Faculty & Staff
At OCU Law, we’re proud of our open door tradition. Our world-class faculty and staff have a strong rapport with the student body. If you have an issue, concern, or just need to talk, we’re here to provide guidance and support. We pride ourselves on being active, influential members of the community. By investing our time and expertise in meaningful causes, we strive to make Oklahoma – and the world – a better place. Who are the people shaping the brightest legal minds of tomorrow? Connect with us.
Dean
David Holt
Dean and Professor of Law
Faculty
Marc J. Blitz
Alan Joseph Bennett Professor of Law
C. Blue Clark
Adjunct Professor of Law
Paul M. Clark
Legal Research & Writing Professor
Valerie K. Couch
Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus
Paula J. Dalley
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law
Peter Dillon
Professor Emeritus
Karen Eby
Legal Research & Writing Professor
Greg Eddington
Legal Research & Writing Professor
Director of Legal Research & Writing Program
Steven Foster
Instructor of Law
Director of Academic Achievement
Timothy Gatton
Law Library Professor
Associate Director for Research and Instruction
Michael T. Gibson
Professor Emeritus
Lawrence K. Hellman
Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus
Timothy T. Hsieh
Assistant Professor of Law
Barry L. Johnson
Professor of Law
Danné L. Johnson
Constance Baker Motley Professor of Law
Maria Kolar
Associate Professor of Law
Eric Laity
Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Professor of Law
Arthur G. LeFrancois
Professor Emeritus
Edward C. Lyons
Professor of Law
Vicki Lawrence MacDougall
Professor Emeritus
Director, Health Law Program
Tia Ebarb Matt
Clinical Professor of Law & Director of Experiential Education
Sarah McGovern
Legal Research & Writing Professor
Michael Mitchelson
Clinical Professor and Director of Externship Programs
Christin Mugg
Visiting Professor of Law
Michael O’Shea
Professor of Law
Lee F. Peoples
Associate Dean of Library and Technology
Frederick Charles Hicks Professor of Law
Jim Roth
Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law
Andrew C. Spiropoulos
Robert S. Kerr Sr. Professor of Constitutional Law
Director, Center for the Study of State Constitutional Law & Government
Jennifer S. Stevenson
Assistant Dean for Advancement and External Relations
D. A. Jeremy Telman
Professor of Law
Trevor Wedman
Assistant Professor of Law
Ying Zhou
Assistant Professor of Law
Adjunct Faculty
Lorenzo Banks – Externship: Litigation Practice, Street Law
Adam Banner – Strategies for Success on the MPT
Jerry Bass – Judicial Practice Externship
James Bruce – Externship: Corporate Counsel
Mary Caldwell – Legal Profession
Evan Chambers – Corporations
Jodi Cole – Oil and Gas Law
Clay Curtis – Interviewing, Counseling and Negotiation
Donita Douglas – Strategies for Success on the MPT
David Echols – Family Law
Emily Eleftherakis – American Indian Wills Clinic
Derek Ensminger – Employment Law
Amir Farzaneh – Immigration Law
Irving Faught – Financing the Start Up, Securities Regulation
Melissa Gardner – Corporations
Jason Glidewell – American Indian Law
Lydia Green – Family Law
Lisa Hammond – Pretrial Litigation
Michelle Harrington – Alternative Dispute Resolution in Family Law
Anthony Hendricks – Cybersecurity Law, Information Privacy Law
Tami Hines – Agency and UBAs
Stephanie Hudson – Tribal Law
Cheryl Husmann – Wills, Trusts, and Estates
Martha Kilgore – Interdisciplinary Training Program on Child Abuse and Neglect I, II
Kent Meyers – Legal Profession
Andrea Miller – Oklahoma Innocence Clinic, Wrongful Convictions
Jacqueline Miller – Arbitration Advocacy
Christin Mugg – Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, and Estates
Homer Pointer – Homeland Security, National Security
Dustin Rowe – Trial Practice
Scott Rowland – Legal Profession
Hiram Sasser – Civil Rights Litigation
Randy Sengel – Trial Practice
Kyle Shifflett – Civil Practice and Procedure Skills Session
Kara Smith – Administrative Law
Michele Smith – Alternative Dispute Resolution in Family Law
Travis Smith – Prosecuting Terrorism
Connie Smothermon – Interviewing, Counseling and Negotiation Advocacy, Mediation Advocacy
Richard Smothermon – Forensic Evidence in the Classroom, Trial Practice
Douglas Sorocco – Art Law, Intellectual Property
Joel Stafford – Oil & Gas Taxation
Barbara Swinton – Pretrial Litigation
Mark Toffoli – Consumer Bankruptcy
Cindy Truong – Pretrial Litigation
Kenneth Wagner – Water Law
Dave Walling – Trial Practice
Mary Westman – Animal Law
Todd Woolery – Oil & Gas
Office of the Dean and Administration
Kelli Hildreth
Law School Special Events Coordinator
Cheryl Morgan
Executive Assistant to the Dean
Don New
Facility Manager, Law School
Beth Wellman
Administrative Assistant II (Front Desk)
Library
Timothy Gatton
Law Library Professor
Associate Director for Research and Instruction
Lee F. Peoples
Associate Dean of Library and Technology
Frederick Charles Hicks Professor of Law
Syd Stephenson
Electronic Services and Systems Librarian
Ashton Taylor
Library Assistant
Brittany Thatcher
Library Assistant
Le’Shawn Turner
Reference Librarian
Susan Urban
Assistant Director for Access and Collections
Katherine Witzig
Library and Administrative Assistant III
Technology
Ross Branton
Senior Manager of Law Technology Services
Andy Hays
Media Specialist I
Lee F. Peoples
Associate Dean of Library and Technology
Frederick Charles Hicks Professor of Law
Matthew Wakeham
IT Coordinator
Admissions
Lorenzo Banks
Assistant Director of Admissions and Diversity Initiatives
Ramona Freels
Assistant Director of Admissions
Preston Nicholson
Assistant Dean for Admissions
Heather Webster
Law Admissions Specialist
Advancement and External Relations
Ashley Collier
Director of Alumni Relations
Destry Holzschuh
Director of Marketing & Communication
Brian Phillips
Director of Finance and Administrative Services
Jennifer S. Stevenson
Assistant Dean for Advancement and External Relations
Student Services
Tiffani Bates
Director of Student Success
Bianca Bryant
Director of Career Development & Student Services
Cindy Elbah
Student Services Coordinator
Alana Haynes House
Assistant Dean for Student Services
Cynthia D. Ngo
Assistant Director for Student Services
Academic Affairs
Phyllis Burk
Faculty Services Administrative Assistant III
Paula J. Dalley
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law
Tammy Latimer
Registrar Specialist
Kelly Monroe
Senior Coordinator of Academic Programs
Shanna Pope
Registrar
Academic Achievement
Steven Foster
Instructor of Law
Director of Academic Achievement
Ashley McCord
Assistant Director of Academic Achievement
Experiential Education
Cheryl Burns
Operations Manager, Oklahoma Innocence Project
Lori Harless
Assistant Director of the American Indian Law and Sovereignty Center
Coordinator for the American Indian Wills Clinic
Richard Klinge
Director of the Pro-Bono Housing Eviction Assistance Program
Tia Ebarb Matt
Clinical Professor of Law & Director of Experiential Education
Andrea Miller
Legal Director for the Oklahoma Innocence Project
Michael Mitchelson
Clinical Professor and Director of Externship Programs
Patrick Wells
Case Analyst, Oklahoma Innocence Project