2017 Section Chairs and Chairs-Elect

2017 Section Chairs and Chairs-Elect

 

ACADEMIC SECTIONS

 

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Linda D. Jellum, Mercer University School of Law, Chair

Louis J. Virelli, III, Stetson University College of Law, Chair-Elect

 

ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME LAW

Kristen van de Biezenbos, University of Oklahoma College of Law, Chair

Peter Winship, Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

AFRICA

Warren Hill Binford, Willamette University College of Law, Chair

Olufunmilayo B. Arewa, University of California, Irvine School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

AGENCY, PARTNERSHIP, LLC’S, AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS

Anne M. Tucker, Georgia State University College of Law, Chair

Joshua P. Fershee, West Virginia University College of Law, Chair-Elect

 

AGING AND THE LAW

Nina A. Kohn, Syracuse University College of Law, Chair

Bobbi Flowers, Stetson University College of Law, Chair-Elect

 

AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD LAW

Michelle B. Nowlin, Duke University School of Law, Chair

Margaret E. Sova McCabe, University of New Hampshire School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Jill I. Gross, Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law, Chair

Ellen E. Deason, The Ohio State University, Michael E. Moritz College of Law, Chair-Elect

 

ANIMAL LAW

Francesca Ortiz, South Texas College of Law Houston, Chair

Justin Marceau, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Chair-Elect

 

ANTITRUST AND ECONOMIC REGULATION

Scott Hemphill, New York University School of Law, Chair

Rebecca Haw Allensworth, Vanderbilt University Law School, Chair-Elect

 

ART LAW

Tyler T. Ochoa, Santa Clara University School of Law, Chair

Irene Calboli, Texas A&M University School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

BIOLAW

Jonathan Kahn, Mitchell | Hamline School of Law, Chair

Victoria Sutton, Texas Tech University School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS

Michelle M. Harner, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Chair

Matthew T. Bodie, Saint Louis University School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

CHILDREN AND THE LAW

Rebecca Aviel, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Chair

Meredith J. Harbach, The University of Richmond School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Ira Steven Nathenson, St. Thomas University School of Law, Chair

Judith Resnik, Yale Law School, Chair-Elect

 

CIVIL RIGHTS

Cheryl Nelson Butler, Southern Methodist University, Dedman  School of Law, Chair

 

CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION

Lisa R. Bliss, Georgia State University College of Law, Chair

Allison K. Bethel, The John Marshall Law School, Co-Chair Elect

Scott L. Cummings, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, Co-Chair Elect

 

COMMERCIAL AND RELATED CONSUMER LAW

Pamela Foohey, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Chair

Dalié Jiménez, University of Connecticut School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

COMPARATIVE LAW

Seval Yildirim, Whittier Law School, Chair

Manoj Mate, Whittier Law School, Chair-Elect

 

CONFLICT OF LAWS

Jamelle C. Sharpe, University of Illinois College of Law, Chair

Donald E. Childress, III, Pepperdine University School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Rebecca E. Zietlow, University of Toledo College of Law, Chair

Melissa E. Murray, University of California, Berkeley School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

CONTRACTS

Val D. Ricks, South Texas College of Law Houston, Chair

Jennifer S. Martin, St. Thomas University School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

CREDITORS’ AND DEBTORS’ RIGHTS

Edward R. Morrison, Columbia Law School, Chair

Lea Krivinskas Shepard, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Meghan J. Ryan, Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law, Chair

Carissa Byrne Hessick, University of North Carolina School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

DEFAMATION AND PRIVACY

Lyrissa B. Lidsky, University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law, Chair

Elbert L. Robertson, Suffolk University Law School, Chair-Elect

 

DISABILITY LAW

Jessica L. Roberts, University of Houston Law Center, Chair

Valarie Blake, West Virginia University College of Law, Chair-Elect

 

