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All College of Law Offices are located in Swen Parson Hall unless otherwise noted.
Dean's Office
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
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Cassandra L. Hill | Dean and Professor of Law | clhill@niu.edu | 815-753-1068 | 270 |
Tita Kaus | Administrative Assistant | tkaus@niu.edu | 815-753-1068 | 270 |
Heidi Frostestad | Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Director of the Law Library, and Associate Professor of Law | hkuehl@niu.edu |
815-753-9493 | 192B |
Lesly Schoo | Office Manager for Faculty and Associate Dean | lschoo@niu.edu | 815-753-0618 | 190 |
Jeanna Hunter | Acting Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Director of Academic Success | jeannah@niu.edu | 815-753-9481 | 181 |
Lisa A. Hoebing | Support Specialist for Associate Dean for Student Affairs | lhoebing@niu.edu | 815-753-9488 | 276 |
Greg C. Anderson | Assistant Dean, Director of Career Opportunities and Professional Development and Director of Externships | ganderson@niu.edu | 815-753-9604 | 280A1 |
Melody Mitchell | Chief of Staff, Assistant Dean of Strategic Communications, Alumni Engagement and Diversity Initiatives | mmitchell@niu.edu | 815-753-9655 | 350 |
Lauren E. Threatte | DEI Postdoctoral Fellow with the College of Law and Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality | lthreatte@niu.edu | 815-753-8595 | 197B |
Faculty
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
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Elvia R. Arriola | Professor Emerita | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Evan Bernick | Assistant Professor of Law | ebernick@niu.edu | N/A | 197C |
Mark W. Cordes | Professor Emeritus | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Greg Elinson | Assistant Professor of Law | elinson@niu.edu | 815-753-8383 | 196A |
Marc D. Falkoff | Professor of Law | mfalkoff@niu.edu | 815-753-0660 | 196B |
Sarah Fox | Associate Professor of Law | sarah.fox@niu.edu | 815-753-0285 | 195A |
Heidi L. Frostestad | Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Director of the Law Library, and Associate Professor of Law | hkuehl@niu.edu | 815-753-9493 | 192B |
David B. Gaebler | Professor Emeritus | dgaebler@niu.edu | N/A | N/A |
Robert Jones | Associate Professor of Law | rljones@niu.edu | 815-753-1460 | 199A |
Bryan Lammon | Visiting Faculty Member and Professor of Law | blammon@niu.edu | N/A | 197C |
Guadalupe Luna | Professor Emerita | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Daniel S. McConkie, Jr. | Associate Professor of Law | mcconkie@niu.edu | 815-753-1560 | 194B |
Malcolm L. Morris | Professor Emeritus | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Peter Ormerod | Assistant Professor of Law | pormerod@niu.edu | N/A | 197D |
Jeffrey A. Parness | Professor Emeritus | jparness@niu.edu | 815-753-0340 | 172E |
Laurel A. Rigertas | Professor of Law | lrigertas@niu.edu | 815-753-1680 | 199B |
David Rosenfeld | Associate Professor of Law | drosenfeld@niu.edu | 815-753-9489 | 195B |
David H. Taylor | Distinguished Teaching Professor | dtaylor@niu.edu | 815-753-0560 | 192A |
Lorianne Updike Toler | Assistant Professor of Law | lupdiketoler@niu.edu | N/A | 197E |
Telia Williams | Assistant Professor of Law | twilliams3@niu.edu | N/A | 198B |
Clinical Faculty
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
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Wendy Hinton Vaughn | Director of Clinics and Clinical Professor | wvaughn@niu.edu | 815-962-9980 | 198C |
Colleen Boraca | Clinical Associate Professor and Pro Bono Coordinator | cboraca@niu.edu | 630-229-0752 | 318/ 319 |
Paul J. Cain | Clinical Professor | pcain@niu.edu | 815-962-9980 | 318/ 319 |
Noemi Flores | Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor and Scholar-in-Residence | nflores@niu.edu | N/A | 198C |
