Animal Law Courses
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Note: The contacts listed below are able
to provide information about the relevant class only. Please do not
contact them for any other purpose. If you need legal information please
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section on this website.
There are 121 law schools in the U.S.
and Canada that have offered a course in animal law. This map only
reflects classes that were available as of spring 2010. We update this
list regularly, but academic schedules change unexpectedly and some
courses may no longer be offered. For updated information on course
titles and when a class was last offered, please contact the referenced
law school directly.
| Barry University School of Law (Orlando, FL) Taught by Peggy Hoyt Email: peggy@hoytbryan.com Course Name: Animal Rights Seminar 6122 Session: Spring |
| Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (New York, NY) Taught by Mariann Sullivan and Eva Hanks Email: marisul@earthlink.net Course Name: Animal Rights Session: Spring |
| Boston College Law School (Newton, MA) Taught by Nadine Pelligrini Email: Nadine.Pellegrini@usdoj.gov Course Name: Animal Law LL42201 Session: Fall |
| Boston University School of Law (Boston, MA) Taught by Lois Karfunkel Email: lmwk1946@aol.com Course Name: Animal Law Session: Fall |
| Brooklyn Law School (Brooklyn, NY) Taught by Mariann Sullivan Email: marisul@earthlink.net Course Name: Animal Rights Law Session: Fall |
| California Western School of Law (San Diego, CA) Taught by Kristina Hancock Email: kristina.hancock@hklaw.com Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring |
| Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH) Taught by Kathy Hessler Email: kmh25@po.cwru.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: TBD |
| Chapman University School of Law (Orange, CA) Taught by Robert Newman Email: Rnewmanlaw@aol.com Course Name: Animal Law-7544 Session: Fall |
| Chicago-Kent College of Law (Chicago, IL) Taught by Keith Harley Email: Kharley@kentlaw.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring |
| Cleveland Marshall College of Law (Cleveland, OH) Taught by Benita Pearson Email: benitaprsn@sbcglobal.net Course Name: Animal Law LAW715 Session: Fall 2011-2012 |
| Columbia Law School (New York, NY) Taught by David Wolfson Email: dwolfson@milbank.com Course Name: Animal Law Session: Fall |
| Dalhousie Law School (Halifax, NS) Taught by Vaughan Black Email: vaughan.black@dal.ca Course Name: Animals and the Law Session: Spring/Fall |
| Duke University School of Law (Durham, NC) Taught by Marilyn Forbes Email: MForbes@wcsr.com Course Name: Animal Law 338 Session: Spring |
| Duke University School of Law (Durham, NC) Taught by Marilyn Forbes Email: MForbes@wcsr.com Course Name: Animal Law 3380 Session: Spring |
| Earle Mack School of Law (Philadelphia, PA) Taught by Dara Lovitz Email: dara.lovitz@hotmail.com Course Name: Animal Law Session: Fall |
| Emory University School of Law (Atlanta, GA) Taught by Ani Satz Email: asatz@law.emory.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring |
| Florida Coastal School of Law (Jacksonville, FL) Taught by Elizabeth DeCoux Email: edecoux@fcsl.edu Course Name: Animals and the Law Session: Spring |
| Florida Levin College of Law (Gainesville, FL) Taught by Elizabeth DeCoux Email: edecoux@fcsl.edu Course Name: Animals and the Law Session: TBD |
| Fordham University School of Law (New York, NY) Taught by David Cassuto Email: dcassuto@law.pace.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring/Fall |
| Franklin Pierce Law Center (Concord, NH) Taught by Patricia Morris Email: pmorris@pmorrislaw.com Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring 2011 |
| George Mason University School of Law (Arlington, VA) Taught by Henry Ralph and Aaron Green Email: anields@gmu.edu Course Name: Animal Law Law 637 Session: Fall |
| George Washington University Law School (Washington, DC) Taught by Joan Shaffner Email: jschaf@law.gwu.edu Course Name: Animal Law Lawyering Seminar Session: Spring |
| George Washington University Law School (Washington, DC) Taught by Nancy Perry Email: nperry@law.gwu.edu Course Name: Animal Law and Wildlife Protection Seminar Session: Fall |
