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Faculty and Staff Directory
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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 |
Yolanda M. King | Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Law | yking@niu.edu | 815-753-7231 | 192C |
Le Ann Baie | Office Support Specialist for Faculty and Associate Dean | lbaie@niu.edu | 815-753-0618 | 190 |
Kathleen L. Coles | Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Associate Professor of Law | kcoles@niu.edu | 815-753-0668 | 276A |
Anita Maddali | Associate Professor of Law, Director of Clinics and Interim Assistant Dean of Students | amaddali@niu.edu | 815-753-0207 | 197A |
Julie Mahoney-Krzyzek | Registrar and Director of Academic Records and Payroll | jmahoney@niu.edu | 815-753-1620 | 285 |
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 |
Kellie Martial | Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions | kmartial@niu.edu | 815-753-8595 | 151 |
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 | tba | tba | tba |
Evan Bernick | Assistant Professor of Law | ebernick@niu.edu | 815-753-1068 | 197C |
Kathleen L. Coles | Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Associate Professor of Law | kcoles@niu.edu | 815-753-0668 | 276A |
Mark W. Cordes | Professor Emeritus | tba | tba | tba |
Marc D. Falkoff | Professor of Law | mfalkoff@niu.edu | 815-753-0660 | 199C |
Sarah Fox | Associate Professor of Law | sarah.fox@niu.edu | 815-753-0285 | 198B |
David B. Gaebler | Professor Emeritus | dgaebler@niu.edu | 815-753-1060 | 195B |
Robert Jones | Associate Professor of Law | rljones@niu.edu | 815-753-1460 | 198C |
Yolanda M. King | Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Law | yking@niu.edu | 815-753-7231 | 192C |
Heidi Frostestad Kuehl | Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Law Library | hkuehl@niu.edu | 815-753-9493 | 267D |
Guadalupe Luna | Professor Emerita | |||
Anita Maddali | Associate Professor of Law, Director of Clinics and Interim Assistant Dean of Students | amaddali@niu.edu | 815-753-0207 | 197A |
Andrew Mamo | Assistant Professor of Law | amamo@niu.edu | ||
Daniel S. McConkie, Jr. | Associate Professor of Law | mcconkie@niu.edu | 815-753-1560 | 197B |
Malcolm L. Morris | Professor Emeritus | |||
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 | 194A |
David H. Taylor | Distinguished Teaching Professor | dtaylor@niu.edu | 815-753-0560 | 192A |
Clinical Faculty
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
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Anita Maddali | Associate Professor of Law, Director of Clinics and Interim Assistant Dean of Students | amaddali@niu.edu | 815-753-0207 | 197A |
Colleen Boraca | Clinical Associate Professor | cboraca@niu.edu | 630-229-0752 | |
Paul J. Cain | Clinical Professor | pcain@niu.edu | 815-962-9980 | |
Larry Stein | Clinical Assistant Professor | l-stein@niu.edu | ||
Wendy Hinton Vaughn | Clinical Professor | wvaughn@niu.edu | 815-962-9980 |
Law Library Faculty and Staff
Circulation desk: 815-753-0507
Reference desk:815-753-0519
Fax: 815-753-9499
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
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Heidi Frostestad Kuehl | Director of the Law Library and Associate Professor of Law | hkuehl@niu.edu | 815-753-9493 | 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 Assistant 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 | Director of Academic Success Program | jeannah@niu.edu | 815-753-9481 | 181 |
Meredith Stange | Director of Legal Writing Program | mstange@niu.edu | 815-753-1958 | 179 |
Sandra E. Kupelian | Legal Writing Instructor | skupelian@niu.edu | 815-753-0140 | 175A |
Jay Streitz | Legal Writing Instructor | jstreitz@niu.edu | 815-753-0280 | 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 | rarnold@wwmlawyers.com | 197A | |
Steven D. Blanc | Adjunct Professor | steveblanc@blanctax.com | 172F | |
Laura Conroy | Adjunct Professor | lconroy@pslegal.org | ||
Richard Dvorak | Adjunct Professor, Prisoners' Rights Project | rdvorak1@niu.edu | 630-568-3190 | 310 |
Robert Fioretti | Adjunct Professor | rfioretti@niu.edu | ||
John R. Hardison | Adjunct Professor | John_Hardison@ilnb.uscourts.gov | 172C | |
Markham M. Jeep | Adjunct Professor | mjeep@jeeplawyers.com | 149 | |
John F. McAdams | Adjunct Professor | jmcadams@niu.edu | 196A | |
Brian D. Shore | Adjunct Professor | bshore@niu.edu | 197A |
Admissions and Financial Aid
Fax: 815-753-5680
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
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General Admissions Contact Information | law-admit@niu.edu | 815-753-8595 | 151 | |
Talk and Tour | 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 | Associate 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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Ann M. Apple | Director of Budget and Records | aapple@niu.edu | 815-753-6580 | 280 |
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 | 280 |
Information Technology Services
Fax: 815-753-8087
Name | Title | Phone | Office | |
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General IT Help |
Classroom-related services: colit@niu.edu Spam or suspicious email: abuse@niu.edu |
Tech Support: 815-753-0860 |
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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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LeAnn Baie | Faculty Office Support Specialist | lbaie@niu.edu | 815-753-0618 | 190 |
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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Paul J. Cain | Director of Criminal Defense Clinic and Clinical Professor | pcain@niu.edu | 815-962-9980 | |
Wendy Hinton Vaughn | Director of Civil Justice Clinic and Clinical Associate Professor | wvaughn@niu.edu | 815-962-9980 | |
Lucy Galpin | Office Manager | lgalpin@niu.edu | 815-962-9980 |
Student Organizations
Name | Phone | Office | |
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Law Review | lawreview@niu.edu | 815-753-0619 | |
Moot Court Society | mootcourt@niu.edu | 815-753-9483 | 172D |
Public Interest Law Socieity (PILS) |
815-753-0589 |
280 | |
Student Bar Association (SBA) | 815-753-1663 | 172 | |
Other Student Organizations | 815-753-9484 | 172 |
Contact Us
AdmissionsSwen Parson Hall 151
815-753-8595
law-admit@niu.eduDean's Office
Swen Parson Hall 270
815-753-1068