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Our Faculty
Dr. Deepa Badrinarayana
Professor, Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development
badrinar@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Torts I and II, International Law and Organizations, and International Environmental Law.
Torts I and II, International Law and Organizations, and International Environmental Law.
Michael Bazyler
Professor; 1939 Society Law Scholar in Holocaust and Human Rights Studies
(714) 626-2687
bazyler@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Family Law, Advanced Seminar: The Holocaust, Genocide and the Law.
Sean Bigley
Visiting Associate Professor of Law
(714) 628-2563
bigley@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Entrepreneurship Program Director, Professional Responsibility, Legal & Equitable Remedies, Law Practice Management, Financial Literacy for Lawyers
Entrepreneurship Program Director, Professional Responsibility, Legal & Equitable Remedies, Law Practice Management, Financial Literacy for Lawyers
Dr. Denis Binder
Professor of Law
(714) 628-2505
dbinder@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Remedies, Remedies and Practice Lab, and Environmental Law.
Remedies, Remedies and Practice Lab, and Environmental Law.
John Bishop
Associate Professor of Legal Practice
bishop@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Selected Topics in American Law (3Ls only), Negotiations, Client Interviewing and Counseling.
Selected Topics in American Law (3Ls only), Negotiations, Client Interviewing and Counseling.
Daniel Bogart
Professor, Bolinger Chair in Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental Law
(714) 628-2507
bogart@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Property, Commercial Leasing, Real Estate Transactions, and Wills and Trusts.
Property, Commercial Leasing, Real Estate Transactions, and Wills and Trusts.
Dr. Tom Campbell
Professor, Doy and Dee Henley Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence
(714) 628-2691
tcampbell@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Antitrust Law and Professional Responsibility.
Antitrust Law and Professional Responsibility.
Lan Cao
Professor; Betty Hutton Williams Professor of International Economic Law
(714) 628-2659
lcao@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Contracts I, Contracts II, and Corporations.
Contracts I, Contracts II, and Corporations.
Jenny Carey
Professor of Legal Research and Writing
(714) 628-2627
carey@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Legal Analysis, Writing and Research I, and Legal Analysis, Writing and Research II.
Legal Analysis, Writing and Research I, and Legal Analysis, Writing and Research II.
Bobby Dexter
Professor of Law
(714) 628-2633
dexter@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Business Associations, Federal Income Taxation, Tax of Business Organizations and Federal Income Tax.
Business Associations, Federal Income Taxation, Tax of Business Organizations and Federal Income Tax.
Kurt Eggert
Professor; Director, Alona Cortese Elder Law Center
(714) 628-2584
keggert@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Remedies and Practice Lab, Elder Law Clinic.
Remedies and Practice Lab, Elder Law Clinic.
George "Judd" Funk
Professor of the Practice of Entertainment Law
(714) 628-2542
funk@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Law, Lawyers & the Legal System in Film, Entertainment Business & Legal Affairs, Director of the Entertainment & Sports Law Symposium.
Law, Lawyers & the Legal System in Film, Entertainment Business & Legal Affairs, Director of the Entertainment & Sports Law Symposium.
Dr. John Hall
Professor of Law
(714) 628-2617
jhall@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Torts, Employment Law, International Law, Art Law.
Ernesto Hernandez-Lopez
Professor of Law
(714) 628-2621
ehernand@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Contracts I, Contracts II, Diversity and Social Justice Forum Staff, Diversity and Social Justice Forum Board, Immigration and Refugee Law, and Advanced Topic: Food Law.
Contracts I, Contracts II, Diversity and Social Justice Forum Staff, Diversity and Social Justice Forum Board, Immigration and Refugee Law, and Advanced Topic: Food Law.
Scott Howe
Professor; Frank L. Williams Professor of Criminal Law
swhowe@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure/Police Practice, and Evidence.
Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure/Police Practice, and Evidence.
Nahal Kazemi
Assistant Professor of Law
(714) 997-6684
nakazemi@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Torts I, Torts II, Civil Practice Foundations, and National Security Law.
Torts I, Torts II, Civil Practice Foundations, and National Security Law.
Janine Kim
Wylie A. Aitken Professor of Law, Race, and Social Justice
(414) 288-5121
jykim@chapman.eduCourse Taught:
Criminal Procedure/Police Practice, Torts, Criminal Law, and Race and Gender in Sports Law.
Criminal Procedure/Police Practice, Torts, Criminal Law, and Race and Gender in Sports Law.
Stephanie Lascelles
Associate Professor of Legal Research and Writing
lascell@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Legal Analysis Writing & Research I, and Legal Analysis Writing & Research II.
Legal Analysis Writing & Research I, and Legal Analysis Writing & Research II.
