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Dr. Tom Campbell was appointed Dean of the School of Law in February, 2011. He came to Chapman in January 2009 as a visiting Presidential Fellow and Fletcher Jones Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law. Prior to joining Chapman, he was the Bank of America Dean and Professor of Business from 2002 to 2008 at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, where, during his tenure, the business school's Wall Street Journal national ranking improved from 15th to 2nd. Tom was a Professor of Law at Stanford University from 1987-2002; Associate Professor at Stanford, 1983-1987; a member of the United States Congress from 1989-1993 and 1995-2001; a member of the California State Senate from 1993-1995; and the director of the California Department of Finance from 2004-2005. He has a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago, and a J.D., magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where he also served as a member of the board of editors of the Harvard Law Review. He was a law clerk to United States Supreme Court Justice Byron White, and to US Court of Appeals Judge George E. MacKinnon; a White House Fellow; executive assistant to the Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice; and, director of the Bureau of Competition at the Federal Trade Commission.
Tom's principal area of academic work is in the application of economics to legal questions. He has published articles in the Harvard Law Review, the Columbia Law Review, the Stanford Law Review, the UCLA Law Review, the Texas Law Review, the Hastings Law Journal, and the Antitrust Law Journal, among others. He is the author of the book Separation of Powers in Practice, published by Stanford University Press (2004). Since 2001, Tom Campbell and his wife Susanne have taught in Africa as volunteers on seven separate occasions, in Ghana, Eritrea and Rwanda, where they taught courses in fund raising (Susanne) and international financial institutions, business strategy and constitutional law (Tom), at the following universities: Ashesi University, Accra, Ghana; Kigali Institute of Science and Technology, Kigali, Rwanda; School of Banking and Finance, Kigali, Rwanda; and the University of Asmara, Asmara, Eritrea. In fall 2011, Tom became director of the new Business Law Emphasis Program at Chapman.
Courses taught: Antitrust, Legislation, and Separation of Powers.
Dr. Richard Redding is Vice Chancellor for Graduate Education, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor of Law and Psychology. He previously served as Associate Dean for Administration. Dr. Redding also holds an appointment as Professor of Psychology in the Schmid College of Science at Chapman University. Prior to joining Chapman in 2008, Dr. Redding was Professor of Law at Villanova University School of Law, Research Professor of Psychology at Drexel University, and Director of the JD/PhD Program in Law and Psychology at Villanova and Drexel Universities. Before that, he was an Assistant Professor and Associate Director of the Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy at the University of Virginia School of Law. Dr. Redding specializes in forensic issues in criminal law, juvenile justice, the use of social science research in law and public policy, and the ways in which social and political attitudes influence how science is used in policy making. Dr. Redding has published over 75 articles and book chapters in leading legal and peer-reviewed scientific journals. He also has co-authored or co-edited four books. In 2007, Dr. Redding was elected a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, a distinction awarded "in recognition of outstanding and unusual contributions to the science and profession of psychology." In 2010, he was elected a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, for "sustained outstanding contributions to the science of psychology. He has received awards for his work from the American-Psychology Law Society and the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, and his work is widely cited in legal and scientific journals and treatises. He serves on the editorial boards of the journals Behavioral Sciences and the Law, Criminal Justice and Behavior, Psychology Public Policy and Law, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, and the Journal of Child and Family Studies, and was formerly the Associate Editor of the Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice. He also periodically serves as a consultant to the U.S. Justice Department. Dr. Redding received his B.A. from Hampden-Sydney College (with honors), his M.S. from Vanderbilt University, his J.D. (with honors) from Washington and Lee University (where he was the Frances Lewis Law Fellow), and his Ph.D. (in psychology) from the University of Virginia. He clerked for the Honorable Michael W. Farrell at the D.C. Court of Appeals.
Courses Taught: Criminal Law, Criminal Law and Psychology (LL.M. course in Prosecutorial Science), and Law and Social Science. He is a faculty advisor to the Chapman Law Review.
Email: redding@chapman.edu
Phone: (714) 628-2688
SSRN Homepage: http://ssrn.com/author=109400
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Jayne Taylor Kacer is the Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Administration and a member of the law school faculty. Dean Kacer earned her Juris Doctor degree cum laude from Loyola Law School in 1985. While in law school, Dean Kacer was Co-Chief Notes and Comments Editor for the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review and was a member of the law school's trial advocacy team. She graduated in the top two percent of her class and was selected to be a member of the St. Thomas More Law Honor Society. After graduating from law school, Dean Kacer became associated with the Orange County-based law firm of Rutan & Tucker, LLP and was made a partner in the firm in 1993. During the course of her career in private practice, Dean Kacer primarily handled large, complex civil litigation matters and civil appeals in both federal and state courts. She began teaching legal research and writing at Chapman in 2001 as an adjunct professor. In 2004, Dean Kacer left her practice to accept a full-time position at the law school. She was selected by the students as Professor of the Year for 2006-07. In addition to her teaching and administrative duties, Professor Kacer has served as a faculty member for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) on the subject of depositions.