EAST ASIAN LAW & SOCIETY

James V. Feinerman, Georgetown University Law Center, Chair

Robert B. Leflar, University of Arkansas School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION AND GOVERNANCE

Edward L. Rubin, Vanderbilt University Law School, Chair

Alan R. Palmiter, Wake Forest University School of Law, Co-Chair Elect

Faith Stevelman, New York Law School, Co-Chair Elect

 

EDUCATION LAW

Aaron J. Saiger, Fordham University School of Law, Chair

Eloise Pasachoff, Georgetown University Law Center, Chair-Elect

 

ELECTION LAW

Franita Tolson, Florida State University College of Law, Chair

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Stetson University College of Law, Chair-Elect

 

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Natalya Shnitser, Boston College Law School, Chair

Kathryn L. Moore, University of Kentucky College of Law, Chair-Elect

 

EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAW

Naomi Schoenbaum, The George Washington University Law School, Chair

Joseph R. Fishkin, The University of Texas School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

Robin K. Craig, University of Utah, S. J. Quinney College of Law, Chair

Kalyani Robbins, Florida International University College of Law, Co-Chair

 

EUROPEAN LAW

Julie C. Suk, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Chair

Fernanda Giorgia Nicola, American University, Washington College of Law, Chair-Elect

 

EVIDENCE

Andrew W. Jurs, Drake University Law School, Chair

Tamara F. Lawson, St. Thomas University School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

FAMILY AND JUVENILE LAW

Jill Hasday, University of Minnesota Law School, Chair

Jessica Dixon Weaver, Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

FEDERAL COURTS

Curtis A. Bradley, Duke University School of Law, Chair

Amy C. Barrett, Notre Dame Law School, Chair-Elect

 

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND CONSUMER FINANCIAL SERVICES

Mehrsa Baradaran, University of Georgia School of Law, Chair

Hilary J. Allen, Suffolk University Law School, Co-Chair

 

IMMIGRATION LAW

Rose Cuison Villazor, University of California, Davis, School of Law, Chair

Anil Kalhan, Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

INDIAN NATIONS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

Colette Routel, Mitchell | Hamline School of Law, Chair

John P. LaVelle, University of New Mexico School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

INSURANCE LAW

Allison K. Hoffman, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, Chair

Rick L. Swedloff, Rutgers Law School, Chair-Elect

 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Joe Miller, University of Georgia School of Law, Chair

Guy A. Rub, The Ohio State University, Michael E. Moritz College of Law, Chair-Elect

 

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS

Timothy Webster, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Chair

Sharmila Murthy, Suffolk University Law School, Chair-Elect

 

INTERNATIONAL LAW

Anastasia Telesetsky, University of Idaho College of Law, Chair

Milena Sterio, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University, Chair-Elect

 

INTERNET AND COMPUTER LAW

Margot Einan Kaminski, The Ohio State University, Michael E. Moritz College of Law, Chair

Christina Mulligan, Brooklyn Law School, Chair-Elect

 

ISLAMIC LAW

Russell Powell, Seattle University School of Law, Chair

Jeff A Redding, Saint Louis University School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

JEWISH LAW

Noa Ben-Asher, Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law, Chair

Chaim N. Saiman, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

JURISPRUDENCE Joshua Kleinfeld, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Chair

 

LABOR RELATIONS AND EMPLOYMENT LAW

Danielle Weatherby, University of Arkansas School of Law, Chair

Joseph Mastrosimone, Washburn University School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

LAW AND ANTHROPOLOGY

Monica Eppinger, Saint Louis University School of Law, Chair

Anya Bertstein, University at Buffalo School of Law, The State University of New York, Chair-Elect

 

LAW AND ECONOMICS

Jonah Gelbach, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Chair

Kathryn Zeiler, Boston University School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

LAW AND MENTAL DISABILITY

Lea Johnston, University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law, Chair

Jasmine Elwick Harris, University of California, Davis, School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

