Committed to teaching, scholarship & service
Student life at Elon Law is enriched through a close association with faculty who provide a global perspective and a commitment to innovative teaching, scholarship and service.
Faculty members are actively engaged in scholarship addressing many of the nation’s and the world’s most pressing challenges. Click on the image at right to view the 2011-'12 faculty brochure online. Click here to download the brochure.
Members of the faculty are renowned experts in legal education, having authored numerous books, articles and presentations for national and international conferences aimed at improving teaching and learning in law schools. They are at the forefront of Elon’s mission to create a national model of engaged learning in legal education. In addition, the law school has actively recruited international law scholars who bring broad research and experiential credentials. Faculty members also are involved in an array of public service activities, sharing the view that service is an important professional obligation and a fundamental part of the ethos of Elon Law.
Faculty News
- John Alexander authors “Coaching Future Lawyer-Leaders”
- In a chapter of the book Coaching for Leadership, Elon Law’s Distinguished Leadership Coach-in-Residence offers insights from his work with law students participating in the school’s Leadership Program.
- David Levine urges greater transparency in U.S. trade negotiations
- Elon Law Professor David Levine co-authored a May 9 letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ron Kirk, signed by 32 legal academics, calling for public access to U.S. negotiating positions related to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP).
- Elon Law faculty provide analysis of John Edwards trial
- Catherine Dunham, Steve Friedland and Michael Rich have provided analysis for national TV networks, international wire services and major newspapers including ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FOX, MSNBC, Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse and the Los Angeles Times.
- Sonya Garza authors op-ed on Amendment One
- The Elon Law professor writes in an April 29 News and Record article that the proposed amendment to the North Carolina Constitution may have a number of unintended and negative consequences for the state and its residents.
- Bonnie McAlister presents at Association of Law Teachers conference
- Bonnie McAlister, Executive Coach in Residence at Elon Law, presented at the Association of Law Teachers annual conference at Oxford University in England on April 2.
- Scott Gaylord presents on Constitutional Law matters at three law schools
- In March, Elon Law Professor Scott Gaylord delivered presentations at Wake Forest University, Thomas M. Cooley and Michigan State University law schools, focusing on sectarian legislative prayer and the First Amendment at Wake Forest and Cooley, and on Constitutional Law questions surrounding the taxation of e-commerce at Michigan State.
- David Levine engages copyright and cyber law at Drake and UNC law schools
- Elon Law Professor David Levine recently presented at Drake University Law School and the University of North Carolina School of Law, examining issues in intellectual property law and the Internet.
- Faith Rivers James publishes on leadership in legal education
- The St. Louis Public Law Review recently published the article, "Engaging Law Students in Leadership" authored by Elon Law Professor Faith Rivers James.
- David Levine presents at Cardozo Law
- Elon Law Professor David Levine was invited to be a featured presenter at the thirtieth anniversary symposium of the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal, held March 28.
- Elon Law scholars engage national debate on ultrasound laws
- Professors Scott Gaylord and Tom Molony recently published articles in the Philadelphia Inquirer and Birmingham News examining the constitutionality of proposed and existing state laws regulating - and in some cases requiring - the use of ultrasounds in connection with abortion procedures.
