Northern Illinois University
College of Law

NIU Law boasts an experienced, student-centered faculty dedicated to the development of tomorrow’s lawyers. Educated at some of the nation’s most prestigious law schools, this diverse group brings a broad range of professional experience to the classroom. The NIU Law faculty is committed to not just teaching the law but teaching the law with an emphasis on public service.

More than one-third of the full-time faculty at NIU Law are people of color and half are women.

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Dean's Office

Name	Title	Email	Phone	Office
Mark W. Cordes	Interim Dean and Professor of Law	mcordes@niu.edu	815-753-0380	270
Tita Kaus	Administrator	tkaus@niu.edu	815-753-1068	270
Marc D. Falkoff	Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law	mfalkoff@niu.edu	815-753-0660	199C
LeAnn Baie	Office Support Specialist for Faculty and Associate Dean	lbaie@niu.edu	815-753-0618	190
Greg C. Anderson	Assistant Dean and Director of Career Opportunities and Professional Development	ganderson@niu.edu	815-753-9604	280A1
Michael S. Burns	Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions	mburns4@niu.edu	815-753-8595	280
Kathleen L. Coles	Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Associate Professor of Law	kcoles@niu.edu	815-753-0668	276A
Yolanda M. King	Interim Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Associate Professor of Law	yking@niu.edu	815-753-7231	196A
Lisa A. Hoebing	Support Specialist for Associate Dean for Student Affairs	lhoebing@niu.edu	815-753-9488	276

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Faculty

Name	Title	Email	Phone	Office
Carliss Chatman	Assistant Professor of Law	cchatman@niu.edu	815-753-0240	198D
Kathleen L. Coles	Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Associate Professor of Law	kcoles@niu.edu	815-753-0668	276A
Mark W. Cordes	Interim Dean and Professor of Law	mcordes@niu.edu	815-753-0380	270
Marc D. Falkoff	Associate Dean for Academic Affair and Professor of Law	mfalkoff@niu.edu	815-753-0660	199C
Sarah Fox	Assistant 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	Interim Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Associate Professor of Law	yking@niu.edu	815-753-7231	196A
Heidi Frostestad Kuehl	Director of the Law Library and Associate Professor of Law	hkuehl@niu.edu	815-753-9493	267D
Anita Maddali	Director of Clinics and Associate Professor of Law	amaddali@niu.edu	815-753-0207	197A
Daniel S. McConkie, Jr.	Assistant Professor of Law	mcconkie@niu.edu	815-753-1560	197B
Michael M. Oswalt	Associate Professor of Law	moswalt@niu.edu	815-753-2066	192C
Jeffrey A. Parness	Professor Emeritus	jparness@niu.edu	815-753-0340	172E
Laurel A. Rigertas	Associate Professor of Law	lrigertas@niu.edu	815- 753-1680	197B
Maybell Romero	Assistant Professor of Law	mromero@niu.edu	815-753-7251	197D
David Rosenfeld	Assistant Professor of Law	drosenfeld@niu.edu	815-753-9489	194A
Morse Tan	Professor of Law	mtan1@niu.edu	815-753-1095	198B
David H. Taylor	Distinguished Teaching Professor	dtaylor@niu.edu	815-753-0560	192A
Genevieve A. Tokić	Assistant Professor of Law	gtokic@niu.edu	815-753-9022	198C
John A. Walton	Professor Emeritus	jwalton@niu.edu	815-753-0120	194B
Amy Widman	Associate Professor of Law	awidman@niu.edu	815-753-1331	197D

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Clinical Faculty

Name	Title	Email	Phone	Office
Colleen Boraca	Clinical Assistant Professor	cboraca@niu.edu	630-229-0752
Alan H. Boudreau	Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor	aboudreau@niu.edu	815-753-2407	318C
Paul J. Cain	Clinical Professor	pcain@niu.edu	815-962-9980
Wendy Hinton Vaughn	Clinical Associate Professor	wvaughn@niu.edu	815-962-9980

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Law Library Faculty and Staff

Circulation desk: 815-753-0507
Reference desk:815-753-0519
Fax: 815-753-9499

Name	Title	Email	Phone	Office
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	tclarke@niu.edu	815-753-9497	290B
Sharon L. Nelson	Emerging Technologies and Systems Administrator and Associate Professor	slnelson@niu.edu	815-753-2021	267A
Clanitra Stewart Nejdl	Reference and Instructional Services Librarian and Assistant Professor	cstewart5@niu.edu	815-753-9487	267B
Matthew Timko	Academic Technologies and Outreach Services Librarian and Assistant Professor	mtimko@niu.edu	815-753-9492	269A1
Kate Hartman	Library Specialist, Technical Services	khartman4@niu.edu	815-753-9184
Cheryl Korth	Office Support Specialist	ckorth@niu.edu	815-753-0505
Pamela Sampson	Circulation Manager	psampson@niu.edu	815-753-9491