LAW AND RELIGION

Robin Fretwell Wilson, University of Illinois College of Law, Chair

Seval Yildirim, Whittier Law School, Chair-Elect

 

LAW AND SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES

Manoj Mate, Whittier Law School, Chair

Afra Afsharipour, University of California, Davis, School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

LAW AND SPORTS

Ettie Ward, St. John’s University School of Law, Chair

Jodi S. Balsam, Brooklyn Law School, Chair-Elect

 

LAW AND THE HUMANITIES

Neil H. Cogan, Whittier Law School, Chair

Allison Tait, Allison Tait, The University of Richmond School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

LAW AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

Victoria Sutton, Texas Tech University School of Law, Chair

David Y. Kwok, University of Houston Law Center, Chair-Elect

 

LAW, MEDICINE, AND HEALTH CARE

Elizabeth Pendo, Saint Louis University School of Law, Chair

Fazal R. Khan, University of Georgia School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

LEGAL HISTORY

Mary Ziegler, Florida State University College of Law, Chair

Evan Zoldan, University of Toledo College of Law, Chair-Elect

 

LEGAL WRITING, REASONING, AND RESEARCH

Sabrina DeFabritiis, Suffolk University Law School, Chair

Suzanna K. Moran, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Chair-Elect

 

LEGISLATION & LAW OF THE POLITICAL PROCESS

Rebecca Kysar, Brooklyn Law School, Chair

Evan Zoldan, University of Toledo College of Law, Chair-Elect

 

LITIGATION

Katharine Traylor Schaffzin, The University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, Chair

Kenneth Kandaras, The John Marshall Law School, Chair-Elect

 

MASS COMMUNICATION LAW

LaVonda N. Reed, Syracuse University College of Law, Chair

Amy Gajda, Tulane University Law School, Chair-Elect

 

NATIONAL SECURITY LAW

Jennifer Daskal, American University, Washington College of Law, Chair

Rachel VanLandingham, Southwestern Law School, Chair-Elect

 

NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY LAW

Gina Warren, University of Houston Law Center, Chair

Michael Pappas, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

NONPROFIT AND PHILANTHROPY LAW

Roger Colinvaux, The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Chair

Benjamin M. Leff, American University, Washington College of Law, Chair-Elect

 

NORTH AMERICAN COOPERATION

Gerardo Puertas Gomez, Facultad Libre de Derecho de Monterrey, Chair

Lisa M. Black, California Western School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

POVERTY LAW

Marc-Tizoc Gonzalez, St. Thomas University School of Law, Chair

Llezlie Green Coleman, American University, Washington College of Law, Chair-Elect

 

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Susan S. Fortney, Texas A&M University School of Law, Chair

Margaret C. Tarkington, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

PROPERTY LAW

Donald J. Kochan, Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law, Chair

Priya S. Gupta, Southwestern Law School, Chair-Elect

 

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

Kristen Barnes, University of Akron School of Law, Chair

Christopher K. Odinet, Southern University Law Center, Chair-Elect

 

REMEDIES

Anthony J. Sebok, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Chair

Alexandra D. Lahav, University of Connecticut School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

SCHOLARSHIP

Matthew T. Bodie, Saint Louis University School of Law, Chair

Anita K. Krug, University of Washington School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

SECURITIES REGULATION

Anita K. Krug, University of Washington School of Law, Chair

Wulf Kaal, University of St. Thomas School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY ISSUES

James D. Wilets, Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law, Chair

David B. Cruz, University of Southern California Gould School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

SOCIO-ECONOMICS

Thomas Earl Geu, University of South Dakota School of Law, Chair

Philip L. Harvey, Rutgers Law School, Chair-Elect

 

STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAW

Matthew J. Parlow, Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law, Chair

Ngai Pindell, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

TAXATION

Lawrence A. Zelenak, Duke University School of Law, Chair

Shu-Yi Oei, Tulane University Law School, Chair-Elect

 

