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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 students pose for a photo with the Hon. Gregory Garre outside of the GW Law Clinics building.

Former U.S. Solicitor General Visits GW Law Administrative Law, Issues, and Appeals Clinic

November 14, 2025

The Hon. Gregory G. Garre, former Solicitor General of the United States, visited the Administrative Law, Issues, and Appeals Legal Clinic on Tuesday, Nov. 4.

GW Law Professor Laura Dickinson, Robert Taylor, Charles Pede, and Professor Jonathan Cedarbaum sit on a panel in the burns moot court room.

GW Law’s National Security Law Program Hosts Panel on the Military and Rule of Law

November 13, 2025

Last month, GW Law’s National Security Law Program and the National Security Law Association hosted a panel on “The Military and the Rule of Law.”

Exterior of the George Washington Law School building

When the Government Shutdown Impacted Field Placement Students, the GW Law Community Stepped In

GW Law Alumni and Faculty Helped Field Placement Find Over 50 Alternative Opportunities for Affected Students

October 28, 2025

GW Law alumni and faculty helped at least 45 students find alternative externship opportunities after the federal government shutdown paused their work.


In the News

"America 250: One Nation Under God?”

WAMU-FM’s "1A" spoke to Jeffrey Rosen on the thousands of Americans who attended a day-long conservative prayer gathering on the National Mall. 

"When Did Constant Surveillance Become Normal?”

Michael Smerconish spoke to Andrew Ferguson on modern policing, smart technology, and the constant monitoring of ordinary Americans.

"Corvallis Prosecutors say Deborah Albin Didn’t Protect Her Now Deceased Baby, She says she was Surviving Abuse"

Corvallis Advocate quoted Joan Meier on "failure to protect” cases, where a parent is criminally charged for enabling a partner or co-parent’s child abuse.

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