Faculty: Who We Know

Our faculty is our greatest asset.

Faculty: Who We Know

The men and women who teach at GW Law are among the most frequently cited law professors in the nation, regularly appearing in print, online, and on air in major media outlets.

They are respected scholars and the authors of leading casebooks and works for general readership, alike. Many remain involved in practice, whether arguing cases before the Supreme Court or serving as counsel to foreign governments.

GW Law faculty members travel the world to teach and learn at premier educational institutions and affect dialogue and decision making at seats of global influence, including the International Court of Justice, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and the United Nations International Law Commission. In addition, they have served in the Obama and Bush administrations and held prestigious clerkships, a number of these for sitting members of the Supreme Court.

As a complement to our full-time faculty, the law school’s adjunct faculty reflects the extraordinary wealth of talent in and around Washington, D.C. Federal judges (and one Supreme Court justice), partners in law firms, counsel to U.S. government agencies, and officials from major international institutions teach specialized courses in their fields of expertise.

In addition to our regular classroom teachers, a steady stream of lecturers and visitors to our campus—including judges from the European Court of Human Rights, the general counsel to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the general counsel to the World Bank— adds a diverse, comparative dimension to the environment.

Professor Sonia Suter

Professor Karen Brown Professor Sean Murphy

Professor Robert Glicksman

For more than 150 years, GW Law has been at the forefront of the legal community.