Faculty & Scholarship

Our Faculty

An expansive and deep legal education begins with exceptional faculty. Our faculty are recognized experts in fields across law, including in business and technology, constitutional law, criminal law, health law, intellectual property, international and human rights law, Native American law, sustainability, and taxation.

Featured Faculty Scholarship

Professor Hugh Spitzer cited in pivotal WA Supreme Court decision

The case, Lakehaven Water & Sewer Dist. et al. v. City of Federal Way, focuses on a municipality’s ability to tax businesses providing water or sewer services within its city limits.

Scholarship Spotlight: Big Money in the High Courts

Professor Hugh Spitzer analyzes threats posed by interest group spending in state supreme court elections.

Seattle craft brewing: A rising tide lifts all glasses

A new study by UW Law Professor Zahr Said explores the city’s dynamic brewing community, which bucks traditional rules of IP that govern other makers.
Professor Jennifer Fan teaching a class

Spotlight: Real-world research agendas

Explore highlights from the legal research by UW Law faculty that illustrates how law reflects and shapes our everyday lives.

Looking through the lens

In her new book “Camera Power,” UW Law Professor Mary D. Fan explores policy and policing in an era of rapid technological and cultural change.
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Faculty In the Media

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