UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL OF LAW

LEFLAR LAW CENTER

FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS 72701

Telephone: (479) 575-5601

Fax: (479) 575-3320

URL: http://www.law.uark.edu
 

 

The School of Law was established in 1924. In 2006, Cynthia Nance became our first female Dean and our first African American Dean. Our rich history is exemplified by the outstanding contributions of faculty and alumni to the world, the nation and the state. Former President Bill Clinton and former First Lady, now Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton were both members of the faculty. The late Senators J. William Fulbright and Claude Pepper served on the faculty. Alumni have held and continue to occupy important federal and state judicial posts, including George Haley ('52), who served as U.S. Ambassador to Gambia; Rodney Slater ('80), former U.S. Secretary of Transportation; and former U.S. Congressmen Jay Dickey ('63), W. Asa Hutchinson ('75) former director of the DEA and undersecretary for Border and Transportation, Security of the Homeland Security Department; and U.S. Senator Mark Pryor (88'). Another alumnus, Mike Beebe, is currently serving as Governor of Arkansas. In addition to the regular law program, the school offers the only LL.M. degree in Agricultural Law in the nation. In this connection, the law school houses the National Agricultural Law Center.

 

The law school admits a class of approximately 135 to 150 students every year in the fall. Additionally, approximately 10 graduate students are admitted into the Agricultural Law LL.M. program. A full‑time faculty of 36 assures a low student‑teacher ratio and enables faculty and students to form close and beneficial professional relationships.

 

In addition to the Arkansas Law Review, published quarterly, the law school publishes the Arkansas Law Notes annually, and the Journal of Food Law and Policy. Our students also assist in the publication of the Journal of Islamic Law and Culture. The National Agricultural Law Center regularly publishes articles and other items on‑line, and maintains an extensive database relating to agricultural law at www.nationalaglawcenter.org.

 

The law school's advocacy skills program, coordinated by the student‑run Board of Advocates, includes multiple appellate moot court, trial advocacy, client counseling and negotiation competitions. The law school regularly sends teams to five interschool moot court competitions, and in the past decade, U of A students have won first, second, third or fourth place seven times; have advanced to the quarter‑finals 14 times, and have won six best brief, five best oralist awards, and one oral advocacy award. In the National Mock Trial competitions, in each of the past four years, at least one of these student teams advanced to the semi‑finals at the regional level. In 2006‑2007, one team won their regional moot court competition, one team won the Chapter of the Year award at the regional level, two teams reached the quarter‑finals, and one team won second place at the national level. The law school has had similar success in the National Negotiation Competition and the Client Counseling Competition.

 

The law school is located in Fayetteville‑‑a town of approximately 60,000 in the Ozarks.  The University has a total enrollment of about 18,000.

 

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Dean:

Cynthia Nance (479) 575‑4504

Admissions:

James K. Miller (479) 575‑3102

Financial Aid:

James K. Miller (479) 575‑3102

Library:

  (479) 575‑5831

Placement:

  (479) 575‑7644

Alumni Affairs:

Malcolm McNair (479) 575‑7735

Development:

  (479) 575‑3468

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FULL TIME FACULTY

 

CYNTHIA E. NANCE, (Dean and Professor of Law), born Chicago, Illinois, September 3, 1958; admitted to bar, 1990, Iowa. Education: University of Iowa (M.A., 1990); Chicago State University (B.S., 1986); University of Iowa (J.D., 1990). COURSES: Torts, Labor Law, Employment Law, Social Science and Law. Email: cnance@uark.edu

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CARLTON BAILEY, (Robert A. Leflar Professor of Law), born Birmingham, Alabama, February 28, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Minnesota; 1979, Arkansas. Education: Talladega College (B.S., 1969); University of Chicago (J.D., 1972). COURSES: Evidence, Criminal Procedure, Trial Advocacy, Lawyering Practice Skills. Email: cbailey@uark.edu

 

LONNIE R. BEARD, (Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law), born Keiser, Arkansas, June 23, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Iowa and Arkansas; 1979, California. Education: Arkansas State University (B.A., 1970); University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (J.D., 1975); New York University (LL.M., 1978). COURSES: Federal Taxation, Taxation of Business Enterprises, Business Planning, Agricultural Taxation. Email: lrbeard@uark.edu

 

