Leo Bearman, Jr.
lbearman@bakerdonelson.com

Allen S. Blair, Esquire
ablair@harrisshelton.com

David Case
dwcase@olemiss.edu

Prince C. Chambliss, Jr., Esquire
Prince.chambliss@gmail.com
pcchmbls@memphis.edu

LeeAnne Cox (Leigh)
lcox@bpjlaw.com

The Honorable Christopher Craft
Christopher.Craft@shelbycountytn.gov

Douglas F. Halijan, Esquire
dhalijan@BPJLAW.com

General Albert Harvey
harveya@thomasonlaw.com

Hunter R. Humphreys
hhumphreys@glankler.com

Rhynette Hurd
Rhurd1026@aol.com

The Honorable Judge David Kennedy
dkennedy@tnwb.uscourts.gov

Jennifer S. Kiesewetter
jkiesewetter@kiesewetterfirm.com

Hayden D. Lait, Esquire
haydenlait@gmail.com

Jon Lakey
jlakey@pcplc.com

The Honorable Jennie D. Latta
Jennie_d_lattta@tnwb.uscourts.gov

Sheri Lipman, Esquire
slipman@memphis.edu

Elissa Marcopulos
emm@brattononeal.com

Steve McDaniel, Esquire
smcdaniel@wmww.com

Vincent Miraglia, Chief Council
vmiraglia@yahoo.com or Vincent.miraglia@ipaper.com

John F. Murrah, Esquire
jmurrah@evanspetree.com

Stephen C. Parker
Steve.parker@usdoj.gov

The Honorable Charles E. Pazar
Charles.Pazar@usdoj.gov

Jackie G. Prester, Esquire
jprester@bakerdonelson.com

Earle J. Schwarz
eschwarz@earle-schwarz.com

Stephen Shields, Esquire
sshields@jsyc.com

The Honorable Mark Ward
Mark.ward@shelbycountytn.gov

David Wade
dwade@martintate.com

 Legal Methods Adjunct Faculty - 2011-2012

Randy Alden
Randy Alden is a graduate of Ashland University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1989) and the Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., 1992).  He is an Assistant Federal Defender with the Federal Public Defender’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee.  He specializes in complex criminal litigation.  Prior to joining the Federal Public Defender’s office, Prof. Alden practiced at firms in Ohio and West Virginia.  Prof. Alden also serves in the United States Army Reserve, Civil Affairs Branch, at the rank of Major.   

David Bell
David Bell is a graduate of Earlham College (B.A., 1998) and the University of Memphis School of Law (J.D., 2003). In law school, Prof. Bell was a member of two National Moot CourtCompetition teams and served as Associate Chief Justice of the Moot Court Board.  He received the Dean’s Distinguished Service Award and the Moore Award for Outstanding Advocate in his class.  After law school, Prof. Bell was an Assistant Public Defender for Shelby County, Tennessee, and practiced primarily as a trial litigator before the Criminal Courts.  He has been named a Shelby County Outstanding Performer and is a graduate of the Memphis Bar Association’s Leadership Forum. Prof. Bell currently works as an Assistant Federal Defender in Memphis and has practiced before the Courts of the Eastern and Western Divisions of the Western District of Tennessee, as well as before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Carrie Eaker Kerley
Carrie Eaker Kerley is a graduate of Rhodes College (B.A., cum laude, 2003) and the University of Memphis School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006).  While in law school, she was an associate editor of The University of Memphis Law Review and served as a Humphreys Law Fellow.  Prof. Kerley is currently an associate at The Landers Firm, where she focuses her practice in the area of family law.  Prof. Kerley is a graduate of the Memphis Bar Association Leadership Forum and was recently appointed to the Shelby County Foster Care Review Board. 

Edwin A. Perry
Edwin A. Perry is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin (B.A., cum laude, 1997) and American University—Washington College of Law (J.D., 2000).  At American, he served as Note & Comment Editor for the American University International Law Review and published a Note in the University of Miami Business Law Review.  Prof. Perry was a staff attorney for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit from 2001 to 2003.  Prof. Perry is now an Assistant Federal Defender in Memphis.  