| Georgetown University (Washington, DC) Taught by Jonathan Lovvorn Email: jrl73@law.georgetown.edu Course Name: Animal Protection Session: Fall |
| Golden Gate University (San Francisco, CA) Taught by Brent Plater Email: lawreg@ggu.edu Course Name: Animal and Wildlife Session: Fall 2011 |
| Harvard Law School (Cambridge, MA) Taught by Paul Waldau Email: pawaldau@law.harvard.edu Course Name: Animal Law 30550-31 Session: Spring 2012 |
| Hastings College of the Law (San Francisco, CA) Taught by Bruce Wagman Email: bwagman@schiffhardin.com Course Name: Animal Law Session: Fall |
| Hofstra University School of Law (Hempstead, NY) Taught by John DeWitt Gregory and James Gesualdi Email: lawjdg@hofstra.edu Course Name: Animal Law LAW 3727 Session: Spring |
| Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN) Taught by Judith Ford Anspach Email: juanspac@iupui.edu Course Name: Animals and the Law Session: Spring |
| Lewis & Clark Law School (Portland, OR) Taught by Stephan Otto Email: sotto@aldf.org Course Name: Internship Animal Law Session: Spring |
| Lewis & Clark Law School (Portland, OR) Taught by Kathy Hessler Email: khessler@lclark.edu Course Name: Animal Law Clinic Session: Fall/Spring |
| Lewis & Clark Law School (Portland, OR) Taught by Pamela Frasch Email: pfrasch@lclark.edu Course Name: Advanced Animal Law Seminar Session: Spring |
| Lewis & Clark Law School (Portland, OR) Taught by Pamela Frasch and Kathy Hessler Email: pfrasch@lclark.edu and khessler@lclark.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Fall |
| Loyola Law School (Los Angeles, CA) Taught by Sande Buhai Email: registrar@lls.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Summer |
| Loyola University New Orleans School of Law (New Orleans, LA) Taught by Delcianna Winders Email: delcianna@gmail.com Course Name: jkhoward@loyno.edu Session: Spring |
| Marquette University Law School (Milwaukee, WI) Taught by Megan Senatorie Email: ms@dewittross.com Course Name: Animal Law Session: Fall |
| Massachusetts School of Law (Andover, MA) Taught by Diane Sullivan and Holly Vietzke Email: DianeS@MSLaw.edu and holly@mslaw.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring |
| Mercer University School of Law (Macon, GA) Taught by Richard W. Creswell Email: RWCreswell@aol.com Course Name: Animal Law Seminar Session: Spring |
| Michigan State University, Detroit College of Law (East Lansing, MI) Taught by David Favre Email: favre@law.msu.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring |
| New York Law School (New York, NY) Taught by Sherry Ramsey Email: sherryrams@aol.com Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring |
| New York University School of Law (New York, NY) Taught by David Wolfson Email: dwolfson@milbank.com Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring |
| Northeastern University School of Law (Boston, MA) Taught by Jon Rankin Email: jon@animallawoffices.com Course Name: Animal Law Session: TBD |
| Northwestern University School of Law (Chicago, IL) Taught by Cherie Travis Email: ctravis2@depaul.edu Course Name: Animal Law Seminar Session: Spring |
| Nova Southeastern University (Ft. Lauderdale-Davie, FL) Taught by Phyllis Coleman Email: colemanp@nsu.law.nova.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Fall |
| Pace Law School (White Plains, NY) Taught by David Cassuto Email: dcassuto@law.pace.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Fall |
| Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law (Carlisle, PA) Taught by Patti Bednarik Email: Patti_Bednarik@pacourts.us Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring |
| Pepperdine University School of Law (Malibu, CA) Taught by Richard L. Cupp Email: Richard.Cupp@pepperdine.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Fall |
| Quinnipiac University School of Law (Hamden, CT) Taught by Linda Myer Email: linda.myer@quinnipiac.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Fall |
| Rutgers University School of Law (Camden, NJ) Taught by Ellen Goodman Email: ellgood@camden.rutgers.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring/Fall |
| Rutgers University School of Law- Newark (Newark, NJ) Taught by Sheila Rodriguez Email: sheilaro@camden.rutgers.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring/Fall |
