Michael O'Donnell is a founder and the chairman of Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell. His national litigation practice focuses on complex civil litigation involving product liability, professional liability, torts, class actions and mass actions, commercial …
Course Portfolio: Copyright Law Professor Madison writes and teaches about intellectual property law and policy, and about questions concerning the production and distribution of knowledge and innovation. He is the author of more than 30 journal articles …
Course Portfolio: Contracts I and II Dean Schwartz can tie his interest in legal education reform to a moment, years ago, when his wife mocked him. She came to visit his contracts class and, after offering mostly positive feedback, made a statement that …
Michael Houlberg is the Director of Special Projects at IAALS, focusing on family justice and regulatory reform work, and promoting greater accessibility, efficiency, and fairness to everyone involved in the legal system. Michael leads our Allied Legal …
Meryl Justin Chertoff is Executive Director of SALPAL, the Georgetown Program on State and Local Government Policy and Law. Formerly, she was Executive Director of The Aspen Institute’s Justice and Society Program. From 2006-2009, Ms. Chertoff was …
Course Portfolio: Health Rights Clinic Medical Legal Partnership Melissa Swain earned a B.A. in 1998 from College of the Holy Cross and a J.D. in 2006 from the University of Miami School of Law. Prior to returning to the University of Miami School of Law …
Melinda Taylor serves as Clerk of Court of the Denver Juvenile Court. Previously, she was Training Coordinator for the Colorado Office of the Child’s Representative after having served as executive director of the Resource Center for Separating and …
Maureen Schafer’s professional career has encompassed providing start-up and operating advisory services for institutions within the public, private, and NGO sectors. Schafer currently works with the UNLV School of Medicine as its Chief of Staff to the …
Mary B. Poirier is a law clerk for the Rhode Island Supreme Court Trial Court Clerk Department. She received a BA from Bryant University in 2012 and received a JD from Roger Williams University School of Law in 2019. Judicial Law Clerk, Trial Court Law …
Mary C. McQueen has served as president of the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) since August 2004. Previously McQueen served as Washington State court administrator from 1987-2004 and director of Judicial Services for the Washington State Office of …
Mary G. Wilson served as the 17th president of the League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS). During her more than 20 years of service with the League of Women Voters, Ms. Wilson has held leadership positions at the national, state, and local …
Professor Bowman has taught within the Legal Writing Program at Seattle University since 2001, and she was named an Associate Director of the program in 2012. Professor Bowman teaches both the first-year and second-year legal writing courses, and she …
Professor Lynch specializes in violence against women issues, criminal procedure, and clinical education. She is the director of the Center for Excellence in Law Teaching (CELT), the editor and frequent contributor to the award-winning Best Practices for …
Marty Katz is a nationally respected innovator in legal and higher education. He recently completed a term as the first Chief Innovation Officer for the University of Denver, where he created a portfolio of initiatives to accelerate value in higher …
Martin graduated with a law degree from the University of Sofia, where he also obtained a PhD in Public administration. He has worked in diverse organizations—private companies, governmental agencies, NGOs and universities. Martin is Head of the Measuring …
Marsha Kline Pruett, Ph.D., M.S.L., ABPP, is the Maconda Brown O’Connor Professor at Smith College School for Social Work. She has twenty-five years of clinical experience, with expertise in couples counseling, father involvement and coparenting …
Marnee Baker managed Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers until spring 2013. The initiative encourages innovation in law teaching through collaboration, discussion, and support for developing and measuring innovative teaching techniques. Baker earned her J.D. …
Mark Staines joined IAALS in June 2016 as an Intern and Online Contributor, working on projects for all initiatives. Staines is currently pursuing his J.D. and is a second-year law student at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. IAALS …
Mark Nadeau is an advocate involved in complex commercial cases throughout the United States and has represented clients in many high-profile disputes. He is the DLA Piper National Co-Chair for Business and Commercial Litigation. Amongst the cases is …
Marie Jackson served as the Operations Specialist and Database Manager at IAALS until 2020. She assisted with work involving operations, communications, and development, and came to IAALS in February 2013. Jackson brought over 25 years of experience to …