Mario Mainero
Professor, of Academic Achievement and Bar Services; The Gray Family Professor of
Law and Associate Dean for Bar Preparation and Academic Achievement
mmainero@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Evidence, and Selected Topics in American Law (3L).
Evidence, and Selected Topics in American Law (3L).
Celestine McConville
Professor, Henry Salvatori Professor of Law and Community Service
(714) 628-2592
mcconvil@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Constitutional Law, Con Law: Equal Protection and First Amendment, Wills & Trusts, Federal Courts and Jurisdictions, and Law Review.
Constitutional Law, Con Law: Equal Protection and First Amendment, Wills & Trusts, Federal Courts and Jurisdictions, and Law Review.
Henry Noyes
Professor of Law
(714) 628-2643
noyes@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Civil Procedure I, Civil Procedure II, and Evidence.
Civil Procedure I, Civil Procedure II, and Evidence.
Matthew Parlow
Professor, President, Donald Bren Presidential Chair in Law
(714) 628-2678
parlow@chapman.edu
Abigail Patthoff
Professor of Legal Research and Writing
(714) 628-2545
patthoff@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Legal Analysis Writing & Research I, Legal Analysis Writing & Research II, and Advanced Legal Research.
Legal Analysis Writing & Research I, Legal Analysis Writing & Research II, and Advanced Legal Research.
Dr. Richard Redding
Professor of Psychology and Education, Ronald D. Rotunda Distinguished Professor of
Jurisprudence, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
(714) 628-2688
redding@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Criminal Law, and Criminal Law & Psychology.
Criminal Law, and Criminal Law & Psychology.
Susanna Ripken
Professor, William P. Foley II Chair in Corporate Law & Taxation
(714) 628-2568
ripken@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Corporations, Agency & Partnership, and Securities Regulation.
Corporations, Agency & Partnership, and Securities Regulation.
Lawrence Rosenthal
Professor of Law
(714) 628-2650
rosentha@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Criminal Law, Civil Rights Law, Constitutional Law, and Practice Foundations: Criminal Litigation.
Criminal Law, Civil Rights Law, Constitutional Law, and Practice Foundations: Criminal Litigation.
Mary-Lee Ryan
Professor of the Practice of Entertainment Law, and Entertainment Law Clinic
(714) 628-2615
mryan@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Intellectual Property, Entertainment Law, and Entertainment Law Clinic.
Intellectual Property, Entertainment Law, and Entertainment Law Clinic.
Dr. Vernon Smith
George L. Argyros Endowed Chair in Finance and Economics, Professor of Economics and
Law
(714) 628-2682
vsmith@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Spontaneous Order and the Law.
Spontaneous Order and the Law.
Kenneth Stahl
Interim Dean, Professor, Director of ENLURE Program
(714) 628-2631
kstahl@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Land Use Regulation, Election & Political Campaign Law, Property, and Housing Law and Policy Seminar.
Land Use Regulation, Election & Political Campaign Law, Property, and Housing Law and Policy Seminar.
Dr. Riaz Tejani
Visiting Professor of Law
tejani@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Contracts, Wills & Trusts.
Contracts, Wills & Trusts.
Kim Tyler
Visiting Professor of the Practice of Entertainment Law
(714) 516-5853
ktyler@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Entertainment Law Clinic; Entertainment Industry Contracts.
Entertainment Law Clinic; Entertainment Industry Contracts.
Matthew Tymann
Assistant Professor of the Practice of Legal Research and Writing
(714) 516-5544
tymann@chapman.edu
George Willis
Professor, Clinical Faculty Director of the Tax Clinic
(714) 628-2531
gwillis@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Client Interviewing & Counseling, Business Associations, Tax Law Clinic, and Tax Procedure and Admin Clinic.
Client Interviewing & Counseling, Business Associations, Tax Law Clinic, and Tax Procedure and Admin Clinic.
Bart Wilson
Professor, Donald P. Kennedy Chair in Economics and Law Director, Smith Institute
for Political Economy and Philosophy
(714) 628-7306
bjwilson@chapman.edu
Carolyn Young Larmore
Professor of the Practice of Law, Director of Externship Program
(714) 628-2651
larmore@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Legal Analysis Writing & Research I, Client Interviewing & Counseling, Externship I, Externship II, Legal Analysis Writing & Research II.
Legal Analysis Writing & Research I, Client Interviewing & Counseling, Externship I, Externship II, Legal Analysis Writing & Research II.
Adjunct Faculty 2025/26
Faythe Gutierrez
Adjunct Professor
fgutierrez@chapman.eduCourses Taught:
Practice Foundations Transactions
Practice Foundations Transactions
