Faculty Experts

Each faculty member at the Michael E. Moritz College of Law is trained to help people understand the law. They know how legal issues impact society on a daily basis. This guide will help you find the right, unbiased resource for the story you are covering. If you are looking for information in an area not listed, please contact Chief Communications Officer Barbara Peck at (614) 292-0283. [See All Experts]

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Administrative Law
Peter M. Shane	(614) 688-3014	shane.29@osu.edu
Affirmative Action
Deborah Jones Merritt	(614) 688-4039	merritt.52@osu.edu
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Sarah Rudolph Cole	(614) 688-4918	cole.228@osu.edu
Ellen E. Deason	(614) 688-5794	deason.2@osu.edu
Nancy Hardin Rogers	(614) 688-3451	rogers.23@osu.edu
Joseph B. Stulberg	(614) 292-8638	stulberg.2@osu.edu
Charles E. Wilson	(614) 292-3079	wilson.49@osu.edu
Alternative Dispute Resolution Ethics
Christopher M. Fairman	(614) 292-2422	fairman.3@osu.edu
Anthropology and Law
Stanley K. Laughlin, Jr.	(614) 292-2448	laughlin.1@osu.edu
Antitrust
James E. Meeks	(614) 292-0943	meeks.2@osu.edu
Peter P. Swire		swire.1@osu.edu
Arbitration
Sarah Rudolph Cole	(614) 688-4918	cole.228@osu.edu
Ellen E. Deason	(614) 688-5794	deason.2@osu.edu
Bankruptcy
Creola Johnson	(614) 292-9992	johnson.1904@osu.edu
Behavioral Law and Economics
Larry T. Garvin	(614) 292-6073	garvin.24@osu.edu
Bioethics
Marc Spindelman	(614) 292-9913	spindelman.1@osu.edu
Business Law
Dale A. Oesterle	(614) 292-7172	oesterle.4@osu.edu
Campaign Finance
Edward B. Foley	(614) 292-4288	foley.33@osu.edu
Donald B. Tobin	(614) 688-3539	tobin.46@osu.edu
Child Custody, Support and Visitation
Katherine Hunt Federle	(614) 292-9177	federle.1@osu.edu
Children, Abuse and Neglect of
Katherine Hunt Federle	(614) 292-9177	federle.1@osu.edu
China
Daniel C.K. Chow	(614) 292-0948	chow.1@osu.edu
Civic Engagement
Deborah Jones Merritt	(614) 688-4039	merritt.52@osu.edu
Peter M. Shane	(614) 688-3014	shane.29@osu.edu
Civic Litigation
Elizabeth Ilgen Cooke	(614) 688-3069	cooke.62@osu.edu
Charles E. Wilson	(614) 292-3079	wilson.49@osu.edu
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
john a. powell	(614) 247-6269	powell.355@osu.edu
Daniel P. Tokaji	(614) 292-6566	tokaji.1@osu.edu
Collaborative Law
Christopher M. Fairman	(614) 292-2422	fairman.3@osu.edu
Commercial Law
Larry T. Garvin	(614) 292-6073	garvin.24@osu.edu
Comparative Dispute Resolution
Ellen E. Deason	(614) 688-5794	deason.2@osu.edu
Comparative Foreign Relations Law
Stanley K. Laughlin, Jr.	(614) 292-2448	laughlin.1@osu.edu
Constitutional Law
Ruth Colker	(614) 292-0900	colker.2@osu.edu
Edward B. Foley	(614) 292-4288	foley.33@osu.edu
David A. Goldberger	(614) 292-1536	goldberger.1@osu.edu
Stanley K. Laughlin, Jr.	(614) 292-2448	laughlin.1@osu.edu
Peter M. Shane	(614) 688-3014	shane.29@osu.edu
Marc Spindelman	(614) 292-9913	spindelman.1@osu.edu
