A Community of Experts
More than three dozen faculty members teach courses related to international law at CWRU School of Law. These experts help prepare aspiring lawyers through instruction in specialized courses that give them an edge over their peers at other schools.
Michael Benza, MA, JD
Professor of Practice, School of LawAssociate Director, Financial Integrity Institute, School of LawEmail: michael.benza@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0284
Eric C. Chaffee, JD
John C. Hutchins Professor of Law, School of LawDirector, Compliance, School of LawCo-Director, Center for Business Law, School of LawAssociate Dean of Graduate Studies and Strategic Programs, School of LawEmail: eric.chaffee@case.edu
Juscelino F. Colares, JD, PhD
Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, School of LawCo-Director, Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, School of LawProfessor, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and SciencesDirector, JD/MA Political Science ProgramEmail: colares@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.6387
Avidan Y. Cover, JD
Professor of Law, School of LawDirector, Institute for Global Security Law and Policy, Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, School of LawEmail: avidan.cover@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.5224
Shannon E. French, PhD
Professor, Department of Philosophy, College of Arts and SciencesProfessor, School of LawEmail: shannon.french@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.4454
Jonathan Gordon, JD
Professor of Lawyering Skills, School of LawDirector, SJD Program, School of LawEmail: jonathan.gordon@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.6364
Brian K. Gran, PhD
Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Arts and SciencesSecondary Faculty, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social SciencesFaculty Associate, Center for Policy StudiesEmail: brian.gran@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.2694
Sharona Hoffman, JD, LLM, SJD
Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law, Law-Medicine Center, School of LawProfessor, Department of Bioethics, School of MedicineCo-Director, The Law-Medicine Center, School of LawEmail: sharona.hoffman@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.3860
Lewis Katz
Emeritus Professor of LawDirector, Comparative Law Program for Saudi Administrative JudgesEmail: lrk@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.3287
Raymond Ku, JD
John Homer Kapp Professor of Law, School of LawEmail: raymond.ku@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.3963
Kenneth F. Ledford, JD, PhD
Associate Professor of Law, School of LawAssociate Professor and Chair, Department of History, College of Arts and SciencesEmail: kenneth.ledford@case.edu
Laura E. McNally, JD
Professor of Law, School of LawAssociate Dean for Experiential Education, School of LawDirector, Milton and Charlotte Kramer Law Clinic, School of LawEmail: laura.mcnally@case.edu
Phone: 216-368-2766
Kathryn S. Mercer, JD, PhD
Professor of Lawyering Skills, School of LawEmail: kathryn.mercer@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.2173
Dale A. Nance, JD, MA
Albert J. Weatherhead III and Richard W. Weatherhead Professor of Law, School of LawEmail: dale.nance@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.3294
Craig A. Nard, JD, LLM, SJD
Galen J. Roush Professor of Law, School of LawDirector, Spangenberg Center for Law, Technology & the Arts, School of LawEmail: craig.nard@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.6348
Stephen J. Petras, Jr., JD
Director, Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, School of LawU.S. Director, Canada-United States Law Institute, School of LawEmail: stephen.j.petras@case.edu
Phone: 216.408.5391
Cassandra Burke Robertson, JD, MA, MPA
John Deaver Drinko - BakerHostetler Professor of Law, School of LawDirector, Center for Professional Ethics, School of LawEmail: cassandra.robertson@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.3302
Michael P. Scharf, JD
Associate Dean for Global Legal Studies, School of LawJoseph C. Hostetler - BakerHostetler Professor of Law, School of LawEmail: michael.scharf@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.6386
Maya Simek, LISW-S, MSW
Director, Human Trafficking Project, Milton and Charlotte Kramer Law Clinic, School of LawEmail: maya.simek@case.edu
Jack Turner, JD
Professor of Law, School of LawDirector, International LLM Program, School of LawEmail: jack.turner@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.3719
Adjunct Faculty
Thomas Crist
Partner and Chair, Global Infrastructure Team, Benesch
Teaches “International Arbitration”
Email: toc6@case.edu
Aleksandar Cuic
Partner, Robert Brown LLC
Director, Immigration Law Clinic
Email: axc788@case.edu
Philip Hadji
Judge, US Court of Federal Claims
Teaches “Government Contracts Law”
Email: phadji@gmail.com
Ramez Islambouli
Lecturer, Department of Modern Languages and Literature, College of Arts and Sciences
Teaches “Comparative Religious Laws”
Email: rai2@case.edu
James Johnson
Director, Henry King War Crimes Research Office
Teaches “International Law Research Practicum”
Email: jcjohnson1975@yahoo.com
Alek El Kamhawy
Teaches “Financial Integrity Doctor of Juridical Sciences”
Email: axk977@case.edu
Stacy Cozart Martin
Partner, MJB Immigration
Teaches “Immigration Law” and “Immigration Law II: Business Immigration Law”
Email: sec128@case.edu
James Moroney
Retired Assistant US Attorney
Teaches “Counter-Terrorism Law”
Email: jvm33@case.edu
Greg Noone, PhD
Director, Fairmont State University National Security and Intelligence Program
Executive Director and Senior Peace Fellow, Public International Law and Policy Group
Teaches “International Humanitarian Law”
Email: gnoone@pilpg.org
Sarah Okuh
Managing Attorney, MJB Immigration
Teaches “Asylum and Refugee Law”
Email: sarah@mjbimmigration.com
Steven Paille
Charles Schwab
Managing Director, Canada-United States Law Institute
Email: sjp89@case.edu
Ted Parran III
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Managing Director, Canada-United States Law Institute
Teaches Canada-U.S. Law Journal Seminar
Email: tvp2@case.edu
Rumu Sarkar
Director, International Development Law program
Teaches “International Law Development Course and Practicum”
Email: rxs1200@case.edu
Steven G. Stransky
Senior Counsel, Thompson Hine LLP
Teaches “Foreign Affairs and National Security Law”
Email: sgs79@case.edu
Andrew Zashin
Partner, Zashin Law
Teaches “International Family Law”
Email: aaz@zashinlaw.com