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 that students build with the faculty and staff.
The Cumberland School of Law faculty possess a wealth of expertise, with advanced degrees from top-tier law schools and vast experiences as prosecutors, public defenders, civil litigators, corporate transaction negotiators, judicial clerks and more. They bring their knowledge, real-world experience and academic interests to class every day—to help prepare students to pass the bar exam and launch careers of high-quality service to their clients and communities.
Not only are our faculty nationally known experts in their specialty areas, they promote student interaction beyond the classroom with an open-door policy to encourage students to seek advice, counsel and conversation.
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.
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Adjunct Faculty
Jay R. Bender, B.A., J.D.
Partner, Bradley Arant Boult CummingsLLP
Annesley H. DeGaris, B.S., J.D.
Founding Partner, DeGaris Law
Leslie S. Ennis, B.A., M.Div., Ed.D., J.D.
Professor, Samford University Orlean Beeson School of Education
Heather R. Fann, B.A., M.A., J.D.
Partner, Gregory Fann Turner
Alana C. Frederick, B.A., J.D.
Attorney, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh District
Christopher L. Hawkins, B.S., J.D.
Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Alabama
Elizabeth McIntyre Hill, B.Ch.E., J.D.
Gaines, Wolter and Kinney PC
Mark M. Hogewood, B.A., J.D.
Member, Wallace Jordan Ratliff & Brandt LLC
Donald M. Jackson, B.A., J.D.
Founder, The Sports Group
Nathan W. Johnson, B.A., J.D.
Member, Nathan Johnson PC
Raymond L. Johnson, Jr., B.A., J.D.
Shareholder, The Johnson Law Firm LLC
Victor Kelley, B.S., J.D.
Owner, The National Military Justice Group
Nicholas J. Landau, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., J.D.
Shareholder, Maynard Nexsen
Stephen P. Leara, B.S., J.D.
Partner, Galloway Scott & Hancock LLC
Robert L. McCurley, Jr., B.A., J.D.
Author
Kevin C. Newsom, B.A., J.D.
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Cynthia Ransburg-Brown
University Counsel, UAB Medicine Enterprise
Mitchell L. Reid, B.S., J.D.
State Director, The Nature Conservancy
Jay D. St. Clair, B.S., J.D.
Shareholder, Littler Mendelson PC
Craig M. Stephens, B.A., J.D., LL.M.
Partner, Arlington Family Offices
Lewanda K. VanPelt, B.S., J.D., LL.M.
Program Manager, Transportation Security Administration
Kimberly R. West, B.A., J.D.
Member, Wallace Jordan Ratliff & Brandt LLC
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