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Alfred C. Aman Jr.
Alfred C. Aman Jr.
Roscoe C. O'Byrne Professor of Law

aaman [at] indiana [dot] edu
(812) 855-1902
Law Building 337

  • Administrative law
  • Globalization and law
  • Regulated and deregulated industries
Amy Applegate
Amy Applegate
Clinical Professor of Law and Director, Viola J. Taliaferro Family and Children Mediation Clinic

aga [at] indiana [dot] edu
(812) 855-8684
Lewis Building 303

  • Alternative dispute resolution
  • Children and the law
  • Clinical and skills
John Applegate
John Applegate
Walter W. Foskett Professor of Law and IU Vice President for Planning and Policy

jsapple [at] indiana [dot] edu
(812) 855-9198
Law Building 279

  • Administrative law
  • Environmental law
  • International and comparative law
  • Property
A. James Barnes
A. James Barnes
Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs and Law

barnesaj [at] indiana [dot] edu
(812) 855-4079
Law Building 316

  • Environmental law and policy
  • Commercial law
  • Alternative dispute resolution
  • Ethics
  • Law and public policy
Patrick Baude
Patrick Baude
Ralph F. Fuchs Professor Emeritus of Law and Public Service

baude [at] indiana [dot] edu
(812) 855-5927
Law Building 348

    Jeannine Bell
    Jeannine Bell
    Professor of Law

    jeabell [at] indiana [dot] edu
    (812) 856-5013
    Law Building 268

    • Criminal law and procedure
    • First Amendment
    • Interdisciplinary perspectives
    • Property
    Terry Bethel
    Terry Bethel
    Professor of Law

    bethel [at] indiana [dot] edu
    (812) 855-3892
    Law Building 333

    • Alternative dispute resolution
    • Clinical and skills
    • Evidence
    • Labor and employment
    Douglass Boshkoff
    Douglass Boshkoff
    Robert H. McKinney Professor Emeritus of Law

    boshkoff [at] indiana [dot] edu
    (812) 855-3789
    Law Building 324

    • Contracts
    Craig Bradley
    Craig Bradley
    Robert A. Lucas Professor of Law

    bradleyc [at] indiana [dot] edu
    (812) 855-1257
    Law Building 326

    • Criminal law and procedure
    • Death penalty
    Brian Broughman
    Brian Broughman
    Associate Professor of Law

    bbroughm [at] indiana [dot] edu
    (812) 856-0631
    Law Building 243

    • Corporate governance
    • Entrepreneurial finance
    • Law and economics
    Kevin Brown
    Kevin Brown
    Professor of Law

    brownkd [at] indiana [dot] edu
    (812) 855-6145
    Law Building 342

    • Race and law
    • Education law
    • Criminal law
    • Torts
    Keith  Buckley
    Keith Buckley
    Associate Librarian and Lecturer in Law

    buckley [at] indiana [dot] edu
    (812) 856-7216
    Law Library 105A

      Hannah Buxbaum
      Hannah Buxbaum
      Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law

      hbuxbaum [at] indiana [dot] edu
      (812) 855-4350
      Law Building 314

      • Private international law
      • Comparative law
      • International civil litigation
      Fred H. Cate
      Fred H. Cate
      Distinguished Professor and C. Ben Dutton Professor of Law, and Director, Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research

      fcate [at] indiana [dot] edu
      (812) 855-1161
      Law Building 319

      • Communications law
      • Information privacy law
      • Information security law
      Kevin Collins
      Kevin Collins
      Associate Professor of Law

      kevcolli [at] indiana [dot] edu
      (812) 856-1841
      Law Building 325

      • Intellectual property
      • Patent
      • Copyright
      • Law and architecture
      Daniel Conkle
      Daniel Conkle
      Robert H. McKinney Professor of Law and Adjunct Professor of Religious Studies

      conkle [at] indiana [dot] edu
      (812) 855-4331
      Law Building 331

      • Constitutional law
      • First Amendment
      • Law and religion
      Stephen Conrad
      Stephen Conrad
      Professor of Law