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Legal Writing and Academic Success Program Faculty

Name	Title	Email	Phone	Office
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

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Visiting Faculty

Name	Title	Email	Phone	Office
Alan H. Boudreau	Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor	aboudreau@niu.edu	815-753-2407	318C
Daniel J. Cain	Visiting Practitioner-in-Residence	dcain1@niu.edu
Jack O'Malley	Visiting Professor of Law	justiceomalley@aol.com	815-753-8558	198A

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Adjunct Faculty

Name	Title	Email	Phone	Office
Greg C. Anderson	Assistant Dean and Director of Career Opportunities and Professional Development	ganderson@niu.edu	815-753-9604	280A1
Hon. Fernando L. Engelsma	Adjunct Professor and Associate Judge, 17th Judicial Circuit of Illinois
Patrick Kinnally	Adjunct Professor
Christine Kiracofe	Adjunct Professor	ckiracofe@niu.edu	815-753-3404	Graham 402
Jeffrey Lewis	Adjunct Professor
Thomas Lilien	Adjunct Professor
Valerie Lipic	Adjunct Professor
Hon. P. Michael Mahoney	Adjunct Professor and Retired Judge
Hon. Frank Martinez	Adjunct Professor
Kerry O'Brien	Adjunct Professor
Stephen Omolecki	Adjunct Professor
Susan A. Porterfield	Adjunct Legal Writing Instructor	sporterfield@niu.edu
Debra D. Schafer	Adjunct Professor

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Admissions and Financial Aid

Fax: 815-753-5680

Name	Title	Email	Phone	Office
General Admissions Contact Information		law-admit@niu.edu	815-753-8595	151
Talk and Tour		law-admit@niu.edu	815-753-8595	151
Michael S. Burns	Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions	mburns4@niu.edu	815-753-8595	280
Kellie Martial	Associate Director of Admissions	kmartial@niu.edu	815-753-8595	151
Alex Chapman	Admissions Record Specialist	achapman1@niu.edu	815-753-8595	151

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Advancement

Name	Title	Email	Phone	Office
Michelle Japlon	Associate Director of Advancement	mjaplon@niu.edu	815-753-9486	350

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Alumni Events, Public Relations, Website and Social Media

Fax: 815-753-4501

Name	Title	Email	Phone	Office
Melody Mitchell	Director of Alumni Events and Public Relations	mmitchell@niu.edu	815-753-9655	350

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Budget and Records

Fax: 815-753-1615

Name	Title	Email	Phone	Office
Ann M. Apple	Director of Budget and Records	aapple@niu.edu	815-753-6580	280
Julie Mahoney-Krzyzek	Office Manager	jmahoney@niu.edu	815-753-1620	285

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Career Opportunities and Professional Development

Fax: 815-753-8073

Name	Title	Email	Phone	Office
Public Interest Law Society			815-753-0589 815-753-4501 (fax)	280
Greg C. Anderson	Assistant Dean and Director of Career Opportunities and Professional Development	ganderson@niu.edu	815-753-9604	280A1
Rebecca A. Leneau	Office Manager	rleneau@niu.edu	815-753-0589	280

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Information Technology Services

Fax: 815-753-8087

Name	Title	Email	Phone	Office
General IT Help		Classroom-related services: colit@niu.edu Spam or suspicious email: abuse@niu.edu	Tech Support: 815-753-0860
Rahul Thatte	Director of Information Technology	rthatte@niu.edu	815-753-1784	356

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Faculty Offices

Fax: 815-753-9301

Name	Title	Email	Phone	Office
LeAnn Baie	Faculty Office Support Specialist	lbaie@niu.edu	815-753-0618	190

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Zeke Giorgi Legal Clinic - Rockford

401 W. State Street
Suite 600
Rockford, IL 61101
Fax: 815-962-9984

Name	Title	Email	Phone	Office
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
Willa MacVenn	Office Support Associate	wmacvenn@niu.edu	815-962-9980

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Student Organizations

Name	Email	Phone	Office
Law Review	lawreview@niu.edu	815-753-0619
Moot Court Society	mootcourt@niu.edu	815-753-9483	172D
Student Bar Association		815-753-1663	172
SBA Organizations		815-753-9484	172

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