Purdue Global Law School faculty members bring years of professional courtroom, boardroom, and public sector experience to their classes, combining real-world context with curriculum that’s designed specifically for virtual learners. Your professors are just a phone call, email, or video conference away if you have questions or need help.
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Dean and Vice President
Martin Pritikin, an experienced lawyer and educator, is the Dean of Purdue Global Law School. In this role, he is responsible for providing academic leadership for the Law School's programs, faculty, and students while advancing the school’s mission to provide an affordable and accessible education for aspiring attorneys and others seeking to learn the law.
Since joining in 2016, Dean Pritikin has overseen a revision of the school’s entire required curriculum; established the first online law school incubator program to help graduates launch their own practices; led the school in earning the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Louis M. Brown Select Award for Legal Access and the Wolters Kluwer Leading Edge Prize for Educational Innovation; developed the Distinguished Speaker webinar series, which has featured renowned scholars and practitioners; and forged relationships with national institutions, including the Consortium for Access to Justice.
Before joining Purdue Global Law School, Dean Pritikin spent 12 years as a professor and senior administrator at a brick-and-mortar ABA law school. Prior to entering academia, Pritikin was a litigator at Quinn Emanuel. He has committed his academic career to integrating theory with practice and using technology to promote innovation in legal education, including as a volunteer at a prosecutor's office and as a consultant on a multi-year litigation against Lehman Brothers in bankruptcy court.
Dean Pritikin has written numerous articles on reform in legal education and the legal profession, as well as on topics related to civil and criminal practice. His work has appeared in the Harvard Law Review, the Yale Law and Policy Journal, the Cardozo Law Review, the Wisconsin Law Review, and the Journal of Legal Education, among others. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California and Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review.
Education: JD, Harvard Law School; BA , University of Southern California
Publications: “The Teacher Becomes Student: What Law Professors Can Learn from the Legal Profession,” Defense Counsel Journal 81, no. 4 (October 2014)
“The Experiential Sabbatical,” Journal of Legal Education (2014)
“Can Law and Literature Be Practical? The Crucible and the Federal Rules of Evidence,” West Virginia Law Review 115 (2012)
(Co-authored with Ezra Ross): “The Collection Gap: Underenforcement of Corporate and White-Collar Fines and Penalties,” Yale Law & Policy Review 29 (2011)
“Fine-Labor: The Symbiosis Between Monetary and Work Sanctions,” University of Colorado Law Review 81 (2010)
“Is Prison Increasing Crime?” Wisconsin Law Review 2008 (2009)
“The Value of Talmud Study to Modern Legal Education: A Case Study in Unjust Enrichment,” Temple International and Comparative Law Journal 21 (2008)
“Punishment, Prisons, and the Bible: Does ‘Old Testament Justice’ Justify Our Retributive Culture?” Cardozo Law Review 28 (2006)
“Toward Coherence in Civil Conspiracy Law: A Proposal to Abolish the Agent’s Immunity Rule,” Nebraska Law Review 84 (2005)
Recent case comment (unattributed): “Fourth Circuit Holds That Post-IRCA. Undocumented Aliens Cannot Establish Prima Facie Case of Retaliatory Refusal to Hire Under Title VII. Egbuna v. Time-Life Libraries, Inc.,” Harvard Law Review 112 (1999)
Certificates and Bar Membership (State): California — all courts; United States District Court; Central District of California; United States Bankruptcy Court; Southern District of New York (pro hac vice)
Honors and Achievements: Teacher of the Year, Whittier Law School; Champion, ATLA Northeastern Regional Mock Trial Competition; Semi-Finalist, Harvard Law School Ames Moot Court Competition
Legal Focus: Legal Education Reform; Access to Justice; Trial Advocacy and Civil Litigation
Purdue Global Law Courses: Evidence
Associate Dean of Academics
As associate dean of academics at Purdue Global Law School, Shaun Jamison oversees academics. He conceived of and created the Future of Law Practice and Cybersecurity courses and provides commentary to the media on technology and privacy issues. Jamison's academic career has focused on skills development and emerging law practice and technology issues. At the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA), he served as the chair of the Practice Management and Marketing Section, as well as co-chair for focus groups for the SAGE Report: Self-Audit for Gender Equity and Diversity. He also served on the Golden Valley, MN Human Rights Commission. Jamison has been a solo practice attorney as well as working at Westlaw, first as a reference attorney and later managing teams of Westlaw account managers and trainers.
Education: PhD, Capella University; JD, University of North Dakota
Publications:
"Creating a National Data Privacy Law for the United States," Cybaris®: Vol. 10, Issue 1 (2019).
“AI in the Legal Industry: A Changing Landscape,” National Paralegal Reporter (2019).
"Lawyers Must Prepare for Ransomware," Computer & Internet Lawyer; Vol. 36, Issue 8 (2019).
"Creating a National Data Privacy Law", CPO Magazine (2018).
"We Need a Cybersecurity Framework for Law Firms," Law360 (2018).
“Curriculum Mapping,” “Intellectual Property,” and “Law Education,” The SAGE Encyclopedia of Online Education, Sage Publications, Inc. (2016).
Certifications and Bar Membership (State):
Minnesota: Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US) Honors and Achievements: Recipient of the 2016 MSBA North Star Lawyer award, recognizing members who donate fifty or more hours per year in legal services to low income clients.
Purdue Global Law Courses: Cyberlaw, Electronic Legal Research, Future of Law Practice, Cybersecurity Law
Associate Dean of First Year Programs & Professor of Law
Steve Bracci is currently the associate dean of first-year programs at Purdue Global Law School. He teaches a number of first-year and upper-division subjects, and is the architect of the First-Year Intensive (FYI) Program, a preparation program for the First-Year Law Students’ Exam (FYLSE). Bracci briefly practiced law before becoming a full-time teacher in 1979. He has taught at a number of law schools during his academic career and has also served as the academic director for the law school divisions of a number of legal publishers. He is an expert in examination techniques and has conducted writing and test-taking seminars nationwide.
Education: JD, Whittier Law School; BA, University of California, Los Angeles
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): California
Legal Focus: Expert in examination techniques
Associate Dean of Experiential Learning
Kelley Mauerman has expertise in curriculum and course development and has created Purdue Global Law School’s Professional Responsibility and Cross Professional Ethics courses. She also serves as the director of the externship program and as a competition coach for Purdue Global Law School’s moot court team. She was previously a full-time professor of lawyering skills at Whittier Law School, where she developed and taught courses in lawyering skills, professional responsibility, electronic discovery, and pretrial litigation. After graduation from law school, Mauerman clerked for Magistrate Judge Cynthia G. Aaron in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. She has practiced law in the area of wills, trusts, and estate planning and has presented at numerous regional and national conferences.
Education: JD, University of San Diego School of Law; BA, Northwestern University
Publications: (with Ernest Hadley and Eleanor Laws) Effective Summary Judgment Motions, Dewey Publications (2008)
“Starting from the Top: Using a Capstone Course to Begin Program Assessment in Legal Education,” Oklahoma City University Law Review 37 (2012)
“Using Formative Writing Assignments to Assess Student Learning Outcomes Across the Curriculum,” The Law Teacher (Spring 2012)
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): California
Honors and Achievements: Member of the Order of the Coif, University of San Diego School of Law
Memberships: Association of Legal Writing Directors, American Bar Association (ABA), Legal Writing Institute, State Bar of California, Orange County Bar Association
Legal Focus: Assessment in legal education, legal research and writing, legal ethics
Purdue Global Law Courses: Introduction to Legal Analysis I and II, Advanced Legal Analysis and Writing, Professional Responsibility, Cross Professional Ethics
Assistant Dean of Students
Larasz Moody-Villarose is the assistant dean of Students at Purdue Global Law School. She is responsible for overseeing all student-facing policies, ensuring student satisfaction and engagement, coordinating with departments that impact the student experience, and assisting with outreach and strategic initiatives for the law school. Moody-Villarose served several years as a Judge Advocate General Corps (JAG) attorney in the United States Air Force and has over a decade of experience in law school administration..
Education: EdD, West Chester University; JD, University of Wisconsin; MA, BA, University of Chicago
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Pennsylvania, Illinois
Memberships: National Association of Student Affairs Professionals, Higher Education and the Association of Academic Support Professionals (founding member)
Legal Focus: Online Education, Peer learning, Mentorship, Student Affairs, Torts, Contracts, Administrative law, Military Law
Director of Employment and Community Outreach
Kimberly Kass is the director of employment and community outreach at Purdue Global Law School where she supports the success of the school by working closely with employers, professional organizations, and the broader legal community to assist in creating valuable career advancement opportunities for students and alumni. Kass has practiced law in the areas of personal injury, insurance defense, estate planning, family law, and corporate law. She has represented clients throughout the litigation process from initial pleadings, written discovery, depositions, mediations, and court proceedings. Prior to joining Purdue Global, Kass worked as a legal affairs manager with a large entertainment and hospitality business where she primarily negotiated contracts. She has fourteen years of law school administration and teaching experience as she served in several capacities in both the Career Planning Center and Academic Support and Bar Preparation Office at Valparaiso University School of Law from 2006-2020.
Education: JD, Valparaiso University School of Law; BA, Valparaiso University
Publications: Millennials, Deliberate Learning, Motivation and Resilience, The Learning Curve, Spring 2018; Moving on Up: ASP's Journey into 2L and 3L Intergration, The Learning Curve, Winter 2017
Building a Foundation Together, The Learning Curve, Winter 2016.
Honors and Achievements: Distinguished Faculty Award Recipient, Valparaiso University School of Law, 2019; Swygert Teaching Fellowship Nominee, Valparaiso University School of Law, 2016; Appointed to the Indiana Pro Bono Commission, 2008-2014; Board Member, Northwest Indiana Volunteer Attorneys, 2017-2020
Certifications and Memberships:. Indiana State Bar Association, State of Indiana, Northern District of Indiana and Southern District of Indiana
Legal Focus: Career Coaching, Community Outreach, Bar Exam, Litigation, Insurance Defense, Estate Planning, Contracts, Family Law, Corporate Law and Torts
Senior Student Operations Manager
Jennifer Fishman is the senior student operations manager, supporting students and assisting them during their academic journey at Purdue Global Law School. She works directly with the assistant dean of students to help resolve conflicts and problems and works on projects to help with student engagement and retention. In addition, Fishman works on developing initiatives for current students and alumni. She has worked in higher education for over 15 years.
Education: MEd, BA, University of Maryland, College Park; Graduate Certificate in Project Management, Kaplan University
Honors and Achievements: Recipient of Kaplan University’s Social and Behavioral Sciences Outstanding Non-Academic Support Team Award (2017)
Certifications: Lean Six Sigma White Belt
Senior Student Operations Manager
Maria Sarmiento is a senior student operations manager. She operates in close collaboration with the assistant dean of students and her co-workers to actively advocate for students while fostering increased student engagement and retention. Sarmiento has a background in higher education spanning 8 years, including work in student services, particularly academic advising. She received her doctorate in higher education from Temple University, focusing her dissertation on the civic and political engagement attitudes and behaviors of Southeast Asian American college students. Sarmiento also serves on Purdue Global Law School's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee, as well as Purdue Global's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Committee. She works to support various strategic retention initiatives to strengthen academic resources and bolster student perseverance, as well as to forge meaningful connections with alumni through various projects.
Education: EdD, Temple University; MA in Higher Education Leadership, Montclair University; BS in Psychology, Saint Peter’s University
Legal Focus: Student retention, the impact of the model minority on college students
Adjunct Professor of Law
Shekera Algarin is an accomplished attorney with broad legal knowledge and a history of providing counsel to government and private organizations for over 20 years. She is a promoter of collective impact strategies, primary prevention systems, and family generational models that increase community cohesiveness and success. Algarin previously served in senior positions in the NYC Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice, the Brooklyn Defender's Office, and the Legal Aid Society in Brooklyn. She currently serves on the board of directors of the Association of Black Women Lawyers of New York and as Deputy Borough Chief in the Family Court Division of the Bronx County, NYC Law Department.
Education: JD, Southern Illinois University School of Law; MA, California State University; BA, Michigan State University
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Licensed Attorney in New York State
Memberships: New York County Lawyers Association; Association of Black Women Attorneys; Bronx Bar Association; Bronx Women's Bar Association
Legal Focus: Criminal, Family Contracts, Remedies
Professor of Law
Howard Anderson joined the faculty of Purdue Global Law School in 2023 after approximately 18 years of practice as an attorney, which was primarily focused on appellate litigation and federal criminal defense. He represented clients in federal and state courts across the country and has argued, among other places, at the Alaska, Georgia, and South Carolina Supreme Courts and at the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits. Before joining the faculty, he worked in a variety of settings: as a law clerk with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, as an associate at law firms, and as a solo practitioner. Anderson has always enjoyed mentoring--of lawyers and aspiring lawyers alike. While in private practice, Anderson regularly accepted court appointments to represent indigent criminal clients and provided pro bono services to indigent civil clients. He is particularly interested in helping students incorporate public service, either full time or part time, into their careers after law school.
Education: JD, Indiana University (Bloomington) Maurer School of Law; MPA, Indiana University (Indianapolis) School of Public and Environmental Affairs; BA, East Asian Studies and French Language & Literature, University of Virginia
Publications: Anderson, H.W. (2013). Toward a diverse public workforce. publicINreview, 1(2), 62-65.
Anderson, H.W. (2012). An examination of Indiana’s trial courts. publicINreview, 1(1), 8-15.
Anderson, H.W (June 2010). Litigating like a professional in federal court. Illinois State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Newsletter, 1.
Sullivan T.P., Vail, A.W., & Anderson, H.W. (2008). The case for recording police interrogations. Litigation, 34(3), 30-38.
Anderson, H.W. (2007). Davis v Washington narrows the scope of “testimonial” hearsay. Illinois Bar Journal, 95(10), 546-552.
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Alaska, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia; South Carolina Supreme Court Certified Arbitrator and Circuit Court Mediator
Honors and Achievements: Law Review - Indiana Law Journal Memberships: South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Legal Focus: Criminal law and procedure; constitutional law; appellate procedure; federal criminal defense
PGLS Courses: Criminal law and criminal procedure
Adjunct Professor of Law
Beau Baez is an emeritus professor of law (Charlotte School of Law) and has taught at several law schools over a 20-year teaching career. Prior to becoming a law professor, he was an attorney with the Multistate Tax Commission in Washington, D.C., where he managed a nationally recognized voluntary tax compliance program. In addition to teaching at Purdue Global Law School, Baez hosts a popular academic success YouTube channel called Learn Law Better. His videos have been translated from English into six languages, and the channel boasts thousands of subscribers in over 150 countries. He is also a sought-after coach who helps students around the globe succeed in law school and on the bar exam.
Education: JD and LLM, Georgetown University; BS and BA, Liberty University
Publications: “Law’s Failure to Keep Pace with Empirical Science: An Examination of Personality and Emotional Intelligence Testing in the Workplace,” Ohio Northern University Law Review (2014); “Personality Tests in Employment Selection: Use With Caution,” Cornell HR Review (2013)
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Supreme Court of the United States, District of Columbia, Virginia, United States Court of Federal Claims, and United States Tax Court
Honors and Achievements: Named Professor of the Year 2007 (Liberty University); recipient of the Dean's Award for Excellence (Purdue Global Law School)
Legal Focus: Torts, tax, and business associations
Purdue Global Law Courses: Income Tax, Business Planning
Adjunct Professor of Law
Antonette Barilla obtained her Juris Doctor degree with honors from Western State College of Law, where she also received the Academy of Appellate Lawyers Award for brief writing. Barilla is an alumnus of the University of London, where she obtained her Postgraduate Certificate in Law with a specialization in law and development, her Postgraduate Diploma in Laws with a specialization in international business law, and her LLM. Barilla worked in a private firm specializing in estate planning, contract law, trust/corporate administration, immigration, juvenile, and education law. She is certified as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for the California Superior Court, where she was appointed by judges on a case-by-case basis to conduct independent investigations and present recommendations at court hearings regarding the best placement for children within the system.