      conrads [at] indiana [dot] edu
      (812) 855-3737
      Law Building 264

      • Civil litigation
      • Family law
      • Legal history
      Paul Craig
      Paul Craig
      Visiting Professor of English Law

      pcraig [at] indiana [dot] edu
      (812) 855-7995
      x

      • Comparative public law
      • Constitutional
      • Administrative law
      • Human rights
      • European Union law
      Yvonne Cripps
      Yvonne Cripps
      Harry T. Ice Professor of Law

      ycripps [at] indiana [dot] edu
      (812) 855-2253
      Law Building 245

      • Health law and biomedicine
      • Intellectual property
      • Information privacy law
      • Patent law
      Cindy Dabney
      Cindy Dabney
      Assistant Librarian for Outreach Services and Adjunct Lecturer in Law

      lcdabney [at] indiana [dot] edu
      (812) 855-1886
      Law Library 105F

        Laura Daghe
        Laura Daghe
        Senior Lecturer in Law

        ldaghe [at] indiana [dot] edu
        (812) 855-3429
        Lewis Building 208

        • Legal research and writing
        Kenneth Dau-Schmidt
        Kenneth Dau-Schmidt
        Willard and Margaret Carr Professor of Labor and Employment Law

        kdauschm [at] indiana [dot] edu
        (812) 855-0697
        Law Building 323

        • Interdisciplinary perspectives
        • Labor and employment
        Jost  Delbruck
        Jost Delbruck
        Professor Emeritus of Law

        [at] [dot]
        (812) 855-7995

        • International and comparative law
        Roger Dworkin
        Roger Dworkin
        Robert A. Lucas Professor Emeritus of Law

        dworkin [at] indiana [dot] edu
        (812) 855-7995
        Law Building 329

        • Health Law and Biomedicine
        Linda  Fariss
        Linda Fariss
        Associate Director of the Law Library, Associate Librarian, and Lecturer in Law

        fariss [at] indiana [dot] edu
        (812) 855-9666
        Library 105B

        • Legal research
        Lisa Farnsworth
        Lisa Farnsworth
        Director, Graduate Legal Studies, and Senior Lecturer in Law

        farnswor [at] indiana [dot] edu
        (812) 855-0919
        Law Building 220

        • Legal research and writing
        • Criminal law and procedure
        • Juvenile law
        David Fidler
        David Fidler
        James Louis Calamaras Professor of Law and Director, IU Center on American and Global Security

        dfidler [at] indiana [dot] edu
        (812) 855-6403
        Law Building 321

        • Health law and biomedicine
        • International and comparative law
        • National security law
        Robert  Fischman
        Robert Fischman
        Professor of Law, Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs (adjunct)

        rfischma [at] indiana [dot] edu
        (812) 855-4565
        Law Building 276

        • Administrative law
        • Environmental law
        • Public land conservation
        • Wildlife law
        Leonard Fromm
        Leonard Fromm
        Associate Dean for Students and Alumni Affairs

        fromml [at] indiana [dot] edu
        (812) 855-5361
        Law Building 024

        • Alternative dispute resolution
        • Clinical and skills
        Luis Fuentes-Rohwer
        Luis Fuentes-Rohwer
        Professor of Law

        lfr [at] indiana [dot] edu
        (812) 855-5003
        Law Building 344

        • Voting rights
        • Judicial independence and accountability
        • Legal ethics
        • Democratic theory
        Ralph Gaebler
        Ralph Gaebler
        Associate Librarian and Lecturer in Law

        gaebler [at] indiana [dot] edu
        (812) 855-4605
        Law Library 105C

          Ann Gellis
          Ann Gellis
          Professor of Law

          gellis [at] indiana [dot] edu
          (812) 855-3942
          Law Building 328

