Faculty

GW Law faculty members are scholars and practitioners with strong reputations in the legal community.

Our faculty members are among the most cited law faculty in the nation, appearing in print, online, and on-air, in world-renowned media outlets. But first and foremost, each faculty member is devoted to teaching.


Faculty News

GW Law Professor Named to USPTO's Patent Public Advisory Counsel

January 6, 2023

In this role, Professor Lolita Darden will advise the USPTO Director and agency on patent and trademark operations.

Professor Naomi Schoenbaum's Article Published in Minnesota Law Review

January 3, 2023

Professor Schoenbaum's article considers how to cohere the law’s explicitly sex-based treatment of breastfeeding with its unsexed treatment of parenting.

GW Law Professor Charles Tyler Receives Eisenberg Prize

December 23, 2022

The Eisenberg Prize recognizes the publication of high-quality articles in the field of appellate practice and procedure.


In the News

"The Battle Over Free Speech on Campus"

The National Constitution Center’s "We the People" podcast featured Jeffrey Rosen, professor of law, in the segment "The Battle Over Free Speech on Campus."

"Mortgage Brokers Sent People’s Estimated Credit, Address, and Veteran Status to Facebook"

USA Today quoted Alicia Solow-Niederman speaking about the data sharing found is “‘at minimum’ legally dubious.”

"Louisiana's congressional map is legal for now, Supreme Court rules"

WBUR-FM’s "Here & Now" spoke to Spencer Overton about why the Supreme Court ruled that a map that draws a second majority congressional district in Louisiana can be used in 2024.

Scholarly Work

Our faculty are leading scholars and practitioners—experts whose experience and passion for teaching shape the study and practice of law. Learn more about publications and other work written by our faculty.

Daniel J. Solove
Breached!: Why Data Security Law Fails and How to Improve It

Rosa Celorio
Women and International Human Rights in Modern Times: A Contemporary Casebook 

Dayna Bowen Matthew
Just Health: Treating Structural Racism to Heal America

Catherine J. Ross
A Right to Lie? Presidents, Other Liars, and the First Amendment

Additional Faculty Scholarship News

Faculty Books