Law School Faculty and Staff

Meet the Dean

Fred Slabach

Dean of the School of Law and Professor of Law

• fslabach@olemiss.edu
• 662-915-6900

Full-time faculty

Matthew Baker

• Visiting Assistant Professor of Law

William Berry

• Professor of Law, Associate Dean of Research, and Frank Montague Jr. Professorship of Legal Studies

W Carrington

• Director of the Innocence Project and Professor of Law

David Case

• Professor of Law and Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association Distinguished Lecturer

Benjamin Cooper

• Professor of Law and Frank Montague Jr Professorship of Legal Studies & Professionalism

Marie Cope

• Clinical Associate Professor of Law Instruction

Jade Craig

• Assistant Professor of Law

William Derrick

• Professor of the Practice of Law

Brian Downing

• Assistant Professor of Law

Robert Duran

• Assistant Professor of Practice

Martin Edwards

• Assistant Professor of Law

Antonia Eliason

• Senior Associate Dean and Professor of Law

Molly Fergusson

• Professor of the Practice of Law

Matthew Hall

• Associate Professor of Law and Jesse D Puckett Jr Lecturer

Michelle L.D. Hanlon

• Assistant Professor of Practice

Desiree Hensley

• Professor of Law and Director of the Housing Clinic

Catie Hester

• Assistant Professor of Practice

Justin Huckaby

• Director of Law Library and Assistant Professor of Law

Jordan Hughes

• Research Counsel II-Public Interest and Assistant Professor of Practice

James Johnson II

• Clinical Professor of Law Instruction

Almas Khan

• Assistant Professor of Law

Karen Glover

• Director of Academic Success Program and Assistant Professor of Practice

Carole Murphey

• Director of Mississippi Judicial College

Cal Peeler

• Visiting Assistant Professor of Law

E Percy

• Professor of Law and Jamie L. Whitten Chair of Law and Government

Larry Pittman

• Professor of Law and Leonard B. Melvin Lecturer in Law

Ronald Rychlak

• Distinguished Professor of Law and Jamie L. Whitten Chair of Law and Government

Stephanie Otts

• Senior Research Counsel & Director of Sea Grant Law Program

Hans Sinha

• Clinical Professor and Director of Externship Program

Melissa Strickland

• Public Services Law Librarian

Charles Stotler

• Assistant Professor of Practice

Ann Tweedy

• Professor of Law

Jamila Virgil

• Professor of Practice of Law

Jacob Waldo

• Public Services Law Librarian and Assistant Professor of Practice of Law

Marissa Watson

• Public Services Law Librarian

Marci Wilding

• Public Services Law Librarian and Assistant Professor of Practice of Law

William Wilkins

• Director of the Mississippi Law Research Institute

Jack Williams

• Professor of the Practice of Law

Susan Winters

• Public Services Law Librarian and Assistant Professor of Practice of Law

Adjunct Faculty

Julie Addison

• Adjunct Professor of Law

Barry Benson

• Adjunct Professor of Law

Nikki Breeland

• Adjunct Professor of Law

Mary Ann Connell

• Adjunct Professor of Law Instruction

Gray Edmondson

• Adjunct Professor of Law

Victor Fleitas

• Adjunct Professor of Law

Ronnie Gipson

• Adjunct Professor of Law

Kenny Griffis

• Adjunct Professor of Law

BEN Griffith

• Adjunct Professor of Law Instruction

Jeremy Grunert

• Adjunct Professor of Law

Surya Gunasekara

• Adjunct Professor of Law Instruction

Jacinta Hall

• Adjunct Professor of Law

Kimberly Hampton

• Adjunct Professor of Law

Philip Levy

• Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies and Law Instruction

Trey Lyons

• Adjunct Professor of Law

Suzy Marshall

• Adjunct Professor of Law

Troy Odom

• Adjunct Professor of Law Instruction

Roy Percy

• Adjunct Professor of Law Instruction

Rosamond Posey

• Adjunct Professor of Law

Ruth Pritchard-Kelly

• Adjunct Professor of Law

C.J. Robison

• Adjunct Professor of Law

David Sanders

• Computational Physicist and Research Scientist

Sarah Schnaithman

• Adjunct Professor of Law Instruction

Jack Shelton

• Adjunct Professor of Center for Air and Space Law

Kiger Sigh

• Adjunct Professor of Law Instruction

Paul Watkins

• Adjunct Professor of Law Instruction

Staff

Brittany Barbee

• Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

Barry Barnes

• Web Developer

Cori Benefiel

• Clinical Programs Manager

Terra Bowling

• Research Counsel II

Carol Bullard

• Business Analyst

Annie Burke

• Research Counsel II

Greg Carter

• Director of Development

William Charlton

• Research Counsel II Judicial College

Hannah Chouest

• Annual Gifts Officer II

Sandra Cox-McCarty

• Associate Dean for Administration

Michael Davenport

• Admissions Specialist

Stephen Deal

• Extension Specialist

Cecil Dowden

• Information Technology Coordinator

Jessica Evans

• Recruiting Coordinator

Siena Fouse

• Law Fellow

Lauren Fremin

• Project Coordinator

Angela Galloway

• Program Manager - MacArthur Justice Center

Pamela Gordon

• Administrative Coordinator II

Charan Gurley

• Director of Admissions for School of Law

O'Brian Harris

• Library Assistant II

Tucker Hood

• Research Counsel II

Destiny Horn

• Administrative Coordinator I

Kelly Houston

• Registrar - Law School

Catherine Janasie

• Research Counsel II

Krisden Jernigan

• Administrative Coordinator

Christina Jurusik

• Public Services Law Librarian

Dee Kimble

• Records Coordinator II

Kenlindra Kirkwood

• Receptionist

Amy Kraitchman

• Law Fellow

Cassandra Latimer

• Director of Career Services for School of Law

Allison Lewis

• Program Director

Rose Maten

• Program Coordinator

James Moore

• Technical Services Librarian

Carole Murphey

• Director of Mississippi Judicial College

Christopher Noe

• Assistant Director and Public Service Librarian

Jeremee Nute

• Administrative Coordinator I

Ben Oakes

• Information Technology Specialist

Jennifer Painter

• Program Manager

Jerry Patton

• Research Counsel II

Karen Peairs

• Assistant Director of Career Services for School of Law

Anya Poston

• Operations Coordinator II

Stephanie Otts

• Senior Research Counsel & Director of Sea Grant Law Program

Kathi Smith

• Business Manager

Ramey Smith

• Program Manager-Mississippi Judicial College

Christina Steube

• Manager Marketing Communications

Scott Thompson

• Associate Director of Alumni Affairs for Engagement

Joshua Quinn Tucker

• Assistant Dean for Enrollment Management Access, Opportunity and Engagement

Zach Wallace

• Operations Coordinator II

William Wilkins

• Director of the Mississippi Law Research Institute