Law Library Faculty and Staff
Circulation desk: 815-753-0507
Fax: 815-753-9499
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
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Heidi L. Frostestad | Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Director of the Law Library, and Associate Professor of Law | hkuehl@niu.edu | 815-753-9493 | 192B/ 267D |
Therese A. Clarke Arado | Deputy Director of the Law Library and Professor Acting Director of Administration and Special Projects |
tclarke@niu.edu | 815-753-9497 | 290B |
Matthew Timko | Academic Technologies and Outreach Services Librarian and Associate Professor | mtimko@niu.edu | 815-753-9492 | 269A1 |
Rachel Ford | Resources Management Librarian and Assistant Professor | rford2@niu.edu | 815-753-2021 | 267C |
Kate Hartman | Library Operations Associate | khartman4@niu.edu | 815-753-9184 | 267A |
Legal Writing and Academic Success Program Faculty
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
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Jeanna L. Hunter | Acting Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Director of Academic Success | jeannah@niu.edu | 815-753-9481 | 181 |
Sandra E. Kupelian | Acting Director of Legal Writing and Legal Writing Instructor | skupelian@niu.edu | 815-753-0140 | 175A |
Brenda Carlson | Legal Writing Instructor | bcarlson1@niu.edu | 815-753-1186 | 172F |
Jay Streitz | Legal Writing Instructor | jstreitz@niu.edu | 815-753-0280 | 175B |
Lisa Woods | Legal Writing Instructor | lwoods@niu.edu | 815-753-2667 | 172A |
Adjunct Faculty
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
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Greg C. Anderson | Assistant Dean, Director of Career Opportunities and Professional Development and Director of Externships | ganderson@niu.edu | 815-753-9604 | 280A1 |
Robert P. Arnold | Adjunct Professor | rarnold@wwmlawyers.com | N/A | 197A |
Nicholas Atwood | Adjunct Professor | natwood1@niu.edu | N/A | N/A |
Jamie Bellah | Adjunct Professor | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Steven D. Blanc | Adjunct Professor | steveblanc@blanctax.com | N/A | 172F |
Bianca Carmago | Adjunct Professor | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Michael Cortina | Adjunct Professor | mcortina@niu.edu | N/A | N/A |
Heather Darsie | Adjunct Professor | hdarsie@niu.edu | ||
David Fish | Adjunct Professor | dfish@niu.edu | N/A | N/A |
Michael Fleck | Adjunct Professor | mfleck@niu.edu | N/A | N/A |
Kathryn Gwiazdon | Adjunct Professor | kgwiazdon@niu.edu | N/A | N/A |
John R. Hardison | Adjunct Professor | John_Hardison@ilnb.uscourts.gov | N/A | 172C |
Jessica Harrill | Adjunct Professor | jharrill1@niu.edu | N/A | N/A |
Shannon Holmes | Adjunct Professor | sholmes1@niu.edu | N/A | N/A |
Richard Lenkov | Adjunct Professor | N/A | N/A | N/A |
John F. McAdams | Adjunct Professor | jmcadams@niu.edu | N/A | 196A |
Irakere Picon | Adjunct Professor | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tiffany Puckett | Adjunct Professor | tpuckett@niu.edu | N/A | N/A |
Omar Salguero | Adjunct Professor | osalguero1@niu.edu | N/A | N/A |
Brian D. Shore | Adjunct Professor | bshore@niu.edu | N/A | 197A |
Karen Wilkerson | Adjunct Professor | kwilkerson3@niu.edu | N/A | N/A |
Robert Zalud | Adjunct Professor | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Michael Zuckerman | Adjunct Professor | michael@zuckermandispute.com | N/A | N/A |
Admissions and Financial Aid
Fax: 815-753-5680
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
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General Admissions Contact Information | N/A | law-admit@niu.edu | 815-753-8595 | 151 |
Talk and Tour | N/A | law-admit@niu.edu | 815-753-8595 | 151 |
Kellie Martial | Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions | kmartial@niu.edu | 815-753-8595 | 151 |
