Announcing UW Law’s New Faculty
The University of Washington School of Law is excited to welcome new faculty members to our community in the 2026–27 academic year.
Amanda Elyse
Visiting Assistant Professor
Amanda Elyse is a Visiting Assistant Professor for the Legal Analysis, Research and Writing (LARW) program. She previously taught legal writing and lawyering skills courses at Seattle University School of Law and Elon University School of Law, as well as courses on media skills, movement lawyering and animal law. While in practice, Elyse represented grassroots activists in both civil and criminal cases and provided on-the-ground legal support to frontline communities. She has also engaged in policy work for animal protection issues and been invited to present on grassroots advocacy at events throughout the U.S. and Europe. Elyse now regularly presents at conferences and writes articles about reimagining aspects of teaching lawyering skills to create inclusive, dynamic classrooms and to further social justice lawyering. She also writes to provide a critical lens for advancing animal advocacy. She holds a J.D. from Seattle University School of Law, an M.S. in Writing & Publishing from Portland State University and a B.A. in English from the University of Washington.
Jevan Hutson
Shidler Scholar-in-Residence, Assistant Professor of Law
Director, Technology Law and Public Policy Clinic
Jevan Hutson, who served the last two years in an acting capacity, is Shidler Scholar-in-Residence, Assistant Professor of Law, Director of the Technology Law and Public Policy Clinic (Tech-Law Clinic) and a Faculty Associate of the Tech Policy Lab. His interdisciplinary research and teaching examine the legal, social and design dimensions of data-intensive technologies with a focus on privacy, artificial intelligence, consumer protection and technology governance. His scholarship explores how emerging technologies create and amplify harms, how they reshape intimate and social life, and how law, policy and design can advance privacy, dignity and accountability. Through the Tech-Law Clinic, Hutson works with students and public-interest partners on emerging technology law and policy. Before entering academia, he practiced privacy, cybersecurity and AI law. He is a recipient of the 2025 IAPP Leadership Award.
Sarah Maginnis
Technology & Innovation Law Librarian
Sarah Maginnis is the Technology & Innovation Law Librarian for the Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library. Most recently, she served as a lead software developer, designing and managing enterprise-scale applications, cloud infrastructure, databases and core technology systems. Prior to transitioning into software development, she was a Research Services Librarian and Lecturer in Law at Vanderbilt University Law School, where she taught legal research and information management courses, developed curriculum, and advised faculty on research technologies. Earlier in her career, Maginnis contributed to the Seattle legal information community at the King County Law Library, where she managed technology systems, taught legal education programs, and advanced public access to legal information. She holds a J.D. from St. Thomas University College of Law, an MLIS with a specialization in Law Librarianship from the University of Washington, and a B.A. from Hendrix College.
Stephen Park
Garvey, Schubert & Barer Chair in Law
Co-Director, Global Business Law Institute
Stephen Park is the Garvey, Schubert & Barer Chair in Law and Co-Director of the Global Business Law Institute (GBLI). Prior to joining the UW faculty, Park taught at the University of Connecticut. He is currently a visiting scholar at the Institute of International Economic Law at Georgetown Law. He holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School, an M.A. in International Affairs from The Fletcher School at Tufts University, and a B.A. in Ethics, Politics and Economics from Yale University. His research focuses on international economic law, financial regulation and corporate law, and sustainability and human rights issues in business. Park’s scholarship has been published in American Business Law Journal, American Journal of International Law, Boston College Law Review, Harvard International Law Journal, Journal of International Economic Law, and Yale Journal of International Law, among other outlets.
Sara Raza
Visiting Lecturer
Sara Raza is a Visiting Lecturer. Prior to joining UW Law, she was a Senior Clinical Fellow in the Health Law and Policy Clinic at the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) of Harvard Law School. As a result of her work at CHLPI, she was awarded the Opportunity Fund Fellowship by the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society. Raza’s research focuses on bridging the broadband-health gap by identifying policy pathways that better integrate broadband infrastructure into health care delivery and financing systems. Raza’s scholarship has been published in peer-reviewed journals, including npj Digital Medicine, Cancer: An International Interdisciplinary Journal of the American Cancer Society and BMJ. Raza was recently appointed by President Jones to the UW Population Health Initiative’s Executive Council. She also serves as a Senior Fellow and board member of the Internet Law and Policy Foundry, a board member of the Harvard Law School Association Recent Graduates Network, and on the Executive Committee of the Washington State Bar Association’s Health Law Section. Prior to pursuing her LL.M., Raza practiced law abroad, beginning her career in private practice before moving into an in-house role. She is licensed to practice law in New York and holds an LL.M. from Harvard Law School, where she focused on the intersection of health law, technology policy and digital health.
Mik Shin-Li
Acting Assistant Professor
Mik Shin-Li joins the faculty as an Acting Assistant Professor, drawing on her expertise in tech product counseling and complex litigation to teach Legal Analysis, Research and Writing (LARW). Most recently, she was senior counsel at Amazon where she advised on legal, regulatory and policy issues pertaining to the development, deployment and scaling of AI-driven retail technologies and championed the advancement of diverse attorneys. Prior to that, her white-collar and commercial litigation practice at Perkins Coie in New York and Washington spanned high-stakes trials, enforcement proceedings and corporate internal investigations in matters enforceable by federal agencies. Shin-Li was a law clerk to the Honorable Denny Chin, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She earned her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, where she was Associate Editor of the Fordham Law Review and counseled minority- and women-owned businesses through the Community Economic Development Clinic. She holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, where she studied the intersection of law, commerce and communication.
Maya Titova
Acting Assistant Professor
Maya Titova is an Acting Assistant Professor. She has served for many years as a staff attorney in the Tribal Court Clinic, representing indigent clients in the Tulalip and Quileute Tribal Courts and supervising law students in the clinic’s experiential program. Her experience includes Federal Indian Law, tribal court practice, state and tribal jurisdiction, and the ethical responsibilities of attorneys practicing in tribal courts. Titova earned her J.D. from UW Law in 2015 and an LL.M. in Sustainable International Development with a concentration in Indigenous Rights from UW Law in 2024. She is admitted to practice in Washington state and before the Tulalip, Quileute and Muckleshoot Tribal Courts. Her appointment strengthens the School of Law’s longstanding commitment to clinical education and to the study and practice of law affecting tribal nations and Indigenous communities.