SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

LESAR LAW BUILDING, 1150 DOUGLAS DRIVE

CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS 62901

Telephone: (618) 536-7711

Fax: (618) 453-8769

URL: http://www.law.siu.edu

 

ABA Approved Since 1974

 

HISTORY

 

The Southern Illinois University School of Law began instruction in the fall of 1973, and graduated its first class in the spring of 1976. Hiram H. Lesar, for whom the law building is named, was the founding dean. Since 1976, the School of Law has graduated some 3150 students. The School of Law is fully accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools.

 

Twenty‑five full‑time faculty are involved in research and publication in addition to their teaching duties. A dynamic, personalized educational environment is the result of a student body around 360 and a faculty‑student ratio 1:13. The group is small enough so that faculty and students can know each other but large enough to justify the variety of courses that should be available in a modern law school. Clinical, library and visiting professors add additional depth to the faculty and curriculum.

 

The School has particular strengths in the areas of health law and civil litigation. It also has an outstanding clinical/skills program and a remarkable law library.

 

PURPOSES

 

As the School of Law has grown and matured, its mission has followed. The primary initial focus of the School was providing lawyers and legal services to Southern Illinois, a mission that the School of Law has accomplished. The SIU School of Law now seeks no less than to become the best small (enrollments of 450 or less) public law school in the nation. As a corollary to this basic mission, the SIU School of Law seeks to be viewed as the best school to attend for those who wish to practice in the state of Illinois. The achievement of this mission has three components. They are: fully preparing its students to enter the legal profession or other intellectually demanding work; contributing to legal scholarship; and serving the legal profession and the general public.

 

The school believes that all of its graduates must have the basic substantive knowledge and legal skills to become competent to practice law or to perform other work involving legal doctrine and skills, both at the time of graduation and throughout their working lifetime. Thus, SIU graduates should possess a broad knowledge of legal doctrine which serves as the foundation for the abilities to recognize legal issues, manipulate legal concepts and build a strong body of substantive knowledge in their chosen specialty. Each student should have a knowledge of the American legal institutions and traditions in and the role of lawyers in our society. Each student should possess a basic grounding in the fundamental lawyering skills and a strong sense of professional responsibility and professionalism. Finally, SIU graduates are expected to have the ability to integrate non‑legal disciplines into their legal analysis. The primary aspect of the law school's mission is to provide a program sufficiently broad in scope that its students are introduced to these skills and qualities by the time they graduate.

 

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Dean:

Peter C. Alexander (618) 453‑8761

Assistant Dean for Administration:

John F. Lynn (618) 453‑8760

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs:

Frank Houdek (618) 453‑8788

Director of Admissions and Financial Aid:

Josephine M. Koonce Evans (618) 453‑8858

Director of Law Student Development:

Jessica Davis (618) 453‑8135

Director of Alumni Affairs:

Elizabeth Murphy (618) 453‑4811

Director of Development:

  (618) 453‑8723

Director of Communications and Outreach:

Alicia Ruiz (618) 457‑8700

Library Director:

Douglas Lind (618) 453‑8787

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FULL TIME FACULTY

 

PETER C. ALEXANDER, (Dean and Professor of Law), born Suffern, New York, October 10, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.A., 1979); Northeastern University (J.D., 1983). COURSES: Bankruptcy, Evidence, Trial Advocacy. Email: petera@siu.edu

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JILL ADAMS, (Associate Professor of Law), born Durham, North Carolina, July 9, 1952; admitted to bar, 1982, New Mexico; 1986, Illinois. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., with highest honors, 1974); University of Massachusetts (M.A.T., 1978); University of New Mexico (J.D., summa cum laude, 1982). COURSES: Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Legal Profession, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Legal Writing and Argumentation. Email: jeadams@siu.edu

 

CHERYL L. ANDERSON, (Associate Professor of Law), born January 23, 1964; admitted to bar, 1988, State‑Minnesota, North Dakota; 1989, Federal‑Minnesota, North Dakota; 1992, Washington. Education: University of North Dakota (B.A., 1985; J.D., 1988); Temple University School of Law (LL.M., 1995). COURSES: Labor Law, Employment Law, Products Liability. Email: cheryla@siu.edu

 

W. EUGENE BASANTA, (Southern Illinois Healthcare Professor of Law), born Norwalk, Connecticut, January 21, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Kentucky. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1972); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1975); Temple University School of Law (LL.M., 1980). COURSES: Health Law, Contracts. Email: basanta@siu.edu

