Paralegal Studies Faculty
Our faculty has years of professional experience. Each instructor is well-qualified in specific fields and has a wealth of practical knowledge and skill to share with students. Classes are usually of a size that provides for individualized attention in a professional learning environment. The electives are offered exclusively online and designed to allow a student to specialize in one area of the law.
Full-Time Faculty
Joan Rettinger
J.D. Child, Family, and Elder Law Concentration (with Honors), California Western
School of Law
B.A. Political Science (with Honors), San Diego State University
State Bar of California
B.A. Political Science (with Honors), San Diego State University
State Bar of California
Part-Time Faculty
Frantz Farreau
J.D., William and Mary Law School
B.A. Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University
State Bar of California
California Department of Real Estate—Licensed Broker
Stanley Gaines
B.A. Legal Studies, National University
John Hafner
J.D., St. John’s University School of Law
B.S. Finance, Fairfield University
State Bar of California
Kentucky Bar Association
Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
U.S. Court of Appeals – Sixth Circuit
Kentucky Real Estate Commission—Licensed Broker (escrowed)
B.S. Finance, Fairfield University
State Bar of California
Kentucky Bar Association
Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
U.S. Court of Appeals – Sixth Circuit
Kentucky Real Estate Commission—Licensed Broker (escrowed)
Deepalie Milie Joshi
J.D., Thomas Jefferson School of Law
B.A. Women's and Gender Studies, Vanderbilt University
State Bar of California
Bar of the U.S. District for the Southern District of California
Bar of the U.S. District for the Central District of California
Bar of the U.S. District for the Northern District of California
Rebecca Lack Marvin
J.D., Thomas Jefferson School of Law
B.S.L. Thomas Jefferson School of Law
State Bar of California
Judge Harold Rucker
J.D., University of San Diego School of Law
M.A. Political Science, San Diego State College
B.A. Political Science/Public Administration, California State College Long Beach
Administrative Law Judge
Deputy District Attorney
Judge Pro Tem of the Municipal and Superior Court
M.A. Political Science, San Diego State College
B.A. Political Science/Public Administration, California State College Long Beach
Administrative Law Judge
Deputy District Attorney
Judge Pro Tem of the Municipal and Superior Court
Laura Sheppard
J.D., University of San Diego School of Law
B.A. Theatre, Gonzaga University
State Bar of California
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