The Faculty
Leslie Bender
Professor of Law and Women's Studies
B.A., Chatham College
J.D., University of Pittsburgh
LL.M., Harvard University
Courses: Bioethics and the Law; Assisted Reproductive Technologies and the Law; Women and the Law
Richard A. Ellison
Professor of Law
B.A., City College of New York
LL.B., St. John's University
Courses: Health Law; Family Law
Paula Johnson
Professor of Law
B.A., University of Maryland at College Park
J.D., Temple University
LL.M., Georgetown University
Course: Women in the Criminal Justice System
Arlene S. Kanter
Professor of Law
B.A., Trinity College
J.D., New York University
LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center
Course: Disability Law
Nina Kohn
Assistant Professor of Law
B.A., Princeton University
J.D., Harvard Law School
Courses: Elder Law; Interdisciplinary Approaches to Aging
Kevin Malliard
Assistant Professor of Law
B.A., Duke University
M.A.,Ph.D., University of Michigan
J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School
Courses: Wills and Trusts, Family Law, Adoption Law
Mary Helen McNeal
Director, Clinical Education
B.A., Georgetown University
J.D., University of Maryland
Course: Elder Law Clinic
Suzette Meléndez
Professor of Law
B.A., State University of New York at Binghamton
J.D., University of Connecticut School of Law.
Course: Children's Rights and Family Law Clinic
Robert G. Nassau
B.A., Yale University
J.D., Harvard University
Course: Estate and Gift Tax, Federal Taxation I
Terry L. Turnipseed
Assistant Professor of Law
B.S., Mississippi State University
M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
J.D., LL.M., Georgetown University
Courses: Wills and Trusts; Estate Planning Seminar; Estate and Gift Tax
CENTER ADJUNCT FACULTY
Amy Campbell
J.D., Yale University
M.B.E., Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania
Courses: Child Health Policy
Daniel Cantone
J.D., Syracuse University College of Law
B.A., Syracuse University
Courses: Mediation and Collaborative Law
Charles Sprock
B.A., Colgate Universtiy
J.D., University of Notre Dame
Courses: Sexual Orientation and the Law; Lawyering Skills: Planning for Non-Traditional Families
Family Law & Social Policy
- Center Contact Information
- Pro Bono Opportunities
- Family Law Society
- Research Guides & Resources
- Writing Competitions
- Careers in Family Law
- Conferences, Speakers & Symposia
- Center News
- Syracuse Medical-Legal Partnership
- Applied Learning Experiences
- Estate Planning Certificate
- Family Law & Social Policy Certificate
- The Faculty
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