Western State College of Law

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

LORI A. ROBERTS

ASSOCIATE 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

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

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

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:

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

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