Office of the Dean

Gillian Lester
Dean and Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law

Michael Patullo
Associate Dean for Planning, Communications, and Faculty Affairs

Maya Gregory
Executive Assistant/Office Manager

Pamela Rogers
Director of Faculty Support

Elizabeth Williams
Associate Director for Strategic Initiatives 

Mitchell Wilson
Senior Executive Assistant

Madison Winston
Associate Director of Faculty Affairs

Contact Information

Office of the Dean

Department Services

The Office of the Dean oversees the academic and administrative operations of Columbia Law School, including intellectual life and curricular planning, faculty affairs and support, and internal and external communications. 

  • Intellectual Life

     

    Benjamin L. Liebman
    Vice Dean for Intellectual Life and Robert L. Lieff Professor of Law

  • Curriculum

     

    Michael Heller
    Vice Dean for Curriculum and Lawrence A. Wien Professor of Law

  • Experiential Learning

     

    Lynnise Pantin
    Vice Dean for Experiential Education and Pritzker Pucker Family Clinical Professor of Transactional Law
     

    Colleen F. Shanahan
    Vice Dean for Experiential Education and Clinical Professor of Law

  • Faculty Affairs

     

    Michael Patullo
    Associate Dean for Planning, Communications, and Faculty Affairs