Cecil C Humphreys School of Law :: Faculty

Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law

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Administrative Staff

Kevin H. Smith
Acting Dean and Thomas B. Preston Professor of Law
B.A., (summa cum laude), 1977, Drake University; M.A., 1981, J.D., 1983, Ph.D., 1994, University of Iowa.
Phone: (901) 678-2421
E-mail: ksmith@memphis.edu

Barbara Kritchevsky
Associate Dean and Cecil C. Humphreys Professor of Law
B.A., (summa cum laude), 1977, Middlebury College; J. D., (cum laude), 1980, Harvard University.
Phone: (678-2421
E-mail: bkrtchvs@memphis.edu

Gregory K. Laughlin
Associate Dean for Information Resources and Director of the Law Library and Associate Professor of Law
B.A., 1982, Southwest Missouri State University; J.D., 1986, University of Missouri-Columbia; M.S. in L.I.S., 1995, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Phone: (901) 678-3244
E-mail: glaughln@memphis.edu

Charles B. deWitt, III
Assistant Dean for Career and Alumni Services and Adjunct Professor
B.A., (magna cum laude), 1973, Pacific Union College; M.A., (with distinction), 1995, The University of Memphis ; J.D., 1976, The University of Southern California.
Phone: (678-3217)
E-mail: cdewitt@memphis.edu

Yolanda D. Wesley Ingram
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Director of Tennessee Institute for Pre-Law
B.A., (summa cum laude), 1991, The University of Mississippi; J.D., (Dean's Honors), 1995 Washburn University.
Phone: (678-2528)
E-mail: yingram@memphis.edu

Sue Ann McClellan
Assistant Dean for Admissions, Recruiting, and Scholarships
B.A., 1976, Blackburn College; M.S., 1985, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale; Ed. D., 1993, The University of Memphis.
Phone: (678-5403)
E-mail: smcclell@memphis.edu

Daniel E. Brown
Business Officer
B.B.A., 1982, J.D., 2000, The University of Memphis. Admitted, Tennessee; Certified Public Accountant, Tennessee.
Phone: (678-2422)
E-mail: debrown@memphis.edu

Nancy G. Barron
Law School Registrar
B.A., (magna cum laude), 2006, The University of Memphis.
Phone: (678-2660)
E-mail: nbarron@memphis.edu

Shawna G. Engel
Director of Development
B.A., 1993, Christian Brothers University; MBA, 1999, Christian Brothers University.
Phone: (678-2425)
E-mail: sgengel@memphis.edu

Faculty

Michele Alexandre
Assistant Professor of Law
B.A., Colgate University; J.D., 2000, Harvard Law School.
E-mail: malxndr2@memphis.edu

Robert Banks, Jr.
Professor of Law
B.A., 1965, University of Arkansas; J.D., 1971, University of Arkansas.
E-mail: rbanks@memphis.edu

Ralph C. Brashier
Cecil C. Humphreys Professor of Law
B.M., (summa cum laude), 1979, Florida State University; M.A., 1982, Eastman School of Music; J.D., (magna cum laude), 1986, University of Mississippi; LL.M., 1990, Yale University.
E-mail: rbrashir@memphis.edu

June F. Entman
Professor of Law
B.A., 1967, Smith College; M.A.T., 1969, University of Chicago; J.D., May, 1981, The University of Memphis School of Law.
E-mail: jfentman@memphis.edu

Francis A. Gabor
Professor of Law
Dr. Jur. (cum laude), 1967, Eotvos Lorand Science University, Budapest; LL.M., 1973, University of California at Berkeley; J.D., 1975, Tulane University.
E-mail: fgabor@memphis.edu

Lars G. Gustafsson
Associate Professor of Law
B.S., 1984, University of Alabama; J. D., 1987, University of Texas; LL.M., Taxation 1988, New York University.
E-mail: lgstfssn@memphis.edu

Lee A. Harris
Assistant Professor of Law
B.A., 2000, Morehouse College; J.D., 2003, Yale Law School.
E-mail: laharris@memphis.edu

William Kratzke
Cecil C. Humphreys Professor of Law
B.A., 1971, University of Washington; J.D., 1974, Valparaiso University; LL.M.., 1977, Georgetown University Law Center.
E-mail: wkratzke@memphis.edu

Barbara Kritchevsky
Associate Dean and Cecil C. Humphreys Professor of Law
B.A. (summa cum laude), 1977, Middlebury College; J.D. (cum laude), 1980, Harvard University.
E-mail: bkrtchvs@memphis.edu

Ernest F. Lidge, III
Professor of Law
B.S.Ed., 1976, Northern Illinois University; M.A., 1981, J.D., 1984, University of Illinois.
E-mail: elidge@memphis.edu

Andrew J. McClurg
Professor of Law, Herff Chair of Excellence
B.A., University of Florida; J.D., University of Florida.
E-mail: amcclurg@memphis.edu

Jana R. McCreary
Visiting Professor
B.S., 1989, Texas A&M University; J.D. (summa cum laude), 2002, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law; LL.M., 2006, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
E-mail: jrmccrry@memphis.edu

Steven J. Mulroy
Associate Professor of Law
B.A., 1982, Cornell University; J.D., 1989, William & Mary.
E-mail: smulroy@memphis.edu

Lawrence A. Pivnick
Professor of Law
B.A., 1969, State University of New York at Buffalo; J.D.,1972, University of Florida; LL.M., 1975, New York University.
E-mail: lpivnick@memphis.edu

