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University of Pittsburgh    
2025-2026 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog 
    
 
  Apr 12, 2026
 
2025-2026 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog

School of Law Faculty


Full Time

Jessie Allen, Professor of Law
JSD, Columbia University School of Law
JD, Brooklyn Law School

Joshua Ash, Clinical Assistant Professor of Law
Director, Environmental Law and Policy Clinic
JD, West Virginia University

Kevin D. Ashley, Professor of Law and Intelligent Systems
JD, Harvard Law School
PhD, University of Massachusetts and Amherst

Elena A. Baylis, Professor of Law
JD, Yale Law School

Deborah L. Brake, John E. Murray Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law
JD, Harvard Law School

Ronald A. Brand, Professor of Law
Academic Director, CILE
Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg University Professor and John E. Murray Faculty Scholar
JD, Cornell University

Ben Bratman, Professor of Legal Writing
JD, Vanderbilt University Law School

Andrele Brutus St. Val, Associate Professor of Legal Writing
JD, Florida A&M University
LLM, Wayne State University

William M. Carter, Jr., Judge J. Quint Salmon and Anne Salmon Chaired Professor of Law
JD, Case Western Reserve University

Mary Crossley, John E. Murray Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law
JD, Vanderbilt University

Vivian Curran, Distinguished Professor of Law
JD, Columbia University
PhD, Columbia University
MPhil, Columbia University

Gerald S. Dickinson, Dean and Professor of Law
JD, Fordham University

Greer Donley, John B. Nicklas Jr. Faculty Fellow and Professor of Law
Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development
JD, University of Michigan

Philip Hackney, Professor of Law
LLM, (Tax), New York University School of Law
JD, LSU Paul M. Herbert Law Center

David A. Harris, Sally Ann Semenko Endowed Chair, Professor of Law
John E. Murray Faculty Scholar
LLM, Georgetown University
JD, Yale Law School

David J. Hickton, Professor of Law
Founding Director, Institute for Cyber Law, Policy and Security
JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Anthony C. Infanti, Professor of Law
Affiliate Faculty, Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies Program
Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Faculty Scholar
LLM (Taxation), New York University
JD, University of California, Berkeley

John Linarelli, John E. Murray Faculty Scholar, Vice Dean, and Professor of Law
JD American University
PhD (Philosophy) University of California Riverside
PhD (Law) King;s College London
LLM Georgetown University

Jules Lobel, Bessie McKee Walthour Endowed Chair, Professor of Law
JD, Rutgers University

Michael J. Madison, John E. Murray Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law
JD, Stanford Law School

JS Nelson, John E. Murray Faculty Fellow and Professor of Law, JD, Harvard University

Peter B. Oh, W. Edward Sell Fellow and Professor of Law
JD, The University of Chicago

Patrick R. Parsons, Associate Dean for Library and Technology, Associate Professor of Legal Writing
JD, University of Pittsburgh

Tomar Pierson-Brown, Assistant Professor of Law
JD, Case Western Reserve University School of Law
LLM, University of the District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law

Alveena F. Shah, Assistant Professor of Law
JD, University of California Los Angeles

Ann Sinsheimer, Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusive Excellence, Professor of Legal Writing
PhD (Rhetoric), Carnegie Mellon University
JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Spearit, Professor of Law
JD,University of California Berkeley
MTS, Harvard Divinity School
PhD (Religious Studies) University of California Santa Barbara
 
Alice L. Stewart, Clinical Associate Professor of Law
Director, Hickton Center for Community Legal Services and Clinical Legal Education
JD, Duquesne University
Christian Sundquist, Professor of Law
JD, Georgetown University

David Thaw
Assistant Research Professor of Law, Assistant Research Professor of Computing and Information
JD, University of California Berkeley
PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Anjale Vats, Associate Professor of Law
PhD, University of Washington
JD, Emory University
LLM, University of Washington

Lu-in Wang, Professor of Law
JD, University of Michigan Law School

Sheila I. Velez Martinez, Jack and Lovell Olender Professor of Refugee, Asylum and Immigration Law
Co-Director, Center for Civil Rights and Racial Justice
JD, University of Puerto Rico