R. Matthew Price
R. Matthew Price is a graduate of Colgate University (B.A., History, 2001), Northeastern University (M.S., Criminology, 2003), and Saint Louis University School of Law (J.D., 2006).  During graduate school, Prof. Price was a police officer in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts.  After law school, Prof. Price was an assistant prosecuting attorney in St. Louis, Missouri.  He is now an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the United States Attorney’s Office, Western District of Tennessee.  Prof. Price has successfully argued cases before juries and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. 
    
Paul Richelmi
Paul Richelmi is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University (B.A., 2004, University and College Honors) and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 2007).  In law school, he served as managing editor of the Pittsburgh Tax Review.  Prof. Richelmi is a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps and has been assigned as a legal aid attorney and criminal defense counsel in San Diego, California.  He also served aboard the USS BOXER, where he advised the strike group commander on issues of international and maritime law.  Prof. Richelmi is currently assigned to Navy Recruiting Command in Millington, Tennessee, as the deputy staff judge advocate.

Kevin Ritz
Kevin Ritz is a graduate of the University of Virginia (B.A. with high distinction, 1997), Georgetown University (M.S., 1999), and the University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., Order of the Coif, 2004).  At law school, he served as book reviews editor for the Virginia Law Review and won numerous prizes and awards.  Prof. Ritz clerked for the Honorable Julia Gibbons, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.  He currently works as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the United States Attorney’s Office, Western District of Tennessee, where he is the Appellate Coordinator.

Rajiv Singh
Rajiv Singh is a graduate of Vanderbilt University (1989) and the University of Memphis School of Law (2000).  Mr. Singh is an in-house lawyer for Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.

Jennifer Sink
Jennifer Sink is a graduate of Florida State University (B.S.) Southern Illinois University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003).  In law school, Prof. Sink served as the Editor in Chief of the Southern Illinois University Law Journal.  She also served on the Appellate Division of the law school’s Moot Court Board.  Prof. Sink is now a litigation associate with Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C.  Prof. Sink is also a Board of Directors Member and Legal Counsel for the non-profit organization Dress for Success

Jonathan Skrmetti
Jonathan Skrmetti is a graduate of George Washington University (B.A., summa cum laude), Oxford University (honors B.A.), and Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude).  At Harvard, Prof. Skrmetti served as Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy.  Prof. Skrmetti is an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Memphis assigned to the Civil Rights Unit.  Before moving to Memphis, Prof. Skrmetti clerked for Judge Steven M. Colloton on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and spent five years as a criminal prosecutor at the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Marielba Torres
Marielba Torres is a graduate of Tulane University (B.S.M., 1997) and The University of Puerto Rico School of Law (J.D., 2000). She was an associate at the Puerto Rico law firm of Toro Colón Mullet Rivera & Sifre LLP where she practiced environmental, corporate and entertainment law.  Prof. Torres later worked as an Assistant General Counsel at the Florida Department of State, Division of Elections, where she helped create new administrative laws to implement the post-2000 Florida Election Code and the federal Help America Vote Act.  After an assignment as Acting General Counsel for the Florida Department of State, she also worked in private practice in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Prof. Torres recently obtained comity admission to the Tennessee Bar and currently works with the Memphis office of Counsel On Call as Team Lead for an e-discovery project related to antitrust litigation.

Pam Warnock Blair
Pam Warnock Blair is a graduate of the University of Memphis (B.A., cum laude, 1980) and the University of Memphis School of Law (J.D., 1983).  Prof. Blair is currently a Member of McNabb, Bragorgos & Burgess, PLLC, with a civil litigation practice and a special interest in appellate practice.  She has also presented CLE seminars for the Memphis Bar Association, national insurance companies, and the National Business Institute.

Kyle M. Wiggins
Kyle M. Wiggins is a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University (B.A., cum laude, 1994) and the University of Memphis School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2004).  In law school, he was a member of The University of Memphis Law Review.  After law school, Prof. Wiggins clerked for the Honorable Alan Glenn, Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals.  He is currently a civil litigation associate at Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C.  He is also a former President of the Memphis Bar Association Young Lawyers Division.