
Faculty & Staff
Administrative Staff
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![]() Michael P. Clancey |
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![]() Mary Schofield |
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![]() George Castagnola, Jr. |
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![]() Lori Zapata |
Academic Faculty
Dean – Michael P. Clancey (Dean and Professor of Law)
B.S.L. and J.D. Western State University
LL.M. in International Taxation - Regent University School of Law
LL.M. in International Taxation and Financial Services - Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Degree of the Utter Bar - Middle Temple (England)
Studied Law in England at the University of Leicester with U.S. to U.K. Law Revision at the University of Oxford/Oxford Brookes University (OXILP)
Qualified in England & Wales as a Solicitor, Solicitor-Advocate, and Barrister
Former United States Marine Corps Judge Advocate
Member of the Bar of the State of California
Member of the Bar of England & Wales (Barrister)
Academic Dean – Mary Schofield (Academic Dean and Professor of Law)
A.A. Glendale Community College
B.S.L. Northwestern California University School of Law
J.D. Northwestern California University School of Law
Member of the Bar of the State of California
Admitted to the Roll of Solicitors of the Senior Courts of England & Wales (Solicitor)
Dean of Instruction – George Castagnola, Jr. (Dean of Instruction and Professor of Law)
B.A. St. Mary's College
J.D. Northwestern California University School of Law
Member of the Bar of the State of California
Professor of Law – Michael L. Bishop
B.S. University of Washington
M.S. Pacific Lutheran University
B.S.L. Northwestern California University School of Law
J.D. Northwestern California University School of Law
Former Assistant Professor – United States Air Force Academy
Member of the Bar of the State of California
Professor of Law – Kate Shaw Chang
B.A. University of California, San Diego
J.D. University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
Member of the Bar of the State of Arizona
Public Policy Advocate
Professor of Law – Margaret Doyle
J.D. University of Northern California, Lorenzo E. Patino School of Law
Member of the Bar of the State of California
Professor of Law – James A. Filippi
A.S. Diablo Valley College
B.S.B.A. California Coast University
B.S.L. Northwestern California University School of Law
J.D. Northwestern California University School of Law
Retired Police Officer – Richmond, California
Member of the Bar of the State of California
Professor of Law – Jeff A. Fleming
B.A. University of the Pacific
J.D. Western State University
Member of the Bar of the State of California
Owner and Instructor – Fleming's Fundamentals of Law (a California Bar Review Course)
Professor of Law – Michael R. Gadue
B.A University of Vermont
M.S.A. St. Michael's College
M.A. Salve Regina University
J.D. Albany Law School
LL.M. in European Union Commercial Law - University of Leicester, England
Served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Vermont
Former United States Army Judge Advocate
Former Member of the Bar of the State of Vermont
Professor of Law – Terry L. Gilbeau
B.S.L. Northwestern California University School of Law
J.D. Northwestern California University School of Law
LL.M. in International Taxation and Financial Services - Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Member of the Bar of the State of California
Professor of Law – Neil Ison
B.A. University of Michigan
J.D. Santa Clara University School of Law
Former Member of the Bar of the State of California
Professor of Law – Suzette C. Jacobsen
B.S. Brigham Young University
B.S.L. Northwestern California University School of Law
J.D. Northwestern California University School of Law
Member of the Bar of the State of California
Professor of Law – April M. Molin
B.A. California State University, Northridge
J.D. Whittier Law School
Member of the Bar of the State of California
Instructor – Fleming's Fundamentals of Law (a California Bar Review Course)
Rosa M. Mosley
B.A. California State University, Los Angeles
J.D. Western State University
Served as California Deputy Attorney General III and as a Deputy District Attorney for Kern County, California
Member of the Bar of the State of California
Professor of Law – The Honorable Jerome L. Munford
B.A. Lincoln University
J.D. Temple University, Beasley School of Law
Administrative Law Judge for the Social Security Administration’s Office of Hearings Operations
Member of the Bar of the State of Pennsylvania
Professor of Law – Daniel G. O'Donnell
A.B. University of California, Davis
J.D. University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Member of the Bar of the State of California
Professor of Law – Tara E. Ozes
A.B. University of California, Davis
J.D. Indiana University, Bloomington, Maurer School of Law
Member of the Bar of the State of California
Professor of Law – Lorenzo J. Palomares
B.B.A. Western States University
M.B.A. Western States University
J.D. Northwestern California University School of Law
LL.M. in International Law & Taxation - Saint Thomas University College of Law
LL.M. in International Taxation and Financial Services - Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Member of the Bar: California, Massachusetts, Florida, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico (Federal)
Professor of Law – Peter Riley
B.Sc. University College Cardiff, Wales
M.Sc. University of Sussex, Brighton, England
Ph.D. Rice University (Solar and Stellar Astrophysics)
J.D. Northwestern California University School of Law
Member of the Bar of the State of California
Professor of Law – Aaron S. Tenzer
B.A. Chapman University
J.D. Chapman University, Fowler School of Law
Member of the Bar of the State of California
Instructor – Fleming's Fundamentals of Law (a California Bar Review Course)
Professor of Law – Matthew C. Tymann
B.A. Georgetown University
J.D. Cornell University
Member of the Bar: California, Massachusetts, and New York