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registrar@tjsl.edu

(619) 961-4291

Small Business Law Center

sblc@tjsl.edu

(619) 961-4380

Student Accounts and Finance

studentfinance@tjsl.edu

(619) 961-4232

Veterans Legal Clinic

(619) 961-4380

Fax All Departments

(619) 961-4370

Faculty & Staff Directory

Michelle Allison-Slaughter Assistant Dean of Enrollment Management 619-961-4222
data-type=”Staff”
data-department=”Admissions”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”1″
Yahairah Aristy Adjunct Professor yaristy@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Criminal Law Fellowship Program”
data-original_index=”2″
Edmond Aruffo Adjunct Professor aruffoea@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Criminal Law Fellowship Program”
data-original_index=”3″
Dylan Aste Adjunct Professor daste@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”4″
Richard Bainter Adjunct Professor rbainter@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”5″
Aparajita Bandyopadhyay Director of Student Affairs, Title IX Coordinator 619-961-4202 abandyopadhyay@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Staff”
data-department=”Student Affairs”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”6″
David C. Beavans Adjunct Professor dbeavans@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”7″
Steven Berenson Adjunct Professor sberenson@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Professional Skills”
data-original_index=”8″
Marc Berman Director of Financial Assistance 619-961-4271 mberman@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Staff”
data-department=”Financial Aid”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”9″
Samuel W. Bettwy Adjunct Professor sbettwy@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”10″
Bix Bettwy Adjunct Professor cbettwy@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”11″
Chuck Blazer Adjunct Professor cblazer@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Clinics | IP, Sports & Entertainment Law Fellowship Program”
data-original_index=”12″
Joshua Bonnici Adjunct Professor jbonnici@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Professional Skills”
data-original_index=”13″
Josh Brisbane Adjunct Professor jbrisbane@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Professional Skills”
data-original_index=”14″
Jennifer Brooker Adjunct Professor ciglerja@gmail.com
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”15″
Hannah Brown Adjunct Professor hbrown@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Professional Skills”
data-original_index=”16″
Netta Burke Assistant Director of Academic Success and Bar Preparation (619) 961-4230 nburke@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty | Staff”
data-department=”Academic Success Program | Academics | Bar Prep”
data-area=”ASP-Bar Prep | Professional Skills”
data-original_index=”17″
Marco A. Casalins, III Adjunct Professor mcasalins@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Professional Skills”
data-original_index=”18″
Lisa Chigos Director of Human Resources 619-961-4326 lchigos@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Staff”
data-department=”HR”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”19″
Valerie Chu Adjunct Professor vchu@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Women & the Law”
data-original_index=”20″
Rebecca Church Adjunct Faculty rchurch@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”21″
Brenda Clark Front Desk Attendant 619-961-4399 bclark@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Staff”
data-department=”Facilities”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”22″
Marjorie Cohn Emeritus Faculty marjorie@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Emeritus”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”23″
Michael Crowley Adjunct Professor mcrowley@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”24″
Nicole D’Ambrogi Adjunct Professor nheffel@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Clinics | Professional Skills | Women & the Law”
data-original_index=”25″
Dawn Dekle President and Dean (619) 961-4348 ddekle@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Staff”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”26″
Brian Del Vecchio Adjunct Professor delvecba@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Professional Skills”
data-original_index=”27″
Joy Delman Emeritus Faculty jdelman@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Emeritus”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”28″
Mary Dowling Adjunct Professor mdowling@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Professional Skills”
data-original_index=”29″
Bruce DuChien Faculty Assistant 619-961-4243 bduchien@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Staff”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”30″
Sam Ehrlich Adjunct Faculty ehrlicsc@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”31″
Ali Emami Operations Coordinator 619-961-4273 aemami@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Staff”
data-department=”Facilities”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”32″
Chad Engbrecht Trustee
data-type=”Trustees”
data-department=””
data-area=””
data-original_index=”33″
Frantz Farreau Adjunct Professor ffarreau@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”34″
David Finn Adjunct Professor dfinn@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Criminal Law Fellowship Program | Professional Skills”
data-original_index=”35″
Glen Galarpe Director of Information Technology / Instructional Designer 619-961-4316 ggalarpe@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Staff”
data-department=”Academics | IT”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”36″
Reza Garajedaghi Recruitment and Outreach Manager 619-961-4221 rgarajedaghi@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Staff”
data-department=”Admissions”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”37″
Bryant Garth Trustee
data-type=”Trustees”
data-department=””
data-area=””
data-original_index=”38″
Richard S. Gendler Adjunct Professor rgendler@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”39″
A. Thomas Golden Emeritus Professor thomasg@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Emeritus”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”40″
Diego Gallego Gomez Adjunct Faculty dgomez@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=””
data-area=””
data-original_index=”41″
Chelsea Grant Librarian 619-961-4214 cgrant@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Staff”