| Seattle University School of Law (Seattle, WA) Taught by Adam Karp and Matt Penzer Email: adam@animal-lawyer.com Course Name: Animal Law Session: Fall 2010 |
| South Texas College of Law (Houston, TX) Taught by Fran Ortiz Email: fortiz@stcl.edu Course Name: Animal Law (or Law Seminar) Session: Spring |
| Southern Methodist University School of Law (Dallas, TX) Taught by Yolanda Eisenstein Email: yeisenstein@animallawoffice.com Course Name: Animal Law Session: Fall |
| Southwestern Law School (Los Angeles, CA) Taught by Sande Buhai Email: Sande.Buhai@lls.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Fall |
| St. John's University School of Law (Queens, NY) Taught by Jennifer McMahon Email: jsrosa123@yahoo.com Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring |
| St. Thomas University School of Law (Miami, FL) Taught by Steven Wise Email: wiseboston@aol.com Course Name: Animal Rights Session: Spring |
| Stanford Law School (Palo Alto, CA) Taught by Bruce Wagman Email: bwagman@schiffhardin.com Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring |
| Stetson University College of Law (Gulfport, FL) Taught by Jennifer Dietz Email: jdietz@jenniferdietz.com Course Name: Animal Law Seminar Session: Fall/Spring |
| Suffolk University Law School (Boston, MA) Taught by Paul Waldau Email: paul.waldau@tufts.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring |
| Syracuse University College of Law (Syracuse, NY) Taught by Deborah Kenn Email: dskenn@law.syr.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring |
| Temple University School of Law (Philadelphia, PA) Taught by Dara Lovitz Email: dara.lovitz@hotmail.com Course Name: Animal Law Session: Fall |
| Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (Fort Worth, TX) Taught by Donald Feare Email: feare@hawkpci.net Course Name: Animal Law Session: Fall |
| The John Marshall Law School (Chicago, IL) Taught by Susann MacLachan Email: 7maclach@jmls.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring |
| Thomas Jefferson School of Law (San Diego, CA) Taught by Michael Martindill Email: attycowboy@att.net Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring |
| Touro Law Center (Central Islip, NY) Taught by John Maher Email: johntmaher@yahoo.com Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring 2011 |
| Tulane University Law School (New Orleans, LA) Taught by Delci Winders Email: delcianna@gmail.com Course Name: Animal Law Seminar Session: Spring |
| University of Alberta Faculty of Law (Edmonton, AB) Taught by Elaine Hughes Email: ehughes@law.ualberta.ca Course Name: Animal Law 599 Session: Spring |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law (Little Rock, AR) Taught by Michael Flannery Email: mxflannery@ualr.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring |
| University of Arkansas School of Law (Fayetteville, AR) Taught by Karen Koch Email: kkoch01@uark.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring |
| University of Baltimore School of Law (Baltimore, MD) Taught by Alan Nemeth Email: MDAnimalLaw@aol.com Course Name: Animal Law Seminar Law 870 Session: Spring |
| University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (Berkeley, CA) Taught by Bruce Wagman Email: bwagman@schiffhardin.com Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring |
| University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law (Los Angeles, CA) Taught by Taimie Bryant Email: bryant@law.ucla.edu Course Name: Lawyering to Protect Animals Session: Year-Long Course |
| University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law (Los Angeles, CA) Taught by Taimie Bryant Email: bryant@law.ucla.edu Course Name: Animals and the Law Session: Spring |
| University of Chicago Law School (Chicago, IL) Taught by Pamela Alexander Email: palexander@aldf.org Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring |
| University of Connecticut School of Law (Hartford, CT) Taught by Jessica Ruben Email: jessica.ruben@law.uconn.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Summer |
| University of Georgia School of Law (Athens, GA) Taught by Peter Appel Email: appel@uga.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring |
| University of Houston Law Center (Houston, TX) Taught by TBD Email: TBD Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring |
