| Schreiner, Barrett | Assistant Director of Academic Excellence | barrett.schreiner@pepperdine.edu | S | Adjunct,Online | |||
| Schultz, Steven | Assistant Professor of Law | 310.506.6906 | steven.schultz2@pepperdine.edu | S | Civil Procedure | Full-time | |
| Schwartz, Victoria | Professor of Law | 310.506.6277 | victoria.schwartz@pepperdine.edu | S | Entertainment Law,Intellectual Property,Law,Privacy Law,Sports and Entertainment Law,Workplace Privacy | Full-time | |
| Singh, Sukhsimranjit | Assistant Dean of Graduate Law Programs | Straus Institute | 310.506.4781 | sukhsimranjit.singh@pepperdine.edu | S | Dispute Resolution | Full-time,Online,Program Director,Dean |
| Snyder, Betty | Adjunct Professor | Straus Institute | betty.snyder@pepperdine.edu | S | Adjunct,Online | ||
| Spitzer, Daniel A. | Adjunct Professor | Daniel.spitzer@pepperdine.edu | S | Adjunct,Online | |||
| Stipanowich, Thomas | William H. Webster Chair in Dispute Resolution | Straus Institute | 310.506.4389 | thomas.stipanowich@pepperdine.edu | S | Arbitration,Contracts,Dispute Resolution,International Arbitration,Mediation,Negotiation | Full-time,Online |
| Tacha, Deanell Reese | Dean Emeritus | 310.506.4676 | deanell.tacha@pepperdine.edu | T | Emeritus,Dean | ||
| Taha, Ahmed | Professor of Law | 310.506.4870 | ahmed.taha@pepperdine.edu | T | Accounting and Finance for Lawyers,Civil Procedure | Full-time,Online | |
| Talbot, David | Adjunct Professor | Straus Institute | david.talbot@pepperdine.edu | T | Adjunct,Online | ||
| Tamari, Shai | Adjunct Professor | shai.tamari@pepperdine.edu | T | Adjunct,Online | |||
| Travis, Mark | Adjunct Professor | mark.travis@pepperdine.edu | T | Adjunct,Online | |||
| Uhl, Robert | Adjunct Professor of Law | 310.506.4676 | robert.uhl@pepperdine.edu | U | Clinical Law,Securities Arbitration | Adjunct | |
| Vasconcellos, Marcio | Adjunct Professor | Straus Institute | marcio.vasconcellos@pepperdine.edu | V | Adjunct,Online | ||
| Votino, Tori | Adjunct Professor of Law | 310.506.4758 | tori.votino@pepperdine.edu | V | Adjunct | ||
| Wendel, Peter | Professor of Law | 310.506.4651 | peter.wendel@pepperdine.edu | W | Property,Wills and Trusts | Full-time | |
| Weston, Maureen Arellano | Professor of Law | 310.506.6313 | maureen.weston@pepperdine.edu | W | Law,Sports Law | Full-time,Program Director | |
| White, Stephen | Assistant Professor of Legal Research and Writing | stephen.white@pepperdine.edu | W | Full-time | |||
| Williams, Stephanie | Assistant Professor of Legal Research and Writing | 310.506.4620 | stephanie.williams@pepperdine.edu | W | Legal Research and Writing | Full-time,Program Director | |
| Wu, Samuel | Adjunct Professor of Law | 310.506.4991 | sam.wu@pepperdine.edu | W | Clinical Law | Adjunct,Program Director | |
| Zumeta, Zena | Adjunct Professor | zena.zumeta@pepperdine.edu | Z | Adjunct,Online |