HOWARD W. BRILL, (Vincent Foster University Professor of Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility), born Englewood, New Jersey, October 18, 1943; admitted to bar, 1970, Florida; 1973, Illinois; 1977, Arkansas. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1965); University of Florida (J.D., 1970); University of Illinois (LL.M., 1978). COURSES: Professional Responsibility, Remedies, Civil Procedure, Law and Baseball. Email: hbrill@uark.edu

 

CHAUNCEY E. BRUMMER, (Professor of Law), born Louisville, Kentucky, November 22, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Kentucky. Education: Howard University (B.A., 1970); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1973). COURSES: Torts, Family Law, Juvenile Law. Email: cbrummer@uark.edu

 

CARL J. CIRCO, (Assistant Professor of Law), born Omaha, Nebraska, January 28, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Nebraska; 1981, Missouri; 1986, Kansas. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1976). COURSES: Real Estate Transactions, Decedents' Estates, Construction & Design Law. Email: ccirco@uark.edu

 

KIM COATS, (Clinical Associate Professor), born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, July 5, 1960; admitted to bar, 1991, Oklahoma; 1996, Arkansas. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., 1981); Oklahoma City University School of Law (J.D., 1991). COURSES: Legal Research and Writing, Drafting. Email: kcoats@uark.edu

 

SCOTT DODSON, (Assistant Professor of Law), born Dallas, Texas, October 30, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2004, District of Columbia and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Rice University (B.A., 1996); Duke University (J.D., 2000). COURSES: Civil Procedure, Federal Jurisdiction.

 

UCHE EWELUKWA, (Associate Professor of Law), born Nigeria; admitted to bar, 2003. Education: Institute for International and Comparative Human Rights Law (Diploma, International and Comparative Human Rights Law, 1991); University of College London (LL.M., 1991); Harvard Law School (MA, LL.M., 1993); Harvard Law School (S.J.D., 2003). COURSES: International Law, Intellectual Properties, and Immigration Law. Email: uchee@uark.edu

 

JANET A. FLACCUS, (Professor of Law), born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, December 31, 1949; admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois. Education: Wheaton College (B.A., 1971); University of California, Davis (M.A., 1973; J.D., 1978); University of Illinois (LL.M., 1985). COURSES: Contracts, Bankruptcy, Secured Transactions, Sales and Leasing. Email: jflaccus@uark.edu

 

SHARON E. FOSTER, (Assistant Professor of Law), Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1983); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1987); University of Edinburgh (LL.M., 1997). COURSES: Contracts, Antitrust, Legal Research and Writing, Appellate Advocacy, International Business Transactions. Email: sfoster@uark.edu

 

CAROL R. GOFORTH, (Clayton N. Little Professor of Law), born Fayetteville, Arkansas, October 12, 1960; admitted to bar, 1984, Oklahoma. Education: University of Arkansas (B.A., 1981; J.D., 1984). COURSES: Corporations, Corporate Finance, Securities Regulation, Business Planning. Email: cgoforth@uark.edu

 

RAFAEL GUZMAN, (Professor of Law), born Pennsylvania, June 27, 1935; admitted to bar, 1964, District of Columbia. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., 1961); George Washington University (LL.B., 1964). COURSES: Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Evidence.

 

DONALD JUDGES, (E.J. Ball Professor of Law), born Baltimore, Maryland, April 13, 1955; admitted to bar, 1985, District of Columbia; 1986, Colorado. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1978); University of Maryland (J.D., 1983). COURSES: Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, Criminal Procedure, Jurisprudence, Professional Responsibility. Email: djudges@uark.edu

 

CHRISTOPHER R. KELLEY, (Associate Professor of Law), born Atlanta, Georgia, July 21, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Minnesota; 1982, Arkansas; 1992, North Dakota; 1993, District of Columbia. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1969); Howard University (J.D., 1975); University of Arkansas School of Law (LL.M., 1986). COURSES: Agricultural Law. Email: ckelley@uark.edu

 

ANN M. KILLENBECK, (Clinical Associate Professor), born Lincoln, Nebraska, August 24, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Nebraska. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1982; J.D., 1985); University of Michigan (Ph.D., 2000). COURSES: Legal Research and Writing, Appellate Advocacy, Law and Social Science. Email: akillen@uark.edu

 

MARK R. KILLENBECK, (Wylie H. Davis Distinguished Professor of Law), born Rochester, New York, September 29, 1948. Education: Boston College (A.B., 1970); University of Nebraska (Ph.D., 1987; J.D., 1987). COURSES: Constitutional Law, Federal Jurisdiction, First Amendment, Supreme Court. Email: mkillenb@uark.edu

