Administrators

Darby Dickerson
President / Dean / Professor of Law
Tel: 213-738-6710
Email: DDickerson@swlaw.edu

Michael Carter
Executive Vice President / Chief Administrative Officer
Tel: 213-738-6800
Email: AdministrativeServices@SWLaw.edu

Linda Ross
Chief Financial Officer
Tel: 213-738-6818
Email: LRoss@SWLaw.edu

Sean Murphy
Chief Information Officer
Tel: 213-738-6762

Hillary Kane '93
Chief Communications & Marketing Officer / Adjunct Professor of Law
Tel: 213-738-6731
Email: HKane@SWLaw.edu

Timothy Oravec
Chief of Staff
Tel: 213-738-6710
Email: toravec@swlaw.edu

Janis K. Yokoyama
Executive Assistant to the Dean / Corporate Secretary
Tel: 213-738-6710
Email: DeansOffice@SWLaw.edu

Dov A. Waisman
Vice Dean / Professor of Law
Tel: 213-738-5733
Email: dwaisman@swlaw.edu

Anahid Gharakhanian
Vice Dean / Director of the Externship Program / Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills
Tel: 213-738-6786
Email: AGharakhanian@swlaw.edu

Doreen E. Heyer
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Administration
Tel: 213-738-6801
Email: AcademicAdmin@SWLaw.edu

Marcie Canal
Associate Dean of Operations and Risk Management, Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Tel: 213-738-6800
Email: AdministrativeServices@SWLaw.edu

Nydia Dueñez '10
Associate Dean, Dean of Students and Diversity Affairs / Adjunct Associate Professor of Law

Hila Keren
Associate Dean for Research/ Paul E. Treusch Professor of Law
Tel: 213-738-6755
Email: hkeren@swlaw.edu

Jeff Poltorak
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Tel: 213-738-6814
Email: Dev@swlaw.edu

Debra L. Leathers
Associate Dean for Institutional Advancement
Tel: 213-738-6814
Email: Dev@SWLaw.edu

Catherine L. Carpenter '76
The Honorable Arleigh M. Woods and William T. Woods Professor of Law / Associate Dean for the Hybrid-Online J.D. Program / Co-Director of the Moot Court Honors Program/ Co-Director, Southwestern’s Evening Program , /Director of Criminal Law and Advocacy Concentration/ Executive Director, Southwestern’s Access to Social Justice Fund
Tel: 213-738-6875
Email: CCarpenter@swlaw.edu

Robert Mena
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Tel: 213-738-6716
Email: StudentAffairs@SWLaw.edu

Harriet M. Rolnick '79
Associate Dean for SCALE / Associate Professor of Law
Tel: 213-738-6805
Email: HRolnick@swlaw.edu

Byron G. Stier
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives / Professor of Law/ Director of Civil Litigation and Advocacy Concentration
Tel: 213-738-6809
Email: BStier@swlaw.edu

Tracy L. Turner
Associate Dean for Learning Outcomes / Director of the Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills Program / Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills
Tel: 213-738-5736
Email: tturner@swlaw.edu

Julie K. Waterstone
Associate Dean for Experiential Learning / Director of the Children's Rights Clinic / Clinical Professor of Law
Tel: 213-738-5727
Email: JWaterstone@swlaw.edu

Margaret Hall
Associate Dean and Law Library Director/ Associate Professor of Law
Tel: 213-738-6729
Email: mhall@swlaw.edu

Lisa M. Gear
Associate Dean for Admissions
Tel: 213-738-6834
Email: Admissions@SWLaw.edu

Monic Clare
Registrar/Principal Designated School Official
Tel: 213-738-6612
Email: Registrar@swlaw.edu

Shahrzad Poormosleh, Esq.
Associate Dean of Career Services
Tel: 213-738-6794
Email: SPoormosleh@SWLaw.edu

Natalie Rodriguez '12
Assistant Dean of Academic Success / Associate Professor of Law for Academic Success and Bar Preparation
Tel: 213-738-6876
Email: NARodriguez@swlaw.edu

Mary Basick
Assistant Dean of Bar Preparation / Associate Professor of Law for Academic Success and Bar Preparation
Tel: 213-738-6855
Email: mbasick@swlaw.edu

Lina Bojorquez
Director of Financial Aid/ Veterans Certifying Official
Tel: 213-738-6719
Email: LBojorquez@SWLaw.edu

Alexandra D'Italia
Director of the Writing Center / Co-Director of the Moot Court Honors Program / Associate Professor of Law
Tel: 213-738-5729
Email: aditalia@swlaw.edu

Joseph P. Esposito '89
Co-Director of the Trial Advocacy Honors Program / Professor of Law
Tel: 213-738-5743
Email: JEsposito@swlaw.edu

Bill H. Seki '88
Co-Director of the Trial Advocacy Honors Program / Professor of Law
Tel: 213-738-5743
Email: BSeki@swlaw.edu

Cristina C. Knolton
Co-Director of the Negotiation Honors Program / Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills
Tel: 213-738-5774
Email: CKnolton@swlaw.edu

Andrea Ramos
Director of the Immigration Law Clinic / Clinical Professor of Law
Tel: 213-738-7922
Email: ARamos@swlaw.edu

Tina Schindler
Director of Bar Preparation/ Associate Professor of Law for Academic Success and Bar Preparation
Tel: 213-738-6832
Email: tschindler@swlaw.edu

Orly Ravid '14
Director, Biederman Entertainment & Media Law Institute / Associate Professor of Law / The Film Collaborative (TFC) - Founder
Tel: 213-738-6842
Email: oravid@swlaw.edu

Priya S. Gupta
Professor of Law/ Faculty Director, General LL.M. Program (on leave 2020-22)
Tel: 213-738-6777
Email: psgupta@swlaw.edu

Vik Kanwar
Associate Director of International Programs / Adjunct Professor of Law
Tel: 213-738-6845
Email: vkanwar@swlaw.edu