Barilla's legal teaching career includes a variety of topics and she has spoken at a number of law schools across the country on best teaching practices and academic and bar support programming. She is dedicated to the principles of expert learning and the implementation of best teaching practices in legal education.
Education: JD, Western State University, College of Law; LLM, University of London; MEd, Liberty University; BA, California Polytechnic University Certifications and Bar Membership (States): California Bar Association; United States Court of International Trade; Association des Auditeurs et Ancien Auditeurs de L'Academie de Droit international de la Haye; International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Professionalism and Intercultural Engagement Program LGBTQUIA Certification, January 2016; Post Juris Doctor Certificate in Private International Law, August 2011 Hague Academy of International Law, The Hague, Netherlands; Bar Membership, California
Publications: Segmented Studying – From Aimless to Purposeful, The Learning Curve, 2017. The Icing on the Cake: Inspiring Great Writing in Law Students – University of San Francisco, School of Law, Law Review Forum April 2015. Experiential Education, Lessons from Abroad – Elon Law Review April 2015. Gypsies and Nomads Are No-No’s in Italian - Elon Law Now, April 2015. The European Union, Greek Debt and Cultural Sovereignty, Elon Law Now, September 2015. The Importance of Cultural Diplomacy in Curbing Border Disputes, American Bar Association International Law News Journal 2015, Vol. 44.
Honors: President and member of Pi Sigma Alpha National Honor Society Golden Key & Political Science National Honor Society Member. Recipient of the California Polytechnic University President’s Scholar Award Outstanding Service to Students. Award Recipient, Elon Law School, May 2014. Student-Elected Faculty Marshal, 2016 Elon Law School
Legal Focus: International Business Transactions, Small Business Entrepreneurship, Education Law Purdue Global Law Courses: Civil Procedure; Wills Trusts and Decedent's Estates
Adjunct Professor of Law
Jamy Barreau is an adjunct professor of law for Purdue Global Law School; additionally, he is an adjunct professor teaching probate law for Inver Hills Community College as well as business law for Southern New Hampshire University. Licensed in Florida, the District of Columbia, and the United States Tax Court, Barreau has dedicated his legal career to helping families transfer generational wealth while owning and operating his virtual law practice based in Florida through effective trusts and estates work. Namely, Barreau has had the honor of assisting his clients with specialized issues including business formation; contract drafting and negotiation; business litigation; landlord/tenant disputes; residential mortgage foreclosure; estate planning; estate administration; trust administration; tax planning; and Medicaid planning.
Education: LLM, Boston University School of Law; JD, Barry University School of Law; BS, University of Central Florida Publications: "Florida’s Contradiction and the Tipped Employees’ Plight: Why the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 Mandates that Florida Raise the Tipped Minimum Wage and the Necessary Standard of Review, 22 BARRY L. REV. 295 (2d ed. 2017). Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Florida, District of Columbia, and United States Tax Court Honors and Achievements: The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 (2020, 2021, & 2022) 3rd Edition, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ Memberships: Member, Association of Black Estate Planning Professionals; Member, Haitian Lawyers Association; Member, Caribbean Bar Association; Member, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International Legal Focus: Trusts and Estates; Tax Purdue Global Law Courses: Trusts and Estates; Virtual Law Practice
Adjunct Professor of Law
Somita Basu is an adjunct professor at Purdue Global Law School, bringing a practical approach to legal education. As an active practicing California attorney with experience in counties across the state, Somita brings a pragmatic approach to everything she does. Basu spends her free time serving on non-profit boards, including the legal non-profit Justice At Last, the only Bay Area legal firm dedicated to the needs of survivors of human trafficking. Education: JD, Purdue Global Law School; BS in Mathematics, William Paterson University Publications: Numerous publications of the California Lawyers' Association as well as quoted online in publications such as HuffPost, Chicago Tribune, Medium, Alzheimer's. net, and LegalZoom. Contributer, Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB). Certifications and Bar Membership (State): California Honors and Achievements: American Institute's Litigator of the Year; the Minority Bar Coalition's 2021 Unity Award; and the California Lawyer's Association Excellence in Leadership
Memberships: Member, the LA County Bar Association; Member, the California Lawyer's Association; Member, the Silicon Valley Bar Association Legal Focus: Estate planning, probate, trust administration, trust and estate litigation Purdue Global Law Courses: Real property, community property, wills and trusts, contracts
Adjunct Professor of Law
John Bathke is an adjunct professor of law at Purdue Global Law School. Bathke is also assistant professor of Native American and Indigenous Studies at San Diego City College where he creates and designs the curriculum for the degree program. Previously, he taught Federal Indian Law and Policy at UCLA Extension, San Diego State University, California State University San Marcos, and Introduction to American Indian Tribal Government Management at California State University San Bernardino. Bathke has had the honor of previously working with Indian Communities in Southern California, particularly Kumeyaay Community College and the Quechan Indian Tribe, where he addressed issues of tribal sovereignty and environmental justice. He has also taught American Indian Studies courses at several other educational institutions, including the University of San Diego, Alliant International University, and Kumeyaay Community College.
Education: JD, UCLA School of Law; BA, Yale University
Publications: Bathke, John. “Ocotillo Wind: A Case Study of How Tribal-Federal Governmental Consultation is Failing Tribal Governments and Their Spiritual Landscapes from Renewable Energy Development.” Human Geography, vol. 7, no. 2, 2014, pp. 46-59.
Legal Focus: Federal Indian Law, Environmental Justice, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, and Cultural Resource Management
Adjunct Professor of Law
Kara Bonitatibus joined Purdue Global in 2025 as an adjunct professor of law teaching advanced legal analysis and writing. Bonitatibus is a licensed attorney in Connecticut and New York and a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. She has extensive experience in regulatory compliance and governance having spent more than a decade as an in-house attorney with Pfizer Inc. Prior to that, she was in private practice with the law firms of DLA Piper US LLP and Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP. Bonitatibus served as the head of product and a member of the executive leadership team for Lextegrity, a compliance software company. In addition to Purdue Global, Bonitatibus is also an adjunct professor at Temple University. Education: JD and Certificate in International Law, Pace University; MPH, Brown University; BS, West Virginia University Publications: "Bonitatibus, K. M. (2021). Anatomy of a data-driven decision: Making informed compliance decisions. CEP Magazine, 32-34.
Bonitatibus, K. M., Chanda, P., & Miller, A. (2020). Why COVID-19 should be a catalyst for compliance reform. Global Investigations Review.
Bonitatibus, K. M. (2001). The community patent system proposal and Patent Infringement Proceedings: An eye towards greater harmonization in European Intellectual Property Law. Pace Law Review, 22(1), 201. https://doi.org/10.58948/2331-3528.1303 Memberships: American Public Health Association Certifications and Bar Memberships: Connecticut; New York; United States Patent and Trademark Office; Eastern and Southern Districts of New York Legal Focus: Legal research and writing; compliance and ethics; healthcare law; public health law; advanced legal analysis and writing
Adjunct Professor of Law
Zac Broughton is an adjunct professor of law for Purdue Global Law School. Broughton is also an adjunct professor teaching business law at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Southern New Hampshire University. He also teaches various legal writing courses at Western New England University School of Law. In addition to teaching, Broughton is a full-time labor and employment attorney for the University of Connecticut. Previously, he was an associate attorney for an insurance defense firm in Hartford, Connecticut, as well as a former judicial law clerk for the Connecticut Appellate Court. Prior to and during law school, he was a student affairs professional for five years, and he supervised the residence halls.
Education: JD, Western New England University School of Law; MEd in Higher Education, University of Massachusetts Amherst; BA in Political Science and Legal Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Publications: Loyalty, Money, and Business: The New Price for a Presidential Pardon, 44 W. New Eng. L. Rev. 259 (2022)
I Beg Your Pardon: Ex Parte Garland Overruled; The Presidential Pardon Is No Longer Unlimited, 41 W. New Eng. L. Rev. 183 (2019)
Bar Memberships: Connecticut and Massachusetts
Legal Focus: The powers and limitations of the presidential pardon authority and the overall separation of powers
Purdue Global Law Courses: Labor & Employment, Education ILAI & LAW (CL727)
Adjunct Professor of Law
Douglas Brown began his career with Purdue Global Law School in 2025. His experience includes 30 years of private law practice, including serving as an assistant city attorney, a public defender, and appellate counsel for the Louisiana Appeal and Writ Service. Brown is a graduate of the Trial Lawyer's College Death Penalty School, and his academic interests include the application of psychodramatic techniques to courtroom presentation. Brown's law practice has focused on representing individuals facing charges from DWI to homicide, families in divorce, child support, custody, and child protection cases, and people injured by the fault of others.
Education: JD, Louisiana State University; BA, Southeastern Louisiana University
Publications: Enhancing Nursing Care through Cultural Competence: Focus on the Inupiat Community. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 2025; 36(2):153- 160.doi:10.1177/10436596241286261
Certifications and Bar Membership: Louisiana state bar, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Appellate Counsel for the Louisiana Appeal and Writ Services of the Louisiana State Public Defender
Honors and Achievements: Graduate, Trial Lawyer's College Death Penalty School; Louisiana State Bar Foundation Fellow Memberships: Louisiana State Bar Association; Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; 21st Judicial District Court Bar Association
Legal Focus: Application of psychodramatic theory to courtroom presentation
Adjunct Professor of Law
Jason Burk has been at Purdue Global Law School since 2001, with a focus on teaching first-year curriculum. Burk is a partner practicing primarily in the area of workers' compensation defense with a nationwide labor and employment firm and represents employers, insurers, and the self-insured in matters around the state of Georgia. He was previously a shareholder in a civil litigation firm.
Education: JD, Drake University Law School; BA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Nevada, Georgia
Purdue Global Law Courses: Contracts, Torts, Criminal Law, Introduction to Legal Analysis
Adjunct Professor of Law
Scott Burnham taught at the law schools at the University of Montana and Gonzaga University, where he retired as professor emeritus. He also visited at a number of other law schools around the country and around the world. Burnham developed the Contract Drafting course at Purdue Global Law School and has taught it for over 20 years.
Education: JD and LLM, New York University; BA, Williams College Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Arizona; past member of the bar in New York, Montana, and Washington
Publications: Drafting and Analyzing Contracts; The Glannon Guide to Sales and Leases; The Glannon Guide to Secured Transactions; Q&A Contracts; Examples & Explanations: Sales and Leases; The ABC’s of Article 1; and numerous law review articles
Memberships: Member, Contracts Drafting Committee for the National Conference of Bar Examiners
Legal Focus: Contracts, contract drafting, copyright, and gaming law Purdue Global Law Courses: Contract Drafting
Adjunct Professor of Law
Julie Cantrell is an adjunct professor of law for Purdue Global Law School. Cantrell presides over a criminal and civil docket as a judge where she first took office in 1997. She is also the presiding judge of the Lake County Veterans Treatment Court, which has been Nationally recognized by All Rise Justice for Vets as a national mentor court for other Veterans Courts around the country. Cantrell also partnered with another judge to establish an Assisted Outpatient Therapy Court in her county. She previously taught Criminal Justice and Political Science at Purdue University Northwest and at the Indiana State Police Academy. Prior to taking the bench, she was a deputy prosecuting attorney. As a judge, Cantrell is interested in problem solving courts, veterans issues. She concentrates mostly on criminal law and ways to rehabilitate and improve the lives of those who come before her in criminal court. She strives to be at the forefront of the problem solving courts initiative. Education: JD, University of Tulsa; BS, Purdue University Certifications and Bar Membership: Indiana Bar Member; Indiana Judicial College Graduate Honors and Achievements: 2025 - 2027 National Mentor Court All Rise Justice for Vets; 2015 Judge of the Year Indiana Criminal Justice Association; 2008 & 1998 Indiana Judges Award for Excellence in Public Information & Education; Disabled Veterans Award 2022; American Jurisprudence Award Constitutional Law Memberships: American Inns of Court, Charter Member, Past President; Pretrial Released Committee, Indiana Office of Court Services; Phi Delta Phi Legal Honors Fraternity Legal Focus: Criminal law, constitutional law, and helping litigants find solutions to avoid criminal behavior in the future
Adjunct Professor of Law
Mandy Carter is a registered attorney in North Carolina and has been involved in legal education since 2010, teaching a variety of subjects. At Purdue Global Law School, Carter is an adjunct faculty member who primarily teaches Advanced Legal Analysis and Writing. In addition to teaching at Purdue Global Law School, she is also an adjunct at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
State Bar Memberships: North Carolina
Education: JD, BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Publications: Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, faculty lecturer; National District Attorneys Association, faculty lecturer
Legal Focus: Legal research and writing, first amendment law
Purdue Global Law Courses: Advanced Legal Analysis and Writing
Adjunct Professor of Law
Hannah Catt is an Adjunct Professor of Law for Purdue Global Law School teaching Rural Legal Services. Catt also works full-time as an attorney licensed in Arkansas, Maryland, and Missouri, assisting individuals and businesses in the food and agricultural industries to understand all aspects of business regulation and function.
Education: JD, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law with certificates in Health and Environmental Law; LL.M., University of Arkansas School of Law in Agricultural & Food Law
Publications: Article published in the Journal of Food Law & Policy at the University of Arkansas
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri
Purdue Global Law Courses: Rural Legal Services
Adjunct Professor of Law
Thomas Coke has served as an executive consultant for technology startups from legal advising, including contracts and capital raising, to building the initial go-to-market strategy and pitching to venture investors. Additionally, Coke has built operations for six companies, including four that achieved successful exits, and advised companies from tech to small local businesses. Coke has spent the last five years as an educator working with student entrepreneurs and leading a university accelerator. He teaches Entrepreneurial Lawyering at MSU College of Law as well as teaching at Purdue Global Law School.
Education: JD, Michigan State University College of Law; BA in Economics, Kalamazoo College
Certifications and Bar Membership: State Bar of Michigan, Federal Bar of Western Michigan
Legal Focus: Securities law (relating to startups), virtual law practice, legal technology, technology law (IP, security, privacy), social media law securities, contracts, and Cybersecurity Law
Adjunct Professor of Law
Jeffry A. Collins is an adjunct professor of law for Purdue Global Law School. He is an attorney, author, and entrepreneur based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is the founder of Collins Law, PLLC, a modern law firm dedicated to guiding clients through the evolving landscapes of cryptocurrency regulation, securities law, trusts and estates, taxation, and asset protection. With a strong emphasis on digital asset planning and blockchain-related financial structures, Collins stands at the forefront of legal innovation, bridging traditional legal principles with emerging technologies. He has been actively involved in supporting equity initiatives, including, insurance transparency efforts, and LGBTQ+ legal protections, and has provided pro bono representation in civil rights and discrimination matters. Education: JD, Mitchell Hamline School of Law; MLIS, Louisiana State University; BA in Criminal Justice, University of Nevada Las Vegas; AA, Ventura College Publications: Empowering Legal Minds: Navigating Stress and Achieving Well-being in the Legal Profession, Nevada Lawyer, State Bar of Nevada, May 2024 SEC v. Ripple Labs, Inc., Reshaping the Crypto Landscape – Triumphs, Challenges, and the Future of Cryptocurrency Regulation, Vegas Legal Magazine, September 2023 Publication Cryptocurrencies and Financial Crimes – The Role of Decentralized Cryptocurrency in Facilitating Money Laundering and the Challenges Posed on Anti-Money Laundering Regulations (Being Published in November 2025 – University of Miami Law Review) Certifications and Bar Membership: Certified Blockchain & Law Professional (Blockchain Council) - Certificate #80240648; State Bar of Nevada; Clark County Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; United States Supreme Court; American Bar Association Honors and Achievements: 2024 Outstanding Alumni Award Mitchell Hamline Trusts & Estates; Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Technology; Taxation, Wealth Management, Asset Protection Legal Focus: Cryptocurrency regulation, securities law, trusts and estates, taxation, and asset protection Law School Courses: Trusts & estates; cryptocurrency & blockchain technology; taxation, wealth management; asset protection; negotiations; legal writing; client interviewing; criminal law
Adjunct Professor of Law
David Cook is a former prosecutor serving as deputy attorney general with the California Attorney General's Officer in the Criminal Division. During the course of his career, he filed appellate briefs and argued numerous times in front of the California Court of Appeal, the California Supreme Court, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Cook has provided academic support for students of Purdue Global Law School for over 20 years and strives to help students with their legal writing skills in preparation for the California First Year Law Students Examination and the California Bar Examination.
