Faculty

GW Law faculty members are scholars and practitioners with strong reputations in the legal community.

Our faculty members are among the most cited law faculty in the nation, appearing in print, online, and on-air, in world-renowned media outlets. But first and foremost, each faculty member is devoted to teaching.


Faculty News

A group of middle schoolers in court behind the judges bench

Professor Weisburd Works with Middle School Students for Mock Trial

June 30, 2023

Professor Kate Weisburd provided them with witness affidavits and taught them how to collect evidence and present arguments in preparation for a mock trial.

Jonathan Cedarbaum

Professor of Practice Jonathan Cedarbaum Discusses Varieties of National Security Lawyering

June 27, 2023

Former Deputy Counsel to President Biden and Professor of Practice Jonathan Cedarbaum offered insights into the inner workings of the National Security Council.

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Professor Susan R. Jones Receives Fulbright Specialist Scholar Award

June 13, 2023

Professor Jones will travel to the UK for the Fall 2023 semester to study and lecture on comparative clinical pedagogy.


In the News

"Democrats in Congress seek to prevent another Jan. 6 riot"

CBS News quoted Paul Schiff Berman on the legal responsibilities of Congress to certify speaker votes.

Bloomberg Businessweek: Fearless Speech, Women’s Principles

For Bloomberg, Dr. Mary Anne Franks discussed her book Fearless Speech: Breaking Free from the First Amendment.

"Conservatives Use Trump Assassination Attempt to Target Women in Anti-Diversity War"

The American Prospect quoted Naomi Schoenbaum on using gender-based lawsuits as a political statement.

Scholarly Work

Our faculty are leading scholars and practitioners—experts whose experience and passion for teaching shape the study and practice of law. Learn more about publications and other work written by our faculty.

Daniel J. Solove
Breached!: Why Data Security Law Fails and How to Improve It

Rosa Celorio
Women and International Human Rights in Modern Times: A Contemporary Casebook 

Dayna Bowen Matthew
Just Health: Treating Structural Racism to Heal America

Catherine J. Ross
A Right to Lie? Presidents, Other Liars, and the First Amendment

Additional Faculty Scholarship News

Faculty Books