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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 |
N/A | Office of the Dean | N/A | 815-753-1068 | 270 |
Heidi Frostestad | Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Information Services Professor of Law |
hkuehl@niu.edu |
815-753-9493 | 192B |
Kathy Mosher | Office Administrator and Assistant to the Associate Dean | colfacultyoffice@niu.edu | 815-753-0618 | 190 |
Jeanna Hunter | Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Interim Director of Academic Success | jeannah@niu.edu | 815-753-9481 | 280A2 |
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 |
Faculty
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
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Elvia R. Arriola | Professor Emerita | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Michael Baima | Visiting Practitioner in Residence | mbaima@niu.edu | N/A | N/A |
Evan Bernick | Associate Professor of Law | ebernick@niu.edu | N/A | 199C |
Mark W. Cordes | Professor Emeritus | N/A | N/A | 197A |
Greg Elinson | Associate Professor of Law | elinson@niu.edu | 815-753-8383 | 196A |
Marc D. Falkoff | Professor of Law | mfalkoff@niu.edu | 815-753-0660 | 196B |
Michael Fleck | Visiting Practitioner in Residence | mfleck@niu.edu | N/A | 194A |
Heidi L. Frostestad | Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Information Services 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 |
Guadalupe Luna | Professor Emerita | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Daniel S. McConkie, Jr. | Director of Faculty Development and Research, Professor of Law | mcconkie@niu.edu | 815-753-1560 | 194B |
Stephen R. Miller | Professor of Law | millers@niu.edu | N/A | 198C |
Malcolm L. Morris | Professor Emeritus | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Jeffrey A. Parness | Professor Emeritus | jparness@niu.edu | 815- 758-2864 | 172E |
Tiffany Puckett | Associate Professor of Law | tpuckett@niu.edu | N/A | 197C |
Laurel A. Rigertas | Professor of Law | lrigertas@niu.edu | 815-753-1680 | 199B |
David Rosenfeld | Professor of Law | drosenfeld@niu.edu | 815-753-9489 | 195B |
Lorianne Updike Schulzke | Assistant Professor of Law | lupdiketoler@niu.edu | N/A | 197E |
David H. Taylor | Distinguished Teaching Professor | dtaylor@niu.edu | 815-753-0560 | 192A |
Lauren E. Threatte | Assistant Professor of Law | lthreatte@niu.edu | N/A | 197B |
Michael Zuckerman | Visiting Practitioner in Residence | mzuckerman@niu.edu | N/A | 197D |
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 | 198D |
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 |
Robert Hsu | Clinical Assistant Professor | rhsu@niu.edu | 815-753-7098 | 318C |
Law Library Faculty and Staff
Circulation desk: 815-753-0507
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
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Heidi L. Frostestad | Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Information Services Professor of Law |
hkuehl@niu.edu | 815-753-9493 | 192B/ 267D |
Therese A. Clarke Arado | Interim Director of the Law Library and Professor | tclarke@niu.edu | 815-753-9497 | 290B |
Matthew Timko | Interim Deputy Director of the Law Library and Director of Administration and Special Projects | 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 | Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Interim Director of Academic Success | jeannah@niu.edu | 815-753-9481 | 280A2 |
Jay Streitz | Co-Director of the Legal Writing Program | jstreitz@niu.edu | 815-753-0280 | 181 |
Lisa Woods | Co-Director of the Legal Writing Program | lwoods@niu.edu | 815-753-2667 | 179 |
Mary McDonnell | Legal Writing / ASP Instructor | mmcdonnell@niu.edu | 815-753-1076 | 175A |
Tracy Simmons | Legal Writing / ASP Instructor | tsimmons@niu.edu | 815-753-1057 | 175B |
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 | rarnold6@niu.edu | N/A | N/A |
Nicholas Atwood | Adjunct Professor | natwood1@niu.edu | N/A | N/A |
Karen Baker | Adjunct Professor | klbaker@niu.edu | N/A | N/A |
Bianca Carmago Rodriguez | Adjunct Professor | bcamargo@niu.edu | N/A | N/A |
Michael Cortina | Adjunct Professor | mcortina@niu.edu | N/A | N/A |
Kathryn Gwiazdon | Adjunct Professor | kgwiazdon@niu.edu | N/A | N/A |
Jessica Harrill | Adjunct Professor | jharrill1@niu.edu | N/A | N/A |
John F. McAdams | Adjunct Professor | jmcadams@niu.edu | N/A | N/A |
Brian D. Shore | Adjunct Professor | bshore@niu.edu | N/A | 194A |
Adam Weaver | Adjunct Professor | aweaver@niu.edu | N/A | N/A |
David White | Adjunct Professor | dwhite9@niu.edu | N/A | N/A |
Karen Wilkerson | Adjunct Professor | kwilkerson3@niu.edu | N/A | N/A |
Robert Zalud | Adjunct Professor | rzalud@niu.edu | 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 | 267B |
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 |
Lydia Nickels | Assistant Director of Alumni Relations, Strategic Communications, and Diversity Initiatives | lnickels@niu.edu | 815-753-4899 | 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 | 276A |
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 |
Sean Raleigh | Office Manager | sraleigh@niu.edu | 815-753-0589 | 280 |
Information Technology Services
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
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Rahul Thatte | Director of Information Technology | colit@niu.edu | 815-753-0860 | 356 |
Rohit Reddy Chenreddy | Graduate Assistant | colit@niu.edu | 815-753-0860 | 356 |
Faculty Offices
Fax: 815-753-9301
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
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Kathy Mosher | Office Administrator and Assistant to the Associate Dean | colfacultyoffice@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 |
Robert Hsu | Director of Business Law Innovation Clinic and Clinical Assistant Professor | rhsu@niu.edu | 815-753-7098 | 318C |
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 |
Stephanie Price | Office Manager | sprice2@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 | Office | |
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Law Review | lawreview@niu.edu | 290D |
Moot Court Society | mootcourt@niu.edu | 110 |
Public Interest Law Society (PILS) | N/A | 110 |
Student Bar Association (SBA) | N/A | 110 |
Other Student Organizations | N/A | 110 |
Contact Us
AdmissionsSwen Parson Hall 151
815-753-8595
law-admit@niu.eduDean's Office
Swen Parson Hall 270
815-753-1068