De Paul University College of Law - Notable Faculty

Notable Faculty

• Roberta R. Kwall (Professor): Roberta Rosenthal Kwall is the Raymond P. Niro Professor of Intellectual Property Law and Founding Director of the Center for Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology. Professor Kwall has written many articles on numerous facets of Intellectual Property law which have been published in law reviews such as Texas, Southern California, and Vanderbilt.
• M. Cherif Bassiouni (Professor 1964–Present): Bassiouni, who currently holds the title of Distinguished Research Professor of Law at DePaul, was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 1999 for his work on behalf of the International Criminal Court. He currently teaches International Criminal Law and serves as the President of DePaul's International Human Rights Law Institute. In 2007, he was awarded the Hague Prize for International Law for his "distinguished contribution in the field of international law".
• Alberto Coll (Professor 2005–Present): served under George H.W. Bush as the principal deputy assistant Secretary of Defense, where he oversaw the Defense Department's strategy, policy, and resources in the areas of special operations forces and "low-intensity" conflict, including counter-terrorism. Coll also chaired the Strategic Research Department of the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. At DePaul, Coll teaches courses in the areas of international law, international human rights, international trade, and Latin American studies.
• James Fleissner (Visiting Professor 2003-2005): Fleissner currently serves as deputy to Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald in the Justice Department investigation into allegations that one or more government officials illegally disclosed the identity of a CIA agent. He also is a professor at Mercer University School of Law in Macon Georgia. While at DePaul, he taught Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Evidence.
• Erwin Chemerinsky (Assistant Professor, 1980–83; Associate Professor, 1983–1984): is a nationally known professor of Constitutional law and federal civil procedure, currently dean of the University of California, Irvine School of Law. At DePaul, he taught courses in: Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Federal Courts, and a Seminar on Law and the Mass Media. He was recognized by DePaul as an "Outstanding Teacher" in 1983.
• Judith Gaskell (Assistant Professor & Director of the DePaul Rinn Law Library 1983-2003): in 2003, Gaskell, also a DePaul Law graduate, was named librarian of the Supreme Court of the United States. Gaskell is 10th librarian of the Court, and only the third woman ever to hold the position. She met with Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia as part of the interview process.