TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Sep 20, 2023

Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law announces the hiring of Joseph D. "Jody” Prestia and Matthew D. van Dalen as visiting assistant professors of law. Prestia is certified as an information privacy professional through the International Association of Privacy Professionals. He researches and writes about data privacy and cybersecurity law, frequently in a comparative or international context. Prestia is the immediate past chair of the Tennessee Bar Association’s International Law Section. Van Dalen retired from the U.S. Air Force after almost 25 years serving as an attorney in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps. Prior to retirement in Tennessee, he practiced extensively as a criminal prosecutor, criminal defense attorney and criminal trial judge in over 250 criminal trials.