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CUA Law Faculty Experts
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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
Child Abuse/Child Sexual Exploitation
Mary G. Leary, Associate Professor
Church Issues
Rev. Raymond C. O'Brien, Professor of Law
Confidentiality Sexual abuse
Civil Procedure
Kathryn Kelly, Professor of Law
Complex Litigation Jury Trials Civil Litigation Multistate Case ManagementMegan La Belle, Assistant Professor
- Federal Courts
Suzette Malveaux, Professor of Law
Complex Litigation Class Actions
Civil Rights
Robert A. Destro, Professor of Law
Discrimination on the Basis of Race, Religion, Ethnicity, Disability Reparations and Affirmative Action
Suzette Malveaux, Professor of Law
Employment Discrimination Section 1983
Commercial Bankruptcy
Veryl V. Miles, Dean and Professor of Law
Communications Law
Donna Coleman Gregg, 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 Litigation
Mary G. Leary, Associate Professor
Criminal Procedure
Clifford S. Fishman, Professor of Law
- Search and Seizure
- Electronic Surveillance
- Trial Strategy
- Miranda & Interrogations
- Grand Jury Issues
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)
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
Domestic Violence
Mary G. Leary, Associate Professor
Stacy R. Brustin, Associate Professor
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
Stacy L. Brustin, Associate Professor
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
Robert Destro, Professor of Law
Current Legal Issues within the Catholic Church The social and cultural intersection of law and religion
Legal Education
Stacy L. Brustin, Associate Professor
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
William J. Wagner, Professor of Law
Legal Research
Stephen G. Margeton, Director of the Law Library and Professor
Legal Writing
Lucia Ann Silecchia, Associate ProfessorBeverly Jennison, Instructor, Lawyering Skills Program
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
Patent Law
Megan La Belle, Assistant Professor
- Intellectual Property
- Advanced Patent Law
- International Intellectual Property
Professional Responsibility
Stacy L. Brustin, Associate Professor
Multidisciplinary Practice in Non-Profit Sector
Lisa Lerman, Professor of Law & Coordinator of Clinical Programs
Client billing and internal law firm practices
Securites Law
David Lipton, Professor of Law and Director, Securities Law Program
- Securities regulation, corporate finance, and corporations
- FINRA, SEC, MSRB