Education: JD, Southwestern University School of Law Certifications and Bar Membership (State): California State Bar (inactive)
Legal Focus: Academic Support
Adjunct Professor of Law
Judge Josephine Davis began teaching with Purdue Global Law School in 2020. Davis has served as an adjunct professor teaching Civil Procedure and Torts and has over 15 years of civil and criminal law experience. As a defense attorney, she had the privilege of defending the rights of individuals charged with felonies and misdemeanors. As a former prosecutor, Davis worked to safeguard the rights of the accused while ensuring that North Carolina is a safe place to work and live. While working as a civil attorney, Davis assisted attorneys who represented African Americans and female farmers who were discriminated against by the Department of Agriculture. She also worked as an assistant attorney general representing the State when there were violations of labor and environmental laws. In November of 2018, Davis was elected by the voters of Durham County to serve a term of eight years as a Superior Court Judge where she hears both civil and criminal cases throughout the state of North Carolina.
Education: JD, North Carolina Central University School of Law; BA, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Memberships: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.; Jack and Jill of America Inc.; Junior League of Durham and Orange County; George H. White Bar Association; Durham Expunction and Restoration Program
Bar Membership (State): North Carolina
Legal Focus: Criminal/Civil
Adjunct Professor of Law
Ricardo "Rick" Del Toro recently joined Purdue Global Law School as an adjunct professor. Del Toro retired in 2024 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) after serving in the Miami U.S. Attorney’s Office as a career federal prosecutor for over 25 years. He received a commission as an officer in the U.S. Army’s Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps, where he served from 1993 to 1998, and he handled court-martial trials as a prosecutor and military defense counsel.
From 1998 until 2024, Del Toro served as a federal prosecutor in the DOJ's U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida, leading investigations and prosecuting cases in the appellate, major crimes, international narcotics, money laundering, economic crimes, public corruption and national security sections. He has tried over forty federal trials and has lectured extensively in DOJ’s training center and throughout Latin America on numerous subjects including: national security, money laundering, narcotics trafficking, investigative techniques, and trial advocacy skills, among others. During his tenure in the DOJ, Del Toro also served as the Chief of four different sections in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida, including the Major Crimes Section, the International Narcotics Section, the Money Laundering Section, and the National Security Section.
Education: JD, University of Florida College of Law; BA, University of Miami
Honors and Achievements: Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award for the successful prosecution and trial of United States v. Fabio Ochoa, which charged and convicted one of the leaders of the Medellin Cartel, 2004.
Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award along with the National Intelligence Director's Medallion for the successful prosecution of United States v. Glenn, a cyberespionage case involving the theft of classified materials from the U.S. Department of Defense, 2018.
National Association of U.S. Attorneys' Exceptional Service Award, 2019.
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): State of Florida
Memberships: Hispanic National Bar Association; Cuban American Bar Association
Legal Focus: Trial advocacy, criminal procedure
Professor of Law
Sheri Dennis joined the faculty at Purdue Global Law School in December 2018 as part of the Department of Legal Writing. She has worked as an adjunct professor at St. Thomas University School of Law in Florida where she has taught classes in legal research, legal writing, and appellate advocacy. Dennis has extensive experience teaching numerous online courses for the legal studies program at Keiser University. She began practicing law as an assistant regional counsel for the United States Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) in New York. Dennis represented HHS in administrative hearings and successfully argued an appeal before the Second Circuit.
Education: JD, Cardozo School of Law; BA, Barnard College
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): New York; Florida
Honors and Achievements: Recipient of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Exemplary Performance Award
Legal Focus: Appeals
Purdue Global Law Courses: Introduction to Legal Analysis
Adjunct Professor of Law
Heather DeVincent-Cook acts as a consultant offering legal advice to health care professionals regarding potential liability and compliance issues. She was a corporate attorney for National Health Services, a medical conglomerate which specialized in addictive medicine. DeVincent-Cook headed the risk analysis team for evaluating various office procedures to ensure proper procedure according to federal and state laws. She also has 17 years of teaching experience at several colleges and universities.
Education: JD, New England Law Boston; BS, Mount Ida College
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Massachusetts
Legal Focus: Health law
Purdue Global Law School Courses: Contract Drafting, Medical Malpractice, Corporations I and II, Employment Law, Medical Products Liability
Adjunct Professor of Law
Sarah Diab is a seasoned attorney, educator, and mentor with a diverse background in law, business strategy, and global advisory. Diab focuses on corporate law, tech ventures, startup advisory, and venture capital, working across industries as a sector-agnostic practitioner. Her career has spanned multiple regions, including the MENA region, the GCC, and Africa, providing her with a unique global perspective and strategic insight into cross-border legal and business challenges.
Despite her focus on corporate legal practice, Diab has always maintained a deep passion for legal academia and the foundational principles of the rule of law. Recognizing the value of instilling these principles in future legal professionals, she is embarking on the path of legal education as an adjunct professor at Purdue Global Law School. Since 2021, Sarah has been dedicated to mentoring and tutoring law students to achieve success on the bar exam. Additionally, she serves as a startup mentor with Google for Startups, where she advises emerging companies on legal and business strategies, and she helps founders grasp complex legal instruments to navigate the fundraising process well-informed. Education: JD, The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law; BA, University of California, Los Angeles Certifications and Bar Membership: Licensed Attorney, Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners Legal Focus: Technology and Law: enhancing access to justice through technology and innovation; constitutional protections in the digital age; legal frameworks for emerging technologies such as AI, blockchain, and fintech; the use of artificial intelligence in valuing and dividing community property assets; blockchain technology and its role in tracking and dividing marital property; Corporate Law and governance: evolving role of corporate governance in global markets; legal challenges in startup ecosystems and venture capital deals; cross-border M&A and compliance challenges; Globalization and the Rule of Law: the impact of globalization on legal systems in MENA, GCC, and Africa; strengthening the rule of law in emerging economies; comparative analysis of legal frameworks across jurisdictions; Justice and Legal Empowerment: the role of legal education in promoting equity and inclusion; Law and Society: the role of law in fostering economic development and innovation; Legal and Business Ethics: ethical considerations in corporate legal practice and startup advisory
Adjunct Professor of Law
David DiMatteo is an adjunct professor of law at Purdue Global Law School. He is a practicing attorney licensed in North Carolina and South Carolina with nearly two decades of career litigation experience. DiMatteo has represented a wide range of individuals, businesses, insurers, and financial institutions in state and federal courts. His litigation background includes work in insurance defense, defamation/media law, and bankruptcy practice. In addition to serving as an adjunct professor with Purdue Global Law School DiMatteo is an assistant professor of legal studies and political science at Lander University located in Greenwood, South Carolina and director of Lander’s paralegal studies online program for working paralegals seeking a four-year undergraduate degree. He is dedicated to engaging in effective teaching and promoting understanding of key legal concepts for all learners. Education: JD, Tulane University Law School; BA in History, University of Mary Washington Publications: Buchan, Jonathan. North Carolina Chapter, Fourth Circuit Chapter, In “50-State Survey of Libel Law,” Media Law Resource Center, 2021-Present. (Contributor with Caitlin Walton). V. Highmark Properties, LLC et. al. Shoes of The Debtor: North Carolina Guaranty Law & High Point Bank and Trust Company. 11 Charleston Law Review 353 Winter 2017 Walters Revisited: Of Fairness, Due Process and Veterans’ Fight to Hire an Attorney. 80 Tulane Law Review 975 March 2006 Gaddis V. United States: Who Should Pay to Protect the Interests of Children? 79 Tulane Law Review 1089 May 2005 Legal Focus: Business litigation, contracts, torts, appellate practice, freedom of expression Purdue Global Law Courses: Torts II Certifications and Bar Membership: Lander University (S.C.), Mecklenburg County Bar (N.C.), NC State Bar, SC State Bar, U.S. Federal District Courts North Carolina, U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Courts North Carolina Legal Focus: Free expression, individual rights, and their intersection with non-human entities including corporations and emerging artificial intelligence, business litigation, contracts, torts, debtor/creditor law Law School Courses: Torts II
Adjunct Professor of Law
Angela L. Dixon handles civil matters including employment, education law, landlord/tenant, and property tax and personal injury law. She has practiced in small claims and district courts and began her legal career handling toxic tort and products liability litigation. Dixon became a solo practitioner and has handled a variety of legal matters. She served as an adjudication hearing officer for the City of Houston, adjudicating parking citations. Currently, Dixon serves as an administrative law judge for the Texas Education Agency, where she handles termination and suspension trials and hearings for school districts regarding employment laws issues. She also serves as arbitrator for the Texas Comptroller, where she handles property valuation disputes.
Dixon has been a higher education instructor for 13 years, with experience across disciplines including social and criminal justice, political science, American government, ethics and the legal environment, business, and paralegal programs.
Education: JD, University of Iowa College of Law; MBA, St. Ambrose University; BA, Alabama A&M University
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Texas; Certified Mediator; Certified Arbitrator
Honors and Achievements: President's Award, Houston Bar Association 2016; Texas Big Sister of the Year 2011; Aloysius Wickliff Sr. Community Service Award 2011; Halliburton Hometown Hero Award 2011 Memberships: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association
Legal Focus: Employment, Education, and Property Tax law Purdue Global Law School Courses: Employment Law, Employment Discrimination, Education Law
Professor of Law
James Dodge joined the faculty of Purdue Global Law School in 2000, prior to that he taught undergraduates for seven years. One of his major focuses is helping students make a successful transition into law school through content creation and teaching. He also develops and teaches a number of courses at Purdue Global Law School.
Dodge previously served as executive director of the Illinois Legislative Reference Bureau, a nonpartisan agency that drafts legislation for the Illinois state legislature. A former prosecutor and former assistant attorney general (Illinois), he previously served as deputy chief counsel to the Illinois state senate president, where he helped write the rules for the impeachment trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and was part of a multi-year project to rewrite and modernize the Illinois Criminal Code and Unified Code of Corrections. Dodge was a commissioner of the Uniform Laws Commission for 10 years, serving on drafting and study committees for proposed uniform laws, including the Uniform Fiduciary Income and Principal Act (UFIPA).Education: JD, Southern Illinois University School of Law; BS, University of Illinois
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Illinois Bar, Admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Tax Court; Association of College and University Educators/American Council on Education. Certificate in Effective College Instruction: Effective Online Teaching Practices (2023).
Publications: Limited Liability Partnerships, in Business Partnerships, IICLE (2024 ed. anticipated); Statutory Dissolution and Winding Up of Partnerships, in Business Partnerships, IICLE (2024 ed. anticipated).
Limited Liability Partnerships, in Business Partnerships, IICLE (2021 ed.); Statutory Dissolution and Winding Up of Partnerships, in Business Partnerships, IICLE (2021 ed.).
Limited Liability Partnerships, in Business Partnerships, IICLE (2018 ed.); Statutory Dissolution and Winding Up of Partnerships, in Business Partnerships, IICLE (2018 ed.).
Limited Liability Company Formation, in Illinois Business Law: LLCs and Partnerships, IICLE (2017); Limited Liability Partnerships, in Illinois Business Law: LLCs and Partnerships, IICLE (2017); Statutory Dissolution and Winding Up of Partnerships, in Illinois Business Law: LLCs and Partnerships, IICLE (2017).
Limited Liability Partnerships, in Illinois Business Law: LLCs and Partnerships, IICLE (2013).
Honors and Achievements: Kentucky Colonel, Commonwealth of Kentucky
Memberships: Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Illinois State Bar Association Legal Focus: Helping students transition successfully into law school and master law school examinations, practical skills building PGLS Courses: Contracts; Criminal Law; Torts; Real Property; Business Organizations and Corporations; Estates, Wills and Trusts
Adjunct Professor of Law
Holly Dormeyer is an attorney and an experienced online adjunct faculty member, bringing over 10 years of experience teaching adult learners in higher education alongside more than 20 years of professional legal and corporate finance-related experience. As as managing counsel at Affirm, a leading financial technology (Fintech) company, Dormeyer structures, drafts, negotiates, and reviews a broad range of complex commercial agreements, including SaaS, AdTech, master services agreements, and data processing agreements. She provide strategic and legal counsel to diverse cross-functional teams, collaborating on initiatives to streamline processes and scale inbound legal workflows.
Dormeyer's previous legal roles include senior corporate counsel at McClatchy and contracts and compliance counsel at Infusion Software, where she negotiated contracts, compliance, and provided strategic legal advice in fast-paced corporate environments. This dual career track has equipped her with a unique ability to translate complex, real-world legal and financial concepts into clear, accessible instruction.
Education: JD, Albany Law School of Union University; MBA in Finance, Southern New Hampshire University; Graduate Certificate in Finance, Southern New Hampshire University; Paralegal Certificate, Marist College; BS in Management, Franklin Pierce College
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): New York and Arizona
Legal Focus: Evolving intersection of commercial law, financial technology (Fintech), and higher education pedagogy; rapid advancements in digital contracting, data privacy regulations, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are reshaping traditional contract negotiation and corporate compliance practices
Adjunct Professor of Law
Gregory Duhl has been a full-time law professor and administrator since 2002 and has taught at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota since 2008. Duhl was one of the principal architects of Mitchell Hamline’s hybrid JD program, the first hybrid program at an ABA-accredited law school, and he has significant experience in online course design and teaching as well as program and curricular development. Duhl is currently the senior academic technology officer at Mitchell Hamline and oversees a team of six instructional designers and five academic technologists. He teaches Bankruptcy, Contracts, Education Law, Evidence, U.C.C.–Sales, and U.C.C.–Secured Transactions. Duhl serves as the co-editor-in-chief of The Business Lawyer since 2006.