          • Local government
          • Corporations
          • Municipal law
          • Property
          Charles Geyh
          Charles Geyh
          Associate Dean for Research and John F. Kimberling Professor of Law

          cgeyh [at] indiana [dot] edu
          (812) 855-3210
          Law Building 278

          • Judicial independence and accountability
          • Judicial administration and selection
          • Judicial ethics
          • Courts-congress relations
          • Civil litigation
          • Civil procedure
          • Legal ethics
          Donald  Gjerdingen
          Donald Gjerdingen
          Professor of Law

          DonGjerd [at] indiana [dot] edu
          (812) 855-6455
          Law Building 342

          • Legal history
          • Trusts and estates
          • Tort law
          Sophia Goodman
          Sophia Goodman
          Director, Legal Research and Writing Program, and Senior Lecturer in Law

          sgoodman [at] indiana [dot] edu
          (812) 855-0930

          • Legal research and writing
          Edwin Greenebaum
          Edwin Greenebaum
          Professor Emeritus of Law

          greeneba [at] indiana [dot] edu
          (812) 856-0022
          Law Building 341

          • Alternative dispute resolution
          Michael Grossberg
          Michael Grossberg
          Sally M. Reahard Professor of History and Professor of Law

          grossber [at] indiana [dot] edu
          (812) 855-7609
          Ballantine Hall 721

          • Children and the law
          • Family law
          • Interdisciplinary perspectives
          • Legal history
          Robert Heidt
          Robert Heidt
          Professor of Law

          heidt [at] indiana [dot] edu
          (812) 855-7272
          Law Building 263

          • Interdisciplinary perspectives
          William Henderson
          William Henderson
          Professor of Law and Harry T. Ice Faculty Fellow

          wihender [at] indiana [dot] edu
          (812) 856-1788
          Law Building 272

          • Law firm economics
          • Law school rankings
          • Empirical analysis of legal education
          J. William Hicks
          J. William Hicks
          C. Ben Dutton Professor Emeritus of Law

          hicks [at] indiana [dot] edu
          (812) 855-3844
          Law Building 322

          • Corporations
          • Federal and international securities law
          Mark Hilycord
          Mark Hilycord
          Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration

          mshilyco [at] indiana [dot] edu
          (812) 855-6109
          Law Building 241

          • Business and finance
          Virginia E. Ho
          Virginia E. Ho
          Visiting Faculty Member

          veho [at] indiana [dot] edu
          (812) 856-0434
          Law Building 253

          • Business associations
          • Private international law
          • Corporate social responsibility
          • Chinese law
          Joseph Hoffmann
          Joseph Hoffmann
          Harry Pratter Professor of Law and Director of International Programs

          hoffma [at] indiana [dot] edu
          (812) 855-6150
          Law Building 330

          • Criminal law and procedure
          • International and comparative law
          Peter Hook
          Peter Hook
          Electronic Services Librarian and Lecturer in Law

          pahook [at] indiana [dot] edu
          (812) 856-0464
          Library 105E

            Sarah Hughes
            Sarah Hughes
            University Scholar and Fellow in Commercial Law

            sjhughes [at] indiana [dot] edu
            (812) 855-6318
            Law Building 266

            • Commercial law
            • Financial privacy
            • Electronic commerce
            • Consumer protection
            Jeffrey Hyman
            Jeffrey Hyman
            Adjunct Professor of Law and Conservation Law Fellow

            jbhyman [at] indiana [dot] edu
            (812) 856-5737
            Lewis Building 202

            • Clinical and skills
            • Administrative law
            • Land conservation law
            • Environmental law
            • Law and science
            Saad Ibrahim
            Saad Ibrahim
            Visiting Professor of Law

            ibrahims [at] indiana [dot] edu
            (812) 856-3132
            211 S. Indiana Ave.

