Law School Names Five New Faculty Members

Capital University Law School is pleased to announce the appointment of five new faculty members for the 2003-2004 school year - Mark R. Brown, Charles E. Cohen, Kent Markus, Susan D. Rozelle, and Angela Upchurch. Capital University Law School's strategic plan calls for the addition of new faculty to enhance the student/faculty ratio, increase the number of electives offered, and reduce section size in required courses.

In reflecting on the new faculty, Dean Steven Bahls observed, "Our new law faculty members are committed teachers and scholars who will help our students gain the broad critical thinking skills demanded of today's lawyers."

Professor Mark Brown has been appointed the Newton D. Baker/Baker and Hostetler Chair. Professor Brown is one of the nation's leading scholars in the area of civil rights litigation. He is currently a tenured faculty member at Stetson University College of Law in Florida. Professor Brown also has taught at the University of Illinois College of Law and Ohio State University College of Law as a visiting professor. He graduated first in his class from the University of Louisville School of Law and received a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Dayton and a LL.M. from the University of Illinois College of Law. At Capital, Professor Brown will teach in the Constitutional law area.

Charles Cohen will join the law faculty as an assistant professor in the areas of property law and commercial law. He is currently in private practice with the law firm of Farella, Braun & Martel, LLP in San Francisco. He previously served as a law clerk to the Hon. Thomas G. Nelson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Professor Cohen graduated from University of California - Hastings College of Law, cum laude, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and Senior Articles Editor for the Hastings Law Journal. Prior to becoming a lawyer he was on the staff of People Magazine, Money Magazine and the New York Times.

Professor Kent Markus, a visiting assistant professor at Capital and director of the National Center for Adoption Law, has been named associate professor. Professor Markus has been instrumental in building the National Center for Adoption Law and Policy at Capital University Law School. Prior to joining Capital, he was Counselor, the highest ranking advisor, to former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno. He previously was chief of staff at the Democratic National Committee and chief of staff to former Ohio Attorney General Lee Fisher. Professor Markus graduated with honors from Harvard Law School and obtained his B.S. from Northwestern University. He teaches an extensive set of subjects including Adoption Law, Administrative Law and Remedies.

Professor Susan Rozelle joins Capital as an assistant professor. She is currently a clerk to Justice Mel L. Greenberg of the Massachusetts Appeals Court. She was previously a clerk to Justice Roderick L Ireland of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts and a practicing attorney with Nutter, McClennen, Fish, LLP in Boston. Professor Rozelle graduated magna cum laude from Duke University School of Law. While in law school, she founded and was editor-in-chief of Alibi Literary Magazine. Professor Rozelle received her B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Central Florida. She will teach in the Criminal Law and Evidence areas.

Professor Angela Upchurch will join Capital's law faculty as an assistant professor. She is currently a law clerk to the Honorable Michael Murphy of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in Salt Lake City. Professor Upchurch graduated first in her class at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. She received her B.A. in communications and political science from Loyola University Chicago. She will teach Civil Procedure and Torts.

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