Faculty & Scholarship

Our Faculty & Scholarship

Our faculty scholars explore legal theory, practice, and history, propose important legal reforms, and study the impacts of legal systems on people around the world. Using a variety of research methods, they illuminate important issues through articles, books, reports, congressional testimony, popular media, and other avenues.

We invite you to take a look at the latest publications, news and more from our professors and scholars.

Faculty

Our faculty and scholars are leaders in their fields. They’re also passionate teachers who inspire the next generation of lawyers and leaders. We invite you to meet them at the directory below.

Faculty Directory

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Interested in finding our professors and experts by subject area? Take a look at our faculty experts page below.

Faculty by Expertise

Browse Publications

Looking for publications by our professors and scholars? We invite you to browse their published works below.

Faculty Bibliographies
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Making Headlines

Our professors and scholars are making headlines with their research, publications, Congressional testimony and more. Read more about their work below.

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Research Centers and Programs

UC Law SF’s research centers study cutting-edge areas of law and bring together students, researchers, and practitioners. We invite you to take a look at the vital work from our centers.

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Meet Some of Our Scholars

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Alina Ball

Professor of Law, Bion M. Gregory Chair in Business Law, and Co-Director of the Center for Racial and Economic Justice
View Alina Ball’s Profile

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Ming H. Chen

Professor and Harry & Lillian Hastings Research Chair, Director of the Center on Race, Immigration, Citizenship and Equality
View Ming H. Chen’s Profile

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Ben Depoorter

Max Radin Distinguished Professor
View Ben Depoorter’s Profile

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Scott Dodson

James Edgar Hervey Chair in Litigation, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law, and Director of the Center for Litigation and the Courts
View Scott Dodson’s Profile

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Heather Field

Stephen A. Lind Professor of Law and Co-Director of Center on Tax Law
View Heather Field’s Profile

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Richard Marcus

Distinguished Professor of Law and Horace O. Coil Chair in Litigation
View Richard Marcus’s Profile

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Karen Musalo

Professor and Chair in International Law, Director of the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies
View Karen Musalo’s Profile

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Manoj Viswanathan

Joseph W. Cotchett ’64 Professor of Law and Co-Director, UC Law SF Center on Tax Law
View Manoj Viswanathan’s Profile

Faculty Events

Diversity Week

The Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Working Group cordially invites you to participate in our inaugural campus-wide UC Law Diversity Week from March 18th-March 22nd. Starting next Monday, and throughout the […]

Mar 18
Event Date March 18th
8:00 am
Mar 19
Event Date March 19th
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Event Location 333 Deb Colloquium and Sky Deck, 5th Floor Cotchett Law Center

Justice Through a Queer Lens: The Criminal Legal System, Restorative Justice & Liberation

To Attend In Person, RSVP Here  To Join Virtually, RSVP Here 

Mar 20
Event Date March 20th
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm