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LL.M. in Employment Law Faculty

Full-Time Faculty

  • K. Lee Adams

    K. Lee Adams

    Associate Professor

    ladams@johnmarshall.edu

    404-872-3593 Ext. 273


    Courses Taught: Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law


    Education:

    B.A., Georgia State University, magna cum laude

    J.D. University of Georgia School of Law, cum laude, Order of the Colf


  • Helen de Haven

    Helen de Haven

    Associate Professor

    hdehaven@johnmarshall.edu

    404-872-3593 Ext. 161


    Courses Taught: Arbitration; Evidence; Labor Law; Public International Law; Public Sector Labor Law; Real Property; Remedies; Trial Advocacy


    Education:

    B.A., New College J.D., University of Tennessee College of Law, Order of the Coif


  • Andrea Doneff

    Andrea Doneff

    Associate Professor

    adoneff@johnmarshall.edu

    404-872-3593 Ext. 254


    Courses Taught: ADR & Writing, Mediation, Civil Procedure, Legal Writing, Research, and Advocacy


    Education:

    B.A., Emory University, high honors
    M.A., Emory University
    J.D., Emory University School of Law, with distinction, Order of the Coif


  • Bruce Luna

    Bruce Luna

    Assistant Professor

    404-872-3593

    Courses Taught: Legal Writing, Research & Advocacy I and II, Transactional Drafting, Professional Responsibility and Sales and Secured Transactions


  • Lisa Durham Taylor

    Lisa Durham Taylor

    Associate Professor

    Itaylor@johnmarshall.edu

    404-872-3593 Ext. 142


    Courses Taught: Civil Procedure; Employment Law; Contracts; Cutting Edge Issues in Employment Law


    Education:

    B.A., Cornell University
    J.D., University of Georgia School of Law, cum laude, Order of the Coif


  • Jeffrey A. Van Detta

    Jeffrey A. Van Detta

    Professor & Associate Dean for Scholarship

    jvandetta@johnmarshall.edu

    404-872-3593 Ext. 160


    Courses Taught: International Business Transactions & Writing Seminar; International Civil Litigation; Conflict of Laws; Contracts; Jurisprudence & Writing Seminar; Employment Discrimination Law; LL.M. 475 (Investigating and Litigating Employment Law Cases); LL.M. 851 (International Civil Litigation in United States Courts)


    Education:

    B.A., Union College, summa cum laude
    J.D., Albany Law School of Union University, cum laude


Distinguished Practitioners

  • Cynthia Greer

    Courses Taught: ADR in Employment Law


    Education:

    B.A., David Lipscomb University
    M.Ed., Georgia State University
    Ed.D., Pepperdine University
    Masters in Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law


  • Laura R. McNeal

    Education:

    B.S., Communications, Florida State University
    J.D., Washington University School of Law
    Ph.D., Illinois State University

     


  • Lori Shapiro

    Courses Taught: 21st Century Unionized Workplace


    Education:

    B.A., Politics/European Cultural Studies, Brandeis University, cum laude
    J.D., New York University School of Law
    Counsel, Graphic Packaging International, Inc.


  • Joelle Sharman

    Courses Taught: Evolving Employment Discrimination Law


    Education:

    B.S., Communications, University of Miami, magna cum laude
    J.D., Duke University School of Law
    Partner, Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith


  • Mark C. Travis

    Education:

    B.S., University of Tennessee
    J.D., Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville
    LL.M., Pepperdine University School of Law


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