Consumer Credit and Credit Card Protection
Creola Johnson	(614) 292-9992	johnson.1904@osu.edu
Consumer Law
Peter P. Swire		swire.1@osu.edu
Gregory M. Travalio	(614) 292-2689	travalio.1@osu.edu
Contracts
Larry T. Garvin	(614) 292-6073	garvin.24@osu.edu
Gregory M. Travalio	(614) 292-2689	travalio.1@osu.edu
Copyright
Edward Lee	(614) 292-3201	lee.2206@osu.edu
Corporate Governance
Steven M. Davidoff	(646) 250-6587	davidoff.8@osu.edu
Dale A. Oesterle	(614) 292-7172	oesterle.4@osu.edu
Courts and Procedures
Elizabeth Ilgen Cooke	(614) 688-3069	cooke.62@osu.edu
Christopher M. Fairman	(614) 292-2422	fairman.3@osu.edu
Charles E. Wilson	(614) 292-3079	wilson.49@osu.edu
Criminal Law
Douglas A. Berman	(614) 688-8690	berman.43@osu.edu
Sharon L. Davies	(614) 688-3389	davies.49@osu.edu
Joshua Dressler	(614) 688-3145	dressler.11@osu.edu
Katherine Hunt Federle	(614) 292-9177	federle.1@osu.edu
Lawrence Herman	(614) 292-2163	herman.7@osu.edu
Alan C. Michaels	(614) 292-0574	michaels.23@osu.edu
Criminal Procedure
Sharon L. Davies	(614) 688-3389	davies.49@osu.edu
Joshua Dressler	(614) 688-3145	dressler.11@osu.edu
Lawrence Herman	(614) 292-2163	herman.7@osu.edu
Cybersecurity and Cyberspace
Peter P. Swire		swire.1@osu.edu
Death Penalty
Douglas A. Berman	(614) 688-8690	berman.43@osu.edu
Joshua Dressler	(614) 688-3145	dressler.11@osu.edu
Disability Discrimination
Ruth Colker	(614) 292-0900	colker.2@osu.edu
E-Democracy
Peter M. Shane	(614) 688-3014	shane.29@osu.edu
Earned Income Tax Credit
Allan J. Samansky	(614) 292-2019	samansky.1@osu.edu
Election Law
Edward B. Foley	(614) 292-4288	foley.33@osu.edu
Steven F. Huefner	(614) 292-1763	huefner.4@osu.edu
Donald B. Tobin	(614) 688-3539	tobin.46@osu.edu
Daniel P. Tokaji	(614) 292-6566	tokaji.1@osu.edu
Eminent Domain
Michael Braunstein	(614) 292-2342	braunstein.1@osu.edu
Employee Privacy
L. Camille Hébert	(614) 292-0190	hebert.2@osu.edu
Employment Discrimination
L. Camille Hébert	(614) 292-0190	hebert.2@osu.edu
Employment Discrimination - Age
James J. Brudney	(614) 292-0795	brudney.1@osu.edu
Employment Law
James J. Brudney	(614) 292-0795	brudney.1@osu.edu
Evidence
Deborah Jones Merritt	(614) 688-4039	merritt.52@osu.edu
Ric Simmons	(614) 292-2829	simmons.239@osu.edu
False Confessions
Sharon L. Davies	(614) 688-3389	davies.49@osu.edu
Deborah Jones Merritt	(614) 688-4039	merritt.52@osu.edu
Family Law
Katherine Hunt Federle	(614) 292-9177	federle.1@osu.edu
Marc Spindelman	(614) 292-9913	spindelman.1@osu.edu
Federal Budget Process
Donald B. Tobin	(614) 688-3539	tobin.46@osu.edu
Federal Courts
Daniel P. Tokaji	(614) 292-6566	tokaji.1@osu.edu
Charles E. Wilson	(614) 292-3079	wilson.49@osu.edu
Feminist Legal Theory
Martha Chamallas	(614) 292-7204	chamallas.1@osu.edu
Marc Spindelman	(614) 292-9913	spindelman.1@osu.edu
First Amendment
Edward B. Foley	(614) 292-4288	foley.33@osu.edu
David A. Goldberger	(614) 292-1536	goldberger.1@osu.edu
Daniel P. Tokaji	(614) 292-6566	tokaji.1@osu.edu
