Touro’s faculty are the professionals who
enliven the curriculum and add dimension to the study and exploration of law.
Each professor brings a wealth of talent and experience to the classroom, as
well as a genuine passion for teaching.
Touro’s 43 full-time faculty members are actively engaged in research, making
noteworthy contributions to legal scholarship and law reform. Many have
advanced degrees in other disciplines, including medicine, philosophy,
business, and finance. Almost all have extensive practice backgrounds, joining
us from the bench, major law firms, government agencies, public interest and
advocacy groups. Many are also nationally and internationally recognized
experts in such fields as civil rights, international human rights, education
law, products liability, and computer law.
Representing a unique mix of talents and achievements, the faculty shares one
common characteristic: accessibility to the students they teach. In this open,
cooperative atmosphere, both students and faculty reap the benefits of a
dynamic and enriching educational experience.
|
| Lawrence
Raful
|
|
Dean and Professor of Law
B.A., 1972, University of California at San Diego; J.D., 1975, University of
Denver College of Law.
|
| Harold
I. Abramson
|
|
Professor of Law More
Information
B.B.A., 1971, University of Michigan; J.D., 1974, Syracuse University College
of Law; M.P.A., 1982, Harvard University; LL.M., 1983, Harvard Law School.
|
|
|
| Fabio
Arcila, Jr. |
|
Assistant Professor of Law More
Information
B.A., 1991, with distinction, University of Michigan; J.D., 1994,
University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall Law School.
|
| Marianne
Artusio |
|
Associate Professor of Law and Director of
Clinical Programs
A.B., 1968, Vassar College; J.D., 1971, Cornell University Law School.
|
| Ilene
H. Barshay |
|
Professor of Legal Process
B.S., 1963, Long Island University; M.Ed., 1965, Hofstra University; J.D.,
1987, Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center; LL.M., 1995, New York
University School of Law.
|
| Myra
Berman |
|
Assistant Director of Academic Support and
Adjunct Professor
A.B., M.A., Brooklyn College; M.S.W., Fordham University Graduate School of
Social Services; J.D., summa cum laude, Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg
Law Center.
|
| William
M. Brooks |
|
Associate Professor of Law and Director of
the Civil Rights Litigation Clinic
B.A., 1976, Ohio Wesleyan University; J.D., 1979, State University of New York
at Buffalo, Faculty of Law and Jurisprudence.
|
| Rodger
Citron |
|
Assistant Professor of Law
B.A., 1988, summa cum laude, Yale University, Phi Beta Kappa;
J.D., 1992, Yale Law School.
|
| Suzanne
Darrow Kleinhaus |
|
Assistant Professor of Legal Process and
Director of Academic Support Programs
B.A., summa cum laude, 1976, Hofstra University; J.D, summa cum laude,
1998, Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center.
|
| Peter
L. Davis |
|
Associate Professor of Law
B.A., with honors, 1969, Harvard University; J.D., 1972, New York
University School of Law.
|
| Johanna
K.P. Dennis |
|
Assistant Professor of Legal Process
B.A., 2002, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; J.D., 2005, Temple
University School of Law; M.S., 2007, Johns Hopkins University
|
| Daniel
H. Derby |
|
Professor of Law and Director of
International Programs
B.A., with honors, 1974, University of Illinois; J.D., 1978, DePaul
University College of Law; LL.M., 1980, Columbia University School of Law.
|
| Jonathan
Ezor |
|
Assistant Professor of Business, Law &
Technology and Director of the Institute for Business,
Law & Technology
B.A., magna cum laude, 1989, Brandeis University, Phi Beta Kappa;
J.D., 1992, Yale Law School.
|
| Howard
A. Glickstein |
|
Dean Emeritus & Professor of Law
B.A., magna cum laude, 1951, Dartmouth College, Phi Beta Kappa;
LL.B., 1954, Yale Law School; LL.M., 1962, Georgetown University Law Center.
|
| Jack
Graves |
|
Associate Professor of Law
B.A., University of Colorado, J.D., University of Colorado
|
| Louise
Harmon |
|
Professor of Law
B.A., with highest distinction, 1971, Indiana University; J.D., with
honors, 1979, University of Texas at Austin; LL.M., 1983, Harvard Law
School; Ph.D., 1998, Columbia University.
|
| Brannon
Heath |
|
Associate Professor of Legal Process
B.A., 1964, Bennington College; M.A., 1967, University of Arizona; J.D.,
1977, Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
|
| Alan
Hornstein |
|
Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law
B.A., 1965, M.A., 1967, Long Island University; J.D., 1970, Rutgers, the
State University of New Jersey; M.A., 1986, St. John’s College (Annapolis, MD).
|
| Eileen
R. Kaufman |
|
Professor of Law
B.A., with highest honors, 1970, Skidmore College; J.D., 1975,
LL.M.,  1991,
New York University School of Law.
|
| Richard
Daniel Klein |
|
Professor of Law
B.S., with honors, 1964, University of Wisconsin; M.A., 1968, Master
in International Affairs, 1969, Ph.D., 1970, Columbia University; J.D., 1972,
Harvard Law School (President, Student Bar Association). Ford Foundation Fellow
in International Development, Columbia University, 1968-70.
|
| Deseriee
A. Kennedy |
|
Associate Professor of Law
B.A., 1984, Lehigh University; J.D., 1987, Harvard Law School; LL.M., 1995,
Temple University School of Law
|
| Lynne
Adair Kramer |
|
Supervisor of the Court Observation Program
B.A., 1973 Smith College, with distinction; J.D., 1976 Hofstra
University School of Law.
|
| Sidney
Kwestel |
|
Professor of Law
B.A., magna cum laude, 1958, Yeshiva University; J.D., 1961, New
York University School of Law, Order of the Coif.
