Faculty
International Faculty
Stephanie Farrior
International and Comparative Law Programs Director
Professor of Law
Tracy Bach
Professor of Law
Betsy Baker
Associate Professor and Senior Fellow for Oceans and Energy, Institute for Energy and the Environment
Richard O. Brooks
Professor Emeritus of Law and Founding Director, Environmental Law Center
Stephen Dycus
Professor of Law
Professor Stephen Dycus is an internationally recognized authority on national security law and environmental law. The courses he has taught at Vermont Law School include Public International Law, National Security Law, Estates, Property, and Water Law.
David Firestone
Professor of Law
Professor David Firestone is an expert in environmental law, contracts, and international and comparative environmental law. The courses he has taught at Vermont Law School include Contracts, Commercial Law, Environmental Law, and Income Taxation.
Jingjing Liu
Associate Director of the US-China Partnership for Environmental Law and Adjunct Professor of Law
Professor Jingjing Liu teaches the Comparative Environmental Law Research Seminar and Introduction to Chinese Law.
Janet Milne
Director of the Environmental Tax Policy Institute and Professor of Law
Professor Janet E. Milne is recognized internationally as an expert in environmental tax policies. The courses she has taught at Vermont Law School include Environmental Tax Policy, Income Tax, Land Use Law, Land and Takings, and Property.
Linda Smiddy
Professor of Law
Professor Linda O. Smiddy, an authority on contract and corporate laws, has taught courses in Contracts, Corporate Finance, Corporations, and Comparative Law.
James Gustave Speth
Professor of Law
Renowned environmental scholar ProfessorJames Gustave "Gus" Speth joined Vermont Law School in July 2010 as a professor of law. His expertise is in Climate Change, Environmental Ethics, and International Environmental Law.
Pamela Stephens
Professor of Law
Professor Pamela Stephens specializes in civil procedure, international human rights, and international law. The courses she has taught at Vermont Law School include Civil Procedure, Conflicts, International Human Rights, and International Law.
Peter Teachout
Professor of Law
Professor Peter R. Teachout is recognized for his expertise regarding the constitutional law and history of both Vermont and the United States. The courses he has taught at Vermont Law School include Constitutional Law, International Regulation of Trade, Legal History, Jurisprudence, and Argument and Culture.
L. Kinvin Wroth
Director of the Land Use Institute and Professor of Law
L. Kinvin Wroth, professor of law at Vermont Law School since 1996, served as the school's sixth dean from 1996 to 2004; from 2003 to 2004 he had the additional title of president. His expertise is in Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, International and Comparative Law, Land Use Planning and Regulation, Legal Education, and Legal History.
Carl Yirka
Director of the Julien and Virginia Cornell Library and Professor of Law
Professor Carl A. Yirka is the director of the law school's library and is also recognized for his work as program director of the Vermont Law School-Petrozavodsk State University Law Faculty Legal Education Partnership.