 

JUDITH KILPATRICK, (Associate Dean and Professor of Law), born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, December 15, 1946; admitted to bar, 1975, California. Education: University of California‑Berkeley (B.A., 1971); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California‑Berkeley (J.D., 1975); Columbia University (LL.M., 1992; J.S.D., 1999). COURSES: Skills (Interviewing/Counseling, Negotiation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Trial Practice, etc.). Email: jkilpat@uark.edu

 

ROBERT B LEFLAR, (Arkansas Bar Foundation Professor of Law), born Little Rock, Arkansas, January 23, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Arkansas; 1980, District of Columbia. Education: Harvard College (A.B., 1972); Tokyo University; Harvard Law School (J.D., 1977); Harvard School of Public Health (M.P.H., 1982). COURSES: Torts, Health Law, Products Liability, Food and Drug Law. Email: rbleflar@uark.edu

 

MARY E. MATTHEWS, (Sidney Parker Davis, Jr. Professor of Business and Commercial Law), born Rogers, Arkansas, January 20, 1954; admitted to bar, 1978, Arkansas. Education: University of Arkansas (B.S.E., 1975; J.D., 1978). COURSES: Corporations, Agency and Partnership, Negotiable Instruments. Email: mmatthew@uark.edu

 

ROBERT B. MOBERLY, (Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law), born Madison, Wisconsin, September 17, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Wisconsin; 1977, Tennessee; 1984, Florida. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1963); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., 1966). COURSES: Labor Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: moberly@uark.edu

 

MICHAEL W. MULLANE, (Ben J. Altheimer Professor of Legal Advocacy and Director of the Legal Clinic), born 1943; admitted to bar, 1972, Arizona; 1987, Maine. Education: Notre Dame (B.A., 1964; J.D., 1972). COURSES: Advanced Trial Advocacy, Clinics, Criminal Law, Evidence, Trial Practice. Email: mullane@uark.edu

 

PHILLIP E. NORVELL, (Professor of Law), born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, November 28, 1944; admitted to bar, 1973, Oklahoma; 1983, Arkansas. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1973). COURSES: Real Property, Oil and Gas, Water Law, Future Interests, Antitrust. Email: pnorvel@uark.edu

 

SUSAN SCHNEIDER, (Professor of Law), born St. Paul, Minnesota, April 25, 1954; admitted to bar, 1985, Minnesota. Education: College of St. Catherine (B.A., 1982), University of Minnesota (J.D., 1985); University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (LL.M., 1990). COURSES: Agricultural Finance and Credit, Agricultural Labor Law, Agricultural Bankruptcy Law. Email: sschneid@uark.edu

 

STEVE SHEPPARD, (William H. Enfield Professor of Law), born Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 6, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Mississippi. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.A., 1985); Columbia University (J.D., 1988); Columbia University (Certificate in International Law, 1988); Oxford University (M.Litt., 1999); Columbia University (LL.M., 2001). COURSES: Environmental Law, International Law, International Transactions, Jurisprudence, and Legal History. Email: sheppard@uark.edu

 

NED SNOW, (Assistant Professor), born Royal Oak, Michigan, December 21, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 2000); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2003). COURSES: Property, Law and the Internet, Decedents' Estates.

 

KATHRYN A. SAMPSON STINSON, (Clinical Associate Professor), born Belmond, Iowa, July 29, 1959; admitted to bar, 1990, Iowa. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1982); University of Iowa (J.D., 1989). COURSES: Legal Research and Writing, Appellate Practice, Advanced Litigation Drafting, Moot Court, Insurance Law. Email: ksampson@uark.edu

 

TIMOTHY R. TARVIN, (Clinical Associate Professor), born Kansas City, Missouri, December 28, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Arkansas. Education: Hendrix College (B.A., 1972); Southern Methodist University; University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (J.D., 1976). COURSES: Federal Practice and Transactional Clinics. Email: ttarvin@uark.edu

 

ALBERT M. WITTE, (Professor Emeritus), born 1923; admitted to bar, 1955, Wisconsin; 1979, Arkansas. Education: Chicago (Ph.B., 1947; M.A., 1950); University of Wisconsin (LL.B., 1955). COURSES: Sports Law, Law and Literature.