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School of Law Administration
Courses Taught: Constitutional Law, Property, Legal History, First Amendment, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Litigation Clinic. Email: jeastman@chapman.edu
Email: canova@chapman.edu
Email: redding@chapman.edu E-mail: wilham@chapman.edu
Courses Taught: Remedies; Pre-trial Civil Practice; Practice Preparation; Legal Research and Writing Email: kacer@chapman.edu
Dean Simmons earned the Juris Doctor degree in 1999, and promptly was named Assistant Director for Admissions and Financial Aid at the Golden Gate Law School. Two years later, she was promoted to Assistant Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid. While managing the recruiting and admissions function at Golden Gate, she also engaged productively in regional and national organizations, serving on the Advisory Board (Admit-M) of the Law School Admission Council (LSAC), the Advisory Board of the Access Group, Inc. and chaired the Advisory Board of the Law Access Group. Currently, Dean Simmons is serving her second term on LSAC’s Services and Programs Committee. Additionally, she is the Section Chair for the Committee on Pre Legal Education and Admission to the Law School for the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). E-mail: tsimmons@chapman.edu
E-mail: misles@chapman.edu Courses Taught: Skills, Computer Assisted Legal Research and Advanced Legal Research Email: skramer@chapman.edu
Professor Willis is very active in the Bar, and is a member of the American Bar Association section for Taxation and the Probate & Real Property Section. As part of the Tax Section, he is actively involved with the committee for Low Income Taxpayers and serves as the moderator of their listserv. He is also a member of the California Bar Association Taxation section and the Orange County Bar Association sections on Estate Planning, Probate & Trusts, and Taxation. George also performs pro bono work as a member of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Pro Bono Panel, and as an attorney-volunteer for the Public Law Center in Orange County, California. George is also a popular speaker in the fields of estate planning, business and tax matters at private events throughout Southern California. Courses taught: Tax Procedure and Administration Clinic, U.S. Tax Court Clinic and Wills & Trusts Email: gwillis@chapman.edu
E-mail: katclark@chapman.edu
Terry Jones is the Acting Director of Development.
Email: dfinley@chapman.edu
E-mail: faulkner@chapman.edu
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Dr. John C. Eastman was appointed Dean and Donald P. Kennedy Chair in Law in June 2007. Previously, Dr. Eastman was the Henry Salvatori Professor of Law & Community Service, and Director of the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, a public interest law firm affiliated with the Claremont Institute that he founded in 1999. Prior to joining the Chapman Law faculty in August 1999, he served as a law clerk with Justice Clarence Thomas at the Supreme Court of the United States and with Judge J. Michael Luttig at the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. After his clerkships, Dr. Eastman practiced with the national law firm of Kirkland & Ellis, specializing in major civil and constitutional litigation at both the trial and appellate levels. Dr. Eastman earned his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, where he graduated with high honors in 1995. He was selected for membership in the Order of the Coif and was a member of the Law Review, a Bradley Fellow for Research in Constitutional History and an Olin Fellow in Law & Economics. Dr. Eastman also has a Ph.D. and M.A. in Government from the Claremont Graduate School, with fields of concentration in Political Philosophy, American Government, Constitutional Law, and International Relations. He has a B.A. in Politics and Economics from the University of Dallas. Prior to law school, he served as the Director of Congressional & Public Affairs at the United States Commission on Civil Rights during the Reagan administration and was the 1990 Republican Nominee for Congress in California’s 34th District. He teaches Constitutional Law, Property, Legal History, First Amendment and Constitutional Litigation Clinic. 
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Timothy A. Canova is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and the Betty Hutton Williams Professor of International Economic Law. Prior to joining the Chapman law faculty in 2004, Dean Canova was a Professor of Law at the University of New Mexico School of Law. From 2004 to 2007, he directed the Center for Global Trade & Development at Chapman University. He has substantial experience in private practice and as a teacher in international economic law and multilateral institutions. His research and expertise are in the areas of international monetary law, regional integration, and the history of U.S. foreign economic policy and development assistance. He has previously taught on law faculties at the University of Miami and the University of Arizona, political science departments at Hofstra University and Adelphi University, and was a Swedish Institute Visiting Scholar at the University of Stockholm. He practiced law in New York City with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and served as a legislative assistant to former U.S. Senator Paul E. Tsongas. He received his B.A. in Government at Franklin & Marshall College, M.Dipl. at the University of Stockholm Faculty of Law, and J.D. at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he served as lead articles editor of the Georgetown Immigration Law Journal. 
Dr. Richard Redding is Associate Dean of Administration. Prior to joining Chapman in 2008, Dr. Redding was Professor of Law at Villanova University School of Law, Research Professor of Psychology at Drexel University, and Director of the JD/PhD Program in Law and Psychology at Villanova and Drexel Universities. Before that, he was an Assistant Professor and Associate Director of the Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy at the University of Virginia School of Law. Dr. Redding specializes in forensic issues in criminal law, juvenile justice, the use of social science research in law and public policy, and the ways in which social and political attitudes influence how science is used in policy making. Dr. Redding has published over 75 articles and book chapters in leading legal and peer-reviewed scientific journals. He also has co-authored or co-edited four books. In 2007, Dr. Redding was elected a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, a distinction awarded “in recognition of outstanding and unusual contributions to the science and profession of psychology." He has received awards for his work from the American-Psychology Law Society and the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, and his work is widely cited in legal and scientific journals and treatises. He serves on the editorial boards of the journals 
Parham H. Williams is Dean Emeritus and Director, LL.M. in Prosecutorial Science program. He earned his B.A. and LL.B. degrees from the University of Mississippi and his LL.M. from Yale University. Dean Williams spent 7 years engaged in the general practice of law in Lexington, Mississippi, where he was also elected District Attorney. For 22 years, Dean Williams was a professor of law at the University of Mississippi, during which time he served as dean of the law school for 14 years. For eleven years after leaving Mississippi, Dean Williams served as professor of law and dean of the Cumberland School of Law, Samford University. Dean Williams was appointed dean of Chapman in 1997. 
