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.

Douglas Abendroth
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
J.D., Loyola Law School
M.A. Theological Studies, Westminster Seminary
Legal Writing

George Ackerman
B.A., Florida Atlantic University
M.S., Nova Southeastern University
M.B.A, Nova Southeastern University
J.D., Shepard Broad College of Law, Nova Southeastern University
Ph.D., Capella University
Criminal Justice; Law & Theory of Corrections

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

Daniel Ahn
B.A., Biola University
J.D., Gould School of Law, University of Southern California
Criminal Law

John Bang
B.A., Reed College
J.D., Lewis & Clark Law School
Business Organizations

Matthew Batezel
B.A., California State University Fullerton
J.D., Loyola Law School
Contracts; Remedies

Kristin Bengfort 
B.A., Concordia University 
J.D., University of San Diego
Family Law; Community Property

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 University, College of Law
L.L.M., University of Southern California
Contract Drafting and Analysis

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

B. Tyler Brooks
B.A., Wake Forest University
J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School
L.L.M., Villanova University Law School
Mediation

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

William Campbell
B.A., California State University, Fullerton
J.D., Southwestern University School of Law
Criminal Law; Contracts, Civil Procedure

Kenneth Chinn
B.A., Whittier College
J.D., Loyola Law School
Criminal Law; Evidence

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

Eddie Colanter
B.A., University of California, San Diego
M.A., Simon Greenleaf College
M.A., Trinity Graduate School
Philosophy and Theology of Justice; Bioethics

Zachary Cormier
B.B.A., University of New Mexico
J.D., Pepperdine University School of Law
Constitutional Law; Labor Law and ADR

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 Procedure; Criminal Law; Evidence

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

Anne Bachle Fifer
B.A., St. Mary's College
J.D., University of Michigan Law School
Mediation; Negotiation Theory, and Practice

Loyst Fletcher
B.A., Hampton University
J.D., College of William and Mary
Evidence; Civil Procedure; California Evidence and Civil Procedure

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

Jeffrey Fowler
B.S., University of Houston
J.D., The John Marshall Law School
Labor Law and ADR

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

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

Noha Gabra
B.A., California State University, Fullerton
J.D., Trinity Law School
Contracts

Jason Gaudy
B.B.A., Trinity Christian College
J.D., Western State College Of Law
Wills, Trusts, and Estates

Valerie Gonzalez
B.A., Biola University
J.D., Trinity Law School
Performance Assessment; Employment Discrimination; Labor Law and ADR; Human Resources Compliance

Robert Grant
B.S., Excelsior College
M.Div, Promise Christian University
J.D., University of La Verne College of Law
Workers Compensation Law; Contracts; Evidence

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

Bruce Harbin
B.A., Oral Roberts University
MBA, Oral Roberts University
J.D., Caruso School of Law, Pepperdine University
Property

Craig Hawkins
B.A., University Of California, Irvine
M.A., Simon Greenleaf University
M.A., Trinity Graduate School
M.A., Claremont Graduate University
Jurisprudence; Legal Institutions and Values; Human Rights and Development in Cambodia

Christopher Henderson
B.S., Arizona State University
J.D., University of San Diego School of Law
Human Resources

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 Human Rights; International Criminal Law

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

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
International Human Rights; Legal Institutions and Values; Jurisprudence; Genocide and the Law; The Theory and Law of Armed Conflict; Rights of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples

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

Theodore Landwehr
B.A., Concordia University
M.B.A., University of Minnesota
J.D., University of Minnesota Law School
Exempt Organizations

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

Thomas Limon
B.S., Portland State University
J.D., Gonzaga University School of Law
Business Organizations; Legal Research and Writing; Civil Procedure; Legal Fundamentals; International Criminal Law; Contracts 

David Llewellyn
B.A., Bryan College
M.A., University of Tennessee
M.A., International Institute of Human Rights (Strasbourg, FR)
J.D., University of California at Los Angeles
Constitutional Law

Judge Daniel S. Lopez
B.A., Claremont McKenna College
J.D., Loyola Marymount University
Criminal Trial Practice; Criminal Procedure

Stephanie Luck
B.A., Franklin College Switzerland 
J.D., Syracuse University College of Law
Contracts

Kelli Marsh
B.A., Azusa Pacific University
J.D., Trinity Law School
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., Gould School of Law, University of Southern California
Bioethics; Contracts; Introduction to International Human Rights; Property; Employment Discrimination; and Legal Institutions and Values

Bianca Nakasone (Jimenez)
B.A., University of California, Davis
J.D., Santa Clara University, School of Law
Criminal Law

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

Sashmeeda Mulmi Shrestha
B.A., Vivekanada Law College
B.L.L., Bangalore University
International Nongovernmental Organizations

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

Laurie Ellen Park
B.A., Villanova University
J.D., Tulane University Law School
Torts

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

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; Torts; Cross Cultural Dispute Resolution; Victimology and Restorative Justice; Cyber Criminology

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

Alexandria Phillips
B.A., University of Southern California
J.D., Southern University School of Law
Legal Research and Writing

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

Harold Potter
J.D., Western State College of Law
Criminal Procedure; Trial Practice

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

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

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

Lisa Runquist
B.A., Hamline University
J.D., University of Minnesota School of Law
Nonprofit Law

Juan Salas
B.S., California State University, Fullerton
J.D., Trinity Law School
Real Estate Transactions

Sosamma Samuel-Burnett
B.S., Georgetown University
J.D., University of Minnesota Law School
Human Rights

Bradley Schoenleben
B.A., Chapman University
J.D., Fowler School of Law, Chapman University
Criminal Adjudicative Process; Human Rights; Human Trafficking

Stephen Shepard
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
J.D., Western State College of Law
Wills, Trusts, and Estates; Remedies

Sarah Sherman
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara
J.D., University of Miami School of Law
Business Associations; Torts

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

Dena Sites
B.S., San Diego State University
J.D., Southwestern Law School
Contracts

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., Fowler School of Law, Chapman University
Legal Research and Writing; ADR; Torts

Bethany Taylor
B.A., University of Central Arkansas
J.D., Fowler School of Law, Chapman University
Legal Research and Writing; Torts; Contracts

Meghan Taylor
B.S., Point Loma Nazarene University
J.D., Fowler School of Law, Chapman University
Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure

Aaron Tenzer
J.D., Fowler School of Law, Chapman University
Contracts, Torts; FYLSX Skills

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

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

Rachel Toberty
J.D., Regent University School of Law
Family Law

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

Venus Griffith Trunnel
B.A., Loyola Marymount University
J.D., Southwestern University School of Law
L.L.M., George Washington University Law School
Legal Research and Writing; Intellectual Property

Samuel Webb
B.S., Texas A&M University
M.A., Reformed Theological Seminary
J.D., Texas Tech University, School of Law
Property; Contracts

Mark Wille
B.S., University of Southern California
M.A.T., Fuller Theological Seminary
Accounting for Lawyers

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