Justin Kishbaugh comes to RWU Law with an M.F.A. in Creative Writing and a Ph.D. in English Literature. He has taught both Academic and Creative Writing at the collegiate level for over ten years, and has worked as a Legal Writing Specialist since 2010. Justin has published several articles on Imagist poetics, and his most recent article applies his background in poetry to legal writing. He has…, Lexicon, , and as Associate Editor of the Richard Aldington newsletter and Managing Editor of the Ezra Pound Society newsletter. As the Legal Writing Specialist for RWU Law, Justin is available to help students at any stage of the writing process. He does, however, encourage students to come see him as early and often as possible.
Type: Faculty & Staff Profile
Type: Faculty & Staff Profile
Type: Faculty & Staff Profile
Michael J. Yelnosky became a member of the founding faculty at Roger Williams University School of Law in 1993. He served as associate dean for academic affairs from 2004 to 2008, and as the fifth dean of RWU Law from 2014 to 2020. He has spent thirty years working to help establish and grow Rhode Island’s only law school. As dean, Yelnosky’s stated goal was to make RWU Law “aggressively…
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Larry Appleman is an attorney specializing in internet law with a focus on online intellectual property, website agreements and privacy matters. He spent several years after law school developing legal software at LexisNexis. His academic background includes S.B. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, J.D. from New England School of Law, M.S. in Computer Science from Boston University, and…
Type: Faculty & Staff Profile
Type: Faculty & Staff Profile
Robert Falvey is the vice-president of Falvey Cargo Underwriting, where he is responsible for the settlement of all ocean and inland marine transit claims, post-settlement subrogation actions and corporate legal counseling. He is a 1998 graduate of Roger Williams University School of Law.
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Tara I. Allen was an Assistant Federal Defender for the Federal District of Rhode Island, where she concentrated in federal criminal defense. She previously served as a trial attorney for federal defenders offices in Pennsylvania and California. She also served as staff counsel for two federal appeals courts. In addition, Tara has over 10 years of teaching experience.
Type: Faculty & Staff Profile
Barbara Hurst recently retired from her position as the Deputy Public Defender for the Rhode Island Office of the Public Defender. Before her appointment to that position, she was the Chief Appellate Attorney in that office, arguing hundreds of cases before the Supreme Court of Rhode Island.
Type: Faculty & Staff Profile
Type: Faculty & Staff Profile
