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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 Student Attorneys Successfully Help 72-Year-Old Client Avoid Deportation

October 15, 2026

Student attorneys in the Immigration Clinic at GW Law helped a 72-year-old client avoid deportation by obtaining a writ of coram vobis, which vacated shoplifting convictions from over a decade ago.

Lerner Family Associate Dean Matt Nosanchuk gives the Swope Lecture at the University of Puget Sound.

Lerner Family Associate Dean Matt Nosanchuk Gives Swope Endowed Lecture

October 13, 2026

The Swope Endowed Lecture brings academics to the University of Puget Sound to present on ethics, religion, faith, and values.

Alicia Solow-Niederman

GW Law Professor Contributes Scholarship to National Conferences and Symposiums

October 7, 2026

GW Law Professor Alicia Solow-Niederman has been busy contributing her scholarship and expertise to conferences and projects.

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In the News

"DOT moves ahead on effort to tie new construction funds to marriage, birth rates"

Construction Dive quoted Jessica Tillipman on new guidance from the Federal Transit Authority.

"Lawmakers Argue Trump's Russia Diesel Deal 'Violates' the Law. Here's What Legal Experts Say"

TIME quoted Edward T. Swaine on President Trump's diesel deal with Russia.

"Federal Contract Spending to Top $1 Trillion Despite DOGE Cuts"

Bloomberg Government quoted Jessica Tillipman on federal contracts spending.

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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