Faculty

Dean, University of Richmond School of Law

Professor of Law

• Civil Procedure
• Conflict of Laws
• Land Use
• Legal Education

Professor Emerita of Law

Founder and Chair, KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights

• Islamic Jurisprudence
• Islamic Family Law and Constitutional Law
• Women's Rights
• Freedom of Religion

Professor Emeritus of Law

• Criminal Law
• Criminal Procedure
• Evidence

Professor Emeritus of Law

• Environmental Law
• Land Use Planning
• Ocean and Coastal Law
• Property
• Real Estate Transactions

Computer Services Librarian

• Legal Research
• Law and Technology

Professor of Law

• Property
• Land Use Planning
• Real Estate Transactions
• Housing Law

Blackstone Professor of Law

• English Legal History
• Virginia Legal History
• Virginia Procedure and Practice

Digital Resources Librarian

Associate Professor of Law

• Constitutional Law
• First Amendment
• Legal History

Professor of Law, Legal Practice

Director, Carrico Center for Pro Bono & Public Service

Director, Bridge to Practice Fellowship Program

• Pro Bono Legal Services
• Public Service Work
• Contemporary Public Policy Issues

Austin E. Owen Research Scholar & Professor of Law

• Voting Rights
• Employment Discrimination
• White Collar Crime
• Criminal Law
• Constitutional Law

Professor Emeritus of Law

• Law Librarianship
• Legal Research and Digital Legal Information

Associate Professor of Law

• Criminal Law
• Criminal Procedure
• Evidence
• Sentencing

Professor of Law, Legal Practice

• Legal Analysis & Writing

Dennis I. Belcher Professor of Law

Director, Intellectual Property Institute

• Intellectual Property
• Patent Law
• Computer Law

Director of Professional Identity Formation

Assistant Professor of Legal Practice

• Intimate Partner Violence
• Public Service
• Reproductive Rights
• Trauma-Informed Legal Services

Assistant Professor of Law

• TechLaw
• Public International Law
• International Humanitarian Law
• Torts

Director of Intellectual Property and Transactional Law Clinic

Associate Professor of Law, Legal Practice

• Intellectual Property
• Transactional Law
• Government Contracts
• Animal Law

Professor of Law

• Criminal Law and Procedure
• Evidence
• Confrontation Clause
• Trial Advocacy and Plea Bargaining

Professor of Law

• Energy Law
• Administrative Law
• Law of Clean & Renewable Energy
• Environmental Law

George E. Allen Professor of Law

• Bankruptcy
• Contracts

Professor of Law

Director, Richmond Law & Business Forum

• Corporate Law
• Corporate Governance
• Securities Regulation and Litigation

Access Services Librarian

Professor of Law

• Commercial Law
• Contracts

Sesquicentennial Professor of Law

• Intellectual Property
• Copyrights and Trademarks
• Law and Technology
• Contracts

Professor of Law

• Public International Law
• International Arbitration
• International Dispute Resolution
• International Courts and Tribunals
• State Failure and Fragility

Professor of Law

• Family Law
• Children and the Law
• Civil Procedure
• Legal Regulation of Reproduction/Abortion/Reproductive Technologies

Professor of Law Emerita

• Tax Law and Policy
• Legislation and Regulation
• Feminist Legal Theory and Sex Discrimination

Professor Emerita

Chair, Paralegal Studies

• Labor and Employment Law
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Feminist Legal Theory

Associate Professor of Law

• Tax Law
• State and Local Taxation

Research & Student Services Librarian

• Legal Research
• Student Outreach
• Law Librarianship

Clinical Professor of Law Emerita

• Clinical Legal Education
• Domestic Violence
• Education of Lawyers

Director of Public and Instructional Services

• Law Librarianship
• Legal Research
• Professional Responsibility

Professor Emeritus of Law

• Administrative Law
• American and International Constitutional Law
• Maritime Law
• Military Law

Director of Legal Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Assistant Professor of Legal Practice

