Chairperson
Professor Edwin J. Butterfoss
Hamline University, St. Paul, MN

Professor Ed Butterfoss is a Professor of Law at Hamline University School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota. He joined Hamline in 1983 and served as dean of the law school from 1998 to 2003 and as associate dean for academic affairs from 1995 to 1998. At Hamline, Professor Butterfoss teaches Contracts, Criminal Law, and Criminal Procedure. He earned his B.S. (Accountancy) from Miami University (Ohio) and his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center. He currently serves as a board member of the ACLU of Minnesota and the Innocence Project of Minnesota, and as a member of the Minnesota Judges Criminal Benchbook Committee. He has been a member of the Accreditation Committee since 2001, serving as vice chair of the Committee in 2003-04 and as chair from 2004-2006 .

Vice-Chairperson
Dr. Anthony S. Caprio
Western New England College, Springfield, MA

Dr. Anthony S. Caprio,Vice-Chair, is President of Western New England College in Springfield, Massachusetts. Prior to this appointment in 1996,he served for seven years as provost and professor of language and literature at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta where he was responsible as chief academic officer for all matters related to faculty and to undergraduate and graduate curriculum. Before joining Oglethorpe University, he was professor and administrator at American University in Washington, D.C., where he was responsible for faculty and staff in languages and literatures, area and foreign studies, linguistics, and English as a second language. He has also served at Cedar Crest College in Pennsylvania and Lehman College of the City University of New York. Dr. Caprio received the B.A. degree in 1967 from Wesleyan University, where he was named to Phi Beta Kappa, the M.A. from Columbia University in 1969, and the Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1973. Listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in the East, and Who's Who in American Education, Dr. Caprio is a noted language scholar who has written numerous books and articles in the areas of language and literature. His reviews of books have appeared in dozens of scholarly and professional journals. He serves on numerous boards locally and nationally and was appointed as public member to the Section's Accreditation Committee in 2002.

Members

Diane F. Bosse, Esq.
Bender, Crawford & Bender, LLP, Buffalo, NY

Diane F. Bosse has practiced law in Buffalo, New York for over 30 years. She has chaired the New York State Board of Law Examiners since 2001 and is a member and the immediate past chair of the Board of Trustees of the National Conference of Bar Examiners. Ms. Bosse served on the Standards Review Committee of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar from 2004-2007, and was a member of the Joint Working Group on Legal Education and Bar Admissions. She is a past president of the Defense Trial Lawyers of Western New York, and a past member of the boards of directors of the Bar Association of Erie County and of the Western New York Trial Lawyers Association. In 2001, Ms. Bosse received the Award of Merit from the Bar Association of Erie County and received the Distinguished Alumnus Award for Public Service from the University at Buffalo Law Alumni Association in 2005. She was honored in 2006 as the Defense Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Defense Trial Lawyers of Western New York. Ms. Bosse received her B.A. and J.D. degrees from the State University of New York at Buffalo. .

Professor Catherine Carpenter
Southwestern University, Los Angeles, CA

Catherine Carpenter is a professor of law at Southwestern Law School, where she has been on the faculty since 1980. From 1984-1997, she served as the Academic Associate Dean. She currently teaches and writes in the areas of Criminal Law and Future Interests. She is a member of the editorial board of CALI. Professor Carpenter has been involved extensively with ABA Section activities. She served on the Section’s Law School Administration Committee from 1995-1999, and was chair from 1996-1999. She then served on the Curriculum Committee from 2000-2004, which she chaired from 2002-2004. She is a co-drafter of A Survey of Law School Curricula 1992-2002. She served on the Nominating Committee from 2003-2005, and currently, Professor Carpenter serves on the Accreditation Committee. She earned her undergraduate degree from UCLA and her law degree from Southwestern.

Dean Jay Conison
Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN

Jay Conison is Dean of the Valparaiso University School of Law. He received a B.A. from Yale College in 1975, an M.A. (Philosophy) from the University of Minnesota in 1978, and a J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Minnesota in 1981. At Minnesota Dean Conison was a Notes and Comments Editor of the Minnesota Law Review and was Order of the Coif. He practiced in the field of business litigation with Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, in Chicago. Dean Conison has been a member of the Accreditation Committee since 2005 and was Co-Chair of the Section's Clinical and Skills Committee from 2001-04.

Professor Barbara Cox
California Western School of Law, San Diego, CA

Barbara J. Cox is a Professor at California Western School of Law in San Diego. She received her B.A. from Michigan State University and her J.D. from the University of Wisconsin. She served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at California Western, as Interim Deputy Director at the Association of American Law Schools, and held a joint appointment at the University of Wisconsin Law School and Women's Studies Program. She teaches Civil Procedure; Property; Women and the Law; Comparative Gender, Family, and Sexuality; and Sexual Orientation and the Law. She is the past chair of the AALS Sections on Gay and Lesbian Legal Issues and Women in Legal Education, and is a member of the A.A.L.S. Resource Corps. Her recent scholarship focuses on interstate recognition of domestic partnerships, marriages, and adoptions by same-sex couples, and she chairs both the Executive and Steering Committees of Freedom to Marry, the national organization dedicated to winning marriage equality for same-sex couples.