data-department=”Library”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”42″
Julie Greenberg Emeritus Faculty julieg@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Emeritus”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”43″
Randy Grossman Adjunct Professor rgrossman@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty | Trustees”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Criminal Law Fellowship Program | IP, Sports & Entertainment Law Fellowship Program | National Sports Law Negotiation Competition | Study Abroad Program | Professional Skills”
data-original_index=”44″
Elizabeth Grumet Gonzalez Adjunct Professor egonzalez@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Professional Skills”
data-original_index=”45″
Michael Hernandez Adjunct Professor
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Criminal Law Fellowship Program”
data-original_index=”46″
Julie Houth Adjunct Professor jhouth@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Professional Skills”
data-original_index=”47″
Rafael Hurtado Adjunct Professor rhurtado@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Professional Skills”
data-original_index=”48″
Taylor Israel Associate Dean of Academic Administration / Director of Academic Success and Bar Preparation 619-961-4285 tisrael@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty | Staff”
data-department=”Academic Success Program | Academics | Bar Prep”
data-area=”ASP-Bar Prep | Women & the Law”
data-original_index=”49″
Yulia Ivanov Adjunct Professor yivanov@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Professional Skills”
data-original_index=”50″
Jessica Johnson Registrar 619-961-4291 jjohnson@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Staff”
data-department=”Registrar”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”51″
Randy K. Jones Trustee
data-type=”Trustees”
data-department=””
data-area=””
data-original_index=”52″
Kaleena Karl Director of Academic Administration 619-961-4256 kkarl@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Staff”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”53″
Madeline June Kass Emeritus Faculty mkass@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Emeritus”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”54″
Anders Kaye Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Professor of Law Director, Criminal Law Fellowship Program Director, Center for Criminal Law and Policy 619-961-4259 anderskaye@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Criminal Law Fellowship Program”
data-original_index=”55″
Carrie Kazyaka Business Office Director 619-961-1045 ckazyaka@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Staff”
data-department=”Business Office / Student Accounts & Finance”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”56″
Linda M. Keller Professor of Law (619) 961-4284 lkeller@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”ASP-Bar Prep | Criminal Law Fellowship Program | Women & the Law”
data-original_index=”57″
Mark Kesten Adjunct Professor mkesten@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”IP, Sports & Entertainment Law Fellowship Program”
data-original_index=”58″
Garrison “Bud” Klueck Adjunct Professor gklueck@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”59″
Alex Landon Adjunct Professor alandon@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=””
data-area=”Criminal Law Fellowship Program”
data-original_index=”60″
Amy Lass Adjunct Professor alass@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”61″
Peter Law Adjunct Professor plaw@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”IP, Sports & Entertainment Law Fellowship Program”
data-original_index=”62″
Daniel Lawton Adjunct Professor
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Professional Skills”
data-original_index=”63″
Rebecca K. Lee Emeritus Faculty rlee@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Emeritus”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”64″
Patricia Letts Adjunct Professor lettspb@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”National Sports Law Negotiation Competition | Professional Skills”
data-original_index=”65″
Kendall DeMatteo Levan Trustee
data-type=”Trustees”
data-department=””
data-area=””
data-original_index=”66″
Deane ‘Cal’ Logan Trustee
data-type=”Trustees”
data-department=””
data-area=””
data-original_index=”67″
Julie Mack Adjunct Professor jmack@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”68″
Allison Madwatkins Adjunct Professor amadwatkins@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”69″
Maureen E. Markey Emeritus Faculty maureenm@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Emeritus”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”70″
Michael Martindill Adjunct Professor mmartindill@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”71″
Lilys McCoy Adjunct Professor lmccoy@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”72″
Jonathan Mputu Adjunct Professor jmputu@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”IP, Sports & Entertainment Law Fellowship Program | Professional Skills”
data-original_index=”73″
Robert Munro Adjunct Professor bmunro@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”74″
Flavio Nominati Adjunct Professor nominaf@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Criminal Law Fellowship Program”
data-original_index=”75″
Erin O’Kane Allen Adjunct Faculty eokane@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=””
data-area=””
data-original_index=”76″
Barbara Oetting Adjunct Professor boetting@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Professional Skills”
data-original_index=”77″
Holly Patty Adjunct Professor hollyp@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”78″
Agustin Pena Adjunct Professor apena@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Criminal Law Fellowship Program”
data-original_index=”79″
Rory Pendergast Adjunct Professor rpendergast@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Professional Skills”
data-original_index=”80″
Lindsay Petitte Trustee
data-type=”Trustees”
data-department=””
data-area=””
data-original_index=”81″
Christopher Ramey Adjunct Professor cramey@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Study Abroad Program | Professional Skills”
data-original_index=”82″
H. Sammy Rihan Trustee
data-type=”Trustees”
data-department=””
data-area=””
data-original_index=”83″
Christopher Roden Adjunct Professor
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Clinics”
data-area=”Clinics”
data-original_index=”84″
