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.
Faculty Sightings & Citations
More on our Faculty
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Interested in finding our professors and experts by subject area? Take a look at our faculty experts page below.
Faculty by Expertise
Browse Publications
Looking for publications by our professors and scholars? We invite you to browse their published works below.
Faculty Bibliographies
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.
Related News
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
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
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
Heather Field
Stephen A. Lind Professor of Law and Co-Director of Center on Tax Law
View Heather Field’s Profile
Richard Marcus
Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Law and Horace O. Coil Chair in Litigation
View Richard Marcus’s Profile
Karen Musalo
Professor and Chair in International Law, Director of the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies
View Karen Musalo’s Profile
Manoj Viswanathan
Joseph W. Cotchett ’64 Professor of Law and Co-Director, UC Law SF Center on Tax Law
View Manoj Viswanathan’s Profile
Faculty Events
The Ethical Negotiator: Mediation, Confidentiality & Settlement Risks
Ethical pitfalls in mediation and settlement negotiations can have lasting consequences for attorneys and their clients. This MCLE webinar brings together retired Judge and mediator Steve Austin, mediator and UC […]
The Center for East Asian Legal Studies proudly presents: America’s Legal Gambit to Curb China’s Technological Rise
e The Center for East Asian Legal Studies (CEALS) proudly presents: Abstract: In this talk, I will pose the provocative question of whether America is now acting like China […]
ADR Speaker Series – Spring 2025
Join the Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) at UC Law San Francisco for a public talk series on a variety of dispute resolution topics. The Spring 2025 ADR Speaker Series will include six influential thought leaders presenting new ideas and cutting edge research to members of the UC Law SF community and the general public. The ADR Speaker Series is held in conjunction with an Advanced ADR Colloquium course for students, taught in 2025 by CNDR Director, Professor Hiro Aragaki.
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.