A Top-Notch Staff
Our administrators come from top institutions, bringing a wealth of experience that enriches the school and serves our students. Read more about each of our administrators.
UCI Law Administrators

Sameer Ashar
Associate Dean for Equity
Clinical Professor of Law
sashar@law.uci.edu

Swethaa Ballakrishnen
Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development
Professor of Law
sballakrishnen@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-7979

Mary Basick
Assistant Dean of Academic Skills
mbasick@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-1908

Rachel Croskery-Roberts
Associate Dean for Lawyering Skills
Professor of Lawyering Skills
rcroskery@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-9267

Anna Davis
Director of Public Interest Programs
adavis@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-2026

Jasminder Deol
Assistant Dean for Career Developmentjdeol@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-0170

Natascha Ryan Fastabend
Executive Director, Graduate Tax Program
nfastabend@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-0030

Romain Fravien
Assistant Dean and CFO
rfravien@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-0938

Patty Furukawa
Assistant Dean and CIO/COO
pfurukawa@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-0603

Liam Gillen
Director of Admissions
lgillen@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-3330

Cristina Gapasin Tortal
Assistant Dean for Admissions & Student Financial Services
cgapasin@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-1995

Tera Holmes
Registrartholmes@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-6730

Khary D. Hornsby
Assistant Dean, Chief Global and Executive Programs Officer
khornsby@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-4387

Jennah Jones
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Inclusive Excellence
jjones@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-1304

Kyle Jones
Assistant Dean for Student Serviceskjones@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-1384

Annie Lai
Co-Associate Dean for Experiential Education
Clinical Professor of Law
Co-Director, Immigrant Rights Clinic
alai@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-9894

Josh Larsen
Executive Director of Developmentjlarsen@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-7424

Austen Parrish
Dean and Chancellor’s Professor of Lawaparrish@law.uci.edu
949-824-7722

Michael Robinson-Dorn
Co-Associate Dean for Experiential Education
Clinical Professor of Law
Director, Environmental Law Clinic
mrobinsondorn@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-1043

Trilby Robinson-Dorn
Sr. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor of Lawyering Skills
trobinsondorn@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-9638

Mary Ann Soden
Director of Development and Faculty Initiatives
msoden@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-9079

Colleen Taricani
Assistant Dean for Communications
ctaricani@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-3063

Chris Whytock
Vice Dean and Professor of Law
Co-Director, Center in Law, Society and Culture
cwhytock@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-0496

Jessica Whytock
Associate Dean of the Law Library and Strategic Planning, Professor
jwhytock@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-7293

Nasreen Zia
Director of Student Financial Services
nzia@law.uci.edu
(949) 824-0516