Sherrie Avalon Niles

Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Sherrie received her legal education in both the British Commonwealth and the United States. She first expressed interest in BU’s Tax LL.M. Program as an international candidate.  Her Tax LL.M. together with her prior work experience in various countries enabled her to easily transition into American corporate life.  Here, she […]

Eva Nilsen

Professor Eva Nilsen has been a key member of the Criminal Justice Clinic’s faculty since 1979. Over the years, she has trained and supervised hundreds of third-year law students as they defend indigent clients in felony and misdemeanor cases. She also has taught criminal justice courses and seminars, including advanced criminal procedure, sentencing theory and […]

Maria O’Brien

Maria O’Brien is the Paul M. Siskind Scholar and Professor of Law at Boston University where she began teaching after several years in private practice. She has taught at the University of Chicago Law School, DePaul Law School and Boston College Law School. While in law school Professor O’Brien served as an editor of the […]

Maureen A. O’Rourke

As dean from 2006 to 2018 and interim dean from 2004 to 2006, Maureen A. O’Rourke oversaw the construction of the five-story, state-of-the-art Sumner M. Redstone Building and gut renovation of the adjacent law tower. This project was the culmination of decades of planning and provides students with first-rate community spaces, high quality classrooms, and amenities. Dean O’Rourke also […]

Ngozi Okidegbe

Ngozi Okidegbe is a Professor of Law and Assistant Professor of Computing & Data Sciences. Her focus is in the areas of law and technology, evidence, criminal procedure, and racial justice. Her work examines how the use of predictive technologies in the criminal justice system impacts racially marginalized communities.  Professor Okidegbe is a Faculty Associate at […]

Angela Onwuachi-Willig

Angela Onwuachi-Willig is dean and Ryan Roth Gallo Professor of Law at Boston University School of Law. A renowned legal scholar and expert in critical race theory, employment discrimination, and family law, she joined the law school as dean in August 2018. Before joining the School of Law, Dean Onwuachi-Willig served as Chancellor’s Professor of Law […]

Kevin Outterson

Kevin Outterson, J.D., LL.M., is Professor of Law and Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Law at Boston University, where he leads the Social Innovation on Drug Resistance program, and is Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College, London. He is also the founding Executive Director and Principal Investigator of Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria […]