Chase Faculty

Eric Alden

Professor of Law
859-572-5520
aldene1@nku.edu

Professor Alden previously was a lecturer at the University of California Berkeley School of Law, adjunct professor at the University of California Hastings College of Law, and a partner in Silicon Valley law firms.

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John M. Bickers
Professor of Law
Associate Dean for Faculty Development
859-572-6065
bickersj1@nku.edu

Professor Bickers previously taught law at the United States Military Academy at West Point and served in the Army Judge Advocate General Corps, as a prosecutor, defense counsel, administrative law attorney, and manager of a law office in Germany.

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Tan Boston
Assistant Professor of Law
859-572-5380
bostont3@nku.edu

Professor Boston previously taught at the University of Dayton (Ohio) School of Law, where she was a visiting assistant professor of law and director of the Master of Laws and Master in the Study of Law programs.

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Anthony E. Chavez

Professor of Law
859-572-5355
chaveza1@nku.edu

Professor Chavez previously was director of legal research and writing at the University of California at Davis, a litigator in the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice, and director of voting rights litigation for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. BS, Loyola Marymount University JD, Yale Law School

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Judith Daar

Ambassador Patricia L. Herbold Dean
Professor of Law
859-572-5781
jdaar@nku.edu

Dean Judith Daar focuses as a law school leader on creating opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to achieve their goals; as a scholar, she focuses on the intersection of law, medicine, and ethics.  She is a widely published expert in her field, and is a sought-after speaker and commentator.

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Ursula Doyle

Professor of Law
859-572-5844
doyleu1@nku.edu

Professor Doyle previously taught legal research and writing at Howard University School of Law, and practiced in the areas of mass torts, complex litigation, and individual personal injury. She was a law clerk for Judge Theodore A. McKee of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, at Philadelphia. AB, Cornell University MA, Columbia University JD, Indiana University Bloomington School of Law

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Sharlene W. Graham 

Professor of Law
859-572-5358
grahams11@nku.edu

Professor Graham previously was a trial attorney in the Office of the General Counsel of the United States Department of Agriculture, in Washington, D.C., and in a Louisiana law firm. BA, Brown University JD, The University of Michigan Law School

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Amy Halbrook

Professor of Law
Associate Dean for Experiential Learning
Director of the Children's Law Center Clinic

859-572-6405
halbrooka1@nku.edu

Professor Halbrook previously was a clinical teaching fellow in the Northwestern University School of Law Children and Family Justice Center, and clinical teaching fellow in the Loyola University Chicago Civitas ChildLaw Clinic. She has taught child law trial practice in Ohio, New York, and Illinois. BA, University of California at Berkeley JD, Northwestern University School of Law

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Jack Harrison

Professor of Law
Director of Center for Excellence in Advocacy
859-572-5447
harrisonj4@nku.edu

Professor Harrison previously practiced as a trial lawyer in Cincinnati firms in the areas of product liability defense, employment defense, administrative and regulatory proceedings, and appellate litigation. He was a partner in Frost Brown Todd and has been recognized regularly in Best Lawyers in America. 

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Dennis Honabach

Professor of Law
859-572-6937
honabachd1@nku.edu

Professor Honabach has been dean of Chase, dean of Washburn University School of Law, and dean of Western State University College of Law. He has held faculty appointments at Vermont Law School, Rutgers University-Camden School of Law, and the University of the District of Columbia School of Law. AB, Bucknell University JD, Yale Law School

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Kenneth Katkin

Professor of Law
859-572-5861
katkink@nku.edu

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Donald Kazee

Associate Professor of Legal Writing
859-572-5633
kazee@nku.edu

Professor Kazee previously practiced in the areas of agricultural and antitrust law in Louisville, Ky., and taught economics and international trade and finance at West Virginia University. 

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Judge Jennifer Kinsley

Professor of Law
859-572-7998
kinsleyj1@nku.edu

Judge Jennifer Kinsley currently serves on the Ohio First District Court of Appeals in addition to teaching courses at Chase College of Law.  Prior to taking the bench, Judge Kinsley was one of the nation’s leading Constitutional law scholars and practitioners. 

