Northern Illinois University
College of Law

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Dean's Office

Name	Title	Email	Phone	Office
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	196A
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
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

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Faculty

Name	Title	Email	Phone	Office
Elvia R. Arriola	Professor Emerita	tba	tba	tba
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	196A
Heidi Frostestad Kuehl	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
Andrew Mamo	Assistant Professor of Law	amamo@niu.edu	tba	tba
Daniel S. McConkie, Jr.	Associate Professor of Law	mcconkie@niu.edu	815-753-1560	197B
Jeffrey Omari	Assistant Professor of Law	jomari@niu.edu	tba	tba
Michael M. Oswalt	Associate Professor of Law	moswalt@niu.edu		192C
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
Maybell Romero	Associate Professor of Law	mromero@niu.edu	815-753-7251	197D
David Rosenfeld	Associate 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

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Clinical Faculty

Name	Title	Email	Phone	Office
Colleen Boraca	Clinical Associate Professor	cboraca@niu.edu	630-229-0752
Paul J. Cain	Interim Director of Clinics and Clinical Professor	pcain@niu.edu	815-962-9980
Wendy Hinton Vaughn	Clinical 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
Therese A. Clarke Arado	Acting 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	267C
Matthew Timko	Academic Technologies and Outreach Services Librarian and Assistant Professor	mtimko@niu.edu	815-753-9492	269A1
Kate Hartman	Library Operations Associate	khartman4@niu.edu	815-753-9184	267A

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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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Adjunct Faculty

Name	Title	Email	Phone	Office
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
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

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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
Kellie Martial	Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions	kmartial@niu.edu	815-753-8595	151
Alex Chapman	Admissions/Records Representative	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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Strategic Communications, Alumni Engagement and Diversity Initiatives

Fax: 815-753-4501

Name	Title	Email	Phone	Office
Melody Mitchell	Chief of Staff, Assistant Dean of Strategic Communications, Alumni Engagement and Diversity Initiatives	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	Administrative Assistant	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
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

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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

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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
Public Interest Law Socieity (PILS)		815-753-0589 815-753-4501 (fax)	280
Student Bar Association (SBA)		815-753-1663	172
Other Student Organizations		815-753-9484	172

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