            • International Democracy
            Feisal Amin Rasoul Istrabadi
            Feisal Amin Rasoul Istrabadi
            Visiting Professor of Law

            fistraba [at] indiana [dot] edu
            (812) 856-2987
            Law Building 243

              Mark Janis
              Mark Janis
              Professor of Law and Ira C. Batman Faculty Fellow

              mdjanis [at] indiana [dot] edu
              (812) 855-1205
              Law Building 311B

              • Intellectual Property
              • Patent
              • Trademark
              • Intellectual Property and Antitrust Law
              Dawn Johnsen
              Dawn Johnsen
              Professor of Law

              djohnsen [at] indiana [dot] edu
              (812) 856-4984
              Law Building 251

              • Constitutional law
              • Presidential power
              • Civil rights/civil liberties
              • First Amendment
              Jayanth Krishnan
              Jayanth Krishnan
              Professor of Law and Charles L. Whistler Faculty Fellow

              jkrishna [at] indiana [dot] edu
              (812) 856-0434
              211 S. Indiana Ave.

              • The Legal Profession
              • Law and globalization
              • Legal education
              • Law in India
              Seth Lahn
              Seth Lahn
              Senior Lecturer in Law

              slahn [at] indiana [dot] edu
              (812) 855-0905
              Lewis Building 203

              • Appellate advocacy
              • Legal research and writing
              • Judicial and public interest internships
              Julia Lamber
              Julia Lamber
              Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Clinical Education

              lamber [at] indiana [dot] edu
              (812) 856-5536
              Law Building 320

              • Employment discrimination
              • Title IX
              Marshall Leaffer
              Marshall Leaffer
              Distinguished Scholar in Intellectual Property Law and University Fellow

              mleaffer [at] indiana [dot] edu
              (812) 856-4489
              Law Building 327

              • International intellectual property
              • Copyright law
              • Trademark law
              Leandra Lederman
              Leandra Lederman
              William W. Oliver Professor of Tax Law

              llederma [at] indiana [dot] edu
              (812) 855-6149
              Law Building 336

              • Federal income tax law and policy
              • Federal tax compliance
              • Federal tax controversies and litigation
              • Corporate taxation
              Dennis Long
              Dennis Long
              Lecturer in Commercial Law

              dhlong [at] indiana [dot] edu
              (812) 856-0694
              Law Building 247

              • Bankruptcy law
              • Secured transactions
              Timothy E. Lynch
              Timothy E. Lynch
              Visiting Assistant Professor

              telynch [at] indiana [dot] edu
              (812) 856-4984
              Law Building 251

              • Finance
              • Financial regulation
              • Securities
              • Private international law
              Michael Maben
              Michael Maben
              Associate Librarian and Lecturer in Law

              mmaben [at] indiana [dot] edu
              (812) 855-1882
              Law Library 101K

                Jody Madeira
                Jody Madeira
                Associate Professor of Law

                jmadeira [at] indiana [dot] edu
                (812) 856-1082
                Law Building 249

                • Tort law
                • Criminal law
                • Children and the law
                • Assisted reproductive technology
                • Interdisciplinary perspectives
                Fedwa Malti-Douglas
                Fedwa Malti-Douglas
                Martha C. Kraft Professor of Humanities, Professor of Gender Studies and Comparative Literature, and Adjunct Professor of Law

                gender [at] indiana [dot] edu
                (812) 855-4630
                Law Building 341

                • Medicine and the body
                • Cultural legal studies
                • Privacy
                • Disability
                Ajay Mehrotra
                Ajay Mehrotra
                Professor of Law, Louis F. Niezer Faculty Fellow, Adjunct Associate Professor of History, and Co-Director, IU Center for Law, Society & Culture

                amehrotr [at] indiana [dot] edu
                (812) 855-7443
                Law Building 261

                • Legal history
                • Taxation
                Vicky Meretsky
                Vicky Meretsky
                Associate Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs and Affiliated Associate Professor of Law

                meretsky [at] indiana [dot] edu
                (812) 855-4944
                1315 E. Tenth St.

