TU Law Community

Faculty

Professor Ray Yasser

A law school is only as good as its faculty. Their knowledge must match their passion for teaching.

The faculty at The University of Tulsa College of Law are exceptional national and internationally recognized professors who are always accessible to their students. They specialize in areas as diverse as international trade, energy regulation, Native American tribal jurisdiction, trial tactics and bioethics, making them authorities in their fields.

Study with

  • Professor Marguerite Chapman, medical law and bioethics specialist whose article on the rights of the terminally ill was cited by Chief Justice William Rehnquist in the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark "right-to-die" decision, Cruzan vs. Director, Missouri Department of Health; or
  • Proffessor Marianne Blair, who authored groundbreaking articles on controversial adoption issues; or
  • Proffessor Rex Zedalis, who explored the international legal issues raised by the Kuwaiti oil fires following Operation Desert Storm; or
  • Any of our additional 35 full-time or more than 50 adjunct professors.

Students

A law school must care about its students. At TU College of Law, students come first.

Small classes and individual attention are the norm here. Our faculty have a true open-door policy, allowing students the real opportunity of getting to know them.

Alumni

elizabeth zieders

A law school worthy of its name needs only look to its alumni for validation. TU College of Law alumni are extraordinary.  Throughout all 50 states, TU Law alumni include executives of major corporations, judges, government officials, law school deans and recently an Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice.

A few of our notable alumni include:

  • David B. Waller, deputy director general, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria.
  • Wanda Lorraine Dallas, assistant solicitor general, City Court of Atlanta.
  • Ali M. Mohdehi, international partner, Baker & McKenzie, San Diego.
  • Bruce Parker, president, The Environmental Industry Associations, Washington, D.C.
  • William Christopher Carmody, managing partner, Carmodys, Dallas.

At The University of Tulsa College of Law, you will discover a high level of interaction with alumni. The benefits to you can be phenomenal. Our alumni-sponsored mentoring program matches students with attorneys for hands-on exposure to the life of a practicing lawyer, and our national alumni network provides mentors for law students in their hometown or expected place of employment.