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

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

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