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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.
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Todd Pettys
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Dean
H. Blair and Joan V. White Chair in Civil Litigation
Professor
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Dean and Professor Todd Pettys joined the faculty in 1999. His courses include constitutional law, federal courts, and a seminar on pending Supreme Court cases.
Bethany Berger
Title/Position
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Allan D. Vestal Chair in Law
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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.
Carin Crain
Title/Position
Associate Dean of Student and Career Services
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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.
Tom Ksobiech
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Assistant Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid
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Tom Ksobiech is the Assistant Dean for Admissions & Financial Aid at the University of Iowa College of Law.
Jason Rantanen
Title/Position
Associate Dean for Faculty
David L. Hammer and Willard L. "Sandy" Boyd Chair
Professor
Director, Innovation, Business, and Law Center
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Professor Rantanen writes in the areas of patent law, federal courts, and empirical legal studies. He is the faculty advisor for the Iowa Intellectual Property Law Society student group and director of the University of Iowa Innovation, Business & Law Center.
Adrien Wing
Title/Position
Associate Dean for International and Comparative Law Programs
Bessie Dutton Murray Professor of Law
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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.