Faculty Contacts
Corporate Law and Finance 
Designed, directed and taught by prominent corporate practitioners and law professors, will train the next generation of corporate lawyers.
Professor E. Christopher Johnson, Jr.
Corporate Law and Finance Program Director
Auburn Hills Campus
2630 Featherstone
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
johnsoec@cooley.edu
(248) 751-7800, ext. 7786
Homeland Security Law
Designed to address all the laws of Homeland Security, and are consistent with Professor McDaniel's most recent role at the Pentagon for Homeland Defense Strategy, Force Planning and Mission Assurance, including counter-terrorism, immigration, border, maritime and transportation security, public health and bioterrorism, and intelligence and individual rights.
Associate Professor Michael McDaniel
Director of Homeland Security Law Programs
Auburn Hills Campus
2630 Featherstone
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
mcdanielm@cooley.edu
(248) 751-7800, ext. 7755
Insurance Law
Designed to provide specialized training and experience to lawyers seeking to enhance their insurance practice or prepare for employment within government or the insurance industry.
Professor Lisa DeMoss
Graduate Insurance Program Director
Lansing Campus
Cooley Center
Lansing, MI 48933
(517) 371-5140, ext. 2821
demossl@cooley.edu
Intellectual Property Law
Designed both for attorneys with scientific or engineering background seeking to gain the skills necessary to practice patent law, including succeeding on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Registration Examination, and for attorneys with non-technical backgrounds seeking to become proficient in copyright, trademark, licensing, and e-commerce issues.
Professor Gerald T. Tschura
Director, Graduate Program in Intellectual Property Law
Auburn Hills Campus
2630 Featherstone
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
tschurag@cooley.edu
(248) 751-7800, ext. 7759
Professor David C. Berry
Director, Graduate Program in Intellectual Property Law
Auburn Hills Campus
2630 Featherstone
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
berryd@cooley.edu
(248) 751-7800, ext. 7750
Tax Law
Provides a practice-oriented curriculum to help lawyers expand their opportunities by obtaining both a better understanding of tax law and a respected credential in the tax field.
Professor Gina M. Torielli
Graduate Tax
Program Director
Ann Arbor Campus
3475 Plymouth Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
toriellg@cooley.edu
(734) 372-4900, ext. 8732
Professor Joni Larson
Assistant Graduate Tax Program Director
Lansing Campus
Cooley Center 7th Floor
Lansing, MI 48933
larsonj@cooley.edu
(517) 371-5140, ext. 2706
Office of Graduate and Extended Programs
Cathy J. McCollum
Director, Graduate & Extended Programs
(517) 371-5140, ext. 2703
Vanessa Ramakers
Administrative Assistant
Graduate and Extended Programs
(248) 751-7800, ext. 7783
