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School of Law Administration
Courses Taught: Constitutional Law, Property, Legal History, First Amendment, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Litigation Clinic. Email: jeastman@chapman.edu
Email: canova@chapman.edu
Courses Taught: Constitutional Law, Death Penalty Seminar and Wills and Trusts Email: mcconvil@chapman.edu E-mail: wilham@chapman.edu Courses Taught: Skills, Computer Assisted Legal Research and Advanced Legal Research Email: skramer@chapman.edu
Professor Willis is very active in the Bar, and is a member of the American Bar Association section for Taxation and the Probate & Real Property Section. As part of the Tax Section, he is actively involved with the committee for Low Income Taxpayers and serves as the moderator of their listserv. He is also a member of the California Bar Association Taxation section and the Orange County Bar Association sections on Estate Planning, Probate & Trusts, and Taxation. George 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
Courses Taught: Remedies; Pre-trial Civil Practice; Practice Preparation; Legal Research and Writing Email: kacer@chapman.edu
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. Currently, Dean Simmons is serving her second term on LSAC’s Services and Programs Committee. Additionally, she is the Section Chair for the Committee on Pre Legal Education and Admission to the Law School for the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). E-mail: tsimmons@chapman.edu
Email: afarnswo@chapman.edu
E-mail: misles@chapman.edu
E-mail: katclark@chapman.edu
Email: dfinley@chapman.edu
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Dr. John C. Eastman was appointed Dean and Donald P. Kennedy Chair in Law in June 2007. Previously, Dr. Eastman was the Henry Salvatori Professor of Law & Community Service, and Director of the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, a public interest law firm affiliated with the Claremont Institute that he founded in 1999. Prior to joining the Chapman Law faculty in August 1999, he served as a law clerk with Justice Clarence Thomas at the Supreme Court of the United States and with Judge J. Michael Luttig at the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. After his clerkships, Dr. Eastman practiced with the national law firm of Kirkland & Ellis, specializing in major civil and constitutional litigation at both the trial and appellate levels. Dr. Eastman earned his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, where he graduated with high honors in 1995. He was selected for membership in the Order of the Coif and was a member of the Law Review, a Bradley Fellow for Research in Constitutional History and an Olin Fellow in Law & Economics. Dr. Eastman also has a Ph.D. and M.A. in Government from the Claremont Graduate School, with fields of concentration in Political Philosophy, American Government, Constitutional Law, and International Relations. He has a B.A. in Politics and Economics from the University of Dallas. Prior to law school, he served as the Director of Congressional & Public Affairs at the United States Commission on Civil Rights during the Reagan administration and was the 1990 Republican Nominee for Congress in California’s 34th District. He teaches Constitutional Law, Property, Legal History, First Amendment and Constitutional Litigation Clinic. 
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Timothy A. Canova -- Prior to joining the Chapman law faculty in 2004, Dean Canova was a Professor of Law at the University of New Mexico School of Law. From 2004 to 2007, he directed the Center for Global Trade & Development at Chapman University. He has substantial experience in private practice and as a teacher in international economic law and multilateral institutions. His research and expertise are in the areas of international monetary law, regional integration, and the history of U.S. foreign economic policy and development assistance. He has previously taught on law faculties at the University of Miami and the University of Arizona, political science departments at Hofstra University and Adelphi University, and was a Swedish Institute Visiting Scholar at the University of Stockholm. He practiced law in New York City with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and served as a legislative assistant to former U.S. Senator Paul E. Tsongas. He received his B.A. in Government at Franklin & Marshall College, M.Dipl. at the University of Stockholm Faculty of Law, and J.D. at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he served as lead articles editor of the Georgetown Immigration Law Journal. He teaches International Economic Law, International Trade Law, International Business Transactions, National Security Law, Corporations, Animal Law. 
Celestine Richards McConville is the Associate Dean of Administration and Henry Salvatori Professor of Law and Community Service. Professor McConville joined the Chapman faculty in 2000. She earned her B.A. at Boston University, graduating magna cum laude, and her Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center, graduating magna cum laude in the top one percent of her class. She was selected for Order of the Coif and served as an editor for the Georgetown Law Journal’s Criminal Procedure Project. After law school, Professor McConville served as a law clerk to Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist at the Supreme Court of the United States. She also clerked for Judge Cynthia Holcomb Hall on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and for Judge Donald C. Nugent on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Following her clerkship on the Supreme Court, Professor McConville practiced law for three years as an associate with Shea & Gardner in Washington, D.C., working primarily on litigation matters involving constitutional, labor, banking, and aviation law issues. Professor McConville researches and writes in the constitutional law and death penalty areas. 