                • Ecology and management of rare species
                • Biocomplexity
                • Landscape-level species and community conservation
                Ethan Michelson
                Ethan Michelson
                Associate Professor of Sociology and Law

                emichels [at] indiana [dot] edu
                (812) 856-1521
                Ballantine Hall, Room 744

                • China
                • The legal profession
                • Dispute Processing
                • Popular contention and legal mobilization
                Jennifer Bryan Morgan
                Jennifer Bryan Morgan
                Associate Librarian and Lecturer in Law

                jlbryan [at] indiana [dot] edu
                (812) 855-4611
                Law Library 101E

                  Donna Nagy
                  Donna Nagy
                  C. Ben Dutton Professor of Law

                  dnagy [at] indiana [dot] edu
                  (812) 856-2826
                  Law Building 329

                  • Corporate law
                  • Securities law
                  Andrea Need
                  Andrea Need
                  Adjunct Professor of Law and Staff Attorney, Conservation Law Center

                  aneed [at] indiana [dot] edu
                  (812) 856-0819
                  Lewis Building 220C

                    Mark Need
                    Mark Need
                    Clinical Associate Professor of Law and Director, Elmore Entrepreneurship Law Clinic, Faculty Director, JD/MBA Programs

                    needm [at] indiana [dot] edu
                    (812) 856-2809
                    Lewis Building 302

                    • Business law
                    • Entrepreneurship
                    • Practice skills
                    Christiana  Ochoa
                    Christiana Ochoa
                    Associate Professor of Law and Charles L. Whistler Faculty Fellow

                    cochoa [at] indiana [dot] edu
                    (812) 856-1516
                    Law Building 257

                    • Human rights
                    • Customary international law
                    • Contracts
                    • Finance
                    • Global governance
                    • Corporate social responsibility
                    • Gray market
                    • Latin America
                    William Oliver
                    William Oliver
                    Professor Emeritus of Law

                    oliverw [at] indiana [dot] edu
                    (812) 855-7995
                    Law Building 341

                      Aviva Orenstein
                      Aviva Orenstein
                      Professor of Law

                      aorenste [at] indiana [dot] edu
                      (812) 855-8736
                      Law Building 317

                      • Evidence
                      • Children and the law
                      • Family law
                      • Civil Procedure
                      Robert Parrish
                      Robert Parrish
                      Lecturer in Law

                      raparris [at] indiana [dot] edu
                      (812) 855-8485
                      Lewis Building 205

                      • Legal research and writing
                      Colleen Pauwels
                      Colleen Pauwels
                      Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Law Library

                      pauwels [at] indiana [dot] edu
                      (812) 855-9666
                      Law Library 101A

                        William Popkin
                        William Popkin
                        Walter W. Foskett Professor Emeritus of Law

                        popkin [at] indiana [dot] edu
                        (812) 855-4376
                        Law Building 339

                        • Taxation
                        • Statutory interpretation
                        Cynthia Reichard
                        Cynthia Reichard
                        Senior Lecturer in Law

                        creichar [at] indiana [dot] edu
                        (812) 856-1221
                        Lewis Building 204

                        • Legal research and writing
                        • Clinical education
                        Kenneth Richards
                        Kenneth Richards
                        Associate Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs and Affiliated Associate Professor of Law

                        kenricha [at] indiana [dot] edu
                        (812) 855-5971
                        1315 E. Tenth St.

                        • Climate change policy
                        • Carbon sequestration economics
                        • Environmental policy implementation and instrument choice.
                        Lauren Robel
                        Lauren Robel
                        Dean and Val Nolan Professor of Law

                        lrobel [at] indiana [dot] edu
                        (812) 855-8885
                        Law Building 240

                        • Federal jurisdiction
                        • Trial and appellate procedure
                        John Scanlan
                        John Scanlan
                        Professor of Law

                        scanlan [at] indiana [dot] edu
                        (812) 855-1902
                        Law Building 337

                        • Sports and entertainment law
                        • International and comparative law
                        • Immigration law
                        F. Thomas Schornhorst
                        F. Thomas Schornhorst
                        Professor Emeritus of Law

                        shornho [at] indiana [dot] edu
                        (812) 855-7995

                        • Death penalty
                        • Criminal law
                        Ryan Scott
                        Ryan Scott
                        Associate Professor of Law

                        ryanscot [at] indiana [dot] edu
                        (812) 856-5941
                        Law Building 247

