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	Thomas J. Stipanowich William H. Webster Chair in Dispute Resolution, Professor of Law and Associate Dean B.S., University of Illinois M.Arch, University of Illinois JD, University of Illinois thomas.stipanowich@pepperdine.edu 310.506.4655
	Sukhsimranjit Singh Ph.D., National Law University, Delhi LL.M., University of Missouri-Columbia LL.B., National Academy of Legal Studies and Research University, Hyderabad B.A., National Academy of Legal Studies and Research University, Hyderabad sukhsimranjit.singh@pepperdine.edu 310.506.4781
	Peter Robinson Professor of Law B.A., University of California, San Diego; JD, Hastings College of Law peter.robinson@pepperdine.edu 310.506.4655
	Stephanie Blondell Associate Director, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Assistant Professor of Law and Practice, and Director, Master of Dispute Resolution, West LA B.A., Brown University JD, University of Washington stephanie.blondell@pepperdine.edu 310.506.6382
	Robert Cochran, Jr. Professor of Law B.A., Carson-Newman; JD, University of Virginia School of Law robert.cochran@pepperdine.edu 310.506.4684
	Jack Coe, Jr. Professor of Law B.A., University of California, Los Angeles; JD, Loyola Marymount School of Law; LLM, Exeter (England) jack.coe@pepperdine.edu 310.506.4626
	Michael A. Helfand Associate Director, Glazer Institute for Jewish Studies and Associate Professor of Law B.A., Yeshiva University; JD, Yale University; Ph.D., Yale University michael.helfand@pepperdine.edu 310.506.7694
	Anthony Miller Associate Professor of Law B.A., California State University, Long Beach; M.A., California State University, Long Beach; JD, Pepperdine University School of Law anthony.miller@pepperdine.edu 310.506.4650
	Maureen Weston Professor of Law and Director of the Entertainment, Media & Sports Dispute Resolution Project B.A., University of Denver; JD, University of Colorado School of Law maureen.weston@pepperdine.edu 310.506.6313

Visiting and Adjunct Professors from California

Paul E. Burns Attorney/Mediator/Arbitrator Partner, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP B.S., Boston College; JD, Boston College Law School;	William Nix Chairman, Creative Projects Group A.B., Georgetown University; M.A., Antioch College; JD, Hofstra University; LLM, New York University
Rebecca Callahan Attorney/Mediator/Arbitrator B.A., University of Southern California; JD, University of California, Berkeley; LLM, Pepperdine University	Judith Hale Norris Dispute Resolution Consultant B.A., University of Maine; JD, Boston University School of Law
Ken Cloke Attorney/Mediator/Arbitrator B.A., JD University of California, Berkeley; LLM, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles	Sarah Park B.A., UC Berkeley; JD, Harvard Law
Richard M. Coleman Mediator/Arbitrator, Coleman & Richards A.B., Georgetown University; JD, Harvard University; LLM, Georgetown University; C.D.R., Pepperdine University School of Law	Steven W. Paul Mediator/Attorney, Alternative Resolution Centers B.A., JD, University of California, Berkeley
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; MDR, Pepperdine University School of Law	David Peterson Attorney/Mediator/Arbitrator B.S., JD, Western State University
David Cruickshank Consultant, Kerma Partners B.A. and JD, University of Western Ontario; LLM, Harvard Law School	Michael Rainey Mediator/Arbitrator and Counselor at Law, Michael Rainey Dispute Resolution Services B.A., Loyola University; JD, Loyola Law School; LLM, Pepperdine University School of Law
Anthony A. DiMonte Private Practice B.A., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; JD, Chicago - Kent College of Law	Richard Reisberg Mediator/Arbitrator, JAMS B.A., Michigan State University; JD, Forham University School of Law
William Eddy Attorney/Mediator/President, High Conflict Institute B.A., Case Western University; M.S.W., San Diego State University; JD, University of San Diego	Marcelo Rosadilla Attorney/Mediator Assistant Director, Straus Institute LL.B., Unisinos, Brazil; LL.M. Pepperdine University School of Law
Max Factor III Mediator B.A. Harvard College; JD, Yale Law School	Steve Rottman Mediator, Beverly Hills B.A., Duke Univeristy; JD, Harvard University Course: Advanced Mediation
Paul Fisher Private Practice B.A., California State University, Northridge; JD, University of San Diego	Ted Russell Executive VP, Business Affairs, Digital Media and Home Entertainment, Fox Filmed Entertainment B.A., Cornell University; JD, University of Southern California Law School
Eric Van Ginkel Attorney/Mediator/Arbitrator JD, University of Leiden, Netherlands; JD, Columbia University; LLM, Pepperdine University School of Law	Larraine Segil Chair and CEO of The Exceptional Women Awardees Foundation Southwestern Law School, J.D., Pepperdine University, M.B.A., University of Witwatersrand B.A. Honors University of Witwatersrand, B.A.
John Hurney Attorney B.A., University of New Hampshire; JD, Cert., Pepperdine University School of Law	A. Marco Turk Professor and Director Emeritus Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, and Peacebuilding Program California State University Dominguez Hills B.A. (1956), University of Washington (Seattle) J.D. cum laude (1960), Southwestern University School of Law
Alana Knaster Environmental planner, educator, and mediator Seattle, Washington B.A., Cornell University; M.A., University of Michigan; M.C.P., Michigan Institute of Technology	Robert A. Uhl Partner, Aidikoff, Uhl & Bakhtiari B.A., University of Pittsburgh; JD, Fordham University School of Law
Jeffrey Krivis Private Practice Mediator/Arbitrator B.A., San Diego State University; JD, Southwestern University	Alexander Williams Retired Superior Court Judge, Los Angeles B.A., Yale University; LL.B., University of Virginia
Stephen Lepley Mediator, California Dispute Resolution Professionals, LLC. Director of Professional Outreach, Straus Institute B.S., Psychology, Tulane University J.D., Marquette University Law School LLM in Dispute Resolution, Concentration in Mediation, Pepperdine School of Law	Robert K. Wrede Attorney/Mediator B.A., Cornell University; JD, Cornell University Law School; LLM, Pepperdine University School of Law
Denise Madigan Mediator, MadiganADR B.A., Northwestern University; M.P.P., Harvard University; JD, Harvard Law School	Michael Zacharia Co-director, PACIS Project in Faith Based Diplomacy B.A., University of California, Berkeley; JD, UC Hastings College of Law

