Law School Faculty - Western State

Full Time Faculty

	WILLIAM E. ADAMS DEAN and VICE CHANCELLOR 714.459.1168 weadams@wsulaw.edu J.D., Indiana University School of Law A.B., Indiana University Courses: Torts, Criminal Law
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	LISA BLASSER ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LAWYERING SKILLS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, STELLAR 714.459.1189 lblasser@wsulaw.edu J.D., Western State B.S., California State University, San Diego Courses: Introduction to Legal Methods Basis Bar Studies
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	TODD BROWER PROFESSOR OF LAW 714.459.1132 tbrower@wsulaw.edu J.D., Stanford University LL.M., Yale University A.B., Princeton University Courses: Constitutional Law, Employment Discrimination, Property
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	STEPHEN CHAVEZ ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LAWYERING SKILLS DIRECTOR, CIVIL & JUDICIAL EXTERNSHIPS 714.459.1165 schavez@wsulaw.edu J.D., Western State Courses: Externship Seminar, Legal Writing & Research I & II
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	DONALD DAUCHER ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LAW 714.459.1142 ddaucher@wsulaw.edu J.D., Duke University School of Law B.S., University of Rochester Courses: Civil Procedure I & II
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	MYANNA DELLINGER ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LAW 714.459.1201 mdellinger@wsulaw.edu J.D., the University of Oregon School of Law M.A. (LSP), the Aarhus School of Business, Denmark B.A., The Aarhus School of Business Courses: Contracts I and II
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	NEIL GOTANDA PROFESSOR OF LAW 714.459.1135 ngotanda@wsulaw.edu J.D., University of California, Berkeley (Boalt Hall) LL.M., Harvard University B.S., Stanford University Courses: Constitutional Law, Equal Protection and Due Process, First Amendment, Asian American Jurisprudence
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DAVID GROSHOFF

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LAW &
DIRECTOR, BUSINESS LAW CENTER

714.459.1127
dgroshoff@wsulaw.edu

Ed.M., Harvard University
J.D., The Ohio State University
M.B.A. (Finance), Northern Kentucky University
M.B.A. (Business Administration), Northern Kentucky University
B.A., Indiana University

Courses:
Business Law Ethics, Corporate Finance and Accounting for Lawyers, Business Associations

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	CHEYANNA JAFFKE PROFESSOR OF LAW 714.459.1138 cjaffke@wsulaw.edu J.D., University of Idaho College of Law LL.M., University of Washington School of Law B.S., University of Idaho Courses: Estate and Gift Taxation, Corporations, Community Property, Taxation of Business Entities, Federal Income Tax, American Indian Law, Wills & Trusts
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	ELIZABETH JONES ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LAW DIRECTOR, CRIMINAL LAW PRACTICE CENTER 714.459.1187 eljones@wsulaw.edu J.D. , University of Miami School of Law B.A., University of California, Los Angeles Courses: Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; The Law of Vice; Criminal Justice Ethics
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	SUSAN KELLER PROFESSOR ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS 714.459.1168 skeller@wsulaw.edu J.D., Harvard University M.F.A., University of California, Irvine A.B., Harvard/Radcliffe Colleges Courses: Property, Torts, Principles of Agency and Partnership, Women and the Law, Employment Discrimination Law
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	JENNIFER KOH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LAW DIRECTOR, IMMIGRATION CLINIC 714.459.1136 jkoh@wsulaw.edu J.D., Columbia University School of Law B.A., Yale University Courses: Clinical Studies, Immigration
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	GLENN KOPPEL PROFESSOR OF LAW 714.459.1143 gkoppel@wsulaw.edu J.D., Harvard Law School B.A., City College of New York Courses: Civil Procedure, Evidence, Evidence Practice
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DYLAN OLIVER MALAGRINÒ

