Ask any current student or alumnus what makes Cumberland School of Law different from other institutions, and answers will always include the quality and strength of relationships students build with the faculty and staff.
Cumberland School of Law faculty represent multi-dimensional aspects of the legal field and have a passion for sharing their knowledge and experience. Additionally, the professional staff at Cumberland School of Law, many of whom have law degrees themselves, will help ensure your law school experience is welcoming and enjoyable.

Cassandra W. Adams
Dean of Students and Community Outreach
209 Robinson Hall

Ramona Carroll Albin
Associate Professor of Law
239H Robinson Hall

Jeff Anderson
Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Lawyering and Legal Reasoning Program
201C Robinson Hall


Nancy Battles
Assistant Director of Admission Operations
Office of Admission
132 Robinson Hall

Melissa Bennett
Law Library Administrative Assistant
126 Law Library

Morgan Black
Director of University Marketing, Marketing and Communication Lead, Brock School of Business and Cumberland School of Law
201 D Cooney Hall

Emily Bonds Davey
Visiting Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Externship Program
201B Robinson Hall

Deborah Clayton
Administrative Assistant to the Dean
102 Robinson Hall

Chris Chrisenberry
Administrative Assistant
Office of the Associate Dean and Student Services
231C Robinson Hall



Whitney Dachelet
Assistant Dean for Admission and Enrollment Management
Office of Admission
132C Robinson Hall

Debra Davis
Program Assistant
Office of Admission
132 Robinson Hall

LaJuana S. Davis
Professor of Law and Director of Clinics
239G Robinson Hall

Michael E. DeBow
Stephen Everett Wells Professor of Municipal Law
220 Robinson Hall

Brannon P. Denning
Starnes Professor of Law
125 Robinson Hall

Chinelo Diké-Minor
Assistant Professor of Law
239E Robinson Hall

Alyssa DiRusso
Whelan W. and Rosalie T. Palmer Professor of Law
239D Robinson Hall

Rebecca Eubanks
LLR Instructor
Lawyering and Legal Reasoning
225 Robinson Hall

Jill Elysa Evans
Associate Dean, Director of International Programs, Professor of Law
231B Robinson Hall

Charmayne Fillmore
Director of Continuing Legal Education
327C Robinson Hall

Barika M. Hamilton
Director of Operations
134 Robinson Hall


Tona Hitson
Director, Law Student Services
124 Robinson Hall

Lynn Hogewood
Director of Academic Support
Robinson Hall

Davon Howard
Program Assistant, Law Student Records
106 Robinson Hall

Allen Howell
Assistant Dean of Professional Development and Public Interest
213 Robinson Hall



Leigh Jones
Evening and Weekend Reference Librarian
155B Law Library


Paul Kuruk
Lucille Stewart Beeson Professor of Law
231A Robinson Hall


Karen Larsen
Program Assistant
Continuing Education
327A Robinson Hall

Gregory K. Laughlin
Law Library Director and Associate Professor of Law
150B Law Library

Jennifer Lovelady
Assistant Director of Graduate Programs
220A Robinson Hall

Anne L. Marovich
Senior Advancement Officer
Cumberland School of Law
130F Robinson Hall

Edward C. Martin
Professor of Law and Director of Law School Technology
212 Robinson Hall

Rachel Stewart Martin
Director, Career Development
222A Robinson Hall


Tim McFarlin
Associate Professor of Law
206 Robinson Hall

Kerry P. McInerney
Instructor and Director of Online Graduate Programs
202B Robinson Hall

Cat Miaoulis
Director of Alumni Engagement
Robinson Hall

Emily Price
LLR Instructor
Lawyering and Legal Reasoning
223 Robinson Hall

Lynda Reynolds
Program Assistant, American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Cumberland Law Review and Samford University's Institutional Review Board
301B Robinson Hall


William G. Ross
Albert P. Brewer Professor of Law and Ethics
210B Robinson Hall

Grace L. Simms
Information Technology Librarian
251A Law Library

David M. Smolin
Harwell G. Davis Professor of Constitutional Law and Director, Center for Children, Law and Ethics
239F Robinson Hall

Maryam T. Stevenson
Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
216 Robinson Hall

Henry C. Strickland, III
Ethel P. Malugen Professor of Law
Robinson Hall




Matt Woodham
Assistant Professor of Law and Interim Director of Advocacy
208 Robinson Hall

Paige Yarbrough
Career Counselor
Career Development Office
222 Robinson Hall

Tami Zenker
Director, Law Student Records
106 Robinson Hall
Adjunct Faculty
- Jay R. Bender, B.A., J.D.
- Annesley H. DeGaris, B.S., J.D.
- Leslie S. Ennis, B.A., M.Div., Ed.D., J.D.
- Heather R. Fann, B.A., M.A., J.D.
- Alana C. Frederick, B.A., J.D.
- Christopher L. Hawkins, B.S., J.D.
- Elizabeth McIntyre Hill, B.Ch.E., J.D.
- Mark M. Hogewood, B.A., J.D.
- Donald M. Jackson, B.A., J.D.
- Nathan W. Johnson, B.A., J.D.
- Raymond L. Johnson, Jr., B.A., J.D.
- Victor Kelley, B.S., J.D.
- Nicholas J. Landau, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., J.D.
- Stephen P. Leara, B.S., J.D.
- Robert R. Maddox, B.A., M.A., J.D.
- Robert L. McCurley, Jr., B.A., J.D.
- Kevin C. Newsom, B.A., J.D., Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Brooke M. Nixon, B.A., J.D.
- Mitchell L. Reid, B.S., J.D.
- Jay D. St. Clair, B.S., J.D.
- Craig M. Stephens, B.A., J.D., LL.M.
- Lewanda K. VanPelt, B.S., J.D., LL.M.
- Kimberly R. West, B.A., J.D.
Trial Skills Adjunct Faculty
- J. Alan Baty, B.S., J.D.
- John Bradley Felton, B.A., J.D.
- T. Brian Hoven, B.A., J.D.
- John A. Lentine, B.A., J.D.
- Robin Beardsley Mark, B.A., J.D.
- John E. Ott, B.A., J.D., Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Alabama
- Ashley Mims Patterson, B.A., J.D.
- Michael V. Rasmussen, B.A., J.D.
- James H. Roberts, Jr., B.A., J.D., Alabama Circuit Court Judge
- Sigfredo Freddy Rubio, B.A., J.D.
- Allison S. Taylor, B.S., J.D.
- Ronald Jeffrey Wallace, B.S., J.D.
- Sara L. Williams, B.A., J.D.
- James S. Williams, B.A., J.D
Emeriti Faculty
- Mark Baggett, Professor Emeritus
- Alexander J. Bolla Jr., Professor Emeritus
- Albert P. Brewer, Professor Emeritus
- Laurel Rebecca Clapp, Professor Emerita
- Sara D. Clark, Professor Emerita
- Charles D. Cole, Professor Emeritus
- Frank W. Donaldson, Professor Emeritus
- Carolyn B. Featheringill, Professor Emerita
- Michael D. Floyd, Professor Emeritus
- Robert J. Goodwin, Professor Emeritus
- Lawrence W. Iannotti, Professor Emeritus
- Leonard J. Nelson III, Professor Emeritus
- Herbert W. Peterson, Professor Emeritus
- Joseph Snoe, Professor Emeritus
- Tom Stone, Professor Emeritus
- Howard Walthall, Professor Emeritus
- Deborah Young, Professor Emerita