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; JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law	Jeff Paquin Division VP/Chief Operations Counsel, Abbott Laboratories B.A., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee JD University of Kentucky
Phil Armstrong Senior Counsel/ADR and Litigation, Georgia-Pacific LLC (retired) B.S., University of the Cumberlands; JD, University of Kentucky	Don Philbin Attorney/Mediator/Arbitrator B.A., Trinity University MBA, University of Texas, San Antonio JD, LLM, Pepperdine University School of Law
Joey Cope Associate Professor, Department of Conflict Resolution Abilene Christian University B.A., Texas Tech University; JD, Texas Tech 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; JD, Georgia State University College of Law; J.S.M., Stanford Law School
James Craven Attorney/Mediator B.A., Brigham Young University; JD, Gonzaga University; LLM, Pepperdine University	Elaine Seifert Attorney/Mediator/Arbitrator B.A., Simon Fraser University; LL.B., Dalhousie University; LLM, Pepperdine University School of Law
Edward Dauer Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law, University of Denver College of Law A.B., Brown University; LL.B., Yale University	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
Cynthia Greer Private Practice Mediator and Dispute Resolution Consultant B.A., David Lipscomb; M.Ed., Georgia State; Ed.D., Pepperdine University; MDR, Pepperdine University 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; JD, New York University School of Law
Karin S. Hobbs Private Practice, Salt Lake City, Utah B.S. University of Utah; J.D. University of Utah	David W. Talbot Ombudsman, The World Bank, Bangkok, Thailand/Washington, D.C. B.A., Utah State University; JD, University of Idaho; MDR, Pepperdine University
Kimberlee Kovach Lecturer, University of Texas School of Law B.S., Ohio State University; JD, Capital 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
Alana Knaster Deputy Director, County of Monterey Resource Management Agency B.A., Cornell University; M.A., University of Michigan; M.C.P., Michigan Institute of Technology	Wendy Trachte-Huber Principal, Trachte Huber Consulting B.S., University of Houston; JD, University of Houston Law Center
The Honourable Heather Lamoureux Prov. Ct. Judge, Prov. Ct. of Alberta, Crim. Div., Calgary Jud. Dist., Canada B.A., LL.B., University of Alberta LLM, Pepperdine University School of Law	Mark Travis Mediator/Arbitrator B.S., University of Tennessee; JD, Brandeis University; LLM, Pepperdine University School of Law
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	Daniel Van Ness Executive Director, International Centre for Justice and Reconciliation B.A., Wheaton College; JD, DePaul University College of Law; LLM, Georgetown University Law Center
Ilhyung Lee Associate Professor of Law, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law B.A., University of Maryland; M.A., Washington College; JD, Boston College Law School	Len Wade Former Judge, 141st District Court of Texas Partner, Kelly, Hart & Hallman, Fort Worth, Texas B.A., Abilene Christian University; JD, Baylor University
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; JD, Georgetown University	Charles Wiggins Retired Professor of Law, University of San Diego and Guest Professor, University of Amsterdam B.A., University of Washington; JD, University of California, Hastings; LLM, Yale Law School
John Lowry Assistant Dean, Lipscomb University College of Business B.A., Pepperdine University; M.A., Abilene Christian University; JD, Southern Methodist University's Dedman School of Law	Zena Zumeta Mediation Training and Consultation B.A., Smith College; JD, University of Michigan
L. Randolph Lowry President, Lipscomb University and Founding Director, Straus Institute B.A. and M.P.A., Pepperdine University; JD, Hamline University School of Law	Nina Meierding Negotiation and Mediation Trainer B.S. and M.Ed., University of Southern California; JD, Ventura College of Law Cert., Pepperdine University School of Law