Adjunct Faculty

Adjunct faculty members have an ongoing involvement with the Law School, usually teaching at least one course each year. Certain adjunct faculty members teach more courses each year. The degree to which these faculty members are able to participate in the academic and community life at the law school varies. The following faculty members are recent or present adjuncts.

Mark Allen III
B.A., Grinnell College
J.D., Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Administrative Law

Matthew Batezel
B.A., California State University, Fullerton
J.D., Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Civil Procedure; Contracts; Legal Writing; Remedies; Trial Practice 

Lakuita Bittle 
B.A., High Point University
J.D., University of the District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law
Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure 

Jacob Blizzard
B.A., University of Houston
J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law
Criminal Law

Papillon Boyd
B.S., University of Southern California
J.D., Trinity Law School
First-Year Law Students' Examination Skills

Preston Branaugh
B.A., University of Denver 
J.D., Sturm College of Law, University of Denver
Conflict Management in Business and Nonprofit Organizations; Legal & Ethical Issues in Fundraising for Nonprofits

Jeffrey Brockmeier
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
M.P.A., California State University, Fullerton
J.D., Western State College of Law
L.L.M., USC Gould School of Law
Contract Drafting and Analysis; Contracts; Criminal Procedure; Cyber Criminology; Juvenile Law and Delinquency; Mediation; Negotiation Theory and Practice

D. Allen Calhoun
B.A., Washington University
M.A., Covenant Theological Seminary
M.A., Indiana University
J.D., University of Notre Dame Law School 
LL.M., Washington University School of Law
M.Th., University of Aberdeen Divinity School
Ph.D., University of Aberdeen Divinity School
Fundamentals of Federal Taxation 

Matthew Camphius
B.S., Liberty University
J.D., Trinity Law School
Law and Theory of Corrections

Shaun Capps
B.A., University of Mississippi
J.D., Birmingham School of Law
Torts

Rebecca Captain
B.A., Vanguard University 
J.D., Western State College of Law
Evidence

Solomon Cheifer
B.A., California Baptist University
J.D., University of La Verne College of Law
Civil Procedure; Criminal Law; First-Year Law Students' Examination Skills; Torts

John Churchville
B.A., Brown University
J.D., University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Criminal Law; Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Criminal Justice

Alexa Clark
B.A., Scripps College
M.A., Claremont McKenna College
J.D., USC Gould School of Law
Business Organizations; Legal Research and Writing; Torts

Brittany Claus
B.A., Loyola University of Chicago
J.D., Western State College of Law
Criminal Law; Juvenile Law and Delinquency

Steven Cohen
B.A., Florida International University
J.D., University of Miami School of Law
Property; Real Estate Transactions

Eddie Colanter
B.A., University of California, San Diego
M.A., Simon Greenleaf University 
M.A., Trinity Graduate School
Current Issues in Bioethics; Introduction to Bioethics; Philosophy and Theology of Justice

James Lance Conklin
B.A., University of California, Davis
M.Div., Gateway Seminary (FNA Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary)
J.D., California Western School of Law
Immigration Law; Trinity Immigration Law Clinic

Zachary Cormier
B.B.A., University of New Mexico
J.D., Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Business Organizations; Constitutional Law; Labor Law and ADR; Performance Assessment; Staffing and Compensation Administration

James Cox
B.A., Pensacola Christian College
J.D., Regent University School of Law
Contracts

Elissa Crowder
B.A., Capital University
J.D., Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Legal Research and Writing

Mary Kay Crowder
B.A., The Master's University
J.D., Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Legal Research and Writing

Katherine Danna
A.A., Life Pacific University
J.D., Trinity Law School
Community Property; Trinity Law Clinic

Judge Michael Dauber
B.A., California State University, Sacramento
M.Div., Talbot Theological Seminary
Th.M., Talbot Theological Seminary
J.D., Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure; Evidence

Rebecca Dillon
B.A., Baylor University
J.D., Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Legal Research and Writing

William Evans
B.A., Pennsylvania State University
J.D., Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Contracts

Megan Fera
B.A., University of Massachusetts
J.D., Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Business Organizations; Exempt Organizations; Landmark Cases in Bioethics; Religious Liberty and the Law; The Rights of Vulnerable Persons

