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News and Events: Media Guide
The faculty of Northeastern University School of Law offer both practical and scholarly insight into the law and legal profession. They are available for commentary and analysis on breaking news and for historical perspectives on various issues and events related to the law. For general media inquiries, please call the Office of Communications at (617) 373-3288.

Administrative Law
Roger I. Abrams
Libby S. Adler
Lee P. Breckenridge
James V. Rowan
Margaret Y.K. Woo

Admission to Law School
Roger I. Abrams
MJ Knoll-Finn, Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions, (617) 373-2395

Alternative Dispute Resolution
Roger I. Abrams
Brook K. Baker
Melinda F. Drew (arbitration)

Antitrust
Roger I. Abrams
Stacey L. Dogan

Asian Legal Systems
Margaret Y.K. Woo

Benefits Law
Mary E. O'Connell
James V. Rowan
Emily A. Spieler

Bioethics
Wendy E. Parmet

Business Law
Dan Danielsen
David M. Phillips

Capital Punishment
Daniel J. Givelber
Daniel R. Williams

Careers in the Law
Roger I. Abrams
Margaret A. Burnham
Dan Danielsen
Randi Friedman, Assistant Dean and Director of Career Services, (617) 373-3707
Valerie H. Kapilow, Associate Director of Career Services, (617) 373-3337
Hope Lewis

Children/Juvenile Law
Mary E. O'Connell

Chinese Law
Margaret Y.K. Woo

Civil Liability/Litigation
Richard A. Daynard
James V. Rowan
Stephen N. Subrin

Civil Procedure
Margaret Y.K. Woo

Civil Rights
Roger I. Abrams
Margaret A. Burnham
Martha F. Davis
Wendy E. Parmet
James V. Rowan

Clinical Legal Education
Brook K. Baker
Lois Hilfiker Kanter
James V. Rowan

Commercial Law
David M. Phillips

Comparative Law
Margaret Y.K. Woo

Community Development
Rashmi Dyal-Chand
James V. Rowan

Computer and Internet Law
Dan Danielsen
Stacey L. Dogan

Constitutional Law
Margaret A. Burnham
Wendy E. Parmet
James V. Rowan

Consumer Protection
Richard A. Daynard
James V. Rowan

Contracts
Peter D. Enrich
David Hall
Mary E. O'Connell
David M. Phillips

Cooperative Legal Education
Roger I. Abrams
Brook K. Baker
James V. Rowan

Copyright Law
Dan Danielsen
Stacey L. Dogan

Corporate Law
James R. Hackney Jr.
David M. Phillips

Court Procedure and Evidence
Hillary B. Farber
James V. Rowan
Stephen N. Subrin
Daniel R. Williams

Criminal Law
Hillary B. Farber
Daniel J. Givelber
Michael Meltsner
Deborah A. Ramirez
Daniel R. Williams

Criminal Procedure
Hillary B. Farber
Daniel J. Givelber
Michael Meltsner
Deborah A. Ramirez
Daniel R. Williams

Culture and the Law
Hope Lewis

Death Penalty (see Capital Punishment)

Development and the Law
Margaret Y.K. Woo

Disability Law
Hope Lewis (human rights)
Wendy E. Parmet
James V. Rowan

Discrimination (see Civil Rights)

Divorce Law
Mary E. O'Connell

Domestic Violence (including child and elder abuse)
Clare Dalton
Martha F. Davis
Lois Hilfiker Kanter
James V. Rowan

Education Law and Finance
Peter D. Enrich

Education Law and Policy

Economics and the Law
James R. Hackney Jr.

Employment Law
Roger I. Abrams
Martha F. Davis
James V. Rowan
Emily A. Spieler

Environmental Law
Lee P. Breckenridge

Family Law
Clare Dalton
Mary E. O'Connell

Federal Jurisdiction
Lucy A. Williams

Federalism
Peter D. Enrich

First Amendment

Free Speech (see First Amendment)

Gender and the Law
Martha F. Davis
Hope Lewis

Hate Speech (see First Amendment)

The Holocaust
Libby S. Adler

Health Law
Brook K. Baker (HIV/AIDS)
Richard A. Daynard (public health)
Melinda F. Drew (nursing)
Wendy E. Parmet

Housing Law
Rashmi Dyal-Chand

Human Rights
Martha F. Davis
Hope Lewis

Insurance
James V. Rowan (unemployment insurance)

Intellectual History
James R. Hackney Jr.

Intellectual Property
Brook K. Baker (international intellectual property)
Dan Danielsen
Stacey L. Dogan

International Law
Margaret A. Burnham
Dan Danielsen
Martha F. Davis
Hope Lewis

Israel
David M. Phillips

Judicial Process (see Court Procedure and Evidence)

Jurisprudence Philosophy
Dan Danielsen
Peter D. Enrich

Juvenile Law
Hillary B. Farber (juvenile justice)

Labor Law
Roger I. Abrams
Emily A. Spieler

Land Use
Lee P. Breckenridge
Peter D. Enrich

Legal Education
Roger I. Abrams
Melinda F. Drew
James V. Rowan
Stephen N. Subrin

Legal Ethics
Melinda F. Drew
James V. Rowan

Litigation
Michael Meltsner
Daniel R. Williams

Medical Issues
Brook K. Baker (HIV/AIDS)
Melinda F. Drew (nursing)
Wendy E. Parmet

Obesity Litigation (see Consumer Protection)

Poverty Law
Martha F. Davis
Lois Hilfiker Kanter
James V. Rowan
Lucy A. Williams

Products Liability
Roger I. Abrams

Property
Lee P. Breckenridge
Rashmi Dyal-Chand

Public Health Law
Richard A. Daynard
Wendy E. Parmet

Public Finance
Peter D. Enrich

Public Interest Advocacy/Litigation
Richard A. Daynard
James V. Rowan

Public Regulation
Peter D. Enrich

Race and Racism and the Law
Roger I. Abrams
James R. Hackney Jr.
David Hall
Hope Lewis
Deborah A. Ramirez (Racial Profiling)
James V. Rowan

Real Estate
Rashmi Dyal-Chand

Securities Regulation
Hope Lewis

Sexuality and Gender Identity
Libby S. Adler
Martha F. Davis
Hope Lewis (human rights)

Smoking (see Consumer Protection)

Social Security
Mary E. O'Connell
James V. Rowan
Emily A. Spieler

Spirituality and the Law
David Hall

Sports Law
Roger I. Abrams

State/Local Government
Peter D. Enrich

Supreme Court
Roger I. Abrams
Michael Meltsner

Tax Law
Peter D. Enrich
Daniel C. Schaffer

Tobacco (see Consumer Protection)

Torts
Roger I. Abrams (toxic torts)
Richard A. Daynard (toxic torts)
James R. Hackney Jr.
Wendy E. Parmet

Tort Reform
Roger I. Abrams
Richard A. Daynard
Stephen N. Subrin

Trademark Law
Stacey L. Dogan

Welfare (see Poverty Law)

Workers' Compensation
Emily A. Spieler