Faculty by Specialty

The faculty of Northeastern University School of Law offer both practical and scholarly insight into the law and legal profession. They are available for commentary and analysis on breaking news and for historical perspectives on various issues and events related to the law. For general media inquiries, please call the Office of Communications at (617) 373-3288.

Administrative Law
Roger I. Abrams
Libby S. Adler
Leo Beletsky
Lee P. Breckenridge
Richard A. Daynard
James V. Rowan
Margaret Y.K. Woo

Admission to Law School
Roger I. Abrams
Carrie Taubman, Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions

Alternative Dispute Resolution
Roger I. Abrams
Brook K. Baker
Melinda F. Drew (arbitration)

Antitrust
Roger I. Abrams

Asian Legal Systems
Margaret Y.K. Woo

Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights
Daniel A. Austin 

Benefits Law
Susan Maze-Rothstein
Mary E. O'Connell
James V. Rowan
Emily A. Spieler
Lucy A. Williams

Bioethics
Wendy E. Parmet

Business Law
Dan Danielsen
David M. Phillips
Susan B. Montgomery

Capital Punishment
Daniel J. Givelber
Michael Meltsner

Careers in the Law
Roger I. Abrams
Margaret A. Burnham
Dan Danielsen
Randi Friedman, Assistant Dean and Director of Career Services, (617) 373-3707
Valerie H. Kapilow, Associate Director of Career Services, (617) 373-3337
Hope Lewis

Children/Juvenile Law
Mary E. O'Connell

Chinese Law
Margaret Y.K. Woo

Civil Liability/Litigation
Richard A. Daynard
James V. Rowan
Stephen N. Subrin
Lucy A. Williams

Civil Procedure
Sonia E. Rolland
Stephen N. Subrin
Lucy A. Williams
Margaret Y.K. Woo

Civil Rights
Roger I. Abrams
Aziza Ahmed
Leo Beletsky
Margaret A. Burnham
Martha F. Davis
Michael Meltsner
Wendy E. Parmet
Rachel E. Rosenbloom 
James V. Rowan
Lucy A. Williams

Clinical Legal Education
Brook K. Baker
Luke Bierman
Lois Hilfiker Kanter
James V. Rowan

Commercial Law
Daniel A. Austin
Susan B. Montgomery
David M. Phillips

Comparative Law
Aziza Ahmed
Leo Beletsky
Margaret Y.K. Woo

Community Development
Rashmi Dyal-Chand
James V. Rowan

Computer and Internet Law
Dan Danielsen
Susan B. Montgomery

Constitutional Law
Margaret A. Burnham
Michael Meltsner
Wendy E. Parmet
James V. Rowan

Consumer Protection
Richard A. Daynard
Rashmi Dyal-Chand
James V. Rowan

Contracts
Peter D. Enrich
Kristin M. Madison
Mary E. O'Connell
David M. Phillips

Cooperative Legal Education
Roger I. Abrams
Brook K. Baker
Luke Bierman
James V. Rowan

Copyright Law
Dan Danielsen
Rashmi Dyal-Chand
Susan B. Montgomery

Corporate Law
James R. Hackney Jr.
David M. Phillips

Court Procedure and Evidence
Hillary B. Farber
Daniel J. Givelber
James V. Rowan
Stephen N. Subrin

Criminal Law
Hillary B. Farber
Daniel J. Givelber
Michael Meltsner
Deborah A. Ramirez

Criminal Procedure
Hillary B. Farber
Daniel J. Givelber
Deborah A. Ramirez

Culture and the Law
Hope Lewis

Death Penalty (see Capital Punishment)

Development and the Law
Aziza Ahmed
Sonia E. Rolland
Lucy A. Williams
Margaret Y.K. Woo

Disability Law
Hope Lewis (human rights)
Wendy E. Parmet
James V. Rowan

Discrimination (see Civil Rights)

Divorce Law
Mary E. O'Connell

Domestic Violence (including child and elder abuse)
Aziza Ahmed
Clare Dalton
Martha F. Davis
Lois Hilfiker Kanter
James V. Rowan

Drug Law
Leo Beletsky

Education Law and Finance
Peter D. Enrich

Economics and the Law
James R. Hackney Jr.
Kristin M. Madison

Empirical Legal Studies
Leo Beletsky

Employment Law
Roger I. Abrams
Martha F. Davis
Karl E. Klare
James V. Rowan
Emily A. Spieler

