Administrators
President & Dean | Chief of Staff
Darby Dickerson
President | Dean | Professor of Law
Tel: (213) 738-6710
Email: DDickerson@swlaw.edu
Marisela Cervantes
Chief of Staff and Assistant Corporate Secretary
Tel: (213) 738-6714
Email: MCervantes@swlaw.edu
Vice Deans
Anahid Gharakhanian
Vice Dean | Co-Director of the Externship Program | Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills
Tel: (213) 738-6786
Email: AGharakhanian@swlaw.edu
Julie K. Waterstone
Vice Dean | Clinical Professor of Law
Tel: (213) 738-5727
Email: JWaterstone@swlaw.edu
Faculty Administrators
Catherine L. Carpenter '76
Co-Director of the Moot Court Honors Program | Co-Director, Southwestern’s Evening Program
Please see profile for full title.
Tel: (213) 738-6875
Email: CCarpenter@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
Bridgette M. de Gyarfas '94
Co-Director, Southwestern’s Evening Program | Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills
Tel: (213) 738-6813
Email: BdeGyarfas@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
Margaret Hall
Associate Dean and Law Library Director | Associate Professor of Law
Tel: (213) 738-6729
Email: MHall@swlaw.edu
Nydia Johnson '10
Associate Dean, Academic Success and DEI Initiatives | Adjunct Professor of Law
Hila Keren
Associate Dean for Research | Paul E. Treusch Professor of Law
Tel: (213) 738-6755
Email: HKeren@swlaw.edu
Cristina C. Knolton
Co-Director of the Negotiation Honors Program | Director of the Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills Program | Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills
Tel: (213) 738-5774
Email: CKnolton@swlaw.edu
Amy McLellan
Associate Dean for Online Education
Tel: (213) 738-6868
Email: amclellan@swlaw.edu
Janet Nalbandyan
Co-Director of the Externship Program | Associate Professor of Law
Tel: (213) 738-6783
Email: JNalbandyan@swlaw.edu
Andrea Ramos
Director of Clinical Programs | Director of Immigration Law Clinic | Clinical Professor of Law
Tel: (213) 738-7922
Email: ARamos@swlaw.edu
Orly Ravid '14
Associate Dean, Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute | Associate Professor of Law
Tel: (213) 738-6842
Email: ORavid@swlaw.edu
Natalie Rodriguez '12
Associate Dean for Academic Innovation and Administration | Associate Professor of Law
Tel: (213) 738-6876
Email: NARodriguez@swlaw.edu
Harriet M. Rolnick
Associate Dean of SCALE | Associate Professor of Law
Tel: (213) 738-6805
Email: HRolnick@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
Byron G. Stier
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives | Director of Civil Litigation and Advocacy Concentration | Professor of Law
Tel: (213) 738-6809
Email: BStier@swlaw.edu
Tracy L. Turner
Associate Dean for Learning Outcomes | Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills
Tel: (213) 738-5736
Email: TTurner@swlaw.edu
Non-Faculty Administrators
Frank Acosta
Director of Facilities
Tel: (213) 738-6792
Email: facosta@swlaw.edu
Zachary Bruning
Associate Dean, Student Services
Tel: (213) 738-6721
Email: zbruning@swlaw.edu
Marcie Canal
Chief Operations Officer | Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Tel: (213) 738-6800
Email: AdministrativeServices@SWLaw.edu
Katrina Garcia
Director of Administrative Services
Tel: (213) 738-6703
Email: kgarcia@swlaw.edu
Michael Garcia
Director of Campus Safety and Security
Tel: (213) 738-6831
Email: MGarcia@swlaw.edu
Lisa M. Gear
Associate Dean for Admissions
Tel: (213) 738-6834
Email: Admissions@SWLaw.edu
Jessica Johnson
Assistant General Counsel | Title IX Coordinator
Tel: (213) 738-6705
Email: TitleIX@swlaw.edu
Suzanne Kunz
Director of Financial Aid
Tel: (213) 738-6861
Debra L. Leathers
Associate Dean for Institutional Advancement
Tel: (213) 738-6814
Email: Dev@SWLaw.edu
Robert Mena
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Tel: (213) 738-6716
Email: StudentAffairs@SWLaw.edu
Sean Murphy
Chief Information Officer
Tel: (213) 738-6762
Alma Paz
Registrar
Email: apaz@swlaw.edu
Jeff Poltorak
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Tel: (213) 738-6814
Email: Dev@swlaw.edu
Laura T. Ponder
Chief Financial Officer
Tel: (213) 738-6854
Oscar Teran
Associate Dean for Career Services
Tel: (213) 738-6794
Email: CareerServices@swlaw.edu
Julie Xanders
General Counsel | Corporate Secretary
Tel: (213) 738-6626
Email: JXanders@swlaw.edu