 

CHRISTOPHER W. BEHAN, (Assistant Professor of Law), born Scottsbluff, Nebraska, October 13, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Nebraska. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1992; J.D., 1995); The Judge Advocate General's School, U.S. Army (LL.M., 2003). COURSES: Criminal Law, White Collar Crime, Sentencing, Military Law, Trial Advocacy. Email: cbehan@siu.edu

 

KEITH H. BEYLER, (Professor of Law), born Indianapolis, Indiana, August 11, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, California. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1969); University of Chicago (J.D., 1974). COURSES: Civil Procedure, Conflict of Laws, Federal Courts, Legal Argumentation, Pretrial Advocacy. Email: kbeyler@siu.edu

 

THOMAS C. BRITTON, (Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Legal Studies), born Evansville, Indiana, November 12, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.A., 1970; M.S.Ed., 1973; J.D., 1976). COURSES: Administrative Law, Education Law. Email: tbritton@siu.edu

 

CINDY GALWAY BUYS, (Associate Professor of Law), admitted to bar, 1992, New York. Education: Syracuse University (M.A., 1991; J.D., 1991); State University of NY at Albany (B.A., 1987); Georgetown Law Center (LL.M., 1999). COURSES: International Law. Email: cbuys@siu.edu

 

WILLIAM A. DRENNAN, (Assistant Professor), born St. Louis, Missouri, May 17, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Missouri. Education: St. Louis University (B.S.B.A., 1982); St. Louis University Law School (J.D., 1985); Washington University (LL.M., 2003). COURSES: Taxation, Trusts & Estates, Estate Planning, Business Tax, Nonprofit Entities. Email: wdrennan@siu.edu

 

JAMES EDGAR DUGGAN, (Law Library Associate Director and Library Professor), born Roanoke, Virginia, March 24, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Mississippi. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.A., 1983); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1986); Louisiana State University (M.L.I.S., 1987). COURSES: Legal Research I, Legal Research II, Advanced Electronic Legal Research. Email: duggan@siu.edu

 

JOHN F. ERBES, (Associate Clinical Professor), born Rockford, Illinois, January 27, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois. Education: Western Illinois University (B.A., 1976); Southern Illinois University (J.D., 1979). COURSES: Elder Law. Email: erbes@siu.edu

 

LEONARD GROSS, (Professor of Law), born Brooklyn, New York, December 15, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Massachusetts; 1977, New York; 1984, Illinois. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1973); Boston University (J.D., 1976); New York University. COURSES: Legal Profession, Corporations, Agency and Partnership, Remedies. Email: lgross@siu.edu

 

FRANK G. HOUDEK, (Associate Dean and Professor), born Long Beach, California, December 22, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1974; M.L.S., 1976). COURSES: Legal Research, Law Librarianship. Email: houdek@siu.edu

 

MARSHALL KAPP, (Garwin Distinguished Professor of Law and Medicine), born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 22, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Florida. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1971); George Washington University National Law Center (J.D., 1974); Harvard University School of Public Health (MPH, 1978). COURSES: Health Law and Policy. Email: kapp@siu.edu

 

PATRICK J. KELLEY, (Professor of Law), born Ames, Iowa, July 24, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Iowa and Illinois; 1978, Missouri. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1965); University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 1969). COURSES: Torts, Legislation, State and Local Government, Jurisprudence. Email: pkelley@siu.edu

 

MARK R. LEE, (Professor of Law), born St. Louis, Missouri, January 23, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1971); University of Texas (J.D., 1974). COURSES: Antitrust, Corporations, Agency and Partnership, Securities Regulation, Regulated Industries, Law and Economics, Criminal Law. Email: markrlee@siu.edu

 

SUSAN P. LIEMER, (Director of Lawyering Skills and Associate Professor), born Chicago, Illinois, May 14, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, Connecticut; 1987, New York. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1979); University of Virginia (J.D., 1986). COURSES: Lawyering Skills (Legal Writing). Email: sliemer@siu.edu

 

R. HOKULEI LINDSEY, (Assistant Professor), admitted to bar, 2003, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii at Manoa (B.A., 1999); University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law (J.D., 2002); University of Wisconsin Law School (LL.M., 2006). COURSES: Property, Real Estate, Transactions, Race & Law. Email: hlindsey@siu.edu

 

