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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

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GW Law Immigration Clinic Student Attorneys Win Second Major Victory in One Semester

November 5, 2026

The student attorneys successfully helped a client and domestic abuse survivor obtain asylum.

GW Law Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew, Tara Twomey, Jeff Kohn, and Martha Kohn pose for photos with students at the advisory council dinner.

GW Law Installs Tara Twomey as the Inaugural Jeff & Martha Kohn Associate Professor of Clinical Law

November 5, 2026

The new professorship establishes a permanent director for the Small Business and Community Economic Development Clinic.

Associate Dean Rosa Celorio poses for a photo with UN committee members.

GW Law Associate Dean Authors UN General Recommendation

November 3, 2026

Dean Rosa Celorio was the lead author for the United Nations Committee on Discrimination Against Women's historic General Recommendation on Gender Stereotypes.

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In the News

"White House said Starlink donated its service, but tax dollars are funding it"

The Washington Post quoted Jessica Tillipman on Starlink's donation to the White House.

"Trump May Come to Regret His Rush Job on the Arch and Ballroom"

The Atlantic quoted Paul Schiff Berman on President Trump's Arch and Ballroom construction projects.

"IVF Patients, Doctors Navigate Fetal Personhood Laws’ Unknowns"

KFF Health News quoted Sonia Suter.

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

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Faculty Books