TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 13, 2021

A news item in yesterday’s TBA Today featured the Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law in Knoxville and its accreditation by the American Bar Association (ABA). In fact, the school received full ABA approval in 2019. The item also incorrectly identified the dean of the school. The current vice president and dean is Matthew R. Lyon. The school does have current news to report: the hiring of four new faculty members. Assistant Professor of Law Michele H. Berger joins the Academic Success and Bar Preparation Department from Gonzaga University School of Law. Professor of Law Stevie Swanson will teach property, secured transactions and an upper-level seminar on human trafficking. She joins the school following a one-year visitor appointment at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law. Visiting Assistant Professor of Law Willie Santana will be taking his first faculty appointment, teaching legal writing and criminal law related courses. He has been an assistant public defender in Tennessee’s Third Judicial District. And Assistant Professor of Law Thomas H. Shields III will teach civil procedure, business organization and business law-related electives. He most recently served as general counsel for Littlefield Holdings in Cumberland County. Read more about these new faculty members.