Faculty

Nashville School of Law Instructor Listing

 

L. Mabel Arroyo

Instructor in Immigration Law

She is a graduate of Inter-American University of Puerto Rico School of Law and was admitted to the bar in 1991. Ms. Arroyo has been with the school since 2005.

Honorable Don R. Ash

Instructor in Civil Procedure

He is a graduate of the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the University of Memphis and was addmited to the bar in 1981. He is currently a Sixteenth Judicial District Judge for Rutherford and Cannon county. Judge Ash has been with the school since 2009.

John M. Baird

Instructor in Property

He is a graduate of Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the University of Memphis and was admitted to the bar in 1977. Mr. Baird has been with the school since 2005.

Dan Berexa

Instructor in Third Year Moot Court

He is a graduate of University of Tennessee School of Law and was admitted to the bar in 1992. Mr. Berexa has been with school since 2011.

C. Dewees Berry, IV

Instructor in Property and Advanced Property Law

He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1976. Mr. Berry has been with the school since 1998.

Honorable Joe B. Brown

Instructor in Federal Crimes

He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1965. He is currently a United States Magistrate Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee. Judge Brown Brown has been with the school since 1999.

Jack A. Butler

Instructor in Fourth Year Moot Court and Civil Litigation Skills and Values Protection

He is a graduate of this School and was admitted to the bar in 1962. Mr. Butler has been with the school since 1978.

David J. Callahan, III

Instructor in Wills & Estates

He is a graduate of this School and was admitted to the bar in 2007. He is currently a  practicing based attorney. Mr. Callahan has been with school since 2013. 

Donald Capparella

Instructor in Advanced Legal Writing

He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law and was admitted to the bar In 1985. Mr. Capparella has been with school since 2005.

Thomas I. Carlton

Instructor in Third Year Moot Court

He is a graduate of this School and was admitted to the bar in 1965. Mr. Carlton has been with the school since 1978.

Laura L. Chastain

Instructor in Ethics and Professionalism

She is a graduate of this School and was admitted to the bar in 1986. She is presently Deputy Chief Disciplinary Counsel for the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee. Ms. Chastain has been with the school since 2003.

Honorable Robert E. Corlew, III

Instructor in Negotiable Instruments, Secured Transactions, and Restitution and Remedies

He is a graduate of St. Mary’s University Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1978. He is currently Chancellor for the Sixteenth Judicial District. Chancellor Corlew has been with the school since 1999.

Nancy Krider Corley

Instructor in Workers’ Compensation

She is a graduate of this School and was admitted to the bar in 1970. Ms. Corley has been with the school since 1985.

Jim G. Creecy

Instructor in State and Local Taxation and Accounting for Lawyers

He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1974. He is presently the Associate Chief Deputy Attorney General of the State of Tennessee. Mr. Creecy has been with the school since 1976.

Honorable J. S. ‘Steve’ Daniel

Instructor in Conflicts of Law

He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law and was admitted to the bar in 1971. He is currently Judge of the Circuit Court for the Sixteenth Judicial District of Tennessee. Judge Daniel has been with the school since 1996.

Marshall Davidson

Instructor in Torts, Advanced Torts, Advanced Legal Writing

He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law and was admitted to the bar in 1989.  Mr. Davidson has been with the school since 1992.

R. Eddie Davidson

Instructor in Civil Litigation Skills and Values and Technology and the Law

He is a graduate of this school and admitted to the bar in 1989. He has been with the school since 2008.

Honorable R.E. Lee Davies

Instructor in Domestic Relations

He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law and was admitted to the bar in 1982. He is a former Circuit Court Judge for the Twenty-First Judicial District. Judge Davies has been with the school since 2005.

George Dean

Instructor in Land Use Planning

He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1979. Mr. Dean has been with the school since 1987.

Ramona P. DeSalvo

Instructor in Intellectual Property Law

She is a graduate of  University of Cincinnati College of Law and was admitted to the bar in 1997. Ms. DeSalvo has been with the school since 2011.

K. Harlan Dodson, III

Instructor in Estate Planning and Administration of Decedents’ Estates

He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1969. Mr. Dodson has been with the school since 1975.

Honorable Steve R. Dozier

Instructor in Evidence

He is a graduate of this School and was admitted to the bar in 1984. He is currently Judge of the Criminal Court, Division I, for the Twentieth Judicial District of Tennessee. Judge Dozier has been with the school since 2001.

Laura C. Dykes

Instructor in Crimes, Constitutional Criminal Law, and Criminal Procedure

She is a graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1986. Ms. Dykes has been with the school since 2003.

Kathryn Reed Edge

Instructor in Banking Law

She is a graduate of this School and was admitted to the bar in 1983. Ms. Edge has been with the school since 1993.

Honorable Daniel B. Eisenstein

Instructor in Mental Health Law

He is a graduate of the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1977. He is currently a judge in the General Sessions Court, Division II. Judge Eisenstein has been with the school since 2005.

Honorable Lynn M. England

Instructor in Administrative Law

She is a graduate of this School and was admitted to the bar in 1988. She is currently Administrative Law Judge for the Secretary of State of Tennessee. Judge England has been with school since 2008.

Charles K. Grant

Instructor in Civil Procedure

He is a graduate of Washington and Lee University Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1991. Mr. Grant has been with the school since 2005.

