Meet our College of Law leaders

An institution can only be as strong as its leaders. We're proud to employ a team of experienced, dedicated professionals to guide the law school.

Todd Pettys
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Todd Pettys

Title/Position
Dean
H. Blair and Joan V. White Chair in Civil Litigation
Professor
Dean and Professor Todd Pettys joined the faculty in 1999. He specializes in issues concerning American constitutional law but has taught a variety of additional courses, including Evidence and Federal Courts.
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Bethany Berger

Title/Position
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Allan D. Vestal Chair in Law
Professor
Bethany Berger, the Allan D. Vestal Professor of Law, is one of the nation's leading experts in federal Indian Law, Property Law, and legal history. She co-authors the leading casebooks in American Indian Law and Property Law and has published extensively in top law journals. Berger's distinguished career includes significant contributions to legal scholarship, service as a judge for the Southwest Inter-Tribal Court of Appeals, and advocacy work for Native American and children's rights.
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Carin Crain

Title/Position
Associate Dean of Student and Career Services
Carin Crain has served as the Associate Dean of Student and Career Services at the University of Iowa College of Law since August 2007. Before coming to Iowa, she worked in various capacities at Pacific McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, California, including: Lecturer In Law, Special Education Hearing Officer, Director of Off-Campus Clinical Programs, and Assistant Dean for Student Affairs. Dean Crain started her legal career as a Staff Attorney at the Sacramento and Shasta Regional Offices of Legal Services of Northern California. Before attending law school she taught English and English as a Second Language to junior high students in Los Angeles.
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Tom Ksobiech

Title/Position
Assistant Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid
Tom Ksobiech is the Assistant Dean for Admissions & Financial Aid at the University of Iowa College of Law.
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Melissa Norman, JD

Title/Position
Assistant Dean of Career and Student Services
Adjunct Instructor
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Jason Rantanen

Title/Position
Associate Dean for Faculty
David L. Hammer and Willard L. "Sandy" Boyd Chair
Professor
Jason Rantanen is the David L. Hammer and Willard L. “Sandy” Boyd Chair at the University of Iowa College of Law and Associate Dean for Faculty.
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Adrien Wing

Title/Position
Associate Dean for International and Comparative Law Programs
Bessie Dutton Murray Professor of Law
Professor
Adrien Wing joined the faculty in 1987 and currently teaches Critical Race Theory, Sex Discrimination Law, and Law in the Muslim World. In addition to being the Associate Dean for International & Comparative Law programs, she hold two other administrative positions. She is the Director of the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights and Director of the Law School’s summer program in France.