| University of Kentucky College of Law (Lexington, KY) Taught by Roberta Harding Email: rharding@uky.edu Course Name: Animal Rights Session: TBD |
| University of Maine School of Law (Portland, ME) Taught by Sarah Schindler Email: sarah.schindler@main.edu Course Name: Animal Law Law 761 Session: Fall |
| University of Maryland School of Law (Baltimore, MD) Taught by Susan Hankin Email: shankin@law.umaryland.edu Course Name: Animals and the Law Session: Spring |
| University of Massachusetts School of Law (North Dartmouth, MA) Taught by Robert Fennessy Email: rfennessy@fennessylawoffices.com Course Name: Animal Law Session: Summer |
| University of Miami School of Law (Coral Gables, FL) Taught by Stephen Wise Email: lawreg@law.miami.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring |
| University of Missouri, Kansas City Law School (Kansas City, MO) Taught by Dana Apple Email: dapple@iland.net Course Name: Animal Law Law 665A Session: Fall |
| University of Montana School of Law (Missoula, MT) Taught by Stacey Gordon Email: Stacey.Gordon@umontana.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Winter |
| University of Oregon School of Law (Eugene, OR) Taught by Caroline Forell Email: cforell@uoregon.edu Course Name: Animal Law Seminar Session: Fall |
| University of Pennsylvania Law School (Philadelphia, PA) Taught by Penny Conly Ellison Email: ellisonjp@aol.com Course Name: Animal Law and Ethics Session: Spring |
| University of Quebec in Montreal (Montreal, PQ) Taught by Martine Lachance Email: lachance.martine@uqam.ca Course Name: Animal Species and the Law Session: Spring |
| University of San Diego School of Law (San Diego, CA) Taught by Jane Henning Email: lawreg@sandiego.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Fall |
| University of Texas School of Law (Austin, TX) Taught by Susan Hightower and Lisa McClain Email: susan.hightower@yahoo.com Course Name: Animal Law Session: Fall |
| University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (Sacramento, CA) Taught by Julie Davies and Mary Swanson Email: jdavies@pacific.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring/Fall |
| University of Virginia School of Law (Charlottesville, VA) Taught by Margaret Riley Email: mf9c@virginia.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Fall 2011 |
| University of Washington School of Law (Seattle, WA) Taught by Adam Karp Email: adam@animal-lawyer.com Course Name: Animal Law Session: Winter/Spring 2011 |
| University of Wisconsin Law School (Madison, WI) Taught by Megan Senatorie Email: ms@dewittross.com Course Name: Animal Law Session: Fall |
| Valparaiso University School of Law (Valparaiso, IN) Taught by Rebecca Huss Email: rebecca.huss@valpo.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring |
| Ventura College of Law (Ventura, CA) Taught by Shannon Keith Email: katie.hause@gmail.com Course Name: Animal Law Session: Summer |
| Vermont Law School (South Royalton, VT) Taught by Steven Wise Email: wiseboston@aol.com Course Name: Animal Rights Session: Summer |
| Villanova University School of Law (Villanova, PA) Taught by Libby A. White Email: white@law.villanova.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring |
| Wake Forest University School of Law (Winston-Salem, NC) Taught by Sue Grebeldinger Email: grebelsk@law.wfu.edu Course Name: Animal Law 642 Session: Fall |
| Western State University College of Law (Fullerton, CA) Taught by Robert Newman Email: Rnewmanlaw@aol.com Course Name: Animal Law Session: Summer |
| Whittier Law School (Costa Mesa, CA) Taught by Tom Kelch Email: tkelch@law.whittier.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring/Fall |
| Whittier Law School (Costa Mesa, CA) Taught by Tom Kelch Email: tkelch@law.whittier.edu Course Name: International Animal Law Session: Summer in Toulouse, France |
| Widener University School of Law (Wilmington, DE) Taught by Vern Smith Email: vrsmith@widener.edu Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring/Fall |
| Willamette University College of Law (Salem, OR) Taught by Scott Beckstead Email: sbeckstead@hsus.org Course Name: Animal Law Session: Spring |
| Willamette University College of Law (Salem, OR) Taught by James Adams Email: aabbott@willamette.edu Course Name: Wildlife Law Session: Spring |



