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Faculty

UMass Law's faculty is a diverse group of teachers and scholars with substantial academic and practice experience. The full-time faculty is complemented by experienced, well-qualified jurists and practicing attorneys who serve as adjunct faculty.

Laurel Albin
Laurel Albin

Assistant Teaching Professor / Program Director of Bar Success

Law School / Faculty
UMass School of Law 206

508-985-1199
lalbin@umassd.edu

Roni Amit
Roni Amit she/her/hers

Assistant Professor

Law School / Faculty
UMass School of Law 241

508-985-1145
roni.amit@umassd.edu

Betsy Byra
Betsy Byra she/her/hers

Assistant Teaching Professor

Law School / Faculty
UMass School of Law 243

508-985-1119
bbyra@umassd.edu

Faisal Chaudhry, taken 3/1/23
Faisal Chaudhry he/him

Assistant Professor

Law School / Faculty
UMass School of Law 218

508-985-1123
fchaudhry@umassd.edu

Phil Cleary
Philip Cleary

Professor / Dean Emeritus

Law School / Faculty
UMass School of Law 222

508-985-1116
philip.cleary@umassd.edu

Spencer Clough
Spencer Clough

Associate Dean

Law School / Library
UMass School of Law 101

508-985-1161
sclough@umassd.edu

Kevin Connelly
Kevin Connelly

Full Time Lecturer

Law School / Faculty
UMass School of Law 229

508-985-1164
kconnelly@umassd.edu

Jennifer Davis
Jennifer Davis she/her/hers

Assistant Teaching Professor

Law School / Faculty
UMass School of Law 220

508-985-1193
jdavis27@umassd.edu

Margaret Drew
Margaret Drew

Associate Professor

Law School / Faculty
UMass School of Law 223

508-985-1126
margaret.drew@umassd.edu

Dwight Duncan
Dwight Duncan

Professor

Law School / Faculty
UMass School of Law 221

508-985-1124
dduncan@umassd.edu

Justine Dunlap
Justine Dunlap

Professor

Law School / Faculty
UMass School of Law 226

508-985-1158
jdunlap@umassd.edu

Professor Hillary Farber
Hillary Farber she/her

Professor

Law School / Faculty
UMass School of Law 224

508-985-1140
hfarber@umassd.edu

Rebecca Flanagan
Rebecca Flanagan

Associate Professor / Director of Teaching & Learning Methods

Law School / Faculty
UMass School of Law 216

508-985-1152
rflanagan@umassd.edu

James Freeley
James Freeley, III

Assistant Teaching Professor

Law School / Faculty
UMass School of Law 243

508-985-1191
jfreeley@umassd.edu

Joseph Gallardo
Joseph Gallardo he/him

Assistant Professor

Law School / Faculty
UMass School of Law LL6

508-910-6833
jgallardo@umassd.edu

Geoffrey McDonald
Geoffrey McDonald

Assistant Professor

Law School / Faculty
UMass School of Law 218

508-985-1142
gmcdonald@umassd.edu

Eric Mitnick
Eric Mitnick

Professor

Law School
UMass School of Law 113

508-985-1169
emitnick@umassd.edu

Rebecca Moor
Rebecca Moor she/her

Assistant Teaching Professor / Director of Advocacy Programs

Law School / Faculty
UMass School of Law 215

508-985-1166
rmoor@umassd.edu

Lisa Owens
Lisa Owens, PhD

Assistant Professor

Law School
UMass School of Law 220

508-985-1198
lowens@umassd.edu

Sam Panarella
Sam Panarella

Dean

Law School
UMass School of Law 114

508-985-1156
spanarella@umassd.edu

Richard Peltz-Steele
Richard Peltz-Steele

Chancellor Professor

Law School / Faculty
UMass School of Law 227

508-985-1102
rpeltzsteele@umassd.edu

Frances Rudko
Frances Rudko

Professor

Law School / Faculty
UMass School of Law 228

508-985-1144
frudko@umassd.edu

Brian Sirman
Brian Sirman, PhD

Visiting Professor

Law School / Faculty
UMass School of Law LAW

508-985-1118
bsirman@umassd.edu

Prof. Shaun Spencer
Shaun Spencer

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Law School / Faculty
UMass School of Law 113

508-985-1192
sspencer1@umassd.edu

Anna-Marie Tabor
Anna-Marie Tabor she/her/hers

Assistant Professor

Law School / Faculty
UMass School of Law LL6

508-910-6832
atabor@umassd.edu

Amy Vaughan Thomas
Amy Vaughan-Thomas she/her/hers

Assistant Teaching Professor / Director of Academic Success

Law School / Student Services
UMass School of Law LAW

508-985-1162
avaughanthomas@umassd.edu

Anoo Vyas
Anoo Vyas

Assistant Professor

Law School / Faculty
UMass School of Law 242

508-985-1131
avyas@umassd.edu

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