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LAW

(714) 459-1122
dmalagrino@wsulaw.edu

M.Sc. with Merit, Law, Anthropology and Society, London School of Economics and Political Science
J.D., University of San Diego School of Law
B.A., with Highest Distinction, Economics, Syracuse University
B.A., with Highest Distinction, International Relations, Syracuse University
B.A., with Highest Distinction, Italian Language, Literature, and Culture, Syracuse University

Courses:
Property, Sports Law, Antitrust, Negotiations and Torts

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	PAULA MANNING ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LAW DIRECTOR OF S.T.E.L.L.A.R. PROGRAMS 714.459.1116 pmanning@wsulaw.edu J.D., Western State B.A., University of California, Irvine Courses: Advocacy. Advanced Legal Methods, Introduction to Legal Methods, Solving Legal Problems, Torts I & II, Professional Skills I & II
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	PHILIP MERKEL PROFESSOR OF LAW 714.459.1146 pmerkel@wsulaw.edu J.D., University of Illinois M.A., University of Virginia B.A., University of Illinois Courses: Remedies, Torts, Legal History, Professional Skills
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	KEVIN MOHR PROFESSOR OF LAW 714.459.1147 kmohr@wsulaw.edu J.D., Yale Law School M.S., University of Wisconsin B.A., Harpur College Courses: Contracts, Intellectual Property, Professional Responsibility
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	ROBERT MOLKO ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LAW 714.459.1149 rmolko@wsulaw.edu J.D., Southwestern School of Law M.S.E.E., New York University, New York B.S.E.E., City College of New York Courses: Criminal Externship Seminar, Trial Practice, Criminal Justice Ethics, Evidence
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	PATRICIA HARRIS O'CONNOR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR LAW LIBRARY DIRECTOR 714.459.1175 poconnor@wsulaw.edu J.D., University of Texas M.L.S., University of Oklahoma B.A., University of Oklahoma Courses: Copyright Law, Legal Research
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	EUNICE PARK ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LAWYERING SKILLS 714.459.1150 epark@wsulaw.edu J.D., University of Michigan A.B., Smith College Courses: Legal Writing & Research, I & II
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	TRACIE PORTER ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LAW 714.459.1153 tporter@wsulaw.edu J.D., Drake University Law School B.A., Cornell College Courses: Estates, Property
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	LORI A. ROBERTS PROFESSOR OF LAW DIRECTOR OF LEGAL WRITING & RESEARCH 714.459.1145 loroberts@wsulaw.edu J.D., University of Miami School of Law B.A., University of Washington Courses: Legal Writing & Research I & II Contracts and Moot Court Seminar/Advanced Advocacy
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	CHARLES SHEPPARD PROFESSOR OF LAW ASSOCIATE DEAN OF STUDENTS 714.459.1152 csheppard@wsulaw.edu J.D., Loyola University School of Law B.A., California State University, Dominguez Hills Courses: Property, Trusts, Secured Land Transactions, Real Estate Transactions
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	STACEY SOBEL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LAW 714.459.1186 ssobel@wsulaw.edu J.D., The George Washington University Law School B.A., University of Albany, State University of New York Courses: Constitutional Law I and II, Criminal Law, and Criminal Procedure
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Monica M. Todd

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LAWYERING SKILLS

714.459.1133
mmtodd@wsulaw.edu

J.D. University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law
M.A. University of California, Irvine, School of Social Ecology
B.A. University of California, Irvine, Environmental Analysis
B.A. University of California, Irvine, Psychology & Social Behavior

Courses:

Legal Writing and Research I & II
Professional Skills I & II

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	EDITH WARKENTINE PROFESSOR OF LAW 714.459.1144 ewarkentine@wsulaw.edu J.D. University of California, Davis A.B. University of California, Berkeley Courses: Contracts, Commercial Law, Real Property
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	RYAN WILLIAMS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LAW 714.459.1202 rwilliams@wsulaw.edu J.D., Georgetown University Law Center B.A., Yale University Courses: Civil Procedure I and II, National Security Law
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