Jayne Taylor Kacer is the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs and a member of the law school faculty. Dean Kacer earned her Juris Doctor degree cum laude from Loyola Law School in 1985. While in law school, Dean Kacer was Co-Chief Notes and Comments Editor for the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review and was a member of the law school’s trial advocacy team. She graduated in the top two percent of her class and was selected to be a member of the St. Thomas More Law Honor Society. After graduating from law school, Dean Kacer became associated with the Orange County-based law firm of Rutan & Tucker, LLP and was made a partner in the firm in 1993. During the course of her career in private practice, Dean Kacer primarily handled large, complex civil litigation matters and civil appeals in both federal and state courts. She began teaching legal research and writing at Chapman in 2001 as an adjunct professor. In 2004, Dean Kacer left her practice to accept a full-time position at the law school. She was selected by the students as Professor of the Year for 2006-07. In addition to her teaching and administrative duties, Professor Kacer has served as a faculty member for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) on the subject of depositions. 
Tracy Simmons is the Assistant Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid. Dean Simmons brings invaluable strengths and experience to the Law School. After earning the B.A. degree in Psychology and the M.A. degree in Education (with emphasis in Multicultural Counseling) from San Diego State University, she was awarded a Kathryn Ringgold Endowed Scholarship to attend the Golden Gate University School of Law. Her excellence as a law student was recognized by two important awards: the Outstanding Achievement Award in Criminal Litigation and the Justice Rose Elizabeth Bird Award for Professionalism and Integrity.
Maryam Isles is the Registrar for the School of Law, where she is responsible for administering the school's academic operations as relating to registration, records maintenance, examinations, grades, and graduation. She earned both her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from California State University, Fullerton. Prior to joining Chapman, she served as Director of Student Services and as Registrar for the Southern California College of Business & Law, where she also taught as part-time faculty for general education courses. Since 1999, she has served as admissions coordinator and counselor for the law school admissions office at Chapman, becoming Registrar in 2001. She is a member of the American Association for Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers (AACRAO) and the Pacific Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers (PACRAO), and is a frequent presenter at AACRAO’s conferences. She is also an Area Representative for the National Network of Law School Officers. 
Jesse Griggs is the Business Manager for the School of Law. She creates and manages budgets, working directly with the Dean and the University's budget and business offices. She is responsible for managing and overseeing all human resource issues within the law school and is the staff manager. She is also the administrative advisor for all law school student organizations, providing financial and administrative guidance. Jesse has more than 13 years of business and management experience. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Portland State University.
Kathleen Clark, is the Director of Financial Aid for the School of Law. She has worked in the Financial Aid field for over 15 years, holding progressively responsible positions in both public and private sectors. Kathleen began her career at Chapman University, Orange Campus in 1996 as a Counselor and advanced to Assistant Director before accepting her current position in 2002. She is an active member of NASFAA, WASFAA, and CASFAA and has served on several CASFAA committees. She holds a B.A. in Liberal Studies from California State University Fullerton with minors in Math and Child Development. Kathleen is responsible for ensuring that students receive financial aid in accordance with all Chapman University School of Law, Federal and State policies and regulations 
David Finley is the Director of Law School Communications. He is responsible for internal and external communications, law school news and publicity, event promotion, alumni communications, and is joint-Webmaster of the law school’s Web site. He earned his Juris Doctor degree in 1989 from Hastings University School of Law and his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from California State University, Long Beach, where he graduated with distinction. After five years of litigation practice, he worked for 12 years in legal publishing. From 1994-1999, he was Managing Editor and Marketing Director at James Publishing, a publisher of law books and periodicals. In 1999, he founded Litigation One Publishing, a publisher of practical litigation guides. At Litigation One, he developed and published more than one dozen law books for litigators and was Editor-in-Chief of The Jury Expert, a monthly newsletter on jury selection techniques. In 2005, Litigation One was acquired by Thomson West Publishing, which continues to publish his books. He was a publishing consultant with Thomson West from 2005 to 2007. He is author of California Motions in Limine and lead co-author of nearly twenty additional practice guides published by Thomson West, including Federal Motions in Limine. 
Rick Faulkner is the Director of Academic Achievement for the School of Law and a full-time Instructor of Law. He is an alumnus of Chapman University School of Law, having graduated cum laude in 2004. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from California State University, Fullerton. While a student at Chapman, Professor Faulkner served as the Senior Notes and Comments editor of the Chapman Law Review, was an executive board member of the Appellate Moot Court Honor Board, and spent two years as a Dean’s Fellow for Legal Research and Writing. Following law school, Professor Faulkner was a practicing family law litigator, handling a variety of cases at the trial and appellate court levels. He became an adjunct professor at Chapman in 2006, teaching Legal Research and Writing and Remedies, and joined as a full-time faculty member in 2007.
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