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AARP Interviews Professor Nina Kohn About Voting in Nursing Homes During a Pandemic
“It’s a bloody mess is what I would say,” Nina Kohn, a professor at the Syracuse University College of Law and a distinguished scholar in elder law at Yale Law School, says of the confusion around voting from nursing homes this year ...
AARP Interviews Professor Nina Kohn About Voting in Nursing Homes During a Pandemic
“It’s a bloody mess is what I would say,” Nina Kohn, a professor at the Syracuse University College of Law and a distinguished scholar in elder law at Yale Law School, says of the confusion around voting from nursing homes this year ...
Professor Mark Nevitt Discusses Climate-Related Disasters & Managed Retreat
Mark Nevitt, associate professor of law at Syracuse University and a former legal counsel with the Department of Defense Regional Environmental Counsel in Norfolk, Virginia, explores how managed retreat ahead of likely disaster is itself a key climate adaptation strategy ...
Professor Shubha Ghosh Reviews the "Territorial Discrepancy" of Intellectual Property Rights
Intellectual property rights are territorial. Infringement claims—of unauthorized copying, making, selling, using—involving patents, copyrights, trademarks, or trade secrets are extraterritorial ...
| Name | Areas of Expertise |
|---|---|
| Rakesh K. Anand Professor of Law |
Constitutional Law Constitutional Law (Individual Rights) Criminal Law Legal Ethics Legal Theory |
| Robert Ashford Professor of Law |
Economics and the Law Professional Responsibility Tax Law Tax Law (Banking, Securities, and Tax Law) |
| Elizabeth A. August L'94 Teaching Professor |
Corporate Law |
| Hon. James E. Baker Professor of Law Director, Institute for Security Policy and Law Professor of Public Administration, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (by courtesy appointment) |
Civil-Military Relations Counterterrorism Law and Policy Cybersecurity Law and Policy Laws of War Legal Ethics Military Law National Security Law and Policy Professional Responsibility Veterans Law |
| William C. Banks Professor of Law Emeritus |
Civil-Military Relations Constitutional Law Constitutional Law (Individual Rights) Counterterrorism Law and Policy Laws of War Military Law National Security Law and Policy |
| Kristen Barnes Professor of Law |
Anti-Discrimination and Equality Law Education Law Constitutional Law Housing and Law |
| Peter A. Bell Professor of Law Emeritus |
Law and Medicine Public Health Law Tort Law |
| Todd A. Berger Associate Professor of Law Director, Advocacy Programs Director, PhillyEx |
Criminal Law Criminal Law (Criminal Defense and Ethics) Public Interest Law Trial Advocacy |
| Peter D. Blanck University Professor Chairman, Burton Blatt Institute |
Disability Law and Policy Empirical Study and Analysis |
| Craig M. Boise Dean and Professor of Law |
Legal Education Legal Education (Technology) Tax Law Tax Law (Treaties) |
| Jenny Breen Associate Professor of Law |
Constitutional Law Immigration Law and Policy |
| Emily Brown L'09 Assistant Teaching Professor |
Civil Litigation Labor Law Labor Law (Collective Bargaining Agreements) |
| Keith J. Bybee Vice Dean Paul E. and Hon. Joanne F. Alper '72 Judiciary Studies Professor Professor of Law Professor of Political Science Director, Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics, and the Media (IJPM) Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute |
Civility and Democratic Society Constitutional Law Judicial Process Law and Diversity Law, Politics, and the Media |
| Sanjay K. Chhablani Laura J. & L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence Professor of Law Professor, Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute, College of Arts and Sciences (by courtesy appointment) |
Criminal Law Death Penalty Incarceration |
| Bruce Ching Senior Faculty Fellow |
Constitutional Law Criminal Law Criminal Law (Procedure and Evidence) Professional Responsibility |
| Kelly K. Curtis Teaching Professor Director, Academic and Bar Support |
Legal Ethics Professional Responsibility |
| Christian C. Day Professor of Law |
Antitrust Law Corporate Law Corporate and Financial Law Legal Education Real Estate Law Tax Law |
| Lisa Dolak L'88 Senior VP and University Secretary Angela S. Cooney Professor of Law |
Federal Courts and Procedure Intellectual Property Legal Ethics Patent Law |
| Doron Dorfman Associate Professor of Law |
Anti-Discrimination and Equality Law Disability Law and Policy Employment Law Public Health Law Tort Law |
| David M. Driesen University Professor |
Constitutional Law Environmental Law Law and Economics |
| Jan Fleckenstein G'84, G'86, L'11 Associate Teaching Professor Director of the Law Library |
Legal Education Library Planning and Design |
| Ian Gallacher Professor of Law |
Class Action Litigation Legal Education |
| Shannon P. Gardner Teaching Professor |
Criminal Law Criminal Law (Criminal Defense and Ethics) |
| Gregory L. Germain Professor of Law Director, Bankruptcy Clinic |
Bankruptcy Law Commercial Law Contracts Law Corporate Law Tax Law |
| Shubha Ghosh Crandall Melvin Professor of Law Director, Syracuse Intellectual Property Law Institute |
Antitrust Law Copyright Law and Development Patent Law Pharmaceuticals Software and the Internet Technology Commercialization Tort Law Trademarks |
| Antonio Gidi Teaching Professor |
Civil Law (International) Civil Procedure and Due Process |
| Lauryn P. Gouldin Associate Dean for Faculty Research Crandall Melvin Associate Professor of Law |
Criminal Law Criminal Law (Procedure and Evidence) Eighth Amendment (Bail Reform and Pretrial Detention) Fourth Amendment (Search and Seizure) |
| Jack Graves Teaching Professor |
Arbitration Commercial Law Contracts Law International Law Professional Responsibility |
| Andrew S. Greenberg L'89 Teaching Professor |