Loyst Fletcher
B.A., Hampton University
J.D., William & Mary Law School 
California Evidence and Civil Procedure; Civil Procedure; Evidence; Employment Discrimination; Employment Law

Stephanie Forbes
B.A., Chapman University
M.S., University of Pennsylvania
Performance Assessment; Staffing and Compensation Administration 

Georg Freitag
B.A., Moody Bible Institute
M.S., California Baptist University
J.D., Trinity Law School 
Contracts; Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure; Legal Fundamentals; Religious Liberty and the Law; Torts; Victimology and Restorative Justice

Lora Friedman
B.S., Chapman University
J.D., Trinity Law School
Civil Litigation Skills; Civil Procedure; Legal Writing

Noha Gabra
B.A., California State University, Fullerton
J.D., Trinity Law School
Contracts; First-Year Law Students' Examination Skills

Anthony Gonzalez
B.S., Florida International University
J.D., St. Thomas University School of Law
Contracts; Exempt Organizations; Nonprofit Law

Dawn Greene
B.A., Calumet College
M.B.A., Indiana Wesleyan University
M.A., Purdue Calumet University
Ph.D., Purdue University
SHRM-CP/SCP Exam Prep: Core HR Strategies & Functions; SHRM-CP/SCP Exam Prep: Organizational Effectiveness & Risk Management

Lauren Guber
B.S., Chapman University
J.D., California Western School of Law
Forensic Mental Health

Lina Hughes
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
J.D., McGeorge School of Law
Client Interviewing & Counseling; Immigration Law

Clyde Jay Jackson
B.A., University of Texas 
J.D., University of Texas School of Law
Torts

John Joseph
B.A., Stetson University
J.D., University of Kentucky College of Law
Nonprofit Law; Religious Organizations

Christopher Kall
B.A., San Diego State University
M.A., University of Southern California
J.D., University of San Diego School of Law
International Criminal Law; International Human Rights 

Sharon Kaselonis
A.A., Calvary Chapel Bible College
B.A., College of the Southwest
J.D., Regent University School of Law
Business Associations; Contracts; Legal Writing

Bryan Kazarian
A.A., Orange Coast College
B.A., California State University, Fresno
J.D., Western State College of Law
Trinity Mobile Legal Clinic

Stephen Paul Kennedy
B.A., University of Southern California
M.Div., Talbot Theological Seminary
Ph.D., University of Southern California
Genocide and the Law; International Human Rights; Jurisprudence; Legal Institutions and Values; Rights of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples; The Theory and Law of Armed Conflict

Ryul Kim
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
J.D., Western State College of Law
Advanced Mediation Clinic; ADR in the Workplace; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Cross Cultural Dispute Resolution; Trinity Mediation Clinic

John D. Kinyon, Jr.
B.S., Cornell University
M.Div., Reformed Theological Seminary
J.D., Vanderbilt Law School 
Current Issues in Bioethics

Judith Kott
B.A., Monterey Institute of International Studies
M.A., Illinois State University
J.D., The John Marshall Law School, Chicago
Contracts

Ronald V. Larson
B.A., California State University, Fullerton
J.D., UC Davis School of Law 
Business Associations; Professional Responsibility and Ethics

Thomas Limon
B.S., Portland State University
J.D., Gonzaga University School of Law
Business Organizations; Civil Disobedience and the Christian Lawyer; Civil Procedure; Contracts; International Criminal Law; Legal Fundamentals; Legal Research and Writing; Torts; 42 U.S.C. Section 1983: Civil Rights Violations

Kelli Marsh
B.A., Azusa Pacific University
J.D., Trinity Law School
Exempt Organizations; Nonprofit Law; Religious Organizations; Strategic Planning; Torts

Ralph Martinez
B.A., Azusa Pacific University
J.D., California Western School of Law
Torts

Andrew McCarron
B.A., California State University, Long Beach
J.D., Western State College of Law
Contracts; Property; Uniform Commercial Code

Donald McConnell
B.A., Westmont College
J.D., USC Gould School of Law
Constitutional Law; Contracts; Employment Discrimination; Introduction to International Human Rights; Jurisprudence; Landmark Cases in Bioethics; Legal Institutions and Values; Professional Responsibility and Ethics; Property; The Rights of Vulnerable Persons