Education: LLM, Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law; JD, Harvard Law School; BA, Yale University
Publications: Problems and Materials on Bankruptcy Law and Practice, 3rd ed. St. Paul, MN: West Academic Publishing, 2017. (With S. Sepinuck) Problems and Materials on Bankruptcy Law and Practice & Teacher’s Manual, 2d ed. St. Paul, MN: West, 2013. (With S. Sepinuck and L. Rusch) Selected Commercial Statutes Series. Eagan, Minn.: Thomson West, 2013. (With C. Kunz and C. Chomsky) William Mitchell College of Law’s Hybrid Program for J.D. Study: Answering the Call for Innovation, The Bar Examiner, Sept. 2014, at 28. (With E. Janus and S. Canick) Transactions and Settlements: Creating a Balance in Legal Education, 14 Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law 517 (2013). (With J. Millner) Over the Borderline – A Review of Margaret Price’s “Mad at School: Rhetorics of Mental Disability and Academic Life,” 44 Loyola University Chicago Law Journal 771 (2013) International Sale of Goods 2011, 67 Business Lawyer 1337 (2012) Equipping Our Lawyers: Mitchell’s Outcomes-Based Approach to Legal Education, 38 William Mitchell Law Review 906 (2012) Deception in Social Media Investigations of WC Claims, Workers’ Compensation Bulletin, Dec. 2011, at 1. (With J. Millner) Social Media Sites: Useful Investigative Tool, but Beware the Legal Traps of “Friending,” White-Collar Crime Fighter, Oct. 2011, at 5. With J. Millner Legal Issues: Using Social Networking to Uncover Fraud, Journal of Insurance Fraud in America, Summer 2011, at 3. (With J. Millner) Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Illinois (inactive)
Honors and Achievements: Abraham L. Freedman Teaching Fellow; Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law; Co-Editor-in-Chief, The Business Lawyer- ABA Section of Business Law (2006–present) Legal Focus: Disability law and neurodiversity in higher education, ethics in transactional practice, legal education, online teaching and program design, bankruptcy, commercial law, contracts, education law, evidence Purdue Global Law School Courses: Contracts, Evidence
Adjunct Professor of Law
Alex Figares is a partner in a prominent Florida law firm where he practices in the area of complex commercial litigation. He has litigated multi-million dollar disputes throughout the country and enjoys being in the courtroom. Figares has been teaching law, finance, and tax classes since 2006. At Purdue Global Law School, he has taught remedies, estates and trusts, and real property.
Education: LLM in Taxation, University of Alabama; JD, University of Florida; MS in Finance, University of Florida; BS in Finance, Florida Gulf Coast University.
Publications: Preparing Syllabi: The Art of Self Defense (Summer 2022) University of Baltimore Law Review; Monetary Consequences of Environmental Regulations: Costs of Doing Business or Non-Deductible Penalties or Fines (2020) American University Business Law Review; Can you Hear Me Now? Reduction in Fair Market Value Due to Highway Noise Under Florida's Bert-Harris Act (Winter/Spring 2017) Real Estate Finance Journal; Copyright Infringement and the Fair Use Defense: Navigating the Legal Maze. (2016) 27 University of Florida Journal of Law and Public Policy 135.
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Florida
Honors and Achievements: Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell; Selected as a Florida Super Lawyer from 2010 through 2015.
Memberships: President of the Trial Lawyers section, Collier County Bar Association; Admitted to practice before the Federal District Courts of the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida, the Bankruptcy courts of the middle and southern districts of Florida, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Legal Focus: Taxation, constitutional law, real property law, and law and economics, litigation, real property law, contracts, estates and trusts
Purdue Global Law Courses: Remedies, Real Property, Estates and Trusts
Adjunct Professor of Law
Tiffany Foo-Garcia is an attorney registered to practice law in Washington, DC; New York; and Massachusetts. Foo-Garcia is a former assistant attorney general with the NYS Attorney General’s office in Manhattan where she worked in the Litigation Bureau and the Investment Protection Real Estate Finance Bureau, and managed all phases of litigation including jury trials in both the SDNY and EDNY. Her experience includes handling matters of federal civil rights litigation on behalf of NYS law enforcement, and the prevention of fraud in real estate transactions. She has also practiced within the USPS Department of Law handling employment discrimination claims and has experience in corporate compliance. Her most recent teaching experiences include business law and the legal environment for business, as well as public policy. Foo-Garcia also is an author, and owner and founder of Themis, LLC, a company that brands and markets her award-winning middle-grade book series Ruby Foo and the Traveling Kitchen. Education: JD, Touro University, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center; BA, University of San Diego
Bar Memberships: Washington, DC; New York State; and Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Legal Focus: Contracts, Litigation, Compliance
Adjunct Professor of Law
Erica Franklin joined Purdue Global Law School as an adjunct faculty member in 2025, upon retiring from the federal government as an Administrative Patent Judge with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. As a patent judge, Franklin successfully presided over hundreds of ex parte patent appeals and inter partes patent trials. While at the patent office, she also served a one-year term as an ethics official for the Department of Commerce, where she provided ethics guidance to patent office examiners, judges, and agency leadership. Prior to joining the patent office, Franklin served as a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice where she effectively functioned as lead counsel in the Environmental Torts Litigation Section, and then in the Intellectual Property Section. She began her career with the Justice Department as an Attorney General's Honors Program Attorney. Education: JD, Indiana University McKinney School of Law; MS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Georgetown University; BS in Pharmacy, Butler University School of Pharmacy Certifications and Bar Membership: State Bar Active License Indiana; Registered Patent Attorney - U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Memberships: American Bar Association; ChIPs (Chiefs in Intellectual Property) Legal Focus: Litigation; Intellectual Property; Patents Law School Courses: Advanced Legal Writing - Litigation, Intellectual Property, and Patent Law
Adjunct Professor of Law
Andrew “Andy” Gordon is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Purdue Global Law School, where he teaches Legal Analysis and also specializes in bar examination preparation. For the past six years, he has focused on supporting bar readiness for law students nationwide through academic instruction and individualized preparation strategies. Gordon’s professional background also includes legal practice in tort and employment litigation, and he continues to assist in such matters in an off-counsel capacity.
Education: JD, Florida International University, College of Law; BA, Florida Atlantic University
Memberships: The Association of the Academic Support Educators; State Bar - Florida State Bar Association; Federal Bar - Southern District of Florida;
Legal Focus: Bar Exam Preparation; Constitutional Law; Evidence; Civil Procedure; Torts, Contracts, and Employment Discrimination
Purdue Global Law School Courses: Legal Analysis I
Adjunct Professor of Law
Eric Guthrie joined the Purdue Global Law School faculty in 2025. As an adjunct professor, he works with students to strengthen their legal education and cultivate their interest in the practice of law, with an emphasis on analytical rigor and practical application.
Guthrie brings professional experience in labor and employment law, as well as business law, including contract drafting and negotiation. Since 2017, he has focused his legal practice on cryptocurrency and blockchain law, teaching and presenting on these topics through continuing legal education and professional training programs. He is the author of several books on blockchain, cryptocurrency, and innovation, including Blockchain or Die Harder: No Action Means No Profit.
Education: JD, Columbia University School of Law; BS, Morehouse College
Publications: Guthrie, E. (2025). Blockchain or Die Harder: No Action Means No Profit. Better Me Better We Publishing.
Guthrie, E. (2019). Blockchain or die: Learn to profit from cryptocurrencies and blockchains. Better Me Better We Publishing.
Guthrie, E. (2016). Diversify or die: Diversity. Inclusion. Evolution. Success. Better Me Better We Publishing.
Certifications and Bar Membership: Certified Blockchain Consultant; Certified Blockchain Trainer; State Bar of Connecticut
Honors and Achievements: Amazon #1 New Release; Amazon seven-time #1 Best Seller; NYC Big Book Award Winner (2020); Independent Press Award, Distinguished Favorite (2020); Indie Book Awards Finalist (2020); American BookFest Finalist (2020); Diversify or Die—Finalist, American BookFest Best Business Book (2017); Readers’ Choice Awards (2018)
Memberships: Government Blockchain Association—Member and Director of Training Programs; Morehouse College National Alumni Association—Member, Regional Vice President, and Board Member
Legal Focus: Labor and employment law; business law; cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, and blockchain law
Purdue Global Law School Courses: Contracts I and Contracts II
Adjunct Professor of Law
Heather Hall joined the Purdue Global Law School faculty in the summer of 2023. Hall is currently a professor in the legal writing department at Mississippi College School of Law, teaching students how to read and analyze the law and put that knowledge into both written and oral form to effectively advocate for future clients. She has also taught in the paralegal studies program at Mississippi College, helping to prepare students for a career in legal services or to eventually attend law school. Hall has worked in the legal field for over 17 years, mainly at small plaintiff’s firms, handling a wide range of cases including family law, bankruptcy, criminal defense, and plaintiff’s tort litigation. Education: JD, Mississippi College School of Law; BS, Western Governors University Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Mississippi Honors and Achievements: Received a Pro Bono Award from the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project - 2022 Memberships: Mississippi State Bar; American Bar Association Legal Focus: Access to justice; child support reform in Mississippi Purdue Global Law Courses: Intro to legal analysis, civil procedure
Adjunct Professor of Law
Cherylen Hardrick is a licensed attorney with over 20 years of experience in a broad range of areas including civil litigation, judicial administration, adjudication, and public relations. Currently, she serves as an adjunct professor at Purdue Global Law School. She has also served as an adjunct professor with the University of Maryland Global Campus for 3 years, while hearing cases as an administrative hearing officer for District of Columbia Public Schools. Prior to that, she served as Special Counsel to Chief Judge Eric T. Washington, a position she held for 8 years, until the Chief Judge’s retirement in 2018. Before serving the Chief Judge, Hardrick was an Administrative Hearing Officer, adjudicating cases under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and making determinations on matters relative to alleged discrimination against children with disabilities by local education agencies. Over the 10 years preceding, Hardrick provided complete representation to clients, trying many cases to verdict before D.C. Superior Court and U.S. District Court as a private practitioner.
Education: JD, Howard University School of Law; BS, Florida State University Certifications and Bar Membership (State): District of Columbia Bar Legal Focus: Academic Research & Writing
Adjunct Professor of Law
Ragen Hatcher is an accomplished attorney, legislator, and educator whose professional career spans law, public policy, municipal governance, and financial regulation. As an adjunct professor in the School of Law, she draws on her extensive experience in both legal practice and legislative leadership to provide students with practical, real-world insight into how laws are shaped, applied, and implemented within complex governmental systems. Hatcher currently serves as the State Representative for Indiana’s 3rd House District, a role she has held since 2018. In the Indiana General Assembly, she serves as the ranking minority member of the House Government and Regulatory Reform Committee and contributes to the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee as well as the Financial Institutions Committee. Her legislative work frequently intersects with regulatory compliance, administrative law, municipal authority, and the legal frameworks that govern economic and community development.
Hatcher’s career in public service began at the local level, where she served multiple terms on the Gary Common Council. This work provided her with hands-on experience in drafting local ordinances, analyzing regulatory impact, navigating intergovernmental relationships, and addressing the legal challenges facing urban communities. Her academic and professional credentials reflect both breadth and depth in fields essential to legal education. In the classroom, she integrates her legal background with her legislative expertise to help students understand the law not only as a set of rules, but as a practical instrument for shaping society and expanding access to opportunity.
Education: JD, Valparaiso University School of Law; MF, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business; MBA Strategic Management, Valparaiso University; BA in Economics, Valparaiso University
Certifications and Bar Membership: Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) from the Project Management Institute; Forensic Accounting & Fraud Examination from West Virginia University; Certificate in Sustainability from Ball State University; Licensed Attorney in Good Standing in Indiana
Legal Focus: The intersections of law, public policy, economic equity, legislative and regulatory frameworks shape outcomes for urban communities, municipal governance, financial regulation, and economic development. Community revitalization, government accountability, administrative and regulatory reform, emphasizing practical, and community-informed approaches to building more equitable legal and governmental systems
Adjunct Professor of Law
Keith Howard is an adjunct professor of law at Purdue Global Law School and the managing partner at The Law Offices of Keith L. Howard, PLLC. Prior to full-time teaching, he practiced education and civil rights law with the legal nonprofit Advocates for Children’s Services, a specialized unit of Legal Aid of N.C., Inc., where he served as a staff attorney for 6 years. Howard has taught several continuing legal education (CLE) courses and served in key leadership roles in his community. Dedicated to advocating for the underserved, he has provided hundreds of pro bono hours.
Education: JD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law; BA, Winston-Salem State University
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): North Carolina
Honors and Achievements: MLK Living the Dream Award (2013–2014), Access to Justice Faculty Award (2011–2012)
Memberships: Black Law Students Association (2014)
Legal Focus: Professional responsibility, legal writing, and education law
Purdue Global Law Courses: Professional Responsibility, Cross Profession Ethics, Advanced Legal Analysis and Writing/Regulatory and Transactional
Professor of Law
Since 2004, Quentin Huff has worked in law school academic support and bar preparation with a focus on curriculum development and design thinking. Huff’s courses and seminars range from study skills and legal ethics to Negotiation and Constitutional Law, often incorporating alternative learning methods such as games, visuals, spreadsheets, music, and kinesthetics. Having worked as an artist and athletic coach, he enjoys bringing these skills to the forefront in bar exam preparation.
Education: JD, Wake Forest University School of Law; BA, Wake Forest University
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Attorney-at-law, North Carolina State Bar
Legal Focus: Intellectual property, empathy mapping, classroom innovation, contract law, entertainment law
Purdue Global Law Courses: CL780 Capstone I, CL781 Capstone II
Adjunct Professor of Law
Phil Ingram (they/them) is an Administrative Judge at the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Dallas District Office and a pro bono mediator at the Dallas County Dispute Resolution Center. Ingram joined the legal profession as an Honors Attorney at the US Postal Service in Long Beach, California. While in-house at the Postal Service, they litigated employment discrimination and personnel cases before federal agencies; provided advice, counsel, and training to agency officials; represented the agency in alternative dispute resolution; and participated in early-case intervention and risk evaluation. Before moving to Texas in 2022, Ingram taught Legal Research & Writing at UC Law San Francisco. In their spare time, they volunteer with Texas High School Mock Trial and as a judge for moot court and negotiation competitions. Education: JD, CUNY School of Law; MA, New York University, Gallatin School; BA, New York University, College of Arts & Science Publications: Power Harassment: The Tort of Workplace Bullying in Japan, 32 UCLA Pacific Basin L.J. 181 (2015); If I Marry a Man in New York, Could I Marry a Woman in Kentucky?: The Problem of the Fundamental Right to (Straight) Marriage, 17 CUNY L. Rev. 263, (2013). Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Texas State Bar; New York State Bar; Qualified Mediator under Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code section 154.052 Honors and Achievements: Graduate Fellow, CUNY School of Law (2011-2013) Memberships: Member, National LGBT Bar Association Research Interests: Labor and employment law, alternative dispute resolution, civil rights; Purdue Global Law Courses: Legal Analysis and Writing
Professor of Law
Scott Johnson focuses on using his legal skills to help others through advocacy, dispute resolution, teaching, and scholarship. Johnson has represented clients before administrative agencies, trial courts, and appellate courts in a variety of different areas of law. Johnson's work includes a number of precedent setting cases, including the Claremont v. Governor decisions, which established education as a fundamental right under the New Hampshire Constitution. He has participated in the administrative, legislative, and political processes by working with legislators on drafting laws, testifying before legislative committees, helping to develop administrative agency rules and guidance, and debating various issues in different forums.
Johnson provides pro bono representation to veterans before the United States Court of Veteran’s Appeals regarding disability benefit claims. He serves as a hearing officer for a state Department of Education, which includes the roles of mediator and administrative law judge for disputes that come before the department. Johnson develops and teaches a number of courses for Purdue Global Law School. His experiences allow him to bring practical insights to help students understand and apply the law, and develop legal skills. Johnson is the author of a number of books and articles in different areas of law, including books in the education law area that are used in law schools, and in other advanced degree programs. He also develops interactive online lessons for the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI).
