Faculty & Scholarship

Our Faculty & Scholarship

Our faculty scholars explore legal theory, practice, and history, propose important legal reforms, and study the impacts of legal systems on people around the world. Using a variety of research methods, they illuminate important issues through articles, books, reports, congressional testimony, popular media, and other avenues.

We invite you to take a look at the latest publications, news and more from our professors and scholars.

Faculty

Our faculty and scholars are leaders in their fields. They’re also passionate teachers who inspire the next generation of lawyers and leaders. We invite you to meet them at the directory below.

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Interested in finding our professors and experts by subject area? Take a look at our faculty experts page below.

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Looking for publications by our professors and scholars? We invite you to browse their published works below.

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Making Headlines

Our professors and scholars are making headlines with their research, publications, Congressional testimony and more. Read more about their work below.

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Research Centers and Programs

UC Law SF’s research centers study cutting-edge areas of law and bring together students, researchers, and practitioners. We invite you to take a look at the vital work from our centers.

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WorkLife Law Wins $150k Grant to Support Pregnant, Postpartum Farmworkers

The grant will support WorkLife Law’s efforts to help pregnant and postpartum farmworkers assert their legal rights and avoid health risks while pregnant. The Center for WorkLife Law has received a $150,000 grant to support a program that helps pregnant farmworkers and those who have… Read More

Meet Some of Our Scholars

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Hadar Aviram

Thomas Miller ’73 Professor of Law
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Alina Ball

Professor of Law, Bion M. Gregory Chair in Business Law, and Co-Director of the Center for Racial and Economic Justice
View Alina Ball’s Profile

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Ming H. Chen

Professor and Harry & Lillian Hastings Research Chair, Director of the Center on Race, Immigration, Citizenship and Equality
View Ming H. Chen’s Profile

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Ben Depoorter

Max Radin Distinguished Professor of Law
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Scott Dodson

James Edgar Hervey Chair in Litigation, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law, and Director of the Center for Litigation and the Courts
View Scott Dodson’s Profile

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Heather Field

Stephen A. Lind Professor of Law and Co-Director of Center on Tax Law
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Richard Marcus

Distinguished Professor of Law and Horace O. Coil Chair in Litigation
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Karen Musalo

Professor and Chair in International Law, Director of the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies
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Manoj Viswanathan

Joseph W. Cotchett ’64 Professor of Law and Co-Director, UC Law SF Center on Tax Law
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Faculty Events

AALS Section on Immigration Law Reception Hosted by RICE

The AALS (Association of American Law Schools) Section on Immigration Law will be hosting a reception at the Asian Art Museum. This reception is hosted by RICE (The Center for […]

Jan 9
Event Date January 9th
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Event Location Asian Art Museum

Bridging the Gap: Health Justice and Exclusionary School Discipline

The Consortium invites you to Bridging the Gap: Health Justice and Exclusionary School Discipline on February 28, 2025. The conference will feature researchers, public health practitioners, clinicians, attorneys, and community […]

Feb 28
Event Date February 28th
9:00 am – 2:30 pm
Event Location 333 Deb Colloquium and Sky Deck, 5th Floor Cotchett Law Center

Patients, Providers, Pills, and Personhood Post-Dobbs

This day-long conference will focus on the health-justice impacts of the Dobbs decision repudiating the constitutional right to abortion. RSVP here.

Mar 14
Event Date March 14th
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Event Location 333 Deb Colloquium and Sky Deck, 5th Floor Cotchett Law Center
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The Judges’ Book

The Judges’ Book features excerpted scholarship from UC Hastings Faculty geared specifically towards judges, judicial business, and issues likely to come before courts for resolution.