Our people at Law

Leading legal excellence

The College of Law team is here to support you before, during and after your legal education. 

Our faculty come from a wide range of legal and social backgrounds. They include former judges, prosecutors, public defenders, Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) attorneys and private practice attorneys from a variety of specialization areas. At Idaho Law, our faculty prioritize your education, while also making an impact through high-quality scholarly work that draws attention regionally, nationally and globally.

The dedicated staff at Idaho Law includes our admissions team, student services team and career development office. 

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Meet our team

Deans

  • Aliza Plener Cover

    Interim Dean and Professor of Law

  • Jessica Gunder

    Associate Dean of Faculty (Boise) and Assistant Professor of Law

  • Ryan S. Lincoln

    Associate Dean of Faculty (Moscow) and Associate Clinical Professor of Law

  • Jessica Long

    Clinical Professor of Law; Associate Dean of Experiential Learning

  • Leon Samuels

    Assistant Dean of Student Affairs

  • Greg Sergienko

    Assistant Dean of Student Affairs; Instructor

Faculty — Moscow

  • Anna Blaine

    Associate Professor and Head of Public Services at the Law Library

  • Dylan Hedden-Nicely

    Professor of Law

  • Geoffrey Heeren

    Professor of Law; Director of the Immigration Litigation and Appellate Clinic

  • Julie Leavitt

    Director of the Native American Law Program

  • Ryan S. Lincoln

    Associate Dean of Faculty (Moscow) and Associate Clinical Professor of Law

  • Jessica Long

    Clinical Professor of Law; Associate Dean of Experiential Learning

  • Jerrold Long

    Professor of Law

  • Jean Mattimoe

    Collection Development/Reference Librarian and Associate Professor of Law

  • Jessica Mckinlay

    Assistant Professor of Law

  • Jessica Millward

    Assistant Professor of Law; Director, Tribal Law Clinic

  • Samuel P. Newton

    Associate Professor of Law

  • David Pimentel

    Allan G. Shepard Professor of Law

  • Kristina Running

    Clinical Professor of Law

  • Richard Seamon

    Margaret Schimke Distinguished Professor of Law

Faculty — Boise

  • Mark L. Adams

    Professor of Law

  • Katherine Ball

    Clinical Professor of Law

  • Brenda Bauges

    Assistant Clinical Professor of Law

  • Ashley Cetnar

    Assistant Clinical Professor of Law

  • Betsaida Chavez-Hermes

    iMagis Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Wendy Gerwick Couture

    James E. Wilson Distinguished Professor of Law

  • Aliza Plener Cover

    Interim Dean and Professor of Law

  • Benjamin Plener Cover

    Professor of Law

  • Stacy Etheredge

    Law Library Director and Associate Professor of Law

  • Jordan Gross

    Professor of Law

  • Jessica Gunder

    Associate Dean of Faculty (Boise) and Assistant Professor of Law

  • Timothy Harris

    Assistant Professor of Law

  • John Hinton

    Director of Low-income Taxpayer Clinic

  • Joe Isanga

    Associate Professor of Law

  • Linda Jellum

    Professor of Law

  • Marie Kellner

    Assistant Clinical Professor of Law

  • Scott Learned

    Associate Clinical Professor of Bar Success

  • Hayden Marotz

    Assistant Clinical Professor of Law

  • Timothy Murphy

    Assistant Professor of Law

  • Anya Perret

    Director of the Family Justice Law Clinic

  • John Rumel

    Professor of Law

  • Nick Smith

    Assistant Professor of Law; Director of the Entrepreneurship Law Clinic

  • Sam Williams

    Assistant Professor of Law

Faculty — Emeritus

  • Mark Anderson