Foreign Trade and Investment
Daniel C.K. Chow	(614) 292-0948	chow.1@osu.edu
Frivolous Litigation
Christopher M. Fairman	(614) 292-2422	fairman.3@osu.edu
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Rights
Ruth Colker	(614) 292-0900	colker.2@osu.edu
Marc Spindelman	(614) 292-9913	spindelman.1@osu.edu
Genetics, Legal Research In
Ellen E. Deason	(614) 688-5794	deason.2@osu.edu
Health Law
Marc Spindelman	(614) 292-9913	spindelman.1@osu.edu
Hedge Funds
Dale A. Oesterle	(614) 292-7172	oesterle.4@osu.edu
Homeland Security
Peter P. Swire		swire.1@osu.edu
Housing Law
Nicole Wilkinson	(614) 247-7803	hall.640@osu.edu
International Business Transactions
Daniel C.K. Chow	(614) 292-0948	chow.1@osu.edu
International Intellectual Property
Daniel C.K. Chow	(614) 292-0948	chow.1@osu.edu
Edward Lee	(614) 292-3201	lee.2206@osu.edu
International Law
John B. Quigley	(614) 292-1764	quigley.2@osu.edu
Internet Law
Edward Lee	(614) 292-3201	lee.2206@osu.edu
Judicial Appointment
Peter M. Shane	(614) 688-3014	shane.29@osu.edu
Juvenile Law
Katherine Hunt Federle	(614) 292-9177	federle.1@osu.edu
Labor and Employment
Martha Chamallas	(614) 292-7204	chamallas.1@osu.edu
Labor Law
James J. Brudney	(614) 292-0795	brudney.1@osu.edu
Land Use Planning
Michael Braunstein	(614) 292-2342	braunstein.1@osu.edu
Landlord and Tenant
Nicole Wilkinson	(614) 247-7803	hall.640@osu.edu
Law and Sexuality
Marc Spindelman	(614) 292-9913	spindelman.1@osu.edu
Law and Social Science
Deborah Jones Merritt	(614) 688-4039	merritt.52@osu.edu
Legal Ethics
Christopher M. Fairman	(614) 292-2422	fairman.3@osu.edu
Arthur F. Greenbaum	(614) 292-4160	greenbaum.1@osu.edu
Stanley K. Laughlin, Jr.	(614) 292-2448	laughlin.1@osu.edu
Legal Research and Law Libraries
Bruce S. Johnson	(614) 292-2964	johnson.726@osu.edu
Legal Writing
Mary Beth Beazley	(614) 292-5919	beazley.1@osu.edu
Legislation
James J. Brudney	(614) 292-0795	brudney.1@osu.edu
Steven F. Huefner	(614) 292-1763	huefner.4@osu.edu
Donald B. Tobin	(614) 688-3539	tobin.46@osu.edu
Media and Democracy
Peter M. Shane	(614) 688-3014	shane.29@osu.edu
Mediation
Sarah Rudolph Cole	(614) 688-4918	cole.228@osu.edu
Ellen E. Deason	(614) 688-5794	deason.2@osu.edu
Joseph B. Stulberg	(614) 292-8638	stulberg.2@osu.edu
Medical Malpractice
Elizabeth Ilgen Cooke	(614) 688-3069	cooke.62@osu.edu
Mergers and Acquisitions
Steven M. Davidoff	(646) 250-6587	davidoff.8@osu.edu
Dale A. Oesterle	(614) 292-7172	oesterle.4@osu.edu
Military Law
Gregory M. Travalio	(614) 292-2689	travalio.1@osu.edu
Mortgage Foreclosure
Creola Johnson	(614) 292-9992	johnson.1904@osu.edu
Negotiation
Ellen E. Deason	(614) 688-5794	deason.2@osu.edu
Charles E. Wilson	(614) 292-3079	wilson.49@osu.edu
Nonprofit Organizations
Garry W. Jenkins	(614) 247-8338	jenkins.434@osu.edu
Donald B. Tobin	(614) 688-3539	tobin.46@osu.edu
Payday Loans
Creola Johnson	(614) 292-9992	johnson.1904@osu.edu
Predatory Lending
Creola Johnson	(614) 292-9992	johnson.1904@osu.edu
President, U.S.