Education: JD, Franklin Pierce Law Center; BA, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Publications: What Public School Students Can Say on Social Media May Be About to Change, The Conversation (2/25/21) Freedom of Speech for Public School Employees, The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (2020); Special Education Law, 6th Edition, with Laura Rothstein, Sage Publications (2020) Education Law: A Problem Based Approach, 4th Edition, with Sarah E. Redfield Carolina Academic Press (2019) Student Speech, The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (2019)
50 Years of Student Speech and the First Amendment, Purdue Global Law School Connector (4/23/2019)
The 14th Amendment Protects the Right to a Public Education, Purdue Global Law School Connector (4/20/17)
The United States Court Grapples with the Meaning of FAPE, Purdue Global Law School Connector (2/2/17)
Education Law: A Problem Based Approach, 3rd Edition, with Sarah E. Redfield, LexisNexis (2015)
Rowley Forever More? A Call for Clarity and Change, Vol 41, Journal of Law & Education 25 (2012)
Special Education Law, 5th Edition, with Laura Rothstein, Sage Publications (2014)
New Hampshire Special Education Law Manual: A Guide for Parents, Educators, Advocates & Attorneys, 4th Edition, NHEdLaw, LLC (2008)
Administrative Agencies: A Comparison of New Hampshire and Federal Agencies History, Structure and Rulemaking Requirements, 4 Pierce L. Rev. 435 (2006)
Preventing Physical Restraints in Schools: A Guide for Parents, Educators & Professionals, Education Law Resource Center (2005)
Focus on Equality Shifts to Adequacy as Brown v. Board Turns 50, Vol. 34 Your School and the Law Issue 34 (2004)
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): New Hampshire Bar member. Admitted to practice before the New Hampshire Supreme Court, Federal District Court in New Hampshire, First Circuit Court of Appeals, Court of Appeals for Veteran’s Claims, and the United States Supreme Court.
Purdue Global Law Courses: Administrative Advocacy, Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution & Technology, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Health Law, and Special Education Law.
Adjunct Professor of Law
Gary Jones began his legal career as a commercial litigation attorney in Miami, Florida with a large multipurpose law firm. After becoming a partner at the firm, he then formed his own boutique litigation firm in 1988, where he spent the next ten years litigating a variety of transnational business disputes. Jones has litigated cases in a number of federal and state courts throughout the United States. In addition to trying cases in federal and state courts, he also has extensive experience in handling appeals in state and federal court. As part of his appellate work he represented a client in a case before the United States Supreme Court.
In 2000, Jones was appointed as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Middle District of Florida, where he served for more than ten years. In 2010, Judge Jones was then appointed as a United States Magistrate Judge in the Northern District of Florida, where he currently has served as a recall magistrate judge since his retirement in 2018. After taking on recall status Judge Jones has served for the past three years as a magistrate judge in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia through an inter-circuit assignment. For the past two years, he has also served as a full-time recall magistrate judge in the Southern District of New York. Education: LLM, New York University School of Law in international law; JD, University of Miami School of Law; BA in Political Science, Boston University.
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Florida Bar; Federal Bar Association; Bar of the United States Supreme Court; Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Honors and Achievements: Committee on Financial Disclosure of the Judicial Conference of the United States; Member of the Magistrate Judges Peer Advisory Group of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Memberships: Floirda Bar; Federal Magistrate Judges Association Legal Focus: Civil procedure, international law, ediscovery, and evidence CLS Courses: Civil Procedure, evidence
Adjunct Professor of Law
Marc Jones has been an adjunct professor with Purdue Global Law School since 2001 and is an administrative law judge with the Social Security Administration. Previously, he practiced immigration law as a trial attorney with the Department of Homeland Security and as a special assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. He also served in the Judge Advocate General Corps (JAG) of the Air Force, where he practiced criminal law.
Education: LLM, George Washington University Law School; JD, Howard University Law School; BS, Northeastern Illinois University
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Illinois, Indiana
Purdue Global Law Courses: Contracts, criminal law, criminal procedure, evidence, immigration, introduction to legal analysis, torts
Adjunct Professor of Law
Mark Juhas is a judge in the Los Angeles Superior Court and has sat in a family law division for 20 years. Before his appointment to the bench, he was a partner in a civil litigation firm in Los Angeles. Juhas sits on several committees for the California Judicial branch that focus on judicial education and access to justice. He is the current chair of the California Access to Justice Commission. Juhas frequently teaches for the Los Angeles Bar Association and the California Lawyers Association, among others. He is an adjunct at Southwestern Law School teaching family law.
Education: JD, Seattle University; BA, Colorado College Publications: Contributing editor on the California Bench Guide for Self Represented Litigants
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): California State Bar
Honors and Achievements: Named Judge of the Year from the California State Bar Family Law section; named Judge of the Year from Los Angeles Bar Association Family Law section; awarded for distinguished service from the Judicial Council of California.
Memberships: Member, ABA, and on the Standing Committee for Legal Aid and Indigent Defense; Member, AFCC, immediate past president of the California chapter. Chair of the California Access to Justice Commission.
Legal Focus: Access to Justice, Self Represented Litigants
Purdue Global Law Courses: Community Property, Family Law
Adjunct Professor of Law
Rob Kinsella has practical experience as an attorney working both in private practice and public service, and experience teaching a wide variety of law courses, both in person and online. Currently, Rob serves as an attorney to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. In that role, he performs various tasks related to the operational, administrative, and legal aspects of the Court. Prior to that, Rob was a career federal judicial clerk to the late Honorable Rudy Lozano. In that time, he considered and wrote on innumerable procedural rules and substantive legal issues that arise in federal litigation. Before his public service, Rob was an attorney at a Chicago-based law firm practicing complex litigation. He represented clients in state and federal court. Combined, this experience has given him a fundamental understanding of the law and our legal system - both from an attorney's and a judge's point of view. Additionally, Rob is an educator who enjoys helping others succeed. He has taught at various institutions preparing students how to think critically and how to function in the legal world outside the university setting.
Education: JD, Valparaiso University School of Law; BA, Bowling Green State University
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Indiana; Illinois
Legal Focus: Federal Courts, Legal Writing
Adjunct Professor of Law
Amy Klockenga is a senior level in-house attorney who specializes in labor and employment law, litigation, arbitration, and administrative law. After graduating cum laude from Marquette University Law School, Klockenga served as a Judicial Law Clerk for a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice and also as a Judicial Law Clerk for a Federal District Court judge, which gave her broad legal knowledge and both trial court and appellate litigation experience. After her judicial clerkships, she worked as an attorney for the U.S. government. Klockenga then became a Labor and Employment Attorney for Faegre Baker Daniels LLP. Klockenga was director, labor and employee relations and in-house labor and employment attorney for C.C. Industries, Inc. where she negotiated labor agreements for its operating companies and she counseled on employment law matters, employee leave matters, and wage and hour matters.
Klokenga later served as senior counsel, Employment Law for Alight Solutions and for Kellanova (formerly Kellogg's). She is currently Employment Counsel for OSF Healthcare, a 25,000-employee hospital system, where she reports directly to the General Counsel. In addition to teaching at Purdue Global Law School, Amy also is an adjunct professor of law at the University of Illinois at Chicago Law School.
Education: JD, Marquette University Law School; MBA, University of Chicago; MA in Human Resources / Labor and Industrial Relations, University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign; BA in Political Science, University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Licensed Attorney in Illinois and in Wisconsin; Legal Technology Certificate from the National Society for Legal Technology; Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR); SHRM-SCP; Certified Compensation Professional (CCP); GE Six Sigma Green Belt
Memberships: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana; Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM); National Society of Legal Technology
Legal Focus: Employment law, labor law, administrative law, litigation, arbitration, legal research and writing, and legal technology
Adjunct Professor of Law
Edward Lai brings over 20 years of experience teaching college-level law courses, including legal writing and research, legal ethics, torts, investigation and interviewing, and computer applications. Alongside his teaching career, he has practiced as a California attorney since 1996 and has served as a mediator and arbitrator since 2013. Lai's vast community involvement includes serving as a volunteer Special Master to assist law enforcement and board membership.
Since 2016, Lai has owned a solo law and mediation practice in Oakland, California, focusing on mediation and representation of small to mid-sized businesses and contractors. His work includes contract and insurance coverage guidance, employment issues, construction litigation, mechanic's liens, and business transactions. As a mediator, he has helped resolve disputes involving unlawful detainer, landlord/tenant issues, business disagreements, and wage and hour matters.
Education: JD, Golden Gate University School of Law; BA/BS, University of Maryland, College Park
Certifications and Bar Membership: Certified Mediator; Certified Arbitrator; California State Bar; Alameda County Bar Association
Legal Focus: Defending and advising businesses in formation, contract drafting and negotiation, employment and labor disputes, civil litigation, trial practice in federal and state courts, alternative dispute resolution, and appellate advocacy
Purdue Global Law School Courses: Legal Analysis and Writing
Adjunct Professor of Law
Kerii Landry-Thomas is the director of career services and Title IX coordinator at Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She is a licensed attorney in the Louisiana Bar and previously worked as an assistant public defender, assistant general counsel, and as an adjunct legal writing professor. Landry-Thomas also enjoys giving presentations on diversity, equity, and inclusion issues.
State Bar Membership: Louisiana
Education: JD, Southern University Law Center; EdS, Louisiana State University; BGS, Louisiana State University
Purdue Global Law Courses: Introduction to Legal Analysis
Adjunct Professor of Law
Joseph Lubinski joined the Purdue Global Law School faculty in 2025. Based in Denver, his law practice focuses on commercial real estate transactions, counseling clients on acquisition/disposition, development, financing, and related operational matters. In addition to his teaching at Purdue, Lubinski is a frequent lecturer on real estate law topics for organizations such as the American Bar Association and the Colorado Bar Association. He presented on issues relating to the creation of condominiums and planned communities, negotiation of completion and non-recourse carveout guaranties, receiverships in distressed real estate transactions, foreclosure, loan and lease workouts, among others. Lubinski is the author of the multi-volume Colorado Real Property Law and Practice treatise published by Lexis-Nexis.
Education: JD, University of Colorado School of Law; BA, University of Denver
Certifications and Bar Membership: Colorado bar
Publications: Author, Colorado Real Property Law and Practice, LexisNexis Publishing; Editor, Colorado Real Estate Forms, LexisNexis Publishing; Co-Author, Negotiating Nonrecourse Carveout Guaranties, Practical Real Estate Lawyer (2022)
Honors and Achievements: Chambers USA, Real Estate, Band 3 (2020–present), Up and Coming (2017–2019); Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate (2015–present); Colorado Super Lawyers, Real Estate (2019–present), Rising Star (2010–2018); Excellence in Writing Award, ABA Probate & Property (2012)
Memberships: Past Chair, Colorado Bar Association - Real Estate Section; Board of Regents, American College of Mortgage Attorneys; Former Council Member, American Bar Association - Real Property Trust & Estate Section; Fellow, American College of Real Estate Lawyers
Research Interests: Real estate, commercial real estate transactions
Adjunct Professor of Law
Katherine Macek is a partner in the Perrysburg, Ohio, law firm of Wasserman, Bryan, Landry, & Honold, LLP, and has managed the firm for the last 5 years. Her practice mostly focuses on employment law, corporate law, and civil litigation in both state and federal courts. In addition, Macek she serves as a student advisor for a national bar review company and prepares students to sit for the Ohio Bar Examination. She teaches at Purdue Global Law School and is also an adjunct professor at Rasmussen University and American Public University.
Education: JD, University of Toledo College of Law; BA, Michigan State University
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Ohio Bar License; Michigan Bar License
Memberships: Ohio State Bar Association; Michigan Bar Association; Toledo Bar Association; Toledo Women's Bar Association
Legal Focus: Employment law; corporate law; estate planning
Purdue Global Law Courses: Evidence; Corporations and Business Associations
Adjunct Professor of Law
Nathan Mammen is a broad-gauged intellectual property and civil litigator who has tried high stakes matters before judges and juries as well as administrative tribunals. Mammen has significant experience handling and arguing appeals in federal appellate courts across the country. He also served in the U.S. Army Reserve as a judge advocate and military prosecutor. Mammen started his career as a law clerk to Chief Judge Karen J. Williams of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Education: JD, the George Washington University Law School; BS, Purdue University
Certifications and Bar Membership: Virginia State Bar; District of Columbia Bar Legal Focus: Civil procedure; intellectual property; federal courts
Adjunct Professor of Law
Paul Mark is an adjunct professor of law for Purdue Global Law School. He is an attorney focused on employment discrimination and serves as a Massachusetts State Senator representing the 57 cities and towns of the Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire District. Previously, Mark served as Massachusetts State Representative for the 2nd Berkshire District from 2011-2023. He is also an adjunct faculty member at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Greenfield Community College, and Berkshire Community College. Education: LLM, Georgetown University Law Center; JD, Suffolk University Law School; LPD, Northeastern University; MS, University of Massachusetts; BS, Southern New Hampshire University; AAS, Springfield Technical Community College Certifications and Bar Membership: Massachusetts Bar Honors and Achievements: 2025 Massachusetts Building Trades Legislator of the Year; 2024 Doctor of Public Service (Honoris Causa) Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts; 2023 Children's Advocacy Center Champion of Justice; 2022 John Kittredge Community Support Award; 2021 U.S. Census Bureau Outstanding Partner; 2019 MASC Legislator of the Year; 2019 UCP Person of the Year Memberships: Massachusetts Designee-Council of State Governments Eastern Region Executive Committee; Senate President's Designee-Rural Policy Advisory Commission; House Speaker's Designee-Rural Policy Advisory Commission 2017-2022; Massachusetts Governor’s Appointee-Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizen’s Advisory Board 2014-2020; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; Massachusetts Teachers Association Legal Focus: Legislation, constitutional law, taxation, labor and employment law, civics and government, political science, business law, environmental law
Adjunct Professor of Law
Niya McCray began her career with Purdue Global Law School in 2022. McCray is a multi-faceted privacy professional, attorney, and enthusiastic educator. She has been published in several national publications, and she is a sought-after speaker at privacy conferences throughout the nation. In her legal career, McCray has successfully provided counsel to clients across a variety of practice areas, including labor and employment, data privacy and cybersecurity, and complex business litigation. Her commitment to remaining abreast of the latest data privacy laws ensures her clients will always be at the forefront of compliance. McCray has represented tech companies, government contractors, and a variety of other employers and businesses throughout the United States. She has extensive experience advising businesses on best practices and compliance standards for international, federal, and state data privacy issues such as GDPR, NIST/DFARS, biometric privacy, and state data breach notification statutes. Her well-rounded and thorough approach to the law has allowed her to provide holistic legal advice across multiple practice areas.
Beyond her legal practice, McCray has been teaching and mentoring law students since she began her career. Whether facilitating short courses or providing one-on-one bar prep tutoring, she is committed to ushering in the next generation of legal minds. Education: JD, Vanderbilt University Law School; BA, Vanderbilt University
Publications: Emerging Requirements for Data Protection Impact Assessments (May 2022); Sensitive to the Touch: The Evolution of U.S. Biometric Privacy Law (May 2018 “For the Defense”); Biometric Privacy: It’s Time to Face the Litigation (May 2018); Better Late than Never? Alabama, the 50th State to Pass a Data Breach Law (March 26, 2018); To Protect and Serve: Privacy Concerns for Public Employers (March 6, 2018); How to Make it Rain...Eventually (February 2018 “For the Defense” Magazine); The Face of the Future: Developments in Biometric Privacy Law and Litigation (December 8, 2017); Putting a Finger on a Problem? Employees Challenge Biometric Scanners as Violating Privacy (October 24, 2017)
Certifications: ANSI Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US License No. 11029060); ANSI Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM License No. 000267883I)
Honors and Achievements: National Black Lawyers, Top 40 Under 40, 2019 & 2020; Best Lawyers: One’s to Watch, 2021; International Association of Privacy Professionals, Fellow of Information Privacy, 2022
Bar Memberships: Alabama; Georgia; Texas (pending)
Legal Focus: Data Privacy, Cybersecurity, Compliance, Contract Drafting and Negotiations
Purdue Global Law Courses: Ethics & Compliance
Adjunct Professor of Law
Christopher J. Mercado is a an adjunct professor of law for Purdue Global Law School and is a senior attorney in the firm of Gravis Law, PLLC, in the bankruptcy group. In addition, he is a pro-tem judge for Snohomish County Superior Court. Previously, Christopher was in-house counsel for a professional receivership company, counsel in the office of the Chapter 13 Trustee, special assistant attorney general, and special deputy prosecuting attorney. Christopher has been an adjunct law professor at Seattle University School of Law and a frequent lecturer for bankruptcy, debtor-creditor, business, and real estate continuing legal education seminars.