President Tom C. Galligan
Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH

Tom Galligan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Stanford University; a Doctor of Jurisprudence from University of Puget Sound (now Seattle University) School of Law, summa cum laude, first in class; and a Master of Laws degree from Columbia University Law School. Tom joined Colby-Sawyer College as its eighth president and as a professor in the Humanities Department in August 2006. Before being selected as the college's president, he served as dean and professor of law at the University of Tennessee College of Law in Knoxville, Tennessee. While there, he was the Elvin E. Overton Distinguished Professor of Law and he taught torts and admiralty. Mr. Galligan has published numerous books and articles on torts and admiralty. His scholarship has been cited in the proposed Restatement (Third) of Torts and by numerous legal scholars. It also has been cited by the United States Supreme Court and other federal and state appellate and trial courts.

Professor Jesse A. Goldner
Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO

Jesse A. Goldner is the John D. Valentine Professor of Law at Saint Louis University School of Law where he teaches Evidence, Family Law and various courses in Health Law. He holds secondary appointments as Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Law in Psychiatry at the University’s School of Medicine. He was principally responsible for the development of the law school’s clinical program after joining its faculty in 1973, was a founding member and director of its Center for Health Law Studies, and served as associate dean for academic affairs from 1987-1991. Professor Goldner was the recipient of the 2004 Jay Healey Distinguished Health Law Teacher of the Year Award from the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics. He is a member and past chair of the Accreditation Council of the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs. Among other writings, Professor Goldner is co-author of The Ethics and Regulation of Research with Human Subjects. Before joining the Accreditation Committee he was involved in the law school accreditation process as a member of fifteen site evaluation teams. Professor Goldner received his A.B. and M.A. from Columbia University and his J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Dean Charles W. Goldner, Jr.
University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR

Charles W. Goldner, Jr., Dean and Professor of Law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, has served on the faculty since January 1988 and has served as dean of the school since July 2000. He received his B.A. from DePauw University in 1971, his J.D. from the University of Oklahoma in 1973 and his LL.M. from Georgetown University in 1987. Dean Goldner recently completed six years as chair of the Pre-law Committee of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. He currently serves on the Board of the Law School Admission Council, as chair of the Finance and Legal Affairs of the Law School Admission Council, as chair of the Arkansas Supreme Court Professional Practicum Committee, and as chair of the Arkansas Access to Justice Commission.

Joel H. Kaye, Esq.
Ellin & Tucker, Chartered, Baltimore MD

Joel Kaye is a Director in the Audit, Accounting, and Consulting Department of E&T and Chairperson of the firm’s Printing Industry Services Group. As the director in charge of engagements for many major clients of the firm, he is responsible for providing these clients with accounting and management advisory services. His industry expertise includes printing, retail, wholesale distribution, manufacturing, automotive, golf course operations, and service organizations. In addition, Mr. Kaye has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, divestiture planning, financial structuring or restructuring, litigation support, cost accounting, and assisting companies in financially troubled situations. For the golf industry specifically, he has served as a valuation consultant for various golf course properties and also consulted on the operational management of various courses using a model he developed for acquiring properties. Mr. Kaye is a graduate of the University of Maryland, earning his Bachelor of Science and Master of Business and Public Administration degrees.

President Frank J. Macchiarola
St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY

Frank J. Macchiarola, has served as President and Professor at St. Francis College since July 1996. Previously he was dean and professor at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law of Yeshiva University from 1991-1996. He frequently serves on ABA site visit teams as well as the boards of many civic and educational boards in the New York City area. Dr. Macchiarola sits on the board of the Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust and Jefferies Group, Inc. He was President and CEO of the New York City Partnership from 1983-88, and from 1978-1983 served as Chancellor of the New York City Public School System. He has also served as special counsel to the New York Law firm of Tannenbaum, Helpern, Syracuse and Hirschtritt, L.L.P.

Professor Lucy S. McGough
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

Lucy S. McGough is the Vinson & Elkins Professor of Law at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University. She received her B.A. degree from Agnes Scott College, her J.D. from Emory University and her LL.M. from Harvard University. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Order of the Coif. After graduating from law school, Professor McGough was awarded a Reginald Hebert Smith Fellowship and thereafter, practiced law in Atlanta for four years. She was a member of the Emory Law School faculty for ten years and was named to one of twelve Charles Howard Candler Chairs by the University. Professor McGough was awarded a Kellogg Fellowship in 1981. She has been a member of the L.S.U. faculty since 1982 and has served on committees of both the Association of American Law Schools and the Law School Admissions Council. She has written several books and numerous articles in the areas of family law and children’s law and serves as the chair of the Louisiana Children’s Code legislative revision committee for the state of Louisiana. In 2001, Professor McGough received the Adoption Excellence Award from U.S. the Department of Health & Human Services.