Courses Taught: Remedies; Pre-trial Civil Practice; Practice Preparation; Legal Research and Writing
Email: kacer@chapman.edu
Phone: (714) 628-2641
Tracy Simmons is the Assistant Dean for Admissions, Financial Aid, and Diversity Initiatives. Dean Simmons brings invaluable strengths and experience to the Law School. After earning the B.A. degree in Psychology and the M.A. degree in Education (with emphasis in Multicultural Counseling) from San Diego State University, she was awarded a Kathryn Ringgold Endowed Scholarship to attend the Golden Gate University School of Law. Her excellence as a law student was recognized by two important awards: the Outstanding Achievement Award in Criminal Litigation and the Justice Rose Elizabeth Bird Award for Professionalism and Integrity.
Dean Simmons earned the Juris Doctor degree in 1999, and promptly was named Assistant Director for Admissions and Financial Aid at the Golden Gate Law School. Two years later, she was promoted to Assistant Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid. While managing the recruiting and admissions function at Golden Gate, she also engaged productively in regional and national organizations, serving on the Advisory Board (Admit-M) of the Law School Admission Council (LSAC), the Advisory Board of the Access Group, Inc. and chaired the Advisory Board of the Law Access Group. Dean Simmons has served as a member of the Services and Program Committee, the Diversity Initiatives Committee and she has served as Chair for the Newcomers Planning Work Group for the Law School Admission Council. She continues to participate in forum panels and workshops. She is currently serving as a member for the Annual Planning Meeting Work Group for the Law School Admission Council. Dean Simmons is involved with the LSAC Minority Network and the AALS Executive Committee for the Pre-Legal Education and Admissions to Law School Section.
E-mail: tsimmons@chapman.edu
Phone: (714) 628-2594
Maryam Isles is the Registrar for the School of Law, where she is responsible for administering the school's academic operations as relating to registration, records maintenance, examinations, grades, and graduation. She earned both her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from California State University, Fullerton. Prior to joining Chapman, she served as Director of Student Services and as Registrar for the Southern California College of Business & Law, where she also taught as part-time faculty for general education courses. Since 1999, she has served as admissions coordinator and counselor for the law school admissions office at Chapman, becoming Registrar in 2001. She is a member of the American Association for Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers (AACRAO) and the Pacific Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers (PACRAO), and is a frequent presenter at AACRAO's conferences. She is also an Area Representative for the National Network of Law School Officers.
E-mail: misles@chapman.edu
Phone: (714) 628-2522
Assistant Dean of Career Services Suzanna Adelizi joined the Chapman Law administration in 2008. She graduated summa cum laude from California State Fullerton and is a 2005 graduate of Chapman University School of Law where she received the National Association of Women Lawyers' Outstanding Law Graduate Award. While studying at Chapman, Suzanna was the President of the Public Interest Law Foundation and a contributing editor with the NeXus Journal. Before joining Chapman, Suzanna practiced criminal law as an associate attorney in the law firm of Kenneth L. Schreiber.
Email: adelizi@chapman.edu
Phone: (714) 628-2517
Cary Bowdich, our Assistant Dean of Development, joined the Chapman staff in April 2011 and comes to the School of Law with thirty years in advancement and higher education administration. She was at the University of California, Irvine from 2007-2011, first as the Assistant Dean of External Relations in the Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, she then joined the central advancement office as the Director of Corporate Development. For more than a decade prior her time at UCI, she was Director of Advancement at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Additionally, she has held senior advancement positions at Purdue University, St. John's College, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts and the International Tennis Hall of Fame and National Tennis Foundation. She also worked in Washington D.C. for two top national higher education associations, the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Cary has a Master of Science from Purdue University, a Bachelor of University Studies in Psychology and Kinesiology, from the University of New Mexico, and a Certificate in Fund-Raising Management (CFRM) from New York University. She has held a number of board positions, including board president of the Museum of Natural History, Morro Bay, CA; board president of the Santa Fe Symphony & Chorus, Inc., Santa Fe, NM and she co-founded a youth symphony while in Santa Fe. She has been a presenter at regional and national conferences and a workshop leader in many advancement topics, along with serving on numerous committees and advisory boards.