Environmental Law
Lee P. Breckenridge

Family Law
Clare Dalton
Mary E. O’Connell

Federal Jurisdiction
Lucy A. Williams

Federalism
Peter D. Enrich
Wendy E. Parmet

First Amendment
Michael Meltsner
Wendy E. Parmet

Free Speech (see First Amendment)

Gender and the Law
Aziza Ahmed
Martha F. Davis
Hope Lewis

Hate Speech (see First Amendment)

The Holocaust
Libby S. Adler

Health Law
Aziza Ahmed
Brook K. Baker (HIV/AIDS)
Leo Beletsky (Evidence based healthcare)
Richard A. Daynard (public health)
Melinda F. Drew (nursing)
Kristin M. Madison
Wendy E. Parmet

Housing Law
Melinda F. Drew
Rashmi Dyal-Chand
 

Human Rights
Aziza Ahmed
Leo Beletsky
Martha F. Davis
Hope Lewis

Immigration Law
Rachel E. Rosenbloom  

Insurance
James V. Rowan (unemployment insurance)

Intellectual History
James R. Hackney Jr.

Intellectual Property
Brook K. Baker (international intellectual property)
Michael G Bennett
Dan Danielsen
Rashmi Dyal-Chand
Susan B. Montgomery
Kara W. Swanson

International Criminal Law
Margaret A. Burnham

International Economic Law
Sonia E. Rolland 

International Law
Aziza Ahmed
Leo Beletsky
Margaret A. Burnham
Dan Danielsen
Martha F. Davis
Hope Lewis
Susan B. Montgomery
Sonia E. Rolland

Israel
David M. Phillips

Judicial Process (see Court Procedure and Evidence)

Jurisprudence Philosophy
Dan Danielsen
Peter D. Enrich

Juvenile Law
Hillary B. Farber (juvenile justice)

Labor Law
Roger I. Abrams
Karl E. Klare
Ira Sills
Emily A. Spieler

Land Use
Lee P. Breckenridge
Peter D. Enrich

Law and Technology
Michael G Bennett

Legal Education
Roger I. Abrams
Luke Bierman
Melinda F. Drew
Susan Maze-Rothstein
James V. Rowan
Stephen N. Subrin

Legal Ethics
Melinda F. Drew
James V. Rowan

Legal History
Kara W. Swanson

Litigation
Richard A. Daynard
Lucy A. Williams

Medical Issues
Brook K. Baker (HIV/AIDS)
Melinda F. Drew (nursing)
Wendy E. Parmet

Obesity Litigation (see Consumer Protection)

Poverty Law
Martha F. Davis
Rashmi Dyal-Chand
Lois Hilfiker Kanter
James V. Rowan
Lucy A. Williams

Products Liability
Roger I. Abrams
Richard A. Daynard

Property
Aziza Ahmed
Lee P. Breckenridge
Rashmi Dyal-Chand

Public Health Law
Aziza Ahmed
Leo Beletsky
Richard A. Daynard
Wendy E. Parmet

Public Finance
Peter D. Enrich

Public Interest Advocacy/Litigation
Richard A. Daynard
James V. Rowan
Lucy A. Williams

Public Regulation
Peter D. Enrich

Race and Racism and the Law
Roger I. Abrams
James R. Hackney Jr.
Hope Lewis
Deborah A. Ramirez (Racial Profiling)
James V. Rowan

Real Estate
Rashmi Dyal-Chand

Refugee and Asylum Law
Rachel E. Rosenbloom 

Reproductive Rights
Aziza Ahmed

Securities Regulation
Hope Lewis

Sexuality and Gender Identity
Libby S. Adler
Martha F. Davis
Hope Lewis (human rights)
Rachel E. Rosenbloom  

Smoking (see Consumer Protection)

Social Security
Mary E. O’Connell
James V. Rowan
Emily A. Spieler

Sports Law
Roger I. Abrams

State/Local Government
Peter D. Enrich

Supreme Court
Roger I. Abrams
Michael Meltsner

Tax Law
Peter D. Enrich
Daniel C. Schaffer

Tobacco (see Consumer Protection)

Torts
Roger I. Abrams (toxic torts)
Richard A. Daynard (toxic torts)
James R. Hackney Jr.
Wendy E. Parmet

Tort Reform
Roger I. Abrams
Richard A. Daynard
Stephen N. Subrin

Trademark Law
Susan B. Montgomery

Welfare (see Poverty Law)

Workers’ Compensation
Susan Maze-Rothstein
Emily A. Spieler