Emeriti Faculty

John Adler

Professor Emeritus

adlerj@usfca.edu (415) 422-6461

Professor John M. Adler teaches on constitutional law and legal negotiation. His current research involves a study on the impact of immigration law...

Education:

AB, Harvard University | JD, University of New Mexico

Expertise:

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bio-Ethics, Constitutional Law, Ethics, U.S. Supreme Court

William Bassett

Professor Emeritus

bassettw@usfca.edu (415) 422-6625

Professor Emeritus William W. Bassett, who was scholar in residence at the Monumenta Germaniae Historica in Munich, is the author of many articles...

Education:

AB, St. Mary of the Lake College | MA, St. Mary of the Lake College | STL, St. Mary of the Lake College | JCD, Gregorian University | JD, Catholic University of America

Expertise:

Religion and the Law

Jeffrey Brand

Professor Emeritus

brandj@usfca.edu (415) 422-6304

Jeffrey S. Brand joined the faculty at USF School of Law in 1986 and was the 17th dean of the USF School of Law from 1999-2013. Brand received his AB...

Education:

AB, UC Berkeley | JD, UC Berkeley

Expertise:

Affirmative Action and Diversity, Human Rights, Legal Education

John Denvir

Professor Emeritus

denvirj@usfca.edu (415) 422-6146

Research Professor of Law and the Humanities John Denvir received his JD degree from New York University School of Law where he was a Root-Tilden...

Education:

BA, Holy Cross College | LLB, New York University | LLM, Harvard University

Expertise:

Popular Culture and Law

Peter Donnici

Professor Emeritus

pjd@llhf.org (707) 762-6691

Professor Emeritus Peter J. Donnici has served on the USF School of Law Board of Counselors since 1993. He taught Federal Litigation, Constitutional...

Education:

BA, University of Missouri (Kansas City) | JD, University of Missouri (Kansas City) | LLM, Yale University

Expertise:

Constitutional Law, Privacy Law, Business Litigation

Dolores Donovan

Professor Emeritus

donovand@usfca.edu (415) 422-6324

Professor Emeritus Dolores A. Donovan specializes in constitutional and comparative law. Her publications deal with the legal systems of developing...

Education:

BA, Stanford University | JD, Stanford University

Expertise:

Asian Legal Systems, Comparative Law, Human Rights, International Development Law

H. Jay Folberg

Professor Emeritus

jfolberg@jamsadr.com (415) 359-6279

Professor Emeritus H. Jay Folberg has authored many articles and books on dispute resolution, mediation, negotiation, and family law. Folberg was the...

Education:

BA, San Francisco State University | JD, UC Berkeley

Expertise:

Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Family Business, Family Law

Susan Freiwald

Interim Dean, Professor, and Dean's Circle Scholar

freiwald@usfca.edu (415) 422-6304

Interim Dean and Professor Susan Freiwald joined the USF School of Law faculty in 1997. A former software developer, Freiwald has published numerous...

Education:

BA, Harvard University | JD, Harvard University

Expertise:

Cyberlaw, Information Privacy Law, Internet Law, Privacy Law, Criminal Procedure

Courses:

Criminal Procedure, Writing Requirement, Internet Law, Data Privacy Law, Information Privacy Law, Civil Externship, Law Review Staff, Law Review Editor, Academic Support Tutor, Directed Research

Joseph Henke

Professor Emeritus

henkej@usfca.edu (415) 422-6839

Professor Emeritus Joseph T. Henke served as acting dean of the USF School of Law from 1980 to 1982.

Education:

BA, Amherst College | JD, University of Washington | LLM, New York University

Expertise:

Community Property, Estate Planning

Virginia Kelsh

Professor Emerita and Director Emerita of the Dorraine Zief Law Library

kelsh@usfca.edu

Professor Emerita Virginia Kelsh served the USF School of Law as law librarian from 1983 to 2005. She envisioned, programmed, and served as the law...

Education:

BA, Marylhurst College | MSLS, Catholic University of America | JD, Lewis and Clark College

Expertise:

Art Law, Dispute Resolution

Paul McKaskle

Professor Emeritus

mckasklep@usfca.edu (415) 422-6842

Professor Emeritus Paul L. McKaskle, who served as dean of the law school from 1975 to 1980, twice served on the staff of the California Supreme...

Education:

BA, UC Berkeley | JD, UC Berkeley

Sharon Meadows

Philip and Muriel Barnett Professor of Trial Advocacy

meadowss@usfca.edu (415) 422-6202

Professor Sharon A. Meadows was the director of the Criminal Juvenile Justice Clinics. She was appointed by Chief Judge Robert Peckham of the United...

Education:

BA, Cornell University | MA, Cornell University | JD, University of Michigan

Expertise:

Access to Justice, Clinical Education, Criminal Procedure, Indigent Defense, Juvenile Law

Courses:

Writing Requirement, Criminal & Juvenile Justice Clinic, Racial Justice Clinic, Directed Research

Ronald Micon

Professor Emeritus

micon@usfca.edu (415) 422-6304

Professor Ronald H. Micon was the founding director of USF's Criminal Law Clinic, the law school's first in-house clinical program, which later...

Education:

BA, UC Los Angeles | JD, UC Los Angeles

Expertise:

Commercial Law, Contracts, Secured Transactions

Suzanne Mounts

Professor Emerita

mountss@usfca.edu (415) 422-6634

Professor Emerita Suzanne E. Mounts was the founding director of the law school's Intensive Advocacy Program and was a co–director of the Criminal...

Education:

BA, UC Berkeley | JD, UC Berkeley

Expertise:

Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing Law and Policy

C. Delos Putz

Professor Emeritus

putzd@usfca.edu (415) 488-4123

Professor Emeritus C. Delos Putz served as dean of the law school from 1971 to 1975. His courses included Civil Procedure, Remedies, Complex Civil...

Education:

BA, Gonzaga University | JD, New York University

Expertise:

Civil Procedure, Complex Litigation, Remedies, Mediation

David Ratner

Professor Emeritus

(415) 422-6270

Education:

AB, Harvard university | LLB, Harvard University

Expertise:

Dean, University of San Francisco School of Law, Professor of Law, Cornell University, Chief Counsel, U.S. Senate Banking Committee, Executive Assistant to the Chairman of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission