Administration

Victor Gold

Fritz B. Burns Dean and Professor of Law, Loyola Law School
Senior Vice President, Loyola Marymount University

Phone: (213) 736-1028
Fax: (213) 380-3769
E-mail: victor.gold@lls.edu

BA, cum laude, University of California Los Angeles
JD, University of California Los Angeles, Order of the Coif
Fellow, Wolfson College, Cambridge University, England

Professor Victor J. Gold has earned many accolades as a legal educator and administrator since he started teaching at Loyola Law School in 1984. His tenure as associate dean for academic affairs from 2000-2005 saw an increased focus on Loyola’s national stature, a drive to recruit top-notch professors and an emphasis on faculty research. Gold earned an Excellence in Teaching Award from the graduating class of 2007.

Gold is the author of six books on the Federal Rules of Evidence. He has also written numerous articles on evidence and advocacy law. He lectures on evidence and contracts law for students preparing to take the bar exam in California, Arizona, Nevada and Oregon. Widely considered one of the country’s top experts in evidence law, Gold served as a CBS News legal analyst from 1994-97. He taught in Loyola's LLM program at the University of Bologna, Italy, in 2006. Additionally, he is a fellow at Wolfson College, Cambridge University, England.

Prior to joining Loyola, Gold was a tenured law professor at Arizona State University and an associate at Nossaman, Krueger & Marsh, where he rejected a partnership offer to pursue a teaching career. He graduated Order of the Coif from UCLA Law School, where he was an editor of the UCLA Law Review.

Gold is a member of the American Law Institute and the author of bar exam questions on contracts, remedies and evidence in California and Arizona. In addition to CBS News, he has provided legal commentary to The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, ABC News, NBC News, CNN and many other outlets. At Loyola, Gold teaches Contracts, Evidence, Remedies and Scientific Evidence.

Jean Boylan

Associate Dean for Clinical Programs and Experiential Learning
Clinical Professor of Law  

Phone: (213) 736-8130
Fax: (213) 380-3769
E-mail: jean.boylan@lls.edu

BS, cum laude, Loyola Marymount University
JD, Loyola Law School

Clinical Professor Jean Boylan ’86 joined the Law School's administration as associate dean for clinical and experiential programs in 2011. In the newly created position, Boylan will be responsible for overseeing and developing clinics, simulation classes, skills classes (such as Legal Research & Writing and Ethical Lawyering), externships and public interest/pro bono programs. The latter includes moot court, trial advocacy and appellate advocacy activities, as well as the Advocacy Institute. In her new capacity, Boylan will serve on the faculty committee charged with recommending the appointment of clinical professors.

Boylan has been a student favorite since joining the faculty in 1996. Students presented her with the Excellence in Teaching Award in 2005, and she was the recipient of the school’s St. Ignatius of Loyola Award in 2009. Her courses include Ethical Lawyering, Fundamentals of Bar Writing, Legal Drafting, and Legal Research & Writing.

A prolific scholar, Boylan’s law review articles include “After Katrina: Is the Emergency Exception to Public Bidding All Washed Up?” in the Loyola New Orleans Law Review and “The Admission Numbers Are Up: Is Academic Support Really Necessary?” in the Journal of Juvenile Law.

Prior to teaching, Boylan was a partner with the Century City, CA law firm of Gibbs, Giden, Locker & Acret, where she specialized in construction litigation. She also served as a volunteer attorney and board member for The HeArt Project, an arts education program for at-risk youth in Los Angeles. Boylan received her JD from Loyola Law School and her BS cum laude from Loyola Marymount University.

Michael Waterstone

Associate Dean for Research and Academic Centers
J. Howard Ziemann Fellow and Professor of Law  

Phone: (213) 736-2243
Fax: (213) 380-3769
E-mail: michael.waterstone@lls.edu

BA, summa cum laude, University of California, Los Angeles
JD, magna cum laude, Harvard Law School

After law school, Michael Waterstone clerked for the Honorable Richard S. Arnold on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, then worked as an associate in the Los Angeles law firm of Munger, Tolles, & Olson for three years. From 2003-2006, Waterstone taught at the University of Mississippi Law School. He joined Loyola's faculty in the fall of 2006.

Waterstone’s scholarship has focused on disability and civil rights law. He is one of the co-authors of a leading casebook on disability law and his recent article will be or has been in the Harvard Law Review, Notre Dame Law Review, Minnesota Law Review, Duke Law Journal, Vanderbilt Law Review and Northwestern Law Review, among others. He is a former commissioner on the American Bar Association’s Commission on Physical and Mental Disability Law, and a current member of the California State Bar’s Commission on Access and Fairness. He is the former chair of the American Association of Law School’s Section on Disability Law, and has testified before the United States Senate on issues relating to voters with disabilities and older voters. He teaches Civil Procedure, Disability Law and Employment Law.

Debra J. Martin

Associate Dean for Finance and Administration

Phone: (213) 736-7420
Fax: (213) 487-6736
Email: debra.martin@lls.edu

BS, magna cum laude, University of Massachusetts

Debra Martin is the associate dean for business, responsible for all financial and operational aspects of the school, including fiscal and business affairs, campus planning, information technology, special event support and human resources. She began her career in public accounting with KPMG and was most recently the director of institute finance at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the director of financial management at New York University’s School of Law. She is a member of the Accounting Principles Council of the National Association of Colleges and University Business Officers, on the board of directors for Verbum Dei High School and on the audit committee for the Thirty Meter Telescope Project, a joint venture between Caltech and the University of California.

Sean Scott

Associate Dean for Faculty

Phone: (213) 736-8167
Fax: (213) 487-6736
E-mail: sean.scott@lls.edu

BA, Smith College
JD, New York University School of Law

Sean Scott joined the faculty of Loyola Law School in 1989. She is a graduate of Smith College and New York University School of Law. While at NYU, Scott was a recipient of the Arthur G. Hays Civil Rights, Civil Liberties Fellowship and chair of the Black Law Students Association. Prior to joining the faculty, she was an associate at Manatt, Phelps and Phillips. 

In 1998, Scott received the Distinguished Faculty Award from the Loyola Law School Black Law Students Association. In 2006, she was voted the Professor of the Year.  Scott has been an active participant in and organizer of the West Coast Law Teachers of Color Conferences. She is a past member of the board of directors of the California Women’s Law Center and has sat on the boards of directors of two private elementary schools, one of which she chaired. Scott speaks frequently on the subject of race, gender and the law. She is also currently the associate dean for faculty. 

Helen Albertson

Associate Dean for Student Affairs

Phone: (213) 736-1028
Fax: (213) 487-6736
E-mail: helen.albertson@lls.edu

BS, Mankato State University
JD, Temple University School of Law
Ed.D., University of Pennsylvania 

Helen Albertson joined Loyola Law School as its new associate dean for student affairs on March 30, 2012. Albertson has a long history in graduate-school administration. She was previously associate dean of students & administration at the University of Idaho College of Law. Prior to that, she was assistant dean of admissions at Drexel University's Earle Mack School of Law. She also served as director of admissions & financial aid at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. Albertson received her JD from Temple University School of Law.

John Hoyt

Assistant Dean for Enrollment Management

Phone: (213) 736-1047
Fax: (213) 736-6523
E-mail: john.hoyt@lls.edu

BA, University of California Los Angeles
MBA, Loyola Marymount University 

John Hoyt joined Loyola as director of financial aid and student accounts in 1992, and was later promoted to executive director of student financial and information services. As assistant dean, he is the primary decision-maker and goal setter for three student service departments: the Offices of Admissions, Financial Aid and Student Accounts. As such, Hoyt plays a key role in fashioning a strategic plan to achieve optimal enrollment goals for the Law School. Prior to joining Loyola Law, Hoyt worked at UCLA.‌

Jannell Roberts

Assistant Dean for Admissions

Phone: (213) 736-1074
Fax: (213) 736-6523
E-mail: jannell.roberts@lls.edu

BA, Loyola Marymount University
MA, University of California Los Angeles

Jannell Roberts’s fourteen-year tenure in higher education includes work in admissions, student services and financial aid.  She joined the Loyola community in 2005 where she works closely with senior deans and faculty to manage and implement admission goals and policies.  Roberts is an active member of Law School Admission Council (LSAC) committees including LSAC's Minority Affairs Committee,  Newcomers Planning Work Group and Annual Meeting and Educational Conference. Prior to joining Loyola, Roberts worked at USC Law School,  Southwestern University School of Law and her alma mater, Loyola Marymount University.

Graham Sherr

Assistant Dean for Career Services

Phone: (213) 736-1150
Fax: (213) 385-5133
E-mail: graham.sherr@lls.edu

BA, University of Wisconsin, Madison
JD, Vanderbilt University Law School

Graham Sherr has been involved in legal recruiting and career counseling since leaving law practice in 1982. Prior to joining the Office of Career Services in 1994, Sherr spent nearly 12 years as a legal recruiter placing attorneys in major Southern California law firms. In addition to counseling students and alumni, Sherr serves as the Law School's primary ambassador to the job market,working to expand the Law School's network of employers.