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Jennifer Kreder

Professor of Law    
859-572-5889
krederj1@nku.edu

Professor Kreder previously was a litigation associate with the New York City firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, concentrating on Holocaust-related litigation. She was a law clerk for Judge Barefoot Sanders of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

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Alex Kreit

Director, Center on Addiction Law & Policy
Assistant Professor of Law
859-572-5948
kreita1@nku.edu

Professor Kreit is a recognized expert in areas of law involving illegal drugs and marijuana. He is director of the Chase Center on Addiction Law & Policy, and teaches Healthcare and the Law and Criminal Law. Prior to joining the faculty in 2020, he was a visiting professor at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, in affiliation with the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center.

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Danielle Lewis

Visiting Assistant Professor
Director of Trial and Appellate Advocacy Programs
Interim Director, Field Placement Program
859-572-5392
ravencrafd1@nku.edu

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Prior to joining the Chase faculty, Professor Lewis was a partner in the Louisville, Kentucky, office of Reminger Co.

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Tobe Liebert

Interim Director of the Law Library
Assistant Director for User Services
Assistant Professor of Law Library Services

859-572-6485
liebertl1@nku.edu

As the interim director of the law library, law library assistant director for user services, and assistant professor of law library services, Tobe Liebert has a dual role at Chase. He assists students and professors in legal research and teaches legal research to first-year students.

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Michael J.Z. Mannheimer

Professor of Law
859-572-5862
mannheimem1@nku.edu

Professor Mannheimer previously was staff attorney with the Criminal Appeals Bureau of the Legal Aid Society in New York City, litigation associate at the New York City firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, and senior appellate counsel at the Center for Appellate Litigation in New York City. He was a law clerk for Judge Sidney H. Stein of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and for Judge Robert E. Cowen of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

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Ljubomir Nacev

Professor of Law
859-572-6468
nacev@nku.edu

Professor Nacev is a member of the American Tax Policy Institute and the National Tax Association.

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Christopher Polito

Assistant Professor of Law
Interim Director of Academic Success and Bar Support
859-572-7637
politoc1@nku.edu

Prior to teaching, Professor Polito was a public defender with the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy.

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Lawrence Rosenthal

Professor of Legal Writing
Associate Dean for Academics
859-572-5359
rosenthall@nku.edu

Professor Rosenthal previously was associate director of the legal research and writing program and a professor at Stetson University College of Law.

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David A. Singleton

Professor of Law
Director of Constitutional Litigation Clinic
859-572-5352
singletond1@nku.edu

Professor Singleton previously practiced in the Cincinnati firm of Thompson Hine, the Legal Action Center for the Homeless in New York City, and as a public defender in New York City and the District of Columbia.

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Jeffrey Standen

Professor of Law
859-572-6404
jstanden@nku.edu

Professor Standen served as dean from July 2013 through May 2018. He previously was associate dean for academic affairs and faculty research and a professor at Willamette University College of Law. He has taught as a visiting professor at the University of San Diego and as a scholar-in-residence at the University of Virginia.

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Henry L. Stephens Jr.

Professor of Law
859-572-5389
stephensh@nku.edu

Professor Stephens has been dean of Chase, associate dean, and interim dean. He previously was special assistant attorney general and staff attorney for the Kentucky Department for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, and assistant counsel for the Louisville-Jefferson County (Ky.) Board of Health. He practiced with the Louisville, Ky., firm of Middleton, Reutlinger & Baird, the Charleston, W.Va., firm of Robinson & McElwee, and the Cincinnati firm of Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald.

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Brian van Pottelsberghe

Law Library Assistant Director for Digital Services
Assistant Professor of Law Library Services
859-572-6482
vanpottelb1@nku.edu

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As a law librarian, Professor van Pottelsberghe is focused on crafting the next generation of expert legal researchers.

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