William I. Harbison

Instructor in Contracts and Sales

He is a graduate of Harvard University Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1980. Mr. Harbison has been with the school since 2005.

Andra J. Hedrick

Instructor in Estate Planning

She is a graduate of the University of Memphis School of Law and was admitted to bar in 1998. Ms. Hedrick has been with school since 2012.

Kal W. Helou

Instructor in Negotiating and Counseling

He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1990. Mr. Helou has been with the school since 1993.

Amy Hennemann

Instructor in Introduction to Law and Legal Writing

She is a graduate of this school and was admitted to the bar in 1999. Ms. Hennemann has been with the school since 2002.

Henry E. Hildebrand, III

Instructor in Bankruptcy Practice and Procedure

He is a graduate of George Washington University Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1976. Mr. Hildebrand has been with the school since 2001.

Trevor W. Howell

Instructor in Employment, Labor Law and Business Association

He is a graduate of Cumberland School of Law of Samford University and was admitted to the bar in 1981. Mr. Howell has been with the school since 1988.

David L. Hudson, Jr.

Instructor in Introduction To Law, Advanced Legal Writing, First Amendment Law, Tennessee Constitutional Law and Tennessee Bar Skills and Review

He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1994. Mr. Hudson has been with the school since 2005.

Honorable David Randall Kennedy, Sr.

Instructor in Wills

He is a graduate of this School and was admitted to the bar in 1977. He is currently Judge for the Twentith Judicial District, Division VII. Judge Kennedy has been with the school since 2005.

John D. Kitch

Instructor in Law Office Management

He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1976. Mr. Kitch has been with the school since 1999.

Justice William C. Koch, Jr.

Instructor in Constitutional Law

He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School with an LL.M. degree from the University of Virginia and was admitted to the bar in 1972. He is presently justice of the Supreme Court of Tennessee. Judge Koch has been with the school since 1996.

Honorable Carlton M. Lewis

Instructor in Juvenile Practice and Procedure

He is a graduate of this School and was admitted to the bar in 1986. He is currently Administrative Judge/Referee for the Davidson County Juvenile Court. Judge Lewis has been with the school since 2002.

John Lewis

Instructor in Contracts

He is a graduate of Georgetown University and was admitted to the bar in 1972. He is a former interim judge of the Second Circuit Court for the Twentieth Judicial District of Tennessee. Mr. Lewis has been with the school since 1986.

Patrick J. McHale

Instructor in Conflicts of Law

Mr. McHale is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and was admitted to the bar in 1976. Mr. McHale has been with the school since 2011.

Honorable Casey E. Moreland

Instructor in General Sessions Court Practicum

He is a graduate of this school and was admitted to the bar in 1984. He is currently Judge of the General Sessions Court, Division X. Judge Moreland has been with the school since 2009.

Dianne F. Neal

Instructor in Tennessee Bar Exam Skills

She is a graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Law and was admitted to the bar in 1988. She is currently a Commissioner for the Tennessee Ethics Commission. Ms. Neal has been with the school since 2010.

William L. Penny

Instructor in Environmental Law and Administrative Law

He is a graduate of this School and was admitted to the bar in 1981. Mr. Penny has been with the school since 1998.

Steven N. Perrigo

Instructor in Social Security Disability Law

He is a graduate of this School and was admitted to the bar in 2010. Mr. Perrigo has been with school since 2010.

Kimberley L. Reed-Bracey

Instructor in Business Associations

She is a graduate of this school and was admitted to the bar in 2000. Ms. Reed-Bracey has been with the school since 2007.

Anne L. Russell

Instructor in Wills

She is a graduate of this School and was admitted to the bar in 1984. Ms. Russell has been with the school since 1995.

Honorable Philip E. Smith

Intstructor in Domestic Relations

He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1988. He is currently Circuit Court Judge, 20th Judicial District, Division IV. Judge Smith has been with the school since 2011.

Honorable Jerry L. Smith

Instructor in Crimes

He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1978. He is currently Judge on the Criminal Court of Appeals of the State of Tennessee. Judge Smith has been with the school since 2002.

M. Clark Spoden

Instructor in Restitution & Remedies

He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1980. Mr. Spoden has been with the school since 2003.

Robert L. Sullivan

Instructor in Entertainment Law

He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1977. Mr. Sullivan has been with the schoo since 2004.

Honorable Paul G. Summers

Instructor in Administrative Law

General Summers is a graduate of University of Tennessee. He is a former Judge, Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals and Attorney General, State of Tennessee. He was admitted to the bar in 1975. He has been with the school since 2012.

David J. Tarpley

Instructor in Consumer Protection Law

He is graduate of Vanderbilt University and was admitted to the bar in 1971. He has been with the school since 2007.

Wesley D. Turner

Instructor in Mortgages and Advanced Property Law

He is a graduate of Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at University of Memphis and was admitted to the bar in 1978. Mr. Turner has been with the school since 2001.

Mark H. Westlake

Instructor in Tennessee and Federal Taxation of Lifetime Gifts and Transfers at Death, Introduction to Federal Income Taxation of Individuals and Introduction to Tennesee and Federal Income Taxation of Business Entities and Trusts

He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School and was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1977 and the Tennessee bar in 1978. Mr. Westlake has been with the school since 1984.