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Contact Information:

School of Law
414 E. Clark St.
Vermillion, SD 57069
phone: 605.677.5443
fax: 605.677.5417
Law.School@usd.edu

Last Modified: 11/19/08

Faculty Profiles and Scholarship

Dean
Vickrey, Barry R.
B.A., Vanderbilt University
J.D., Vanderbilt University
Dean & Professor of Law
Courses:  Legal Profession


Associate Dean
Sorensen, Thomas L.
B.L.S., University of South Dakota
J.D., University of South Dakota
Associate Dean
Courses:  Introduction to Law & Legal Studies

Assistant Dean
Ericson, Angela R.
B.A., Hamline University
J.D., University of South Dakota
Assistant Dean
Director of Career Services

Associate Dean for
American Indian Programs
Glover, John H.
B.A., Concordia College
J.D., Willamette University College of Law
Associate Dean for American Indian Programs


Law School Policy Manual                             Law School Committees


Faculty

Alexander, Rachel K.
B.A., Creighton University

J.D., Creighton University
Assistant Professor of Law
Director of Legal Writing
Courses: Legal Writing, Appellate Advocacy, South Dakota Practice


Baron, Roger M.
B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia
J.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
Professor of Law
Courses: Family Law, Civil Procedure I & II, Insurance

Burleson, Elizabeth
B.A., Colby College
J.D., University of Connecticut
LL.M., in International Law from the London School of Economics
Assistant Professor of Law
Courses: Energy Law, International Environmental Law,
Public International Law, Water Law, Property II

Day, David S.
B.A., University of Iowa
J.D., University of Iowa
Professor of Law
Courses: Constitutional Law, Constitutional Rights, First Amendment Rights, State Constitutional Law

Garry, Patrick M.
M.A., University of Minnesota
J.D., University of Minnesota -Twin Cities
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Associate Professor of Law
Director, Center for Empirical Legal Research

Courses: Administrative Law, Advanced Torts, Employment Law, Media  and Communications Law

Geu, Thomas E.
B.S., University of Nebraska - Lincoln
J.D., University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Professor of Law
Courses: Business Organizations I & II, Business Planning, Employment Law, Nonprofit Organizations

Gingiss, Randall J.
B.A., Amherst College
J.D., University of Michigan
LL.M., DePaul University
M.B.A., University of Chicago
CPA
Professor of Law
Courses: Estate & Gift Tax,
Estate Planning, Property, Federal Income Tax, Trusts & Wills

Hagemann, John F.
B.A., Lawrence College
J.D., University of Wisconsin
Law Librarian/Professor of Law
Courses: Law and Literature, Legal Research

Hutton, Chris
B.A., St. Joseph's College
J.D., Washburn University
LL.M., Harvard University
Professor of Law
Courses: Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure,
Advanced Criminal Procedure, Evidence

Kunesh, Patrice H.
B.A., Colorado State University
J.D., University of Colorado
Associate Professor of Law and
Director, Institute of American Indian Studies at USD
Courses:
American Indian Natural Res., Children and the Law, Legislation, Property I

Myers, Michael J.
B.S., South Dakota State University
J.D., University of South Dakota
Associate Professor of Law
Courses: Alternative Dispute Resolution, The Business of Law, Elderlaw, Health Care Law & Policy


Pasqualucci, Jo M.
B.A., University of Wisconsin
M.S., University of Wisconsin
J.D., University of Wisconsin
S.J.D., George Washington University
Professor of Law
Courses: Commercial Law,
International Business Transactions,
International Human Rights Law, Secured Transactions


Pommersheim, Frank
B.A., Colgate University
J.D., Columbia University
M.P.A., Harvard University
Professor of Law
Courses: Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure,
Federal Jurisdiction, Indian Law, Rights of Indigenous Peoples


Thatcher, Charles M.
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University
J.D., Ohio Northern University
Professor of Law
Courses: Conflict of Laws, Contracts I & II,
Remedies


Ulrich, Robert
B.S., Mankato State University
J.D., University of South Dakota
Associate Professor/Director Externships
Courses: Externship, Trial Techniques


Van Patten, Jonathan K.
B.A., University of California - Los Angeles
J.D., University of California - Los Angeles
Professor of Law
Courses: Debtors' & Creditors' Rights,
Negotiation & Settlement, Torts I & II

Adjunct Faculty Fall 2008
Ekse, Mark
BSEE, South Dakota State University
MBA, St. Ambrose University
JD, University of South Dakota School of Law
Adjunct Professor of Law
Courses: Introduction to Intellectual Property

Huckabee, Gregory M.
LL.M., The George Washington University National Law Center
M.A,.  The Catholic University of America
M.S.,  Jacksonville State University
LL.M., The Judge Advocate General's School
J.D.,  Gonzaga University School of Law
M.B.A., Gonzaga University Graduate School
A.B., Gonzaga University
Adjunct Professor of Law
Courses:

Mastalir, Roger W.
B. of Music, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
M.A., Oxford University
J.D., University of Iowa
LL.M., University of Iowa
Adjunct Professor of Law
Courses: Legal Writing, Appellate Advocacy

Ruettgers, Marie H.
B.A., Benedictine College
M.B.A., University of Kansas
J.D., University of South Dakota
Adjunct Professor of Law
Courses: Legal Writing, Appellate Advocacy

Strange, Sidney B.
B.A., Augustana College
J.D., University of Denver
Adjunct Professor of Law
Courses: Negotiation and Settlement

Zhang, Rose Xinjuan
J.D., Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
LLM, China University of Political Sciences and Law
Visting Professor of Law


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