S. D. Roberts & Sandra Moore Professor of Law

• Constitutional Law
• Death Penalty
• Criminal Procedure
• Evidence

E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Chair in Law

• Constitutional Law
• Religious Liberty
• Freedom of Speech
• Supreme Court
• Legal History
• Reconstruction

Director of Bibliographic Services

• Legal Research

Assistant Professor of Law

• Business Associations
• Corporate Governance
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Securities Regulation
• Consumer Finance
• Financial Institutions

Catalog/Systems Librarian

• Cataloging Library Resources
• Integrated Library Systems

Director, Children's Defense Clinic

Professor of Law, Legal Practice

• Juvenile Delinquency and Child Development
• Clinical Legal Education
• Elder Law
• Criminal Law

Professor Emeritus of Law

• Criminal Law
• Advanced Trial Practice
• Scientific Evidence

Reference and Research Services Librarian

Senior Research Scholar

• Tax Law and Policy
• Gender and the Law
• Information Design and the Law
• Mindfulness

Professor of Law Emeritus

• Contracts
• International Law
• Law of the European Union

Associate Professor of Law

• Civil Procedure
• Labor Law
• Employment Law
• Constitutional Law

Austin E. Owen Research Scholar & Professor of Law

• Patent Law
• Intellectual Property Law
• Law and Language
• Legislation and Regulation

University Professor Emeritus

• Legal History
• Constitutional Law
• Sexuality and the Law

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Professor of Law

• Civil Procedure
• Federal Courts
• Civil Rights Litigation

Director, Academic Skills Program

Professor of Law, Legal Practice

• Academic Skills and Success
• Virginia Bar Exam
• Agency and Partnership

Professor of Law

Director, Robert R. Merhige Jr. Center for Environmental Studies

• Environmental Law and International Environmental Law
• Toxic Substances and Hazardous Waste Regulation
• Climate Change
• Transboundary Pollution

Professor of Law, Legal Practice

• Legal Analysis & Writing
• Restorative Justice

Assistant Professor

• Tax Policy
• Tax Law
• Law & Economics

Professor of Law, Legal Practice

• Legal Analysis & Writing
• Law & Literature
• Mindfulness

Director of Externships

Assistant Professor of Legal Practice

Professor of Law

Associate Dean for Library and Information Services

• Law Librarianship
• Technology in Legal Practice
• Copyright Law
• Intellectual Property

Professor of Law

Faculty Director, LLM Program

• International Business Law
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
• International Law

Director Jeanette Lipman Family Law Clinic

Assistant Professor of Law, Legal Practice

• Child Welfare Law
• Criminal Law
• Reproductive Justice
• Poverty Law
• Family Law

Assistant Professor of Law

• Property
• Environmental Law
• Land Use and Zoning

Professor of Law

• Race and the Law
• Constitutional Law
• Human Rights Law

Professor of Law, Legal Practice

• Legal Analysis & Writing
• Health Law

Associate Dean for Faculty Development

Professor of Law

• Trusts and Estates
• Family Law
• Charitable Giving
• Legal History
• Property
• Law & Literature

Director, Institute for Actual Innocence

Professor of Law, Legal Practice

• Wrongful Convictions
• Actual Innocence Commissions
• Post-Conviction Remedies

Williams Professor of Law

• Federal Courts and Judicial Selection
• Constitutional Law
• Torts
• Product Liability

Clinical Professor of Law Emerita

• Children's Law
• Education of Children with Disabilities

Visiting Assistant Professor, Academic Success Program

• Appellate Advocacy
• Legal Writing

Professor of Law

• Federal Courts
• Constitutional Law
• The U.S. Supreme Court

Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives

Professor of Law, Legal Practice

• Legal Analysis & Writing
• Mindfulness
• Rhetoric

Professor of Law

• Civil Procedure
• Conflict of Laws

Professor of Law

• Workplace Diversity
• Education Law & Policy
• Criminal Procedure
• Legal Ethics