Email: bowdich@chapman.edu
Phone: (714) 532-7773
Isa Lang is the Interim Director of the Law Library. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (J.D.) and Drexel University (M.L.S.). She came to the Rinker Law Library in 2002 as Head of Information Services. She also selects books for the library's collections and evaluates print versus online resources. Isa has over 20 years of reference and administrative experience in several academic law libraries and specializes in tax law research. She teaches Advanced Legal Research and recently developed a course covering specialized legal research topics, including resources on issues facing consumers in the current economic downturn. She writes for the Law Library Journal and is in their group of book reviewers.
Email: ilang@chapman.edu
Phone: (714) 628-2595
Associate Clinical Professor George Willis is the Director of the Tax Law Clinic and is also the Administrator of the law school's Graduate Tax Programs including the LL.M. in Taxation. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from California State University, Long Beach and earned his Juris Doctor degree from the Chapman University School of Law. Additionally, he has achieved numerous advanced certifications in varied areas of development. Prior to Chapman he was most recently a sole practitioner in tax, business and estate planning. Before opening his practice, he worked for the Internal Revenue Service, estate and gift tax division and at the First American Corporation under their general counsel. As a member of the ABA section for Taxation, he is actively involved with the committee for Low Income Taxpayers and serves as the moderator of their listserv. He also performs pro bono work as a member of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Pro Bono Panel, and as an attorney-volunteer for the Public Law Center in Orange County, California. George is also a popular speaker in the fields of estate planning, business and tax matters at private events throughout Southern California.
Courses taught: Tax Procedure and Administration Clinic, U.S. Tax Court Clinic and Wills & Trusts
Email: gwillis@chapman.edu
Phone: (714) 628-2531
Kathleen Clark, is the Director of Financial Aid for the School of Law. She has worked in the Financial Aid field for over 15 years, holding progressively responsible positions in both public and private sectors. Kathleen began her career at Chapman University, Orange Campus in 1996 as a Counselor and advanced to Assistant Director before accepting her current position in 2002. She is an active member of NASFAA, WASFAA, and CASFAA and has served on several CASFAA committees. She holds a B.A. in Liberal Studies from California State University Fullerton with minors in Math and Child Development. Kathleen is responsible for ensuring that students receive financial aid in accordance with all Chapman University School of Law, Federal and State policies and regulations
E-mail: katclark@chapman.edu
Phone: (714) 628-2510
David Finley is the Director of Communications and an Adjunct Professor at Chapman University School of Law. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from UC Hastings College of the Law, where he was a member of the Moot Court Board and a teaching assistant for the moot court program. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from California State University, Long Beach, where he graduated with distinction. After five years of litigation practice, he transitioned to a career in legal publishing, holding positions as Managing Editor and Marketing Director at James Publishing, a Costa Mesa law publisher. In 1999, he founded Litigation One Publishing, a company dedicated to the publishing of practical resources for litigators. He also served as Editor-in-Chief of The Jury Expert, a monthly periodical he created to address jury selection strategies and techniques. In 2005, Litigation One was acquired by Thomson West Publishing, where Mr. Finley served as a publishing consultant. He is currently author or co-author of 30 practice guides published by Thomson West in more than two dozen jurisdictions. His titles include California Law and Motion Authorities, New York Summary Judgment and Related Termination Motions, and Federal Motions in Limine. He joined Chapman in 2006 to run the law school's marketing and communications program and is currently the school's Director of Communications. In 2010, he developed California Law and Motion Practice, a course he teaches as part of the new Practical Legal Skills Institute at Chapman.
Courses taught: California Law & Motion Practice; Legal Research and Writing
Email: dfinley@chapman.edu
Phone: (714) 628-2565
Rick Faulkner is the Director of Academic Achievement for the School of Law and a full-time Instructor of Law. He is an alumnus of Chapman University School of Law, having graduated cum laude in 2004. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from California State University, Fullerton. While a student at Chapman, Professor Faulkner served as the Senior Notes and Comments editor of the Chapman Law Review, was an executive board member of the Appellate Moot Court Honor Board and spent two years as a Dean's Fellow for Legal Research and Writing. Following law school, Professor Faulkner was a practicing family law litigator, handling a variety of cases at the trial and appellate court levels. He became an adjunct professor at Chapman in 2006, teaching Legal Research and Writing and Remedies, and joined as a full-time faculty member in 2007.
E-mail: faulkner@chapman.edu
Phone: (714) 628-2663