Education: JD, Seattle University School of Law; BA, University of Washington
Publications: "Stop Blowing It! Commercial Leasing Pointers" Real Property, Probate & Trust Spring 2013
Certifications and Bar Membership (States): Washington; United States Supreme Court Honors and Achievements: Washington Super Lawyers - Rising Stars for 2014, 2015 & 2016; Martindale-Hubbell Client Distinction Award 2015; Who’s Who in Academia 2015; and Pro Bono Publico Service Commendation 2009 - 2020 Memberships: Filipino Lawyers of Washington; National Asian Pacific American Bar Association; Asian Bar Association of Washington; King County Bar Association; Snohomish County Bar Association; and Pierce County Bar Association
Legal Focus: Bankruptcy, debtor-creditor, business, and real estate
Purdue Global Law Courses: Introduction to Legal Analysis I
Adjunct Professor of Law
Jennifer Mertus is an adjunct professor of law at Purdue Global Law School since 2016 where she has taught Introduction to Legal Analysis I and II, Legal Analysis and Writing, and Electronic Legal Research. Mertus’ experience as a teacher and professor of law spans over 20 years. For more than 10 years, she also served as Director of a law school study abroad in China and the Center for Children and Families (formerly the Center for Children’s Rights) at Whittier Law School. Most recently, she served as a legal access and child welfare policy advisor and consultant for the Department of Homeland Security.
Education: JD, Whittier Law School; BS in Marine Biology and BA in Psychology from the University of North Carolina - Wilmington
Publications: Foreign Backlash to Same-Sex Marriage, The Los Angeles Daily Journal, June 24, 2013.
Russia’s U.S. Adoption Ban An Act of Retaliation, The Los Angeles Daily Journal, January 10, 2013.
Barriers. Hurdles, and Discrimination: LGBT Intercountry Adoption and Why Changes Must Be Made to Effectuate the Best Interests of the Child, 39 Cap. U. L. Rev. 271 (2011).
Adoption Procedure Flaws Exposed, The Los Angeles Daily Journal, September 17, 2009.
In re Adoption of R.B.F.: A Step Toward the Recognition and Acceptance of Non-Traditional Families, 3 Whittier Journal of Child and Family Advocacy 171 (2003).
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): California State; Central District of California; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Honors and Achievements: ‘Professor of the Year’ Whittier Law School, 2018
Memberships: Associate Fellow, International Academy of Family Lawyers; Member, International Society of Family Law; Member, National Association of Counsel for Children; Child Welfare Adoption Law
Legal Focus: Child Welfare, Adoption Law, Children's Rights, Family Law, Immigration Law
Purdue Global Law Courses: Introduction to Legal Analysis I and II; Legal Writing and Analysis; Electronic Legal Research
Adjunct Professor of Law
Leticia L. Mora serves as an adjunct professor of law at Purdue Global Law School, where she teaches Trial Advocacy and Criminal Procedure. Drawing on her extensive courtroom and appellate experience, she integrates practical skills training with doctrinal analysis to prepare students for real-world advocacy.
Mora is also an assistant professor and director of the Appellate Litigation Clinic at St. Thomas University College of Law. In this full-time role, she supervises law students handling complex appeals before Florida’s District Courts of Appeal, administrative agencies, and the Board of Immigration Appeals. Her work focuses on criminal appellate litigation, mentoring students in legal research, brief writing, and oral advocacy on constitutional and post-conviction issues, while overseeing case strategy, client representation, and clinical instruction in appellate advocacy.
Education: LLM, Georgetown University Law Center; JD, University of Miami School of Law; BA, Florida State University
Certifications Bar Membership (State): Florida State Bar Association (active); D.C. Bar Association (inactive)
Research Interests / Legal Focus: Appeals; criminal law; international law; trial advocacy; Florida Bar preparation
Purdue Global Law School Courses: Trial Advocacy; Criminal Procedure; Remedies II
Adjunct Professor of Law
In addition to serving as an adjunct professor of Artificial Intelligence Law at Purdue Global, Scott Mortman has spent a better part of the last decade advising and representing for-profit companies and not-for-profit organizations on ethical and legal AI issues and compliance. Mortman previously served as the Chief Legal Officer for a U.S. public company that was providing improved access for low- and middle-income families to affordable housing in sub-Saharan Africa. He has also served as litigation partner/shareholder to two Am Law 100 law firms, where he represented numerous global Fortune 500 companies in federal and state courts and before international arbitral tribunals.
Mortman’s prior teaching experience includes serving as an adjunct professor of Environmental Law and Policy at the Haifa University Graduate School of Management. In teaching Artificial Intelligence Law, I look forward to exploring with my students how current and developing laws and regulations impact the growth and development of AI. I expect that many of our discussions will relate to matters and issues relating to AI as they occur in real time during the course of the semester. Among our discussions, the course will address the trade-offs between regulation and innovation and the impact of AI on society and our rights as individuals.
Education: JD, Fordham University School of Law
Publications: A.B., Harvard University, 1988, "Losing the Battle against Disinformation", www.nj.com/opinion/2023/24 (AI online disinformation)
"Social Media Addiction Makes Us Vulnerable", www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article246733886 (social media/AI harms)
Certificates and Bar Membership (State): New York Bar
Honors and Achievements: Founding Fellow of International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Israel branch, 2015
Memberships: Active member of New York State Bar
Legal Focus: AI developments as they relate to law and society, environmental law and policy, and the intersection between the growth of AI and environmental sustainability
Adjunct Professor of Law
Christina Nechiporchik started as an adjunct faculty member in 2023. Prior to joining Purdue Global Christina taught business law courses to master students and was in private practice focusing on medical malpractice, coverage matters, captives, and insurance defense.
Education: JD, Valparaiso University School of Law; BA, University of Michigan Memberships: Society for Human Resource Management; American Health Lawyers Association, Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Defense Research Institute Research Interests: Health law, Employment law and employee benefits, captives, coverage and insurance issues
Adjunct Professor of Law
Janelle O'Malley is an adjunct professor of law at Purdue Global Law School. She also serves as the director of e-filing and innovation for the Indiana Office of Court Technology, a division of the Indiana Supreme Court, since 2012. Currently, most of her work concentrates on Indiana's statewide e-filing project, including building a new e-filing software, and managing the implementation of innovative pilots and new development projects. Janelle's work focuses on bridging the practice of law with technology. As an attorney with extensive experience at the Indiana Supreme Court, she has focused her career on improving access to justice through innovative systems. She regularly presents at judicial conferences, attorney education events, and national technology forums on topics such as AI governance, digital court processes, and ethical considerations in modern court practices. O'Malley has educated judges and attorneys across Indiana and the country, equipping them to navigate both procedural and technological developments. he serves on several committees that work to balance transparency, public access to courts, and responsible innovation in the justice system. Education: JD, The John Marshall Law School; BA, Purdue University Publications: O'Malley, Janelle. (2025). Guardrails for the Future: How the Indiana Supreme Court is Preparing for the Age of AI. Indiana Court Times, Summer 2025. O'Malley, Janelle. (2025). Writing a new chapter: Indiana is building a custom e-filing system to meet the demands of a high-tech court system. Indiana Court Times, Summer 2025. Certifications and Bar Memberships: State of Indiana Honors and Achievements: Indy's Best and Brightest finalist 2021; Excellence in Technology Award 2021 - Tyler Technologies Memberships: Indiana State Bar Association, Indianapolis Bar Association, Court Information Technology Consortium, Chair of the Indiana Supreme Court's AI Governance Committee, Indiana Innovation Subcommittee on ODR, and the Indiana Records Access and Management Subcommittee on Public Access Legal Focus: Integrating the practice of law with technology; legal analysis and writing
Adjunct Professor of Law
Ryan M. O'Neil is an attorney currently serving as a domestic referee at the Oakland County Friend of the Court. Before this role, he represented clients in business and matrimonial matters. O’Neil is a member of the State Bar of Michigan's Family Law Section, the Oakland County Bar Foundation, and the Referees Association of Michigan. He is also a past chair of the Oakland County Bar Association’s Family Court Committee.
O'Neil is a member of the Incorporated Society of Irish American Lawyers and has published articles in legal publications such as Laches and the State Bar of Michigan's Family Law Journal. He has presented on legal ethics at the Eastern Regional Interstate Child Support Association Conference and the National Child Support Engagement Leadership Symposium. Additionally, he frequently speaks on updates to Michigan’s domestic relations case law and contributes to the Institute for Continuing Legal Education and the Michigan Judicial Institute. O’Neil is an adjunct professor of business law at Oakland Community College, Lansing Community College, and the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
Education: JD, Cooley Law School; BA, University of Michigan
Publications: Caselaw Updates" Michigan Family Law Journal; "Legal Theory" Michigan Family Law Journal; “Caselaw Updates" RAM Quarterly"
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): State Bar of Michigan
Honors and Achievements: Referee Association of Michigan's Valuable Member Award
Memberships: State Bar of Michigan Legal Focus: Family law, business law
Adjunct Professor of Law
Kerry Parker is an adjunct professor of law at Purdue Global Law School, teaching Legal Writing and Analysis. She is an attorney licensed to practice in Arizona and has experience working as an attorney for a large law firm, where she specialized in the area of employee benefits and executive compensation. Parker has also worked in the in-house legal department for a large healthcare corporation, providing guidance on regulatory compliance and contract management. Further, she has experience advising companies on corporate governance and in the area of business litigation.
Education: JD, UCLA School of Law; BS in Economics, Arizona State University
Certifications and Bar Membership: Arizona State Bar
Legal Focus: Legal writing, employee benefits law, healthcare law, business litigation
Adjunct Professor of Law
Titania Mack Parker joined Purdue Global Law School as an Adjunct Professor of Law in 2023. Parker has taught in the areas of criminal justice, law and qualitative research methods at colleges in south Florida and online for the past nine years. In addition to teaching, she has served as a dissertation chair and subject matter expert on numerous dissertation committees, as a coordinator for a college's criminal justice program, and as an academic advisor to undergraduate pre-law majors. Prior to transitioning into teaching, Parker practiced corporate and commercial litigation with law firms in Miami, Florida, and Wilmington, Delaware. As a consumer protection lawyer with the Florida Office of the Attorney General, she represented corporations, individuals and the State of Florida in the state and federal courts of Delaware and Florida for over thirteen years where she gained extensive practical experience in civil litigation and trial practice.
Education: PhD in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Juvenile Justice, Nova Southeastern University, 2016; MHS, Nova Southeastern University, 2012; JD, New York University School of Law, 2001; AB in Law, Letters and Society, the College of the University of Chicago, 1997
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Florida (2010) and Delaware State (2001) Bar Associations
Publications: Parker, T. M. (2016). Understanding the Association of Witnessing Violence as a Child, Trauma, Subsequent Antisocial Behavior and Resilience in African American College Students (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Parker, T. M. (2019). Analysis of Crime Rates, Population, Poverty Rates and Tourism in Evaluating Police Staffing Decisions in Miami Gardens, Florida. Miami Gardens Police Department, Miami Gardens, FL.
Certifications: Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Research from Nova Southeastern University, 2017
Research Interests: Governmental agencies’ implementation of laws as well as trauma and the effects of witnessing violence
Adjunct Professor of Law
With extensive experience in government contracts, corporate governance, and employment law, Martin Peters brings practical insights to the classroom, applying legal concepts to real-world situations. He has held various positions at a national human services organization, including chief of staff and general counsel, senior director of external relations, and director of contract management. Peters’ legal experience includes advocating for clients with elected officials, drafting and negotiating contracts, managing employment-related litigation, mediation and alternative dispute resolution, and enterprise risk management.
A lifelong learner, Peters has been inspired by his professors and aims to inspire his students similarly. He has taught undergraduate and graduate-level business law courses as an adjunct at several universities. Beyond his legal work, he has significant experience in the dependency and adoption systems, having served as a Bloomberg Fellow at Johns Hopkins University. His research focused on the health risks faced by adolescents in the foster care system.
Education: JD, Thomas M. Cooley Law School; LLM, Florida State University College of Law; MPH, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health; BS, Hodges University
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): State Bar of Florida
Honors and Achievements: 2020 Bloomberg Fellow
Legal Focus: Business and Employment Law; Enterprise Risk Management; Child Welfare; Dependency and Delinquency law
Adjunct Professor of Law
Harris “Harry” Peterson is an adjunct professor of law for Purdue Global Law School. Peterson currently serves as a deputy prosecuting attorney in Porter County, Indiana. He has worked as a deputy prosecutor since 2019 where he has prosecuted cases from traffic tickets, to rape, child molesting, and murder, and everything in between. In addition to completing 24 jury trials, Peterson has worked on the Porter County Mental Health Restoration Court, a problem-solving court for people with mental health. Harry has handled every aspect of prosecution, from reviewing potential charges, filing for subpoenas, warrants, and criminal cases, and all aspects of pre-trial and trial motions. Education: JD, Valparaiso University Law School; BS, Purdue University Certifications and Bar Membership: Indiana; Northern District of Indiana; Southern District of Indiana Legal Focus: Criminal prosecutions and trial practice Law School Courses: Criminal Law I
Adjunct Professor of Law
Vanessa Pierce specializes in corporate and intellectual property law. Prior to moving to Washington State, Rollins served as senior counsel for international and legal affairs for the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining IPO, Pierce was a full-time law school professor at Wayne State University Law School and Ave Maria School of Law, teaching patent, copyright, trademark, and contracts courses. Pierce has written several intellectual property-related articles and lectured frequently for various organizations. Before becoming a professor, Pierce practiced intellectual property and corporate law for 8 years in private practice. She is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Education: JD, Notre Dame Law School; BS, The University of Utah
Publications: ”Trademark Fair Use: Braun® Versus the Bunny,” Marquette International Property Law Review (2009); “If It Walks Like Duck, and Quacks Like a Duck, Shouldn’t It Be a Duck? How a ‘Functional’ Approach Ameliorates the Discontinuity Between the ‘Primary Significance’ Tests for Genericness and Secondary Meaning,” New Mexico Law Review (2007)
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): California and Washington
Legal Focus: Intellectual property and corporate law
Purdue Global Law Courses: Intellectual Property
Adjunct Professor of Law
Michael Power is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Purdue Global Law School where he teaches as part of the Capstone and Bar Prep teams and also specializes in Contracts and Property Law. Power remains focused on work involving property law, public housing requirements, tenant rights law, and zoning regulations.
Education: JD, Boston College Law School; BA, Boston College
Publications: "Shopping for Better Health Care" in Journal of Heath & Biomedical Law, 2006
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Massachusetts Bar Association; Notary Public; Superintendent of Schools, MA Department of Education; History & Social Studies Teacher (MA)
Honors and Achievements: Kaplan Way Award, ‘Employee of the Quarter’, ‘Employee of the Month’, and 3-time Golden Gavel winner at Kaplan, Inc.
