Full-Time Faculty

K. Lee Adams
Associate Professor
ladams@johnmarshall.eduCourses Taught:
Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
Education:
B.A., Georgia State University, magna cum laude
J.D. University of Georgia School of Law, cum laude, Order of the Coif

Jeffrey A. Van Detta
John E. Ryan Professor of International Business and Workplace Law, Professor of Law
jvandetta@johnmarshall.eduCourses Taught:
Required Courses Currently Taught: Contracts I & II (Day Division); Torts I & II (Evening Division); Scholarly Writing For Law Journal
Required Courses Recently Taught: Wills, Trusts, & Estates; Remedies In Context; Professional Responsibility; Civil Procedure
Elective Courses: Conflict of Laws; Employment Discrimination Law; International Business Transactions (IBT); International Civil Litigation In United States Courts; Jurisprudence; Labor Law; Payment Systems; The Art Of Advocacy Experiential Learning Seminar; Scholarly Writing (Law Journal)
Education:
B.A., Union College, summa cum laude
J.D., Albany Law School of Union University, cum laude

K. Lee Adams
Associate Professor
ladams@johnmarshall.eduCourses Taught:
Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
Education:
B.A., Georgia State University, magna cum laude
J.D. University of Georgia School of Law, cum laude, Order of the Coif

Jeffrey A. Van Detta
John E. Ryan Professor of International Business and Workplace Law, Professor of Law
jvandetta@johnmarshall.eduCourses Taught:
Required Courses Currently Taught: Contracts I & II (Day Division); Torts I & II (Evening Division); Scholarly Writing For Law Journal
Required Courses Recently Taught: Wills, Trusts, & Estates; Remedies In Context; Professional Responsibility; Civil Procedure
Elective Courses: Conflict of Laws; Employment Discrimination Law; International Business Transactions (IBT); International Civil Litigation In United States Courts; Jurisprudence; Labor Law; Payment Systems; The Art Of Advocacy Experiential Learning Seminar; Scholarly Writing (Law Journal)
Education:
B.A., Union College, summa cum laude
J.D., Albany Law School of Union University, cum laude
Distinguished Practitioners
Laura R. McNeal
Education:
B.S., Communications, Florida State University
J.D., Washington University School of Law
Ph.D., Illinois State University
Lori Shapiro
Courses Taught:
21st Century Unionized Workplace
Education:
B.A., Politics/European Cultural Studies, Brandeis University, cum laude
J.D., New York University School of Law
Counsel, Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
Joelle Sharman
Courses Taught:
Evolving Employment Discrimination Law
Education:
B.S., Communications, University of Miami, magna cum laude
J.D., Duke University School of Law
Partner, Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith
Mark C. Travis
Education:
B.S., University of Tennessee
J.D., Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville
LL.M., Pepperdine University School of Law
Laura R. McNeal
Education:
B.S., Communications, Florida State University
J.D., Washington University School of Law
Ph.D., Illinois State University
Lori Shapiro
Courses Taught:
21st Century Unionized Workplace
Education:
B.A., Politics/European Cultural Studies, Brandeis University, cum laude
J.D., New York University School of Law
Counsel, Graphic Packaging International, Inc.
Joelle Sharman
Courses Taught:
Evolving Employment Discrimination Law
Education:
B.S., Communications, University of Miami, magna cum laude
J.D., Duke University School of Law
Partner, Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith
Mark C. Travis
Education:
B.S., University of Tennessee
J.D., Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville
LL.M., Pepperdine University School of Law
Staff

Jace C. Gatewood
Dean and CEO
jgatewood@johnmarshall.eduCourses Taught:
Business Organizations; Real Property; Wills, Trusts and Estates; Sales and Secured Transactions; Negotiations
Education:
A.B., Georgetown University
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center

Jace C. Gatewood
Dean and CEO
jgatewood@johnmarshall.eduCourses Taught:
Business Organizations; Real Property; Wills, Trusts and Estates; Sales and Secured Transactions; Negotiations
Education:
A.B., Georgetown University
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center