Levin College of Law
University of Florida Levin College of Law recruits and hires leading scholars and teachers to join our faculty each year. These professors bring expertise in a wide range of areas, including administrative law, bankruptcy, constitutional law, corporate governance, criminal procedure, cryptocurrency, immigration law, intellectual property, legal history, and tax law, to name a few. We invite you to explore their teaching and research expertise below.
Professor John A. (Alex) Erwin joins UF Law as an Associate Professor of Law. Combining his legal training with his background as a wildlife biologist, Professor Erwin’s research is situated at the intersection of environmental law, genetics, and conservation biology.
Professor C. Alexander Evans joins Florida Law as an Assistant Professor of Law. His research focuses on Japanese law, trade law, the foundations of private law and on comparative commercial law.
Professor Andy Yuan joins UF Law as an Assistant Professor. He’s a distinguished law and economics scholar specializing in empirical research on health law and policy, as well as criminal law.
Professor Leandra Lederman joins us as a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law and Academic Careers Coordinator from Indiana University Maurer School of Law. She is one of the most frequently cited U.S. tax scholars, authoring numerous articles and co-authoring a book on corporate taxation and a book on tax procedure.
Professor Nicholas Christopolis joins UF Law as a Legal Skills Professor with over 20 years of practice experience in insurance defense litigation. He will teach Legal Writing, Persuasive Writing, Pre-Trial Practice, and Legal Drafting.
Professor Allison Coffey joins UF Law as a Legal Research Professor and Student Services Specialist. Prior to joining UF Law, Allison was a law librarian at Emory University School of Law.
Professor Marley Frazier joins UF Law as a Visiting Lecturer in our trial practice domain. She joins UF Law after nearly four years of public and private law practice, most recently at the Colorado Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel.
Professor Madeleine Sligh joins us as a Visiting Lecturer and will serve as the Associate Director of the Immigration Law Clinic. She joins UF Law after six years at the United States Department of Justice in the Executive Office for Immigration Review.
Professor Gary S. Lawson has authored or co-authored nine editions of a textbook on administrative law, a textbook on constitutional law, five university press books, and more than 100 scholarly articles on topics ranging from constitutional theory to the proof of legal propositions. He has more than 1,200 citations in the last five years, and more than 3,400 lifetime citations, according to Westlaw.
Professor Thinh Nguyen has for 25 years represented entrepreneurs and technology companies. He began his career working with biotech and dot com start-ups at Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati. He has worked as in-house counsel at technology companies including SAP, Nuance Communications, and GE Digital.
Professor Stacy Biggart teaches Legal Writing, Persuasive Writing, Pre-Trial Practice, and Trial Practice. She also serves as a coach for the Florida Trial Team. Professor Biggart is passionate about helping law students develop the skills to be successful litigators.
Professor Erika Isabella Scuderi’s scholarship focuses on the mutual influence and impact of international and domestic taxation on outer space commerce, particularly emphasizing corporate tax aspects. She has authored contributions in the fields of space taxation, European and international taxation, environmental tax law, and Italian tax law, which have been published in peer-reviewed journals and collected editions.
Professor Maru Smith Opabola’s research explores the intersection of race, the First Amendment, and media law, highlighting both the strengths and vulnerabilities of the First Amendment in the context of freedom of the press. Her current scholarship focuses on the impact of media deregulation on the racial diversity of media ownership.
Professor Jerron Wheeler teaches and writes in the areas of poverty, health, and race. His scholarship focuses on issues related to underserved children with disabilities, with an emphasis on public policy solutions. His work has been published in the University of Maryland Law Journal for Race, Religion, Gender & Class and the University of California Journal for Race and Economic Justice.
Professor Ryan Scott is a scholar of criminal law, constitutional law, property law, and treasure law. His current research focuses on the complex constitutional issues with the judicial contempt power as well as constitutional and property law issues surrounding shipwrecks. His most recent article is set to be published in the Dickinson Law Review in the fall of 2024.
Visiting Professor of Law
Professor Ritchie joins Florida Law from Southern Illinois University School of Law where she is an Assistant Professor of Law. Her research focuses on the social utility of intellectual property ownership and enforcement and on the creation and enforcement of intellectual property rights.
Legal Research Professor
Professor Vinson joins us as a legal research professor and the new student services specialist at the Legal Information Center.
Visiting Professor of Law
Professor Brennen, a Professor at University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law, analyzes the intersections of tax law and nonprofit law. He is the co-author of one of the first law school casebooks on the taxation of nonprofit organizations.
Visiting Professor of Law
Professor Van Nostrand, the Charles M. Love, Jr. Endowed Professor at West Virginia University College of Law, is a scholar of environmental law, climate change, renewable energy, and regulated industries. Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey recently appointed Professor Van Nostrand as Chair of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities.
Visiting Professor of Law
Professor Russell returns to Florida Law for a third semester after a semester away at Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He will be teaching two sections of Torts this fall.
Visiting Professor of Practice
Professor Marsh most recently served as the Executive Director of the First Amendment Foundation after serving as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. She teaches Criminal Law, Social Justice Lawyering, and Trial Practice.
Visiting Legal Skills Professor
Professor Jones most recently clerked for the Honorable Judge W. Louis Sands of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. She teaches Internet Law and legal writing courses.
Visiting Legal Skills Professor
Professor Swick is a partner with Akerman LLP, where she represents private equity firms and public and private companies in a variety of both buy and sell side business transactions. She is teaching Legal Drafting during her sabbatical from the firm.