TEACHING METHODS

Deborah Lee Borman, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Chair

Rory D. Bahadur, Washburn University School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

TECHNOLOGY, LAW, AND LEGAL EDUCATION

Michele R. Pistone, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, Chair

Michael Bloom, The University of Michigan Law School, Chair-Elect

 

TORTS AND COMPENSATION SYSTEMS

Christopher J. Robinette, Widener University Commonwealth Law School, Chair

Stacey A. Tovino, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

TRANSACTIONAL LAW AND SKILLS

Brian J.M. Quinn, Boston College Law School, Chair

Christina M. Sautter, Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Chair-Elect

 

TRUSTS AND ESTATES

Lee-ford Tritt, University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law, Chair

Deborah S. Gordon, Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

ADMINISTRATIVE SECTIONS

 

ACADEMIC SUPPORT

Danielle Bifulci Kocal, Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law, Chair

Staci P. Rucker, University of Cincinnati College of Law, Chair-Elect

 

ASSOCIATE DEANS FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND RESEARCH

Viva Rivers Moffat, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Chair

Joel A. Nichols, University of St. Thomas School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

BALANCE IN LEGAL EDUCATION

Jennifer A. Brobst, Southern Illinois University School of Law, Chair

Calvin Pang, University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION

Renee Moore-Cain, University of Mississippi School of Law, Chair

Amber Brugnoli, West Virginia University College of Law, Chair-Elect

 

DEAN, FOR THE LAW SCHOOL

Jane Byeff Korn, Gonzaga University School of Law, Chair

 

GRADUATE PROGRAMS FOR NON-U.S. LAWYERS

John B. Thornton, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Chair

William H. Byrnes, Texas A&M University School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT

Allison Fry, Stanford Law School, Co-Chair

David Finley, Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law, Co-Chair

Jini Jasti, University of Wisconsin Law School, Co-Chair Elect

Trent Anderson, St. John’s University School of Law, Co-Chair Elect

 

INTERNATIONAL LEGAL EXCHANGE

Mark E. Wojcik, The John Marshall Law School, Chair

Lauren Fielder, The University of Texas School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

LAW LIBRARIES AND LEGAL INFORMATION

Carol A. Watson, University of Georgia School of Law, Chair

Sara Sampson, The Ohio State University, Michael E. Moritz College of Law, Chair-Elect

 

LAW SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE

Debra J. Martin, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, Chair

 

PART-TIME DIVISION PROGRAMS

Tracy L. Simmons, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Chair

Johnny D. Pryor, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

POST-GRADUATE LEGAL EDUCATION

Deborah Call, University of Southern California Gould School of Law, Chair

Steven Richman, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, Chair-Elect

 

PRELEGAL EDUCATION AND ADMISSION TO LAW SCHOOL

Michael W. Donnelly-Boylen, Roger Williams University School of Law, Chair

Jannell L. Roberts, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, Chair-Elect

 

PRO-BONO & PUBLIC SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

Tara Casey, The University of Richmond School of Law, Co-Chair

Thomas J. Schoenherr, Fordham University School of Law, Co-Chair

Jennifer Tschirch, Georgetown University Law Center, Chair-Elect

 

STUDENT SERVICES

Darren L. Nealy, The University of Michigan Law School, Chair

Rebekah Grodsky, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Chair-Elect

 

AFFINITY SECTIONS

 

MINORITY GROUPS

Elena M. Marty-Nelson, Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law, Chair

Deborah N. Archer, New York Law School, Chair-Elect

 

NEW LAW PROFESSORS

Eugene D. Mazo, Rutgers Law School, Chair

Dov Waisman, Southwestern Law School, Chair-Elect

 

WOMEN IN LEGAL EDUCATION

Kerri L. Stone, Florida International University College of Law, Chair

Cynthia L. Fountaine, Southern Illinois University School of Law, Chair-Elect