David McGinley
B.S., Pennsylvania State University
J.D., Regent University School of Law
Property

Mark Middlebrook
B.S., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
M.B.A., University of La Verne
Strategic Planning

Steven O'Herin
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
J.D., Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Contracts

William Overtoom
B.A., California State University, Fullerton
J.D., Western State College of Law
Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure; Evidence

Michael Parker
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Insurance Law; Property; Professional Responsibility and Ethics

Wendy Patrick
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
M.Div., Bethel Seminary
J.D., California Western School of Law
Ph.D., University of Wales
Criminal Justice; Criminal Law; Criminal Law and Psychology; Cross Cultural Dispute Resolution; Cyber Criminology; Domestic Violence; Race Ethnicity, Gender, and Criminal Justice; Torts; Victimology and Restorative Justice

Michael Peffer
A.A., Orange Coast College
J.D., Simon Greenleaf School of Law
Evidence; Legal Research and Writing; Religious Liberty Clinic

Tiffany Poncy
J.D., Trinity Law School
California Dependency Law; California Dependency Practice; Community Property; Evidence; Juvenile Law and Delinquency

Patricia Potter
B.A., Point Loma College
J.D., Western State College of Law
Workers' Compensation

Julie Resner
B.A., Pacific Christian College
J.D., Trinity Law School
Community Property; Legal Research and Writing; Staffing and Compensation Administration

Kelly Chang Rickert 
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
J.D., University of San Diego School of Law
Family Law; Legal Research and Writing; Professional Responsibility and Ethics

Trevor Roberts
B.A., California Baptist University
J.D., Trinity Law School
Contracts; Torts

John Rogitz
B.A., Loyola Marymount University
J.D., California Western School of Law
Intellectual Property

Gregory Rollins
B.A., University of California, Riverside
J.D., Western State College of Law
Criminal Law; Evidence

China Rosas
B.S., University of Southern California
J.D., Southwestern Law School
Employment Law

Bradley Schoenleben
B.A., Chapman University
J.D., Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law
Criminal Adjudicative Process; Domestic Violence; Human Rights; Human Trafficking; International Criminal Law; Trial Practice; Victimology and Restorative Justice

Zepur Simonian
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
J.D., Southwestern Law School
Legal Research and Writing

Alexandra Snyder
A.A., College of the Canyons
J.D., Trinity Law School
Right to Life and the Law

Myron S. Steeves, Dean Emeritus
B.A., Biola University
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
Constitutional Law; Law of Nonprofit Organizations

Laurie Stewart
B.A., California State University, Fullerton
M.A., Biola University
J.D., Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law
ADR; Legal Research and Writing; Torts

Keith Strahan
B.A., University of Texas, Austin
M.A., University of Manchester, England
J.D., University of Houston Law Center
Contracts; Employment Discrimination; Torts

Rocky Tindage
B.S., California State University, Los Angeles
M.L.S., Trinity Law School
J.D., Trinity Law School
Human Resources Compliance; Legal Fundamentals; Wills, Trusts, and Estates

David Toberty
B.A., University of Southern California
J.D., Regent University School of Law
Community Property

Christine Torres
B.S., California State University, Long Beach
J.D., Trinity Law School
Contracts; Legal Fundamentals

Denise Trevino
B.A., Oral Roberts University
J.D., University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law
Wills, Trusts, and Estates

Wes Van Fossan
B.S., California State University, Fullerton
J.D., California Southern Law School 
Legal Fundamentals; Torts

Jeffery Ventrella
B.M.E., University of Northern Colorado
J.D., University of California, Hastings College of Law
Ph.D., Whitefield Theological Seminary
Constitutional Law; Legal Institutions and Values; Torts

Samuel Webb
B.S., Texas A&M University
M.A., Reformed Theological Seminary
J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law
Contracts; Fundamentals of Federal Taxation; Legal Institutions and Values; Negotiation for Law and Business; Property

Spencer Willson
B.A., Texas Tech University
M.A., Samford University, Beeson Divinity School
J.D., Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
First-Year Law Students' Examination Skills

Kenneth Zuetel
B.A., San Diego State University
J.D., University of San Diego School of Law
Torts