Honorable Jequita H. Napoli
Cleveland County Courthouse, Norman, OK

Ms. Napoli is Judge of the District Court of the State of Oklahoma and appointed Special Judge November 1, 1996. Prior to her appointment to the Bench, she was in the private practice of law from 1982 to 1996, and served as Municipal Judge from 1987 to 1996. She was appointed to the Accreditation Committee in 2004. She has also served as Chair of the Board of Managers of the National Conference of Bar Examiners 2002-2003, and on its Board of Managers from 1992-2004. Judge Napoli presently serves as Chair of the Editorial Advisory Committee of the NCBE quarterly publication "The Bar Examiner", served as chair of the Oklahoma Board of Bar Examiners in 1991, and as a member of the Board from 1988-1996. Judge Napoli obtained her undergrad education from The University of Oklahoma earning a Bachelor of Business Administration with Distinction in 1979 and J.D., 1982;

Dr. Charles Nash
The University of Alabama System, Tuscaloosa, AL

Charles R. Nash has served as Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at The University of Alabama System since 1992. As a senior academic officer in the System, he is the chief liaison to academic, institutional research and planning officials at The University of Alabama, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, and The University of Alabama in Huntsville. He advises the Chancellor on all academic policy matters and provides primary leadership in program planning, development, and review. Dr. Nash holds a bachelor’s degree from Jackson (MS) State University, a master’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi, and a doctoral degree from Mississippi State University; and has studied at SE LA, Stanford, and Harvard Universities. Prior to assuming his current position, Dr. Nash served as associate executive director for the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. He has also held the position of dean of the School of Education at Armstrong State College (GA) and Director of Special Studies and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Development for the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. Dr. Nash is on the executive committees of the boards of directors of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and the National Alliance of State Science and Mathematics Coalition (NASSMC).

Sean Olivas, Esq.
Keleher & McLeod, Albuquerque, NM

Sean Olivas is a partner in the Albuquerque, New Mexico, Law Firm of Keleher & McLeod, P.A. Mr. Olivas practices civil rights law and is a board certified specialist in employment law. He is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of California - Irvine and the University of New Mexico Law School, where he was a member of the New Mexico Law Review. He is the Chairman of the City of Albuquerque Personnel Board, Immediate Past President of the Albuquerque Bar Association, and is a member of various other boards and committees.

Associate Dean Scott B. Pagel
George Washington University, Washington, DC

Scott B. Pagel is a professor, Associate Dean for Information Services, and Director of the Burns Law Library at the George Washington University Law School. He received his B.A. from Michigan State University, his M.A.L.S. from the University of Michigan, and his J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. He teaches Advanced Legal Research and his scholarship focuses on legal bibliography and rare books. Professor Pagel has served on the Accreditation Committee since 2006 and has been a member of the ABA Law Libraries Committee since 2005. He served on the Membership Committee of the American Association of Law Schools from 2004 to 2006 and is active in the American Association of Law Libraries. Prior to coming to George Washington he served as law library director and associate professor at the University of Oklahoma and assistant director for Public Services at Columbia University.

Professor Harry G. Prince
University of California-Hastings, San Francisco, CA

Harry G. Prince is professor of law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, where he has served on the faculty since 1985 and he was associate academic dean from 1991 to 1993. Professor Prince served as chair of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Membership Review Committee from 1997 to 1998, and he served as the AALS deputy director from 1999 to 2001. He served on the ABA Section of Legal Education, Government Relations and Student Financial Aid Committee from 2001 to 2004 and on the National Conference of Bar Examiners, Drafting Committee for Contracts from 1996-2002. Professor Prince’s primary teaching areas are contract and commercial law, and he is co-author of a contracts casebook. He completed his undergraduate studies at Temple University in Philadelphia in 1977 and received his J.D. in 1980 from New York University School of Law.

Judith Reed, Esq.
U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C

Judith Reed, a trial attorney in the Voting Section of the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division since 2000, is a recognized expert in the field of voting rights. Ms. Reed joined the Justice Department after serving on the faculty at DePaul College of Law from 1995 to 2000, where she was an active member of the Society of American Law Teachers (SALT). As assistant counsel with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund from 1978 to 1995, she was engaged in cutting-edge complex federal class action litigation. During 1990 to 1991, Reed was general counsel to the New York City Districting Commission, an independent body charged with creating the first city council districting following a major charter revision. She has served on the Accreditation Committee since 2003. Other ABA service has involved the ABA Supreme Court Preview (contributing editor) and the ABA Gavel Awards Committee, which recognizes communications media that have been exemplary in fostering the American public's understanding of the law and legal system. Ms. Reed received her undergraduate degree from Boston University and her J.D. from Columbia Law School.

Honorable Charles R. Wilson
United States Court of Appeals, Tampa, FL

Charles R. Wilson was appointed by President Bill Clinton to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in 1999. He received his A.B. and J.D. degrees from the University of Notre Dame. After a clerkship with Judge Joseph Hatchett of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Judge Wilson practiced law for five years in Tampa, Florida. He subsequently served as a County Judge in Florida, as a United States Magistrate Judge in the Middle District of Florida, and as United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida. Judge Wilson is a member of the Advisory Council of the University of Notre Dame Law School, the American Inns of Court, and the American Law Institute.