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CUA Law faculty have produced more than a century of scholarship. Their distinguished body of work has had an impact upon legislative reform, judicial construction, executive policy, and has broadened the scope of legal knowledge generally within a particular sub-discipline. The scholarly tradition of Catholic University's law school is effective in the communication of complex ideas and the interpretation of legal trends and judicial doctrine. To access faculty profiles and publications, just click on the faculty member's name. For help in locating a faculty member, contact the Office of Public Affairs: 202-319-5438.

Administrative Law

Marshall Breger, Professor of Law

 

Benjamin Mintz, Professor of Law

Antitrust Law

Antonio Fidel Perez, Associate Professor

Bioethics and Healthlaw

George P. Smith, II, Professor of Law
 

Banking Law

Heidi M. Schooner, Professor of Law

 

Catholic Social Teaching

Lucia Ann Silecchia, Professor of Law

 

Church Issues

 

         Rev. Raymond C. O'Brien, Professor of Law

  • Confidentiality
  • Pedophilia

 

 

Civil Procedure

Kathryn Kelly, Professor of Law

  • Complex Litigation
  • Jury Trials
  • Civil Litigation
  • Multistate Case Management

 

Civil Rights

Robert A. Destro, Professor of Law

  • Discrimination on the Basis of Race, Religion, Ethnicity, Disability
  • Reparations and Affirmative Action

 

Commercial Bankruptcy

 

        Veryl V. Miles, Dean and Professor of Law   

 

 

Communications Law

 

          David A. Irwin, Adjunct Lecturer and Director of the Institute for Communications Law Studies                       

 

Corporations

 

          Sarah Duggin, Associate Professor

 

        David Lipton, Professor of Law & Director, Corporate and Securities Law Program

 

      

Criminal Law

 

Clifford S. Fishman, Professor of Law

  • Drug Prosecutions & Related Issues

 

Criminal Procedure

 

Clifford S. Fishman, Professor of Law

  • Search and Seizure
  • Electronic Surveillance
  • Trial Strategy
  • Miranda & Interrogations
  • Grand Jury Issues

 

Peter B. Rutledge, Assistant Professor

  • Criminal Procedure: The Investigative Process
  • Intro to Int’l Arbitration & Mediation

 

Constitutional Law

Robert A. Destro, Professor of Law

  • Church/State Relations
  • Religious Freedom (Domestic and International)
  • Freedom of Speech
  • Freedom of the Press
  • Freedom of Association
  • Privacy: Bioethics, Abortion, Right to Die, Marriage

 

William A. Kaplin, Professor of Law

  • Freedom of Speech
  • Constitutional Interpretation (Interpretive Process)

 

Raymond B. Marcin, Professor of Law

  • Pro-Life Issues
 

Michael F. Noone, Jr., Research Ordinary Professor

  • Civil-Military Relations

 

Antonio Fidel Perez, Professor of Law

  • Foreign Relations and National Security
 

Discrimination Law

Michael F. Noone, Jr., Research Ordinary Professor

  • Sexual Discrimination Law as Applied in the United States Armed Forces

 

 

Education Law

William A. Kaplin, Professor of Law

  • Academic Freedom
  • Students' Rights
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Hate Speech
  • Accreditation

Education Reform

Robert A. Destro, Professor of Law

  • School Choice: Including Vouchers and Impact on Desegregation

 

Environmental Law

Lucia Ann Silecchia, Associate Professor

  • Environmental Enforcement Policy
  • Catholic Social Thought Regarding Environmental Ethics

Evidence and Trial Strategy

Clifford S. Fishman, Professor of Law

  • Cleric-Communicant ("Priest-Penitent") Privilege
  • Hearsay Rule
  • Special Evidence Issues in Rape Trials

Family Law

Helen Alvare, Associate Professor

  • New Reproductive Technologies, including cloning
  • Abortion
  • Catholic Church's stance on these issues
  • Former spokesperson for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

 

Stacy L. Brustin, Associate Professor & Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

