Faculty Experts
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Are you a member of the media looking for legal expert to discuss a particular topic? Feel free to reach out to communications@cwsl.edu to speak with one of our professors. We invite you to also look through the following list of subject matter experts.
Professor Donald Smythe
Expertise
Commercial Law, Contracts, Law and Economics, Legal Education and Bar Admissions, Real Property Law
Professor Catherine Hardee
Expertise
Business Organizations, Constitutional Law, Deal Litigation, Torts
Professor Laura Padilla
Expertise
Business Organizations and Business Planning; Corporate Governance
Professor Donald Smythe
Expertise
Commercial Law, Contracts, Law and Economics, Legal Education and Bar Admissions, Real Property Law
Professor Kenneth Klein
Expertise
Administrative Law, Appellate Litigation, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Jury Practice, Natural Disaster Law, Pro Bono Legal Services, Residential Insurance
Professor Donald Smythe
Expertise
Commercial Law, Contracts, Law and Economics, Legal Education and Bar Admissions, Real Property Law
Professor William Aceves
Expertise
Civil Rights
Professor Jessica Fink
Expertise
Constitutional Law, Employment Law, Employment Discrimination, Federal and State Rights
Professor Catherine Hardee
Expertise
Business Organizations, Constitutional Law, Deal Litigation, Torts
Professor Nancy Marcus
Expertise
LGBTQ+ Rights, Reproductive Rights
Dean Sean Scott
Expertise
Contracts
Professor Donald Smythe
Expertise
Commercial Law, Contracts, Law and Economics, Legal Education and Bar Admissions, Real Property Law
Professor Erin Sheley
Expertise
Criminal Law; Evidence; White Collar Crime; Criminal Procedure
Associate Dean Daniel Yeager
Expertise
Criminal Law; Remedies; Criminal Law Theory, Criminal Procedure
Professor Jessica Fink
Professor Hannah Brenner Johnson
Expertise
Title IX; gender and the Supreme Court
Professor Laura Padilla
Expertise
Race, Gender & Power
Professor Susan Bisom-Rapp
Expertise
Sexual Harassment Law; Intersection of gender and age for working women; Impact of caregiving on employment opportunity and pay
Professor Sean Scott
Expertise
Race, Gender, & Law
Professor James Cooper
Expertise
International Business Transactions; Torts; Comparative Law; International Trade Law; Latin American Legal Culture
Professor Brenda Simon
Professor James Cooper
Expertise
International Business Transactions; Torts; Comparative Law; International Trade Law; Latin American Legal Culture
Professor Richard Oppong
Expertise
Private International Law; International Commercial Arbitration; Regional Trade and
Economic Integration in Africa
Professor Jessica Fink
Expertise
Constitutional Law, Employment Law, Employment Discrimination, Federal and State Rights
Professor Susan Bisom-Rapp
Expertise
Employment Law; Employment Discrimination; Diversity and Inclusion; Occupational Safety
and Health; the Gig Economy
Professor Donald Smythe
Expertise
Commercial Law, Contracts, Law and Economics, Legal Education and Bar Admissions, Real Property Law
Dean Sean Scott
Expertise
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Professor Donald Smythe
Expertise
Legal Education and Bar Admissions
Professor David Austin
Expertise
Legal Skills
Professor Allison Cato
Expertise
Legal Writing, Legal Skills.
Professor Amy Day
Expertise
Legal Writing
Professor Joshua Jones
Expertise
Legal Research and Writing
Professor Liam Vavasour
Expertise
Legal Writing
Professor Nancy Marcus
Expertise
Legal Writing
Professor Kenneth Klein
Expertise
Affordability, Availability, and Adequacy of Homeowner Insurance; Underinsurance issues exposed and exacerbated by natural disasters; social inflation
Professor Laura Padilla
Expertise
Land Use Regulation; Property; Trusts & Estates; Women, Property & the Law; Real Estate
Professor Donald Smythe
Expertise
Commercial Law, Contracts, Law and Economics, Real Property Law
Professor Michael Yu
Expertise
Community Property, Estate & Gift Tax, Federal Income Tax, Internal Taxation, Trusts & Estates
Professor Michael Yu
Expertise
Community Property, Estate & Gift Tax, Federal Income Tax, Internal Taxation, Trusts & Estates
Professor Susan Bisom-Rapp
Expertise
General Torts
Professor Robert Bohrer
Professor Catherine Hardee
Expertise
Business Organizations, Constitutional Law, Deal Litigation, Torts
Professor Nancy Marcus
Expertise
Toxic torts
Professor Laura Padilla
Expertise
Land Use Regulation; Property; Trusts & Estates; Women, Property & the Law
Professor Michael Yu
Expertise
Community Property, Estate & Gift Tax, Federal Income Tax, Internal Taxation, Trusts & Estates