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Seymore's expertise is in patent law, intellectual property law, and science and technology. Read More

Sean Seymore, a professor of law, professor of chemistry and Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow at Vanderbilt University, has been elected to membership in the American Law Institute. ALI is the leading independent organization in the… Read More

“I think criminal courts are inherently interesting places,” said Mayeux, who began teaching at Vanderbilt Law School as an assistant professor this fall. Read More

Cheng started new legal scholarship podcast with grants from the Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning and the law school’s Branstetter Litigation and Dispute Resolution Program. Read More

Sharfstein, a legal historian who co-directs the George Barrett Social Justice Program, has earned accolades for his teaching and scholarship. Read More

Newbern taught Vanderbilt’s Appellate Litigation Clinic; Frensley is a trial lawyer who served on the federal Criminal Justice Act panel of attorneys. Read More

Sean Seymore, a professor of law, professor of chemistry and Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow at Vanderbilt University, has been elected to membership in the American Law Institute. ALI is the leading independent organization in the… Read More

"The Gavel Gap," co-authored by Tracey George with Albert Yoon, shows that more than half of state trial and appellate judges are white men, fewer than a third of judges are women, and fewer than two in 10 judges are a racial or ethnic minority. Read More

Mayeux writes about American criminal law from both a historical and present-day perspective. Read More

O’Connor has served on Vanderbilt’s law faculty since 2001, including as associate dean for academic affairs. Read More