  • Domestic Violence
  • Teen Dating Violence
  • Child Support & Child Custody
  • Child Support & Welfare Reform

 

Rev. Raymond C. O'Brien, Professor of Law

  • Definition of Family
  • Parental Rights
  • Marriage & Divorce
  • Roman Catholic Church policies and positions

Federal Courts

Roger Hartley, Professor of Law

 

Higher Education

William Kaplin, Professor of Law
  • Co-Author: The Law of Higher Education: A Comprehensive Guide to the Legal Implications of Administrative Decisionmaking
  • Past chair of the Education Law Section of the Association of American Law Schools
  • Co-author: State, School, and Family: Cases and Materials on Law Education,the first law school casebook on education law in the United States.

 

International Law

 

Antonio Fidel Perez, Professor of Law

  • Arms Control and National Security
  • International Trade
  • Human Rights
  • United Nations
  • International Telecommunications

 

Rett R. Ludwikowski, Professor of Law

  • Comparative and International Law
  • Comparative Constitutional Law
  • Comparative Governments
  • Human Rights Protection in East Central Europe
  • Constitutional-making in the Region of Former Dominance
  • Law of European Union

 

Law and Religion

Raymond B. Marcin, Professor of Law

  • Current Legal Issues within the Catholic Church

Legal Education

Stacy L. Brustin, Associate Professor & Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

  • Clinical Legal Education

 

Kathryn Kelly, Professor of Law

  • Textbook Writing
  • Applied Learning Theory
  • Teaching Skills Classes

Lisa G. Lerman, Professor of Law and Coordinator of Clinical Programs

  • Teaching Methodology
  • Teaching Legal Ethics
  • Teaching Legal Analysis
  • Externship Teaching

Veryl V. Miles, Dean and Professor of Law

 

J.P. "Sandy" Ogilvy, Professor & Director, Law and Social Justice Initiatives
  • Clinical Legal Education
  • Externships
  • Legal Skills Training

Legal History

Kenneth Pennington, Professor of Law

  • Roman Law
  • Canon law
  • Medieval Law
  • English Law

Legal Philosophy/Jurisprudence

Raymond B. Marcin, Professor of Law

 

William J. Wagner, Professor of Law

Legal Research

Stephen G. Margeton, Director of the Law Library and Professor

Legal Writing

Lucia Ann Silecchia, Associate Professor
 
Beverly Jennison, Instructor, Lawyering Skills Program

Legislation

Raymond B. Marcin, Professor of Law

  • Statutory Interpretation

Library Science

Stephen G. Margeton, Director of the Law Library and Professor

  • Design and Construction of Libraries
  • Library Administration

Litigation

 

        Louis J. Barracato, Associate Professor

 

        Clifford S. Fishman, Professor of Law

 

        

 

Military Law

Michael F. Noone, Jr.  Research Ordinary Professor 

  • Civil-military relations
  • Anti-terrorism measures
  • Non-combatant status
  • Former Judge Advocate General, U.S. Air Force

 

Professional Responsibility

Stacy L. Brustin, Associate Professor & Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

  • Multidisiplinary Practice in Non-Profit Sector

 

Lisa Lerman, Professor of Law & Coordinator of Clinical Programs

  • Client billing and internal law firm practices
  • Conflicts of interest

Property

Lucia Ann Silecchia, Associate Professor
 

Supreme Court Practices and History

Peter B. Rutledge, Assistant Professor

  • International arbitration and civil litigation
  • Criminal law and procedure

Torts

Kathryn Kelly, Professor of Law

  • Product Liability
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Intentional Torts
  • Tort Reform
  • Joint & Several Liability
  • Health Care
 

Michael F. Noone, Jr., Research Ordinary Professor

  • Tort Claims Against the United States

 

Marin R. Scordato, Associate Professor

  • Personal injury law
  • Defamation
  • Corporate & agency law
  • First amendment & free speech issues
Trusts and Estates

Rev. Raymond C. O'Brien, Professor of Law

  • Long Term Care
  • Elder Law
  • Living Trusts