    Emeritus Professor of Law

  • D. Benjamin Beard

    Emeritus Professor of Law

  • Elizabeth Brandt

    James E. Wilson Distinguished Emerita Professor of Law

  • Donald Burnett

    Professor Emeritus of Law

  • Barbara Cosens

    University Distinguished Professor Emerita

  • Patrick D. Costello

    Professor Emeritus of Law

  • Maureen Laflin

    Emerita Professor of Law

  • Monique Lillard

    Emerita Professor of Law

  • Deborah McIntosh

    Emerita Clinical Professor of Law

  • John Miller

    Weldon Schimke Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Law

Admissions

  • Renee Harrison

    Director of Admissions

  • Lundyn Jared

    Assistant Director of Admissions

  • Noe Sanchez

    Assistant Director of Admissions

Meet our staff

Staff

Administration

Amie Aasen-Quesnell
Executive Assistant to the Dean
208-885-4048
amie@uidaho.edu

Elisa Bogut
Administrative Specialist II
208-885-2676
ebogut@uidaho.edu

Ryan Edinborough
Registrar
208-885-4977
law-registrar@uidaho.edu

Anne-Marie Fulfer
Director of External Relations and Pro Bono Programs
208-885-2742
amfulfer@uidaho.edu

Brady Moseson
Fiscal Manager
bmoseson@uidaho.edu

Lucan Neely
Faculty Assistant
lneely@uidaho.edu

Mike Nugen
Director of Financial and Administrative Operations
208-885-6208
mnugen@uidaho.edu

Shanda Stinebaugh
Administrative Specialist
208-885-2255
sstinebaught@uidaho.edu

Jenny Tardigrade
Academics Program Manager
208-885-8812
tardigrade@uidaho.edu

Jack Warner
Faculty Assistant
208-885-4560
jjwarner@uidaho.edu

Sarah Zabic
Administrative Specialist
208-364-4567
szabic@uidaho.edu

Career Development and Practical Training

Todd Bowman
Legal Administrator
208-885-6541
toddb@uidaho.edu

Megan Ellsworth
Experiential Learning Program Specialist
mellsworth@uidaho.edu

Amy Henson
Externship Coordinator
208-364-4589
ahenson@uidaho.edu

Megan Herrett
Career Counselor
208-364-4584
mherrett@uidaho.edu

Elana Salzman
Director of Career Development
208-364-4583
esalzman@uidaho.edu

Amelia Wheelen
Experiential Learning Coordinator
208-364-4074
awheelen@uidaho.edu

Development

Stephanie Ballis
Sr. Director of Development
208-885-8793
sballis@uidaho.edu

Law Library

Stacey Anderson (Sullivan)
Technical Services Supervisor
208-885-6523
staceya@uidaho.edu
Location: Moscow

Lori Ballard
Idaho State Law Library Technical Services Librarian
208-364-4556
lballard@uidaho.edu
Location: Boise

Anna Blaine
Associate Professor and Head of Public Services of the Law Library
208-885-2161
annablaine@uidaho.edu
Location: Moscow

Devon Erdman
Circulation Technician
208-885-8740
derdman@uidaho.edu
Location: Moscow

Stacy Etheredge
Law Library Director and Associate Professor of Law
208-364-4558
stacye@uidaho.edu
Location: Boise

Netanya Hitchcock
Idaho State Law Library Administrative Assistant
208-885-0985
nhitchcock@uidaho.edu
Location: Boise

Ryan Locke
Serials and Documents Technician
208-885-2257
rlocke@uidaho.edu
Location: Moscow

Jean Mattimoe
Collection Development/Reference Librarian and Associate Professor of Law
208-885-2162
mattimoe@uidaho.edu
Location: Moscow

Sam Williams
Assistant Professor of Law
208-364-4554
sawilliams@uidaho.edu
Location: Boise

Marketing and Communications

Chris Smith
Marketing and Communications Manager
208-364-4582
law-marcom@uidaho.edu

Student Services

Christy Becker
Student Services Manager
208-885-5069
cbecker@uidaho.edu
Location: Moscow

Caroline Lehner
Student Services Coordinator
208-364-4575
clehner@uidaho.edu
Location: Boise

Technical Support (LawTech)

Jason Ballester
IT Support Technician
208-885-2741
jballester@uidaho.edu
Location: Moscow

Randall Zacharias
IT Support Technician
208-364-4587
randallz@uidaho.edu
Location: Boise