|
| Leon
D. Lazer |
|
Associate Dean for Continuing Legal
Education & Professor of Law
B.S.S., 1942, City College of New York; LL.B., 1948, New York University School
of Law.
|
| Nicola
Lee |
|
Associate Dean for Research and Planning
& Professor of Legal Process
LL.B., with honours, 1981, Brunel University; M. Phil., 1983,
Cambridge University, Lord Morris of Borth-y-Gest Student;
Barrister-at-Law, 1982, of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple.
|
| Tracy
Leigh McGaugh |
|
Associate Professor of Legal Process
B.A., 1991, University of North Texas; J.D., 1994, Baylor University School of
Law
|
| Beverly
McQueary Smith |
|
Professor of Law
B.A., 1970, Jersey City State College; M.A., 1974, Rutgers, The State
University of New Jersey; J.D., 1977, New York University School of Law; LL.M.,
1988, Harvard Law School.
|
| Heather
Karmin Melniker |
|
Coordinator of Legal Process and Associate
Professor of Legal Process
B.A., cum laude, 1971, Jackson College of Tufts University; M.Ed.,
1972, Northeastern University; J.D., 1981, Hofstra University School of Law.
|
| Meredith
R. Miller |
|
Assistant Professor of Law
B.A., cum laude, Union College; J.D., cum laude, Brooklyn Law
School; LL.M. in Legal Education, Temple University School of Law.
|
| Jeffrey
B. Morris |
|
Professor of Law
B.A., 1962, Princeton University; J.D., 1965, Columbia University School of
Law; Ph.D., 1972, Columbia University.
|
| Sharon
Pocock |
|
Associate Professor of Legal Process
B.A. with high distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, University of Michigan;
M.A., Ph.D., University of Chicago; J.D., cum laude, University of
Pennsylvania Law School
|
| Deborah
W. Post |
|
Professor of Law
More Information
B.A., cum laude, 1971, Hofstra University; J.D., 1978, Harvard Law
School.
|
| Chaim
Povarsky |
|
Professor of Law and Director of the
Institute of Jewish Law
LL.B., 1966, Hebrew University; LL.M., 1978, J.S.D., 1986, Tel Aviv
University School of Law.
|
| Harry
Reicher |
|
Professor of Law and Scholar-in–Residence at
the Institute for Holocaust Law and International Human Rights
Bachelor of Economics, Monash University; LL B, Monash University; LL M,
University of Melbourne; LL M, Harvard Law School
|
| Patricia
A. Rooney |
|
Assistant Professor of Legal Process
B.A., 1976, Hofstra University; J.D., 1999, summa cum laude, Touro
College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center.
|
|
Ken Rosenblum |
|
Associate Dean for Administration
B.A., Brooklyn College; LL.B., Brooklyn Law School; LL.M., New York
University.
|
|
Douglas D. Scherer |
|
Professor of Law and Director of the LEAP
Program
B.A., 1962, Case Western Reserve University; J.D., 1969, Suffolk University
Law School; LL.M., 1978, Harvard Law School.
|
| April
Schwartz |
|
Associate Professor and Law Library Director
B.A., 1972, University of Minnesota Law School; M.L.S., 1976, University of
Wisconsin-Madison; J.D., 1996, University of Minnesota Law School.
|
|
Martin A. Schwartz |
|
Professor of Law
B.B.A., cum laude, 1966, City College of New York; J.D., magna cum
laude, 1968, Brooklyn Law School; LL.M., 1973, New York University
School of Law.
|
|
Thomas A. Schweitzer |
|
Professor of Law
A.B., cum laude, 1966, College of the Holy Cross; M.A., 1968, Ph.D.,
1971, University of Wisconsin; J.D., 1977, Yale Law School.
|
|
Rena C. Seplowitz |
|
Professor of Law
A.B., summa cum laude, 1973, Barnard College, Phi Beta Kappa;
J.D., 1975, Columbia University School of Law.
|
|
Gary M. Shaw |
|
Vice Dean and Professor of Law
A.B., 1975, University of Illinois; J.D., with distinction, 1979,
The John Marshall School of Law; LL.M., 1983, Temple University School of Law.
|
| Shayna
M. Sigman |
|
Associate Professor of Law
B.A., summa cum laude, 1997, Boston University; J.D., with high honors,
2000, University of Chicago Law School
|
|
Marjorie A. Silver |
|
Professor of Law
B.A., summa cum laude, 1970, Brandeis University, Phi Beta Kappa;
J.D., magna cum laude, 1973, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Order
of the Coif.
|
|
Theodore Silver |
|
Associate Professor of Law
B.A., 1975, Yale University; J.D., with honors, 1978, University of
Connecticut School of Law; M.D., 1984, Yale Medical School.
|
| Lewis
Silverman |
|
Associate Professor of Clinical Law and
Director of the Family Law Clinic
B.A., 1973, New York University; J.D., 1976, Boston University School of
Law.
|
| Dan
Subotnik |
|
Professor of Law
Toxic Diversity
B.A., 1963, M.B.A., 1966, Columbia University; J.D., 1966, Columbia
University School of Law.
|
| Barbara
E. Swartz |
|
Distinguished Professor of Law
B.A., 1966, Temple University; M.A., 1967, University of Michigan; J.D.,
1971, New York University School of Law; M.P.H., 1991, Columbia University.
|
| Peter
A. Zablotsky |
|
Professor of Law
B.A., summa cum laude, 1977, The Pennsylvania State University, Phi
Beta Kappa; J.D., 1980, Columbia University School of Law.
|
| Michelle
Zakarin |
|
Assistant Professor of Legal Process
B.A., 1992, State University of New York at Albany; J.D., cum laude,
1995, Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center.
|
|