Ben Rudin Adjunct Faculty brudin@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”ASP-Bar Prep”
data-original_index=”85″
Ashley Salas Adjunct Professor asalas@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Professional Skills”
data-original_index=”86″
Donny Samporna Adjunct Professor dsamporna@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Clinics | IP, Sports & Entertainment Law Fellowship Program”
data-original_index=”87″
Teodosio “Angel” Sanchez Adjunct Professor sancheta@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Clinics | IP, Sports & Entertainment Law Fellowship Program”
data-original_index=”88″
Christine Schumacher Adjunct Professor cpangan@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=””
data-area=””
data-original_index=”89″
Richard Scott Emeritus Faculty richards@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Emeritus”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”90″
Steven Semeraro Faculty 619-961-4305 ssemerero@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Clinics | Criminal Law Fellowship Program | IP, Sports & Entertainment Law Fellowship Program | National Sports Law Negotiation Competition | Study Abroad Program | Professional Skills”
data-original_index=”91″
Koryn Sheppard Adjunct Professor ksheppard@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”92″
Richard Sheridan Trustee
data-type=”Trustees”
data-department=””
data-area=””
data-original_index=”93″
Karin Sherr Vice President & General Counsel 619-961-4240 ksherr@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Staff”
data-department=””
data-area=””
data-original_index=”94″
Luciana Simion Adjunct Professor lsimion@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”95″
Carmela Simoncini Adjunct Professor csimoncini@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Professional Skills”
data-original_index=”96″
William Slomanson Emeritus Faculty bills@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Emeritus”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”97″
Forrest Smith Controller 619-961-4353 fsmith@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Staff”
data-department=”Business Office / Student Accounts & Finance”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”98″
John Snay Multimedia and I.T. Client Services Specialist 619-961-4225 jsnay@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Staff”
data-department=”IT”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”99″
Kathleen Spero Adjunct Professor kspero@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”100″
Hon. Renée N.G. Stackhouse Trustee
data-type=”Trustees”
data-department=””
data-area=””
data-original_index=”101″
Chryseis Starros Adjunct Professor cstarros@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Criminal Law Fellowship Program”
data-original_index=”102″
Brian Stern Institutional Research Analyst bstern@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Staff”
data-department=””
data-area=””
data-original_index=”103″
Fernando Tafoya Adjunct Professor ftafoya@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”104″
Shawn Tafreshi Adjunct Professor stafreshi@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”105″
Jay Temple Adjunct Professor jtemple@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Professional Skills”
data-original_index=”106″
Ben “Ally” Templin Professor of Law 619-961-4317 btemplin@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”107″
Frank Tepedino Adjunct Professor ftepedino@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”ASP-Bar Prep”
data-original_index=”108″
Susan Tiefenbrun Professor Emeritus susant@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Emeritus”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”109″
Judybeth Tropp Career Services & Externship/Pro Bono Director 619-961-4319 jtropp@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Staff”
data-department=”Academics | Career Services”
data-area=”Criminal Law Fellowship Program | IP, Sports & Entertainment Law Fellowship Program | Professional Skills | Women & the Law”
data-original_index=”110″
Victor Vilaplana Trustee
data-type=”Trustees”
data-department=””
data-area=””
data-original_index=”111″
Nancy Vu Chief Financial Officer 619-961-4325 nancyv@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Staff”
data-department=”Business Office”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”112″
Ellen Waldman Emeritus Faculty 619-961-4346 ellenw@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Emeritus”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Professional Skills”
data-original_index=”113″
Robert Waller, Jr. Trustee
data-type=”Trustees”
data-department=””
data-area=””
data-original_index=”114″
Michael H. Weiner Adjunct Professor
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Professional Skills”
data-original_index=”115″
Kaimipono David Wenger Emeritus Professor kwenger@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Emeritus”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”116″
Stanley Wezelman Adjunct Professor swezelman@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”117″
Brandon White Trustee
data-type=”Trustees”
data-department=””
data-area=””
data-original_index=”118″
Bryan Wildenthal Emeritus Faculty bryanw@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Emeritus”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=””
data-original_index=”119″
Harry Zanville Adjunct Professor hzanville@tjsl.edu
data-type=”Faculty”
data-department=”Academics”
data-area=”Professional Skills”
data-original_index=”120″

Accomplishments By Our Distinguished Faculty

Linda Keller served as Visiting Professional at the International Criminal Court (2011-12) and was named a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (2016). She also chaired California Committee of State Bar Accredited and Registered Schools (2022-23).

Ken Vandevelde served as policy analyst for the White House during the Obama administration and as a member of the team representing the United States in cases before the International Court of Justice and the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, both of which are located in The Hague. He has also consulted on international law for the U.S. State Department, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the United Nations, and several foreign governments, and he has served as an expert witness on international law in multiple international arbitrations.

Steven Semeraro is a past winner of the ABA’s Legal Fiction Writing Contest and has litigated multiple cases in the United States Supreme Court.