Family Law Family Law (Children and the Law) Personal Injury Tort Law |
| Roy Gutterman L'00, Affiliated Faculty by Courtesy Appointment Director, Tully Center for Free Speech Associate Professor, Newhouse School Professor of Law, College of Law (by courtesy appointment) |
Faculty/Staff Communications Law Constitutional Law Constitutional Law (Bill of Rights) |
| Margaret M. Harding Professor of Law |
Alternative Dispute Resolution Arbitration Civil Procedure and Due Process Securities Regulation |
| Paula C. Johnson Professor of Law Co-Director, Cold Case Justice Initiative |
Cold Cases Law and Diversity Professional Responsibility Voting Rights |
| Arlene S. Kanter Laura J. and L.Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence Professor of Law Director, College of Law Disability Law and Policy Program Faculty Director of International Programs Professor of Disability Studies, School of Education (by courtesy appointment) |
Disability Law and Policy Disability Law and Policy (Rights of Women and Girls with Disabilities) Human Rights Law International Human Rights Law International Law International Law (International Humanitarian Law) |
| Gary T. Kelder Professor of Law |
Constitutional Law Criminal Law Criminal Law (Procedure and Evidence) |
| Deborah Kenn Associate Dean of Clinical and Experiential Education Professor of Law Director, Office of Clinical Legal Education |
Community Development Law Experiential Education Housing and Law |
| Andrew T. Kim Professor of Law |
Administrative Law Immigration Law and Policy Refugee law |
| Nina A. Kohn David M. Levy L'48 Professor of Law Faculty Director of Online Education |
Elder Law Family Law Family law (Guardianship and Alternatives) Legal Education Tort Law Wills, Trusts, and Estates |
| Laura G. Lape Associate Professor of Law |
Copyright Property Law |
| Kevin Noble Maillard Professor of Law |
Civil Liberties Family Law Family Law (Adoption and Popular Culture) Wills, Trusts, and Estates |
| Robin Paul Malloy E.I. White Chair and Distinguished Professor of Law Kauffman Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Director, Center on Property, Citizenship and Social Entrepreneurism Professor of Economics, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (by courtesy appointment) |
Disability Law and Policy Disability Law and Policy (Land Use) Law and Economics Law and Economics (Market Economy) Property Law Real Estate Law |
| Mary Helen McNeal Professor of Law Director, Elder and Health Law Clinic Director, LondonEx |
Elder Law Legal Education Legal Ethics Legal Services for the Poor Professional Responsibility |
| Suzette M. Melendez Teaching Professor Director, Children's Rights and Family Law Clinic Director, Syracuse Family Advocacy Program Director, Inclusion Initiatives |
Domestic Violence Family Law Family Law (Children and the Law) Women, Children, and the Law |
| Aliza M. Milner Teaching Professor Director, Legal Communication and Research |
Civil Litigation Civil Procedure and Due Process Legal Education |
| Jessica R. Murray Associate Teaching Professor Director, Transactional Law Clinic |
Corporate Law Intellectual Property |
| Robert G. Nassau Teaching Professor Associate Director, Office of Clinical Legal Education Director, Low Income Taxpayer Clinic |
Tax Law Tax Law (Estate and Gift Tax) Tax Law (Income Tax) |
| Mark Nevitt Associate Professor of Law |
Civil-Military Relations Environmental Law International Law Laws of War Military Law National Security Law and Policy |
| Gary J. Pieples Teaching Professor Director, Criminal Defense Clinic |
Arbitration Consumer Law |
| LaVonda N. Reed Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs; Professor of Law |
Communications Law Property Law Wills, Trusts, and Estates |
| M. Jack Rudnick L'73 Professor of Practice Director, Innovation Law Center |
Commercialization Law Intellectual Property |
| Michael A. Schwartz Associate Professor of Law Director, Disability Rights Clinic |
Disability Law and Policy Disability Law and Policy (Deaf Culture) |
| William C. Snyder Teaching Professor |
Administrative Law Computer Law Cybersecurity Law and Policy Federal Prosecutions |
| Danielle Stokes Faculty Fellow |
Environmental Law Land Use Real Estate Law |
| Mary Szto Teaching Professor |
Immigration Law and Policy Property Law Real Estate Law |
| Monica Todd Teaching Professor |
Family Law Family Law (Children and the Law) Property Law |
| C. Cora True-Frost G'01, L'01 Bond, Schoeneck and King Distinguished Professor Associate Professor of Law |
Constitutional Law Constitutional Law (Bill of Rights) Human Rights Law International Human Rights Law International Law International Law (International Criminal Court) International Law (International Criminal Law) International Law (International Humanitarian Law) Legal Theory Regulatory Law and Policy |
| Terry L. Turnipseed Professor of Law Faculty Director of Externship Programs Director, DCEx Professor of Engineering and Computer Science, LC Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (by courtesy appointment) |
Eminent Domain Law and Engineering Property Law Wills, Trusts, and Estates |
| A. Joseph Warburton Professor of Law Professor of Finance, Whitman School of Management |
Bankruptcy Law Corporate Law Corporate and Financial Law Financial Regulation Mutual Funds |
| Linda Whitton Lecturer |
Commercial Law Corporate Law Elder Law Property Law Real Estate Law |
| John T. Wolohan Adjunct Professor Professor, Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics |
Sports Law |
| Corri Zoli '91, G'93, Ph.D.'04 Associate Teaching Professor Director of Research, SPL |
Counterterrorism Law and Policy Human Rights Law International Human Rights Law International Law International Law (International Humanitarian Law) Law and Development Laws of War National Security Law and Policy Refugee law |