Memberships: The Association of the Academic Support Educators
Legal Focus: Property law, public housing requirements, tenant rights law and zoning regulations.
Purdue Global Law Courses: CLS610/611 Contracts I & II; CLS660 Property I
Adjunct Professor of Law
Aaron Price is a Certified Public Accountant and finance director in municipal government and has spent several years in accounting and finance, in sectors including public accounting, banking, higher education, and government. In his current role as finance director, Price oversees comprehensive financial operations, including budget preparation, financial reporting, long-range financial forecasting, and internal controls. He collaborates closely with elected officials, department heads and community stakeholders to ensure sound financial stewardship and effective allocation of public resources. Price is passionate about utilizing financial data to drive informed decision-making and sustainable community growth.
Preceding his current position in municipal government, the companies for which he has worked run the gamut from a conglomerate that consisted of seventeen different legal entities with varying tax structures, to a large public university. Price spent four years serving as CFO of a Foundation where he served on the Investment Committee and Foundation Board of Directors. At that time, he oversaw a 30% increase in the value of the endowment, among his other duties. He simultaneously worked as an adjunct professor of Business Law where he was able to work with students and faculty to improve educational outcomes and help to set students on a meaningful career path.
Education: JD, University of Illinois; MACC, University of Illinois; BBA Finance, University of Oklahoma
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Licensed Attorney, Utah; Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Memberships: Member of the Utah State Bar Association since 2014
Legal Focus: Corporate and partnership formation and taxation; Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL), agency law, contracts
Law Courses: Corporations Taxation
Adjunct Professor of Law
Chisa Putman works for Purdue Global as an Adjunct Professor teaching Wills, Estates, and Trusts. Putman has served as an adjunct professor for more than 15 years. She has lectured in the areas of Torts, Family Law, Contract Law, Wills & Estates, and Property Law. Her experience includes teaching adult learners via the classroom, online, asynchronous instruction, and hybrid instruction. Putman enjoys teaching just as much as the practice of law because she enjoys educating and encouraging future lawyers in joining the profession. Education: JD, Charleston School of Law; MPA, Clemson University; BA, Winthrop University Publications: Chisa J. Putman, From Mentee to Mentor: Becoming a Mentor to New Lawyers, https://americanbar.org/groups/gpsolo/resources/magazine/2023-may-june/mentee-mentor-becoming-mentor-new-lawyers/ (May/June 2023).
Chisa J. Putman, When You Think It’s the Heaviest, All Will Be Well, https://americanbar.org/groups/litigation/resources/newsletters/mental-health-wellness/when-you-think-its-the-heaviest-all-will-be-well/ (March 8, 2023)
Certifications and Bar Memberships: South Carolina Bar; South Supreme Court; Supreme Court
Honors and Achievements: Leadership South Carolina Graduate, 2025; ABA Diverse Leaders Academy Graduate, Litigation Division, 2018; ABA Diverse Leaders Academy Fellow, Litigation Division, 2016-2018; SC Bar YLD President’s Award, 2017; SC Young Lawyers Division, 2016
Memberships: SC Women Lawyers Association, Board Member; York County Bar Association; ABA GP Solo Division, Diversity Board; Gregory-Hayes Inns of Court, Barrister; South Carolina Bar Association Legal Focus: Local and state government and public policy; criminal law; wills, trusts, and estate planning
Adjunct Professor of Law
Sarah Rous practiced law for 25 years in Dallas, Texas with Locke Lord LLP, where she drafted documents, counseled private and governmental clients, and represented clients in matters before the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Labor. Rous’ practice focused on regulatory compliance and corporate transactions as related to employee benefits and compensation practices. She is also an adjunct professor of law at the University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law, teaching legal writing classes and assisting with negotiation and client counseling classes. Rous guest lectured at the SMU Dedman School of Law in a taxation course for ten years. Earlier in her career, she worked in research, federal grant management, and professional training. At Purdue Global Law School, she teaches legal writing and analysis classes.
Education: JD, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law; BA, Kenyon College
Publications: Rous, S., Why Free Exercise Jurisprudence in Relation to Zoning Restrictions Remains Unsettled After Boerne v. Flores, SMU Law Review, 52(1), 305 (1999)
Smolak, L., Levine, M., and Gralen, S. The Impact of Puberty and Dating on Eating Problems Among Middle School Girls, Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 22(4), 355 (1993)
Salmon, M., Nelson, G., and Rous, S., The Continuum of Care Revisited: A Rural Perspective, The Gerontologist, 33(5), 658 (1993)
Gralen, S., Levine, M., Smolak, L., and Murnen, S., Dieting and Disordered Eating During Early and Middle Adolescence: Do the Influences Remain the Same? Int’l Journal of Eating Disorders, 9, 501 (1990)
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): State Bar of Texas
Legal Focus: Contracts, legal writing, and legal analysis
Adjunct Professor of Law
Shelly Schools is an adjunct professor of law for Purdue Global Law School. For the past six years, she has served as a U.S. Immigration Judge in the Executive Office for Immigration Review within the Department of Justice. Although Schools is located in Texas, she has presided over immigration proceedings nationwide, including custody hearings, competency inquiries, expedited removal proceedings, and removal proceedings. She adjudicated applications for relief from removal, such as asylum, cancellation of removal, and adjustment of status. Schools previously served on active duty as a judge advocate in the U.S. Air Force for 22 years, with an emphasis in criminal law. As a JAG, Schools served as a prosecutor, trial defense counsel, appellate defense counsel, military justice instructor, and general counsel. Schools also served four years as a military judge, including her final year on active duty as Chief Trial Judge of the Air Force. Schools retired from active duty in 2019 as a Colonel. Education: JD, University of Mississippi School of Law; BA, University of Mississippi Honors and Achievements: Various awards on active duty for outstanding performance culminating in her appointment as Chief Trial Judge of the Air Force Certifications and Bar Membership: Mississippi State Bar Legal Focus: Criminal law; evidence; trial practice; trial advocacy; immigration law; ethics and professional responsibility
Adjunct Professor of Law
Sanket Shah is an adjunct professor of law for Purdue Global Law School. Shah is also a Business Law instructor at West Shore Community College and instructs Law and Ethics for the University of Arizona MBA program. He has over 10 years of experience working in Compliance, Risk, and Regulatory Management within the public and private sector. Shah has also tutored SAT prep to aspiring college students and volunteer teaches English as a second language to adults.
Education: JD, Nova Southeastern University School of Law; MS in Management, Thomas Edison State University; BA, Montclair State University
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): New Jersey, Florida, Washington DC
Legal Focus: Compliance and Risk Management, Business Law, and Corporations
Adjunct Professor of Law
Terri Simmons is licensed attorney in both Georgia and Tennessee with 12 years teaching experience. Since 2020, Simmons has served as an adjunct professor of Law at Purdue Global Law School. She has been an adjunct professor at Southern New Hampshire University for its Criminal Justice and Business departments since 2013. Simmons previously served on the faculties of Clayton State University and Herzing University, where she sat on the Legal Studies and Paralegal Department Advisory Board and played an active part in the planning and development of the program’s curriculum, course development and design, and retention and student success missions.
Education: JD, University of Tennessee College of Law; BS in Mathematics, Spelman College
Publications: Simmons, T. (2015 February 10). Types of Abuse: Response to the Super Bowl Anti-Domestic Violence Commercial. Retrieved from https://stearns-law.com/blog/domestic-violence.
Know Your Rights Legal Series – Stand Your Ground and Georgia’s New Gun Law (NewRock Legal Society and GABWA) Immigration Forum, Deferred Action, Dream Act and ICE Holds and Traffic Laws (NewRock Legal Society) Fathers’ Rights (NewRock Legal Society); Representing Victims of Domestic Violence (Stearns, Montgomery & Proctor)
Bankruptcy and Divorce Informational Training (Wood & Wood, LLP); Creating an Inclusive Learning Atmosphere, sponsored by Southern New Hampshire University Judicial Writing Course, sponsored by the National Judicial College
The Dekalb County Juvenile Court and the Parent Attorney Advocacy Committee’s Dekalb County Juvenile Court Deprivation Practice Seminar and Child Welfare Attorney Training, sponsored by the Supreme Court’s Committee on Justice for Children
Honors and Achievements: Frank B. Ennix Award for Excellence; Domestic Violence Clinic Award -Highest Average; Ward Welchel Scholar; Moot Court Board Secretary; Black Law Student Association Secretary; Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team; Mediation Clinic, NASA Women in Science and Engineering Scholar; Spelman College Dean’s List; Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Parliamentarian and Membership Co-Chairman; Math Club
Memberships: Licensed to practice law in Georgia since 2009 and in Tennessee (inactive) since 2010; State Bar of Georgia; State Bar of Georgia’s Workers Compensation Section and Family Law Section; trained as a Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 civil and family mediator; New Rock Legal Society (Legal and Public Education committee chair and executive board member); Herzing University Legal Studies Program Advisory Board; YPL – Atlanta board member; Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (GABWA); DeKalb Lawyer’s Association; Judicial Reception committee chair – Gate City Bar Association; volunteer attorney for the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation.
Research Interests: Civil rights, accountability courts, anti-recidivism
Bar Membership (State): Georgia
Purdue Global Law Courses: PD123: Introduction to Purdue Global Students
Adjunct Professor of Law
Michele Steele is an adjunct professor of law at Purdue Global Law School. In addition to teaching, Steele is a legal associate specializing in contract law within the healthcare industry, where she serves as a licensed attorney in Indiana. She negotiates intercompany contracts for services between affiliates. Steele has been in higher education since 2006, with experience in teaching business law, human resource management, employment law, ethics, constitutional law, criminal procedure, and criminal law to undergraduate students. Education: LLM, Capital University Law School in Business; JD, Indiana University Maurer School of Law; BA, University of Notre Dame Publications: Black Domers: Seventy Years at Notre Dame, Corby Publishing, January 1, 2014 Honors and Achievements: Past President of the University of Notre Dame Alumni Association, Columbus, OH Chapter 2008-2018, Past Board Member of Notre Dame Club of Indianapolis, 2012-2015 Memberships: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Marion County Bar Association Certifications and Bar Membership: Indiana Legal Focus: Contract Law Law School Courses: Torts I
Adjunct Professor of Law
DeShayla Strachan is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Purdue Global Law School teaching Civil Procedure and Introduction to Legal Analysis. Additionally, Strachan is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law where she teaches Legal Analysis Research and Communication, Constitutional Criminal Procedure, and Evidence. She is also a Global Adjunct Professor at Franklin University and Saudi Electronic University where she teaches Legal Environment of Business. Strachan previously taught Advanced Writing at Mercer Law School. She began her legal career as a state prosecutor in Orlando, Florida. Later, she advocated for children and survivors of sexual violence in Florida through her attorney positions at the Florida Department of Children and Families and the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence. Prior to law school, she worked as a news reporter for local and national newspapers. She operates a virtual law firm based in Florida where she practices Immigration Law focusing on family-based petitions and citizenship. Education: JD, Barry University School of Law; BS, University of North Florida; Publications: A Triple Threat: The Black, Female Attorney, 11 S. J. Pol’y & Just. 112 (2017); Among Us: Impostor Syndrome and Barriers to Black Success (forthcoming Spring 2023 in Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights and Social Justice) Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Florida Bar Honors and Achievements: Book Award - Legal Research and Writing (2015); Book Award - Pop Culture and the Law Seminar (2015) Memberships: Florida Bar; Legal Writing Institute Legal Focus: diversity, equity, and inclusion; legal skills pedagogy, legal research and writing, criminal law, dependency law, immigration law Purdue Global Law Courses: Civil Procedure, Introduction to Legal Analysis
Adjunct Professor of Law
Deena R. Sturm is an attorney registered to practice in New York and Florida and has been involved in legal education since 2008, teaching a variety of subjects. At Purdue Global Law School, Sturm is an adjunct law professor teaching patent law. She is also a registered patent attorney whose previous law practice has encompassed all aspects of intellectual property prosecution and litigation, including patent, trademark, and copyright. In addition to teaching at Concord, Sturm is an adjunct professor at St. Francis School of Law at Baker College, where she teaches intellectual property, legal research, and legal writing classes. Education: JD, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law; BS, York University Publications: Deena R. Sturm. Foreign Use of a Mark May Establish Trademark Priority in the U.S., 13:5 The Intellectual Property Strategist 3-6 (2007). Howard J. Shire & Deena R. Sturm. Fair Use: Lawful Use of Another’s Trademark, World Trademark Yearbook 457-463 (2006) Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Florida, New York, Registered Patent AttorneySymposia
Honors and Achievements: Editor, Arts and Entertainment Law Journal, Top 20% of class
Legal Focus: Intellectual property protection of fashion designs, USPTO, Intellectual Property Law
Purdue Global Law Courses: Patent Law
Adjunct Professor of Law
Julie Tempest is an adjunct professor of Law for Purdue Global Law School teaching electronic legal research. She also serves as an appeals referee with the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, conducting hearings on a variety of issues, including separations, fraud, and domestic violence appeals. Before joining DWD, Tempest served as a law fellow in the Indiana University General Counsel's office, focusing primarily on employment issues and litigation. She previously interned with the Indiana Supreme Court, the District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana.
Education: JD, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law; BA, Criminal Justice, American Military University Publications: Through the Seventh Circuit Lens: Conflicting Interests: An Examination of Basic Civil Rights for Criminal Aliens Versus Congressional Desire for Smooth Removal Proceedings, 51 Ind. L. Rev. 853 (2018). Certificates and Bar Membership (State): Indiana State Bar Association Legal Focus: Indiana unemployment law, administrative law and advocacy, legal research and writing Purdue Global Law Courses: Electronic Legal Research
Adjunct Professor of Law
Andrew Thomas began his career with Purdue Global Law School in 2024 as an adjunct faculty member. Thomas’ experience includes working for legal aid organizations, universities, and federal agencies. He has taught courses at Trine University, Purdue Fort Wayne, and Ivy Tech Community College in law and government. Thomas also has a music education degree and enjoys playing regularly in his local community band.
Education: JD and MPA, Indiana University-Bloomington; BA in Music, University of Utah
Publications: Thomas, A. (2022). Lessons Learned from Starting an Eviction Clinic During a Pandemic. Management Information Exchange Journal, Fall 2022, 53-54.
Certificates and Bar Membership (State): Indiana State Bar Association, Northern District of Indiana
Honors and Achievements: Up and Coming Lawyer, Indiana Lawyer, 2022; ISBA Leadership Development Academy, Class 12
Memberships: Indiana State Bar Association; National Association of College and University Attorneys
Legal Focus: Housing law, Poverty law, and Education law
Purdue Global Law Courses: Real Estate Law
Adjunct Professor of Law
Nazanin Tondravi has an extensive, diverse background in various legal and health policy subject matters, including advising executive leadership; developing, analyzing, and implementing policies and procedures; regulatory compliance; licensure and accreditation; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Conditions of Participation and health insurance. Tondravi is licensed to practice in Illinois and Florida state courts as well as the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She has experience in corporate healthcare compliance and regulation, HIPAA and state privacy laws, and Medicaid and Medicare billing.
Education: JD, Chicago-Kent College of Law; MBA, Johns Hopkins University, MPH - Health Policy and Administration, University of Illinois
Publications: “Changes to the Bayh-Dole Act,” Email Alert, AHLA Academic Medical Centers and Teaching Hospitals Practice Group.
“Topics of Health Care Reform in the OIG Work Plan,” Reviewer, Email Alert.