LYNN M. MALLEY, (Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor), born Kansas City, Missouri, November 13, 1950; admitted to bar, 1984, Missouri. Education: Rockhurst University (B.A., 1973); University of Missouri‑Columbia (M.A., Family Studies, 2000; J.D., 1984; LL.M., Dispute Resolution, 2003). COURSES: Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: lynnmmalley@yahoo.com

 

MELISSA MARLOW, (Clinical Associate Professor), born April 5, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois. Education: Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (B.S., 1991); Southern Illinois University School of Law (J.D., 1996). COURSES: Lawyering Skills. Email: mmarlow@siu.edu

 

PATRICIA ROSS MCCUBBIN, (Associate Professor of Law), admitted to bar, 1990, Georgia; 1991, District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1985; J.D., 1990). COURSES: Environmental Law. Email: mccubbin@siu.edu

 

PAUL E. MCGREAL, (Professor of Law), born New York, New York, July 21, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1987); SMU Law School (J.D., 1992); Yale Law School (LL.M., 1994). COURSES: Constitutional Law, Legal Ethics, Corporate Compliance. Email: pmcgreal@siu.edu

 

ALICE M. NOBLE‑ALLGIRE, (Associate Professor of Law), born Woodstock, Illinois, January 11, 1957; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.S., 1980; J.D., 1990). COURSES: Property, Professional Responsibility. Email: nobleall@siu.edu

 

REBECCA O'NEILL, (Clinical Professor), born Benton, Illinois, April 2, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois; 1990, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.S., 1985; J.D., 1988). COURSES: Clinical Courses, Family Law. Email: rjoneill@siu.edu

 

CORNELIUS A. PEREIRA, (Assistant Library Professor and Acquisitions and Catalog Librarian), born Bombay, India, June 20, 1965. Education: Illinois State University (M.M., 1995); University of Illinois (M.S.L.I.S., 2003). Email: cpereira@siu.edu

 

RALPH J. ROBERTSON, JR., (Professor of Law), born Humansville, Missouri, July 9, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri (A.B., 1973; J.D., 1976). COURSES: Contracts, Insurance, Remedies, Sales, Negotiable Instruments. Email: rjrobert@siu.edu

 

MARY C. RUDASILL, (Clinic Director, Associate Professor of Law), born Champaign, Illinois, May 13, 1949; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois. Education: Illinois State University (B.S., 1971); University of Illinois (M.S., 1975); Southern Illinois University School of Law (J.D., 1980). COURSES: Clinical Courses, Legal Profession. Email: rudasill@siu.edu

 

SUZANNE J. SCHMITZ, (Assistant Professor of Law), born Breese, Illinois, December 3, 1947; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 1990, Missouri. Education: St. Xavier College (B.A., 1969); Southern Illinois University (M.S.Ed., 1976); St. Louis University School of Law (J.D., 1981). COURSES: Advanced ADR; ADR Clinic. Email: sschmitz@siu.edu

 

WILLIAM A. SCHROEDER, (Professor of Law), born Chicago, Illinois, March 19, 1943; admitted to bar, 1972, Massachusetts; 1990, Missouri. Education: University of Illinois (A.B., 1966); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., 1969); Harvard University Law School (LL.M., 1977). COURSES: Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law, Evidence. Email: wschroe@siu.edu

 

MARK SCHULTZ, (Assistant Professor of Law), born Cleveland, Ohio, August 23, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Maryland; 1996, Illinois. Education: George Washington University Elliot School of International Affairs (B.A., 1989); George Washington University National Law Center (J.D., 1993). COURSES: Intellectual Property, Technology, Legal Profession. Email: mschultz@siu.edu

 

SHEILA SIMON, (Clinical Associate Professor), born Troy, Illinois, March 13, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., 1983); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1987). COURSES: Lawyering Skills. Email: ssimon@siu.edu

 

MICHELLE SLACK, (Assistant Professor of Law), Education: Kent State University (B.A., 1990); Case Western Reserve School of Law (J.D., 1994). COURSES: Trial Advocacy, Evidence. Email: mslack@siu.edu

 

CANDLE WESTER‑MITTAN, (Assistant Library Professor and Access Services Librarian), born Lincoln, Nebraska, March 26, 1977. Education: Nebraska Wesleyan University (B.S., Business, 2000); University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign (M.S., Library, 2006); University of Nebraska ‑ Lincoln Law School (J.D., 2004). COURSES: Legal Research I, Legal Research II. Email: cwester@siu.edu