Candice Olagunju | Associate Director of Admissions | cwheaten1@niu.edu | 815-753-8595 | 151 |
Alex Chapman | Admissions/Records Representative | achapman1@niu.edu | 815-753-8595 | 151 |
Advancement
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
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Michelle Japlon | Director of Advancement | mjaplon@niu.edu | 815-753-9486 | 350 |
Strategic Communications, Alumni Engagement and Diversity Initiatives
Fax: 815-753-4501
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
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Melody Mitchell | Chief of Staff, Assistant Dean of Strategic Communications, Alumni Engagement and Diversity Initiatives | mmitchell@niu.edu | 815-753-9655 | 350 |
Budget and Records
Fax: 815-753-1615
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
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Larry Madlock | Director of Budget and Finance | lmadlock1@niu.edu | 815-753-1459 | 280 |
Office of the Registrar
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
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Christy Cunningham-Watson | Registrar and Director of Academic Records | ccunningham@niu.edu | 815-753-1505 | 285 |
Career Opportunities and Professional Development
Fax: 815-753-8073
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
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Greg C. Anderson | Assistant Dean, Director of Career Opportunities and Professional Development and Director of Externships | ganderson@niu.edu | 815-753-9604 | 280A1 |
Rebecca A. Leneau | Office Manager | rleneau@niu.edu | 815-753-0589 | N/A |
Information Technology Services
Fax: 815-753-8087
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
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General IT Help | N/A |
Classroom-related services: colit@niu.edu Spam or suspicious email: abuse@niu.edu |
Tech Support: 815-753-0860 |
N/A |
Rahul Thatte | Director of Information Technology | rthatte@niu.edu | 815-753-1784 | 356 |
Faculty Offices
Fax: 815-753-9301
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
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Lesly Schoo | Office Manager | lschoo@niu.edu | 815-753-0618 | 190 |
Clinical Law Center
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
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Marc D. Falkoff | Professor of Law and Supervising Attorney, Prisoners' Rights Project | mfalkoff@niu.edu | 815-753-0660 | 196B |
Ashley McVady | Office Manager | amcvady@niu.edu | 815-753-8815 | 318 |
Business Law Innovation Clinic | N/A | BusinessLawClinic@niu.edu | 815-753-0031 | 318 |
Prisoners' Rights Project | N/A | N/A | 815-753-0055 | 318 |
Zeke Giorgi Legal Clinic - Rockford
401 W. State Street
Suite 600
Rockford, IL 61101
Fax: 815-962-9984
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
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Wendy Hinton Vaughn | Director of Clinics and Clinical Professor | wvaughn@niu.edu | 815-962-9980 | N/A |
Paul J. Cain | Director of Criminal Defense Clinic and Clinical Professor | pcain@niu.edu | 815-962-9980 | N/A |
Lucy Galpin | Office Manager | lgalpin@niu.edu | 815-962-9980 | N/A |
Civil Justice Clinic | N/A | CivilJusticeClinic@niu.edu | N/A | N/A |
Criminal Defense Clinic | N/A | CriminalDefenseClinic@niu.edu | N/A | N/A |
Student Organizations
Name | Phone | Office | |
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Law Review | lawreview@niu.edu | 815-753-0619 | 290D |
Moot Court Society | mootcourt@niu.edu | 815-753-9483 | 110 |
Public Interest Law Socieity (PILS) | N/A |
815-753-0589 |
110 |
Student Bar Association (SBA) | N/A | 815-753-1663 | 110 |
Other Student Organizations | N/A | 815-753-9484 | 110 |
Contact Us
AdmissionsSwen Parson Hall 151
815-753-8595
law-admit@niu.eduDean's Office
Swen Parson Hall 270
815-753-1068