“Overhaul of Massachusetts Medicaid Program Approved,” Reviewer, Email Alert.
“CMS Will Let Physicians Ease into MACRA Reporting Requirements,” Email Alert, AHLA Physician Organizations Practice Group, Health Care Reform Educational Task Force.
Certifications: Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE), Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS), Certified Joint Commission Professional (CJCP), Healthcare Accreditation Professional (HACP-CMS), Licensed Healthcare Risk Manager (LHRM)
Honors and Achievements: Rising Star Under 40, Becker’s Healthcare Review
Memberships: Illinois Women’s Institute for Leadership Bar and Gavel Society Inductee
Bar Membership (State): Licensed attorney State of Florida and Illinois
Adjunct Professor of Law
Mirisa Torres is an adjunct professor of law at Purdue Global Law School where she helps students build strong skills in reading cases, identifying issues, and applying legal rules. Torres emphasizes clear, organized writing and use real examples and interactive exercises to show how legal principles work in practice. Before joining Purdue Global Law School, she practiced as an associate attorney at a firm that focused on elder law. Torres served as lead counsel on estate planning, probate, and asset protection matters while supervising paralegals and mentoring attorneys. She also spent seven years as program director and Instructor for the ABA-approved Paralegal Program at the Community Colleges of Spokane, earning multiple outstanding faculty awards for her teaching excellence. Mirisa’s background also includes service as an assistant attorney general for the State of Washington and as a Pro Tem Administrative Law Judge.
Education: JD, University of Houston Law Center; BSW, Arizona State University;
Honors and Achievements: Community College of Spokane Outstanding Faculty, academic year 2020-2021 and academic year 2019-2020
Certifications and Bar Membership: Washington State Bar Association; Texas State Bar Association
Purdue Global Law School Courses: CL 600 Introduction to Legal Analysis I
Professor of Law
Lori Tripoli is a professor of law at Purdue Global Law School where she teaches legal writing and analysis, legal research, virtual law practice, and compliance and risk management. Tripoli writes frequently about legal developments, compliance, and the business of law. Her experience includes developing compliance policies, procedures, training, and assessments. Before joining the law school, Tripoli served as a department chair at the predecessor to Purdue Global overseeing the Master of Science in Legal Studies, the graduate and undergraduate environmental policy and management programs, and the undergraduate political science program.
Education: JD, Georgetown University Law Center; BA, The George Washington University
Publications: California AG’s Proposed CCPA Regs Leave More Questions Than Answers, Compliance Week; The Ginormous Reason BigLaw, and All Law, Should Get on Board With Working Remotely, Of Counsel; Transaction Monitoring Tips From the Experts at Google, Anti-Corruption Report; Increased Post-Breach Discovery Turns Spotlight on Privilege, Cybersecurity Law Report; How Worried Do We Need to Be About GDPR and Brexit?, InfoGoTo; White Hat Report on the Software Lifecycle and Visa Bug Bounty Program Demonstrate the Need for Greater App Security, Cybersecurity Law Report; Managing M&A Anti-Corruption Risk: Deal Terms and Integration, Anti-Corruption Report
Memberships: American Bar Association (ABA), American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE) Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Maryland
Legal Focus: Compliance and risk management, legal writing and analysis, data privacy, law practice management, environmental law and sustainability
Adjunct Professor of Law
Brian A. Victor is an adjunct professor of law for Purdue Global Law School. Victor owns his own law firm and focuses his practice on family law, specifically on divorce law, child custody, and mediation. He has litigated complex family law matters and brings more than eleven years of experience from Family Court Services at the Superior Court in San Diego where he mediated challenging child custody and visitation matters and crafted more than 3,000 child custody recommendations for Family Court judges. In addition to being a licensed attorney in California, he is also a licensed marriage family therapist. Victor has previously been an adjunct professor at University of the Rockies. He also serves as Chair of the Audit and Governance Committee on the board of directors of the UC Davis Cal Aggie Alumni Association.
Education: JD, Concord Law School; MS, Clinical/Community Psychology, California State University, Long Beach; BA, Psychology (with minor in education), University of California, Davis
Publications: “The Dangers and Consequences of Drinking And Driving,” Video. © Brian Victor.
“Don’t Drink and Drive,” Video. © Brian Victor.
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): California; U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. California State Certified Mediator.
Honors and Achievements: Best 30 Divorce Lawyers In San Diego 2016-2022 by Expertise.com.
Super Lawyers 2015-2020 California Rising Stars list.
Top 10 Family Law Attorney by Custody Exchange.
Kaplan Award for Legal Service in the Community, July 2009
Moot Court Award for Distinguished Plaintiff Brief, July 2008
Memberships: California State Bar Association (Family Law Section); San Diego Family Law Bar Association; San Diego County Bar Association (Family Law Section, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, and Entertainment and Sports Law Section).
Legal Focus: Divorce law; child custody; mediation. Purdue Global Law Courses: Family law
Professor of Law
Sidra Vitale joined Purdue Global to teach fundamental skills to aspiring lawyers and serves as a Professor of Law. Her experience includes over a decade of practice in administrative agency law, specifically immigration law. She is also an adjunct professor at New England School of Law, where she teaches legal research and writing.
Education: JD, New England School of Law; BS, University of California, Irvine
Publications: Immigration Equality: How DOMA's Repeal Affected Immigration, 48 New Eng. L. Rev. On Remand (2013)
Honors and Achievements: Legal Fellow, New England School of Law; New England School of Law Merit Scholarship, New England Scholar Award, National Environmental Law Moot Court Quarterfinalist
Memberships: American Immigration Lawyers Association
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Massachusetts state bar, District of Columbia bar
Legal Focus: Administrative Agency Law; LGBTQ+ rights; Immigration Law; Legal Ethics; Legal Instruction
Purdue Global Law Courses: Legal Analysis
Adjunct Professor of Law
Terry Watt is a director in the Tulsa firm of Crowe & Dunlevy, P.C., in the IP group. He is a registered patent attorney and concentrates his practice in the field of intellectual property law as it relates to high-technology subject matters and computer and software law. In addition to teaching at Purdue Global Law School, Watt has been an adjunct professor at the University of Tulsa College of Law. He is a frequent speaker on patent law issues and has authored numerous articles on the topic.
Education: JD, University of Tulsa; PhD, University of Tulsa, Geophysics; MA, Princeton University, Statistics; MBA, University of Tulsa, Finance; BA, University of Tulsa, Mathematics
Publications: “How to Handle Gripe Sites Effectively,” Tulsa World, October 7, 2018
“Bird in the Hand — Are Tweets Considered Intellectual Property?” The Oklahoman, August 19, 2018
“Contractor Owns Software, Not Business,” Tulsa World, September 17, 2017
“Dealing with a Software Copyright Audit,” The Journal Record, July 20, 2016
“Common Mistakes Made by Inventors,” The Journal Record, June 8, 2016
“Protecting Your Company’s Trade Secrets,” The Journal Record, March 16, 2016
“Trademark Tips,” The Journal Record, July 1, 2015
“Offer Invalidates Patent,” The Journal Record, September 25, 2013
“Court Puts Brakes on Cars Claim,” The Journal Record, February 23, 2011
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Oklahoma; admitted to practice before the federal courts of the Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Honors and Achievements: Best Lawyers in America®: Copyright, Patent, Litigation (Intellectual Property), Trademark (2010–2019)
Best Lawyer of the Year: Patent (2014–2016)
Lawyer of the Year (Tulsa): Copyright (2019)
Oklahoma Super Lawyers® (2012–2016)
Chambers® ranked lawyer in Intellectual Property (2014–2018)
Memberships: American Intellectual Property Law Association, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, American Bar Association (ABA)
Legal Focus: Intellectual property, including patent prosecution, litigation, and client counseling on all aspects of intellectual property law
Purdue Global Law Courses: Patent Law Fundamentals, Patent Claim Drafting, Patent Litigation, Patent Application Drafting, Intellectual Property Survey
Adjunct Professor of Law
Kate Weaver brings more than 20 years of experience in family law, court administration, and legal education. She teaches Professional Responsibility and Legal Writing, drawing on her work as a Supervising Domestic Relations Referee to provide students with practical insight into ethical decision-making, effective advocacy, and clear legal communication. Her teaching emphasizes professionalism, analytical reasoning, and preparing students for the realities of modern legal practice.
Education: JD, Saint Louis University, School of Law; BA in Social Relations, Michigan State University; BA in French, Michigan State University
Publications: Weaver, K. (n.d.). Legislative updates. RAM Quarterly.
Weaver, K. (n.d.). Paternity. In LexisNexis Michigan family law (annual update). LexisNexis.
Weaver, K., & [Co-author]. (n.d.). Litigating a revocation of paternity case. Family Law Journal.
Weaver, K. (2024). Surrogacy updates. Referees Association of Michigan. Certifications and Bar Membership: Certified Domestic Relations Mediator; Member, State Bar of Michigan (Family Law Section); Oakland County Bar Association; Referees Association of Michigan (Past President and Board Member) Honors and Achievements: Referees Association of Michigan: Service to the Board Award (2016); President's Award (2022); Past President; Supervisor of the Year, Eastern Regional Interstate Child Support Association (ERICSA) (2024) Legal Focus: Family law matters (custody, parenting time, child support, paternity, revocation of paternity), domestic relations mediation, court policy development Purdue Global Law School Courses: Legal Analysis and Writing; Family Law Practicum; Community Property
Adjunct Professor of Law
Melissa Williams focuses her practice on business law, tax law, and contract law and is an adjunct professor of law for Purdue Global Law School. Additionally, Williams is an adjunct undergraduate instructor where she teaches Business Law I & II, and Entrepreneurship at a large university. Previously with Deloitte Tax, LLP, she worked with a team of lawyers and tax accountants that provided transaction cost recovery services to businesses following a merger, acquisition, joint venture, or divestiture. The team focused on resolving complex tax issues sounding the recovery of costs, tax strategies, and tax risks following a transaction. Education: JD, Florida A&M University College of Law; MS Public Administration, Florida A&M University; BS Business Administration, Florida A&M University
Honors and Achievements: Instructional Excellence Award Nominee 2020; Instructional Excellence Award Nominee 2019; Applause Award (Deloitte) 2008; Outstanding Performance Award (Deloitte) 2007; Applause Award (Deloitte) 2007; Outstanding Participant Recognition (Deloitte Tax LLP 1st Year’s Training and Conference) 2006; Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Award for Outstanding Public Service as Co-Chair of Volunteer Income Tax Clinic (VITA) 2006; Certificate of Appreciation (U.S. EPA) 2005; Tribute of Appreciation (U.S. EPA) 2005; Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund Leadership Program 2005; Orlando University Club Scholarship Recipient for First Year Law Students 2003
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
Purdue Global Law Courses: Wills, Estates, and Trusts II
Adjunct Professor of Law
Shandrea P. Williams is a full-time law professor teaching first-year and advanced courses at Purdue Global Law School. She holds state and federal bar licenses and concentrates her practice in the field of criminal defense. In addition to teaching at Purdue Global Law School, Williams has been a law professor, administrator, and adjunct professor at the University of Mississippi, University of Florida, University of La Verne, and Wilberforce University. She is a frequent speaker on criminal law and procedure issues and volunteers and presents in the areas of domestic violence, sexual harassment, and human rights.
Education: JD, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law; BA, Southern University and A&M College
Publications: “National Consensus, Retributive Theory, and Foundations of Justice and Morality in Eighth Amendment Jurisprudence: A Response to Advocates of the Child Rape Death Penalty Statute in Kennedy v. Louisiana,” The Scholar: St. Mary’s Law Review on Race and Social Justice (2011); “Overrepresented in Lockup — Underrepresented on the Home Front: Creating a Blueprint for Quality Reintegration into Home and Family After Incarceration,” Ninth Annual National Fatherhood & Families Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, Program Booklet (2008)
Certifications and Bar Membership (State): Louisiana
Honors and Achievements: Recipient of Co-Teacher of the Year, Arizona Summit Law School
Recipient of Dean Jon Mills Excellent Service Award, University of Florida Levin College of Law
Recipient of Rahim Reed Outstanding Service Award, University of Florida Levin College of Law, Black Law Student Association
Recipient of Outstanding Service Award, Dean’s Recognition, Admissions Office Prospectus, University of Florida Levin College of Law
Recipient of Faculty/Student Appreciation Award, Edward Waters College
Recipient of Outstanding Achievements in Education award, Ebony magazine
Recipient of Dean Louis Westerfield Leadership Award, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (awarded to the outstanding leader of each graduating class)
Recipient of Street Law Outstanding Service Award, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
Member, moot court team, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
Legal Focus: Criminal defense; contracts, mergers, and acquisitions; sports and entertainment
Purdue Global Law Courses: Contracts, Criminal Law, Torts, Evidence, Real Property, Trial Advocacy
Adjunct Professor of Law
Ben Winters is the director of AI and Privacy at the Consumer Federation of America. Winters leads CFA’s advocacy efforts related to data privacy and automated systems and works with subject matter experts throughout CFA to integrate concerns about privacy and AI in order to better advocate for consumers. Winters is also an adjunct professor at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law.
Prior to CFA, Ben worked at the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, where he was an Attorney Advisor in the policy section focusing on algorithmic harm in the civil rights context and was Senior Counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) where he led the AI/Human Rights project and advocated for accountability through legislative and direct legal action.
Education: JD, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law; BA, SUNY College at Oneonta
Publications: Hutson, Jevan and Winters, Ben, America's Next 'Stop Model!': Model Deletion (September 20, 2022). Georgetown Law Technology Review, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4225003 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4225003
Winters, Ben and Davisson, John and Schroeder, Calli, We Can Work It Out: The False Conflict Between Data Protection and Innovation (September 07, 2022). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5066225 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5066225
Certifications and Bar Memberships: New York and District of Columbia
Legal Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Automated Decision-making Systems, Data Privacy, Data Security, Algorithmic Pricing, Competition, Administrative Policy, Civil Rights, Consumer Protection
Adjunct Professor of Law
Greg Zipes teaches the Bankruptcy Law class at the Purdue Global Law School as an adjunct professor. Zipes has over 20 years of bankruptcy and restructuring experience in both private practice and the federal government and has been involved in many of the largest bankruptcy cases in the country. He has published articles in the American Bankruptcy Law Journal and the Norton Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law.
Zipes also works as an attorney at the United States Trustee Program, which is a component of the Department of Justice responsible for overseeing the administration of bankruptcy cases and private trustees under 28 U.S.C. § 586 and 11 U.S.C. § 101, et seq. My program's mission is to promote the integrity and efficiency of the bankruptcy system for the benefit of all stakeholders–debtors, creditors, and the public. The USTP consists of an Executive Office in Washington, DC, and 21 regions with 89 field office locations nationwide, including his home office in New York, where some of the largest bankruptcy cases are filed.
Education: JD, UCLA School of Law; BA in Political Science, Stanford University
Publications: Justice and Faith: The Frank Murphy Story (University of Michigan Press, 2021).
“Ties That Bind: Codes of Conduct That Require Automatic Reductions to the Pay of Directors, Officers, and their Advisors for Failures of Corporate Governance”, 15 J. Bus. & Sec. L. 105 (2015).
“Creditors’ Committee Formation Dynamics: Issues in the Real World”, 77 AM. BANKR. L.J. 229 (2003).
“Securitization: Challenges in the Age of LTV Steel Company, Inc.”, 2002 ANN. SURV. BANKR. L. 105, 111-13 (2002).
Certificates and Bar Membership (State): Member, New York Bar, United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Legal Focus: Consumer protection in bankruptcy, restructuring