Parham H. Williams is Dean Emeritus and Director, LL.M. in Prosecutorial Science program. He earned his B.A. and LL.B. degrees from the University of Mississippi and his LL.M. from Yale University. Dean Williams spent 7 years engaged in the general practice of law in Lexington, Mississippi, where he was also elected District Attorney. For 22 years, Dean Williams was a professor of law at the University of Mississippi, during which time he served as dean of the law school for 14 years. For eleven years after leaving Mississippi, Dean Williams served as professor of law and dean of the Cumberland School of Law, Samford University. Dean Williams was appointed dean of Chapman in 1997. 
Sheryl Summers Kramer is Library Directory, and Associate Professor of Law. Professor Kramer joined the Chapman University School of Law as a member of the inaugural faculty after sixteen years of experience in various law libraries. Her experience includes five years as a deputy director of an academic law library as well as experience at other law schools, federal court, medical, and public libraries. Her area of expertise is computer assisted legal research and advanced legal research. She has also participated in the American Association of Law Libraries as a member of the scholarship committee and has been coordinator and moderator for two programs at the annual convention in the years of 1995 and 1997. Her recent work, a follow-up to an earlier article, "A Guide to Medical Malpractice and the Law, Revisited" was published recently in Legal Reference Services Quarterly, at volume 20, Number 4. She received her B.S. and M.S.L.S. from Wayne State University and J.D. from Detroit College of Law. 
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 practitioning 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. Prior to his legal career he was a senior engineer, working for nearly a decade with the Northrop-Grumman Corporation concentrating in advanced systems projects.
Jayne Taylor Kacer is the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs 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. 
Tracy Simmons is the Assistant Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid. 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.
August Farnsworth is the Assistant Dean for Career Services and Professional Development. She counsels students on career choices, teaches job searching skills, plans and coordinates programs for students and alumni, and develops relationships with legal employers. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin where she was on the Dean’s Honor Roll. While attending U.T., she also worked as an Orientation Advisor for three years welcoming freshman and transfer students to the University of Texas at Austin. In this position she advised and counseled individual students and parents about college classes and about college life. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California. She clerked for a Barrister in London, England and clerked for a part-time Magistrate Judge. Prior to becoming a law school administrator, August practiced law as a litigation attorney with Haberfeld & Haberfeld, and later, with Foley Lardner Weissburg & Aronson serving as the Litigation Case Manager. For four and half years prior to coming to Chapman, August had worked as a legal recruiter specializing in placing attorneys and paralegals into temporary and permanent positions. Ms. Farnsworth is a member of the State Bar of California, the American Bar Association, the Orange County Bar Association, the National Association for Law Placement (NALP), the Los Angeles Area Legal Recruitment Association (LAALRA), the Orange County Legal Recruitment Association, and the southern California Law School Career Advisors. She is admitted to practice law before the State Bar of California. 
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. 
Jesse Griggs is the Business Manager for the School of Law. She creates and manages budgets, working directly with the Dean and the University's budget and business offices. She is responsible for managing and overseeing all human resource issues within the law school and is the staff manager. She is also the administrative advisor for all law school student organizations, providing financial and administrative guidance. Jesse has more than 13 years of business and management experience. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Portland State University.
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 
Kimberly Hoffman is the Director of Development for the School of Law, where she is responsible for managing the school's fundraising and alumni relations activities. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Loyola Marymount University and a Master's Degree in Public Administration from University of Southern California. She currently serves as a member of the Alumni Advisory Board of the School of Policy, Planning and Development at the University of Southern California. She is also actively involved in the civic life of her community as Treasurer for the Neighborhood Council in the City of Los Angeles. 
David Finley is the University's Associate Director of Communications for the School of Law and is an Instructor of Legal Research and Writing. He is responsible for internal and external communications, law school news and publicity, event promotion, alumni communications, and is joint-Webmaster of the law school’s Web site. He earned his Juris Doctor degree in 1989 from Hastings University School of Law and his 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 embarked on a career in legal publishing. From 1994-1999, he was Managing Editor and Marketing Director at James Publishing, a publisher of law books and periodicals. In 1999, he founded Litigation One Publishing, a publisher of practical litigation guides. At Litigation One, he developed and published more than one dozen law books for litigators and was Editor-in-Chief of The Jury Expert, a monthly newsletter on jury selection techniques. In 2005, Litigation One was acquired by Thomson West Publishing, which continues to publish his books. He is author of California Motions in Limine and co-author of more than ten additional practice guides published by Thomson West, including Federal Motions in Limine. 
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.