Negotiation and Dispute Resolution Faculty

Distinguished Negotiation, ADR, and Related Trial Practice Faculty

Our distinguished full-time faculty includes several faculty members who teach, write, and practice in the areas of Negotiation, Dispute Resolution, International Human Rights, Game Theory, Law & Psychology, Pretrial & Settlement, and Trial Practice.

Professor Karen TokarzKaren Tokarz, Charles Nagel Professor of Public Interest Law & Public Service and Director, Negotiation & Dispute Resolution Program
Professor Rebecca Hollander-BlumoffRebecca Hollander-Blumhoff, Professor of Law
Ann ShieldsAnn Shields, Professor of Practice and Director, Pretrial Program
Leila Nadya SadatLeila Nadya Sadat, James Carr Professor of International Criminal Law Professor of Law and Director, Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute
Professor Geetha RaoGeetha Rao Sant, Lecturer in Law and
Director, Entrepreneurship & Intellectual Property Clinic
Professor Scott BakerScott Baker, William F. and Jessica L. Kirsch Professor of Law and
Professor of Economics
Peter JoyPeter Joy, Henry Hitchcock Professor of Law
Michael KobyMichael Koby, Associate Dean, International and Graduate Programs;
Professor of Practice; and Director, Trial & Advocacy Program

The Negotiation and Dispute Resolution Program adjunct faculty includes top local and national practitioners with expertise in various fields.

  • Jeffrey R. Cohen, an attorney with Millen, White, Zelzuo & Brandigan in Arlington, Virginia (Sports Law, Planning, Drafting & Negotiation);
  • Leonard Frankel, an attorney and mediator with Frankel, Rubin, Bond, Dubin, Siegel & Klein, P.C. (Mediation Theory & Practice);
  • Gary Feder, an attorney at Husch Blackwell (Real Estate Practice, Negotiation & Drafting);
  • Alan Freed, an attorney and mediator with Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal, P.C. (Family Mediation Theory & Practice);
  • Michael Geigerman, Managing Director of U.S. Arbitration and Mediation Midwest, Inc. (Mediation Theory & Practice; ABA Representation in Mediation Team);
  • Ryan C. Hardy, an attorney with Spencer Fane (Introduction to U.S. & Comparative Dispute Resolution);
  • Imad Khan, an associate with White & Case's International Arbitration and Commercial Litigation Groups in Washington, D.C.;
  • Jessica Kuchta-Miller, Staff, Ombudsperson, Washington University (Mediation Theory & Practice);
  • Robert Litz, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Arbitration and Mediation Midwest, Inc. (Arbitration Theory & Practice);
  • James W. Reeves, a principal with Conflict Management Systems (Business Negotiation; Mediation Theory & Practice; Multi Party & Public Policy Dispute Resolution);
  • Zachary Schmook, Managing Attorney, Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council, (Mediation Theory & Practice);
  • Joseph Soraghamn, an arbitrator and mediator for the National Association  of Securities Dealers, Inc., and a principal at Danna McKitrick, P.C. (Securities Litigation & Arbitration);
  • Brian Wheelock, an attorney with Harness Dickey (IP Litigation & Dispute Resolution);
  • Kathleen Whitby, Of Counsel to the St. Louis Office of Spencer Fane (Mediation Theory & Practice and Multi Party & Public Policy Dispute Resolution).