Amy J. Wildermuth, Professor of Law
JD, University of Illinois

Professor Emeritus of Law

Douglas M. Branson
LL.M, University of Virginia
JD, Northwestern University

Teresa Kissane Brostoff
JD, University of Pittsburgh

Nancy M. Burkoff
JD, University of Pittsburgh

John M. Burkoff
LL.M, Harvard University
JD, University of Michigan

Pat K. Chew
JD, University of Texas
M.Ed, University of Texas

Kevin Deasy
JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Richard Delgado
JD, University of California - Berkeley

Harry M. Flechtner
JD, Harvard Law School

Lawrence A. Frolik
LLM, Harvard Law School
JD, Harvard Law School

Arthur D. Hellman
JD, Yale University

Bernard J. Hibbitts
LLM, Harvard University
LLM, University of Toronto
LLB, Dalhousie University
BA (Juris.), Oxford University

William V. Luneburg, Jr.
JD, Harvard University

Margaret M. Mahoney
JD, University of Michigan

Martha M. Mannix
JD, Hastings College of the Law

Alan Meisel
JD, Yale University

Thomas Ross
JD, University of Virginia

Marc Silverman
MA, University of Pittsburgh
Master of Library Science, University of Pittsburgh

Stella L. Smetanka
JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

George Taylor, JD, Harvard University

Rhonda Wasserman
JD, Yale Law School

Research Professor Emerita

Jean Stefancic
MA, University of San Francisco

Professor of Practice

Kevin C. Abbott
JD, University of Pittsburgh
 
Jaclyn Belczyk, Executive Director, Jurist
JD, University of Pittsburgh
MPPM, University of Pittsburgh

Charles C. Cohen
JD, University of Michigan

Stephanie Dangel, Director, Sports, Entertainmentand Art Law Online Certificate
JD, Yale University

Honorable Judith K. Fitzgerald, Distinguished Jurist Fellow
JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Paige Forster, Director, Civil Litigation Concentration
JD, University of Pittsburgh
 
Aadil Ginwala
JD, Harvard University
 
John P. Gismondi
JD, University of Pittsburgh
 
David Herring
JD, University of Michigan
 
Ryan Kiray
JD, University of Pittsburgh
 
Charles T. Kotuby Jr., FCIArb, Executive Director, Center for International Legal Education
JD, University of Pittsburgh
LLM, Durham University
 
Lawrence Libowitz
JD, University of Pittsburgh

Marily Nixon, Director, MSL and Online Programs
JD, University of Virginia School of Law

Chalon Young Pfeifer
JD, Tulane University
 
Julian Rivera
JD, Texas Tech University
 
Drew Roberts
JD, University of Pittsburgh
LLM, Queen’s University Belfast 
 
Orlando G. Portela Valentin
PhD, Univesity of the Basque Country, Spain
LLM. University of the Basque Country. Spain
JD, University of Puerto Rico                                      

Visiting Faculty

Adam Tragone
JD, Duquesne University

Adjunct

Bruce Adelson
JD, University of Pittsburgh

Rodney R. Akers
JD, Harvard University

Lynn J. Alstadt
JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Jennifer Andrade
JD, University of Pittsburgh
 
Kasha Attaran
JS, University of Arizona
 
Honorable Cathy Bissoon
JD, Harvard University

Honorable Edward J. Borkowski
MWS, University of Pittsburgh
JD, Duquesne University

Eduardo H. Bozzo
JD, University of Argentina

Jaime Cameron
JD, University of Baltimore   
 
John R. Cencich
JSD, Notre Dame University
LLM, University of Pittsburgh
LLM, University of Kent

Christopher S. Channel
JD, College of William and Mary

Samantha Clancy
JD, Michigan State University
 
Julie R. Colton
JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Leigh Coogan
JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Rody Damis
JD, University at Buffalo
 
Marshall L. Dayan
JD, Antoich Law School

Michelle DeBord

Elizabeth A. DeLosa.
JD, Duquesne University

Charles A. DeMonaco
JD, Ohio Northern University

Matthew R. Divelbiss
JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Melissa Dougherty
JD, University of Pittsburgh

Christian Ehret
JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Jessica Ellel
JD, University of Pittsburgh
 