Peter M. Shane	(614) 688-3014	shane.29@osu.edu
Privacy
Peter P. Swire		swire.1@osu.edu
Public Service
Deborah Jones Merritt	(614) 688-4039	merritt.52@osu.edu
Racial Profiling
Sharon L. Davies	(614) 688-3389	davies.49@osu.edu
Real Property and Real Estate Finance
Michael Braunstein	(614) 292-2342	braunstein.1@osu.edu
Richard C. Daley	(614) 292-4328	daley.54@osu.edu
Religion and Law
Stanley K. Laughlin, Jr.	(614) 292-2448	laughlin.1@osu.edu
Rent-to-Own Transactions
Creola Johnson	(614) 292-9992	johnson.1904@osu.edu
Searches and Seizures
Sharon L. Davies	(614) 688-3389	davies.49@osu.edu
Joshua Dressler	(614) 688-3145	dressler.11@osu.edu
Securities Law
Steven M. Davidoff	(646) 250-6587	davidoff.8@osu.edu
Dale A. Oesterle	(614) 292-7172	oesterle.4@osu.edu
Securities Trading Markets
Dale A. Oesterle	(614) 292-7172	oesterle.4@osu.edu
Sentencing
Douglas A. Berman	(614) 688-8690	berman.43@osu.edu
Joshua Dressler	(614) 688-3145	dressler.11@osu.edu
Separation of Powers
James J. Brudney	(614) 292-0795	brudney.1@osu.edu
Steven F. Huefner	(614) 292-1763	huefner.4@osu.edu
Peter M. Shane	(614) 688-3014	shane.29@osu.edu
Sexual Harassment
Martha Chamallas	(614) 292-7204	chamallas.1@osu.edu
L. Camille Hébert	(614) 292-0190	hebert.2@osu.edu
Small Business Finance
Larry T. Garvin	(614) 292-6073	garvin.24@osu.edu
Sports Law
Alan C. Michaels	(614) 292-0574	michaels.23@osu.edu
Taboo Language and the Law
Christopher M. Fairman	(614) 292-2422	fairman.3@osu.edu
Taxes
Stephanie Hoffer	(614) 247-7856	hoffer.11@osu.edu
Allan J. Samansky	(614) 292-2019	samansky.1@osu.edu
Donald B. Tobin	(614) 688-3539	tobin.46@osu.edu
Torts
Martha Chamallas	(614) 292-7204	chamallas.1@osu.edu
Sarah Rudolph Cole	(614) 688-4918	cole.228@osu.edu
Elizabeth Ilgen Cooke	(614) 688-3069	cooke.62@osu.edu
James E. Meeks	(614) 292-0943	meeks.2@osu.edu
U.S. Foreign Relations Law
Stanley K. Laughlin, Jr.	(614) 292-2448	laughlin.1@osu.edu
U.S. Supreme Court
Joshua Dressler	(614) 688-3145	dressler.11@osu.edu
Edward B. Foley	(614) 292-4288	foley.33@osu.edu
U.S. Territories and Free Association States
Stanley K. Laughlin, Jr.	(614) 292-2448	laughlin.1@osu.edu
Voting Rights
Daniel P. Tokaji	(614) 292-6566	tokaji.1@osu.edu
Voting Technology
Daniel P. Tokaji	(614) 292-6566	tokaji.1@osu.edu
Women's Rights
Martha Chamallas	(614) 292-7204	chamallas.1@osu.edu
Zoning
Michael Braunstein	(614) 292-2342	braunstein.1@osu.edu