Our Faculty

James Q. Whitman

Ford Foundation Professor of Comparative and Foreign Law

james.whitman@yale.edu

Courses Taught

Comparative Law

Criminal Law

Comparative Legal Hisory

Keith E. Whittington

David Boies Professor of Law

Courses Taught

Constitutional Law

Constitutional Originalism

Constitutional History of the Framing

Advanced Constitutional Law: Federalism and Separation of Powers

Michael J. Wishnie

William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law

michael.wishnie@yale.edu

Courses Taught

Worker & Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic

Veterans Legal Services Clinic

Rule of Law Clinic

John Fabian Witt

Allen H. Duffy Class of 1960 Professor of Law

john.witt@yale.edu

Courses Taught

American Legal History

Torts

History of the Laws of War

Problems in Legal Historiography

Stephen Wizner

William O. Douglas Clinical Professor Emeritus of Law

stephen.wizner@yale.edu

Courses Taught

Legal Services for Immigrant Communities

Trial Practice

Ethics in the Practice of Law

Gideon Yaffe

Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld Professor of Jurisprudence

gideon.yaffe@yale.edu

Courses Taught

Criminal Law and Administration

Philosophy of Law

Addiction and the Law: Perspectives from Philosophy, Economics, and Neuroscience

Taisu Zhang

Professor of Law

Courses Taught

Property

Law in Authoritarian Regimes

Advanced Comparative Law

Foundations of American Legal Thought

I’ve been continually inspired by how my classmates have built unexpected careers that are so firmly rooted in the collaborative outlook, dedication, intellectual curiosity, and engagement we shared at Yale. I’m a stronger entrepreneur because I try to infuse the organizations I build with these YLS values.