Jaclyn E. Faulds
JD, University of Pittsburgh

Ralph G. Fischer
JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Susan Frietsche
JD, Temple University

Joseph Froetschel
JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Michael George
JD, Duquesne University

Lauren Kelly Gielarowski
JD, University of Pittsburgh

Alan B. Gordon
JD, University of Pittsburgh
 
K. Mark Hall
JD, University of Pittsburgh
 
John F. Hammond
JD, Cornell University

Kevin Harkins
JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Amanda Green Hawkins
JD, Northeastern University

Craig S. Heryford
JD, Duquesne University

Joseph S. Hornack
JD, Rutgers University

John Iole
JD, University of Pittsburgh
 
Charles J. Jacques III
JD, University of Pittsburgh
 
Vincent Johnson
Director of Equity and Inclusive Excellence
 
Cheryl Esposito Kaufman
JD, University of Pittsburgh
 
Nick Kolova
JD, University of Illinois-Chicago

Oliver Kim
LLM, Georgetown University
JD, University of Minnesota

George Kontos
JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Honorable Beth A. Lazzara
JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Honorable Lisa Pupo Lenihan
JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Alexandra Linsenmeyer, Assistant Dean of Students
M Ed George Washington University      

Deborah Little
JD, Ohio State University

Brandon Lupetin
JD, University of Pittsburgh

Jessica Lynch
JD, College of William and Mary

Alexander Madric
JD, Yale University

Beverly Weiss Manne
JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Catherine Martin
JD, University of Pittsburgh
 
William Maruca
JD, University of Pittsburgh

Jason Matzus
JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

John W. McIlvaine, III
JD, Pepperdine University

Kemal Mericli
JD, University of Pittsburgh
 
Reid P. Meyer
JD, University of Pittsburgh
 
Carmen Nocera
JD, University of Pittsburgh

Jean Novack
JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Lisa Parker
Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote Professor of Bioethics,
Director of the Center for Bioethics & Health Law, and
Professor of Human Genetics in the Graduate School of Public Health.
PhD, University of Pittsburgh
 
Timothy O’Brien
JD, Duquesne University
 
Stephen Paschall
JD, Duquesne University
 
Marye Phillips
JD, University of Pittsburgh 
 
Alan Pittler
JD, University of Pittsburgh

William C. Price
JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

J. Matthew Pritchard IV
JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Michael Sampson
JD, University of Chicago
 
Jaromir Savelka
JUDr, Masaryk University
MS, University of Pittsburgh
 
Eric Schaffer
JD, University of Pittsburgh
 
Judith Sarna
JD, University of Pittsburgh

Steven Seel
JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Joseph W. Selep
JD, Ohio Northern University

Matt Shames
JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Rachael Shaw
JD, Duquesne University
 
R. Hagen Starz
JD, University of Pittsburgh
 
Natalya Stepanova Sipper
 
Catherine Sullivan
MBA University of Scranton

Jennifer A. Smokelin
JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Natalya Stepanova-Sipper
LLM, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
JD, Tashkent State Law Institute

Peter Strope

Stephen C. Tanzilli
JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Linda Tashbook
JD, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
MLS, University of Pittsburgh

Steve Tehovnik
JD, Case Western Reserve
 
Irene Thomas
JD, Fordham University
 
Bobbi Britton Tucker
JD, Duquesne University

Richard Thorpe
PhD, Princeton University
JD, Yale Law School

David Turner
JD, University of Pitsburgh
 
Endia Vereen
JD, University of Pittsburgh

Peter M. Watt-Morse
JD, Northwestern University

Heather Weiner
JD, Syracuse University

Rob Wible
Director of Academic Success and Bar Exam Services,
JD, Duquesne University
 
Xiaoying Snow Zhang
JD, University of Pittsburgh
Ph.D., Biochemical Engineering, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics,
Chinese Academic of Sciences

Affiliated Faculty

Tina Batra Hershey
JD, The George Washington University Law School
MPH, Public Health Law Policy, The George Washington University School of Health and Health Services
 
John Samuel Rozel
MSL, University of Pittsburgh

Distinguished Jurist in Residence

Honorable D. Michael Fisher
JD, Georgetown University



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