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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

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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.

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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.

Professor Charles Tyler giving an acceptance speech

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

"Supreme Court Revives Havana Docks Suit Against Cruise Lines Use of Cuban Port”

The Daily Journal quoted Bill Dodge in this article on the Havana Docks Suit.

"Oregon prosecutors said she didn’t protect her baby. She says she was surviving abuse.”

Jefferson Public Radio, from a story written for InvestigateWest, quoted Joan Meier.

"JONATHAN TURLEY: House Minority Leader Jeffries' brother sounds chilling call to arms."

Jonathan Turley wrote this article for Fox News.

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