                        • Criminal law
                        • Statutory interpretation
                        • Federal courts
                        • Criminal procedure
                        Gene Shreve
                        Gene Shreve
                        Richard S. Melvin Professor of Law

                        shreve [at] indiana [dot] edu
                        (812) 855-4230
                        Law Building 311C

                        • Civil litigation
                        • Interdisciplinary perspectives
                        Earl Singleton
                        Earl Singleton
                        Clinical Professor of Law and Director, Community Legal Clinic

                        singlet [at] indiana [dot] edu
                        (812) 855-9230
                        Lewis Building 306

                        • Clinical teaching
                        • Family law
                        Jeffrey Stake
                        Jeffrey Stake
                        Robert A. Lucas Chair of Law

                        stake [at] indiana [dot] edu
                        (812) 855-4444
                        Law Building 338

                        • Interdisciplinary perspectives
                        • Property
                        • Trusts and estates
                        • Zoning and land use
                        J. Alexander Tanford
                        J. Alexander Tanford
                        Professor of Law

                        tanford [at] indiana [dot] edu
                        (812) 855-4846
                        Law Building 318

                        • Civil litigation
                        • Clinical and skills
                        • Evidence
                        • Trial practice
                        Richard Vaughan
                        Richard Vaughan
                        Associate Librarian and Lecturer in Law

                        rvaughan [at] indiana [dot] edu
                        (812) 855-4199
                        Law Library 101J

                        • Legal publishing
                        • Law library vendor relations
                        • Law library publisher relations
                        • George Bird Grinnell
                        Carolyn Waldron
                        Carolyn Waldron
                        Director, Environmental Law Program

                        waldronc [at] indiana [dot] edu
                        (812) 855-2808
                        Lewis Building 212

                        • Environmental law
                        • Environmental policy analysis
                        • Non-profit management
                        Timothy Waters
                        Timothy Waters
                        Associate Professor of Law

                        tiwaters [at] indiana [dot] edu
                        (812) 856-2748
                        Law Building 272

                        • Ethnic conflict and secession
                        • International criminal law
                        • Transitional justice
                        • Human rights
                        • East Central Europe and Balkans
                        • Islamic law
                        Nona Watt
                        Nona Watt
                        Associate Librarian and Lecturer in Law

                        wattn [at] indiana [dot] edu
                        (812) 855-1895
                        Library 101M

                          W. William Weeks
                          W. William Weeks
                          Adjunct Professor of Law and Director, Conservation Law Clinic

                          wwweeks [at] indiana [dot] edu
                          (812) 855-0615
                          Lewis Building 201

                          • Environmental law
                          • Conservation easements
                          • Endangered Species Act
                          • Invasive species
                          Carwina Weng
                          Carwina Weng
                          Clinical Professor of Law and Director, Disability Law Clinic

                          wengc [at] indiana [dot] edu
                          (812) 855-9809
                          Lewis Building 301

                          • Clinical education
                          • Disability law
                          • Domestic violence
                          Deborah Widiss
                          Deborah Widiss
                          Associate Professor of Law

                          dwidiss [at] indiana [dot] edu
                          (812) 856-1435
                          Law Building 259

                          • Family law
                          • Employment discrimination
                          • Women's issues
                          • Legislation and statutory interpretation
                          David Williams
                          David Williams
                          John S. Hastings Professor of Law

                          dacwilli [at] indiana [dot] edu
                          (812) 855-6793
                          Law Building 274

                            Susan Williams
                            Susan Williams
                            Walter W. Foskett Professor of Law

                            shwillia [at] indiana [dot] edu
                            (812) 855-6319
                            Law Building 270

                            • Interdisciplinary perspectives
                            • Property
                            • Gender equality
                            • First Amendment
                            • Comparative constitutional law
                            Elisabeth Zoller
                            Elisabeth Zoller
                            Visiting Professor of Law

                            ezoller [at] indiana [dot] edu
                            (812) 855-7995

                            • International law
                            • Comparative law