We believe that an outstanding faculty must excel at three things: teaching, scholarship, and service to the community. Our faculty members, by and large, have prior experience in the practice of law. They are committed to teaching and working with students. Every faculty member has an "open door policy" and is readily available outside of the classroom. Faculty members also publish scholarly books and articles which establish them as authorities in their fields, and enrich the knowledge they bring to the classroom. Our faculty places an unusually high emphasis on service as well: service to the bar, to government, and to the broader community. A number of them are nationally known for their expertise.
One example of such scholarship and service is the journal established by the faculty in 1998, the Journal of Appellate Practice and Process. This journal, the only one in its area, concentrates on issues having to do with federal and state appellate practice.
A number of our faculty are actively involved in law reform, from commercial law at the multistate level, to criminal procedure and the structure of the judiciary at the state level, to changing the very way federal and state law is cited. These endeavors enliven students' classroom experiences as well.
Our full-time faculty teaches virtually all required courses and bar courses in both the day and evening divisions. As well, experienced adjunct professors teach upper level courses in their areas of practice. For example, Bankruptcy and Chapters 11 & 13 Business Reorganization have regularly been taught by a federal bankruptcy judge.
Revised: 8/13/2007