Thaddeus M. Pope
Assistant Professor of Law
B.A., (summa cum laude), 1992, University of Pittsburgh; M.A., (Bioethics), 1997, Georgetown University; J.D., (cum laude), 1997, Georgetown University Law Center; Ph.D. (Philosophy), 2003, Georgetown University.
E-mail: TMPope@memphis.edu

Janet L. Richards
Cecil C. Humphreys Professor of Law
B.S., 1969, The University of Memphis (formerly Memphis State University); J.D., 1976, The University of Memphis; LL.M., 1987, Yale University.
E-mail: jrichrds@memphis.edu

David S. Romantz
Associate Professor of Law and Director of Legal Methods
B.A., 1987 University of Michigan; J.D. (with honors), 1995, Suffolk University Law School.
E-mail: dromantz@memphis.edu

Eugene L. Shapiro
Professor of Law
B.A., 1968, Harpur College, S.U.N.Y. Binghamton; J.D., 1972, University of Virginia; LL.M. (Cr. J), 1973, New York University.
E-mail: eshapiro@memphis.edu

Brian G. Slocum
Visiting Professor
B.B.A., (summa cum laude), 1996, Pacific Union College; J.D., (cum laude), 1999, Harvard Law School.
E-mail: bgslocum@memphis.edu

James R. Smoot
Professor of Law
B.A., (summa cum laude), 1968, University of Southern California; J.D., 1974, Yale Law School.
E-mail: jrsmoot@memphis.edu

Daniel E. Wanat
Professor of Law
B.A., 1968, DePaul University; J.D., 1971, DePaul University; LL.M., 1976, The University of Illinois, College of Law.
E-mail: dwanat@memphis.edu

Nicholas L. White
Professor of Law
B.A., (Phi Beta Kappa), 1950, Ohio Wesleyan University; J.D., (Order of the Coif), 1956, University of Cincinnati.
E-mail: nlwhite@memphis.edu

Clinic Faculty

Donna S. Harkness
CELA, Associate Professor of Clinical Law and Director, Elder Law Clinic
B.A., 1975, The University of Memphis (formerly Memphis State University); J.D., 1980, Vanderbilt University.
E-mail: dharknss@memphis.edu

Constance L. Ross
Litigation Clinic Managing Attorney/Instructor
B.A., 1974, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; J.D., 1977, University of Tennessee.
E-mail: cross@memphis.edu

Christina A. Zawisza
Associate Professor of Clinical Law and Director, Child and Family Litigation Clinic
B.A., (magna cum laude), 1969, State University of New York at Albany; M.A., 1971, in Public Policy and Administration, University of Wisconsin; J.D., 1977, University of Virginia.
E-mail: czawisza@memphis.edu

Faculty Emeriti

Robert D. Cox
Professor Emeritus
J.D., 1949, University of Oklahoma; LL.M., Duke University.
Admitted: Oklahoma, Tennessee.

Frederick Davis
Professor Emeritus
A.B., Yale University; J.D., with specialization in internal affairs, 1953, Cornell University; LL.M. (cum laude), 1955, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
Admitted: New York, Missouri, Ohio.

W. Walton Garrett
Professor Emeritus
B.B.A., 1949, University of Alabama; J.D., 1961, Cumberland University; LL.M., 1962, Yale University. Admitted: Alabama.

Dan S. Murrell
Professor Emeritus
B.A., 1956, University of Mississippi; J.D., 1968, University of Mississippi; L.L.M., 1972 George Washington University. Admitted: Mississippi, Tennessee, Tennessee and Mississippi Supreme Courts, United States Supreme Court.

Thomas A. Reynolds
Professor Emeritus
J.D., 1959, Pittsburgh; L.L.M.,1960, Columbia.

Mike Roberts
Professor Emeritus
B.S.Ed., 1968, Indiana University at Bloomington; J.D., 1971, University of Oklahoma; LL.M., 1975, Harvard University.

Adjunct Faculty (Fall 2007)

Allen Blair
University of Wisconsin B.S., 1967; Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1970; Member Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh, PLLC.

Sam Crain
University of Memphis, B.A., 1977; University of Memphis School of Law, J.D., 1983; Member, Burch Porter and Johnson.

The Honorable Chris Craft
University of Memphis, B.A., University of Memphis School of Law, J.D.; Shelby County Criminal Court Judge.

The Honorable Paulette J. Delk
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Tennessee

The Honorable John F. Forster, Jr.
B.A., 1965, North Texas State University; J.D., 1969, University of Arkansas School of Law; Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Hayden Lait
University of Oklahoma, B.B.A., 1969; University of Memphis School of Law, J.D., 1975; Mediation and Law Office of Hayden Lait.

John Murrah
Millsaps College, B.B.A., 1981; University of Mississippi, J.D., 1984; Emory University, L.L.M. in Taxation, 1989; Member, The Bogatin Law Firm, PLC.

Lorrie K. Ridder
Davis and Elkins College, 1975-76; James Madison University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1977; Wake Forest University, J.D., 1982.

Stephen Shields
Hanover College, B.A., 1970; University of Toledo, J.D., (cum laude), 1973; Yale University, L.L.M., 1974; Member, Jackson Shields Yeiser Holt and Speakman.

The Honorable W. Mark Ward
Judge, Criminal Court of Shelby County, Tennessee.

Adjunct Faculty-Legal Methods

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