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Reviews212
Professors40
Quality3.57
Difficulty3.37
Difficulty rank#4
Quality rank#24

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Department rating summaries

Highest ratedJoel Eisen ↗3.27
Highest reported difficultyWade Berryhill ↗3.88
Lowest reported difficultyJoel Eisen ↗3.36
Highest rating relative to expectationsWade Berryhill ↗-0.14
Most disagreement in ratingsJoel Eisen ↗1.48

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Professor ratings

Joel Eisen

Law · 21 reviews

Quality
2.8/5
Difficulty
3.5/5
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3.27
Adjusted difficulty
3.36
Alpha
-0.28
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1.48
Wade Berryhill

Law · 40 reviews

Quality
2.9/5
Difficulty
4.2/5
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3.19
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3.88
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-0.14
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1.44
Alberto Lopez

Law · 1 review

Quality
4.0/5
Difficulty
4.0/5

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Andrew Spalding

Law · 2 reviews

Quality
5.0/5
Difficulty
2.0/5

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Ashley Dobbs

Law · 2 reviews

Quality
1.0/5
Difficulty
4.0/5

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Betsy Riopelle

Law · 1 review

Quality
5.0/5
Difficulty
2.0/5

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Carl Tobias

Law · 14 reviews

Quality
3.1/5
Difficulty
2.6/5
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1.29

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Carol Brown

Law · 4 reviews

Quality
2.5/5
Difficulty
3.3/5

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1.73

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Chiara Giorgetti

Law · 1 review

Quality
4.0/5
Difficulty
3.0/5

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Christopher Corts

Law · 1 review

Quality
5.0/5
Difficulty
1.0/5

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Christopher Cotropia

Law · 3 reviews

Quality
4.7/5
Difficulty
3.0/5

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0.58

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Clarke Williams

Law · 6 reviews

Quality
4.5/5
Difficulty
3.8/5
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0.55

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Corina Lain

Law · 8 reviews

Quality
3.8/5
Difficulty
3.3/5
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1.28

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Craig Burshem

Law · 1 review

Quality
5.0/5
Difficulty
2.0/5

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David Epstein

Law · 2 reviews

Quality
4.5/5
Difficulty
3.5/5

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0.71

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Doron Samuel-Siegel

Law · 3 reviews

Quality
4.3/5
Difficulty
2.7/5

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1.15

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Henry Chambers

Law · 5 reviews

Quality
3.4/5
Difficulty
3.4/5
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1.52

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Jack Preis

Law · 3 reviews

Quality
4.3/5
Difficulty
2.7/5

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0.58

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James Gibson

Law · 4 reviews

Quality
4.5/5
Difficulty
3.0/5

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1.00

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Jessica Erickson

Law · 4 reviews

Quality
3.8/5
Difficulty
4.5/5

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1.50

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John Douglass

Law · 5 reviews

Quality
4.4/5
Difficulty
4.0/5
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0.89

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Jonathan Stubbs

Law · 11 reviews

Quality
4.5/5
Difficulty
2.5/5
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0.82

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Kevin Walsh

Law · 8 reviews

Quality
2.1/5
Difficulty
4.3/5
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1.64

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Kevin Woodson

Law · 1 review

Quality
4.0/5
Difficulty
3.0/5

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Kim Wiseman

Law · 2 reviews

Quality
5.0/5
Difficulty
3.0/5

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Kristen Osenga

Law · 2 reviews

Quality
3.0/5
Difficulty
2.5/5

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2.83

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Laura Webb

Law · 2 reviews

Quality
5.0/5
Difficulty
2.5/5

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Luke Norris

Law · 3 reviews

Quality
5.0/5
Difficulty
3.0/5

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Mary Heen

Law · 5 reviews

Quality
2.4/5
Difficulty
4.6/5
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1.95

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Mary Tate

Law · 8 reviews

Quality
5.0/5
Difficulty
1.8/5
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Maureen Moran

Law · 3 reviews

Quality
1.0/5
Difficulty
5.0/5

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Meredith Harbach

Law · 5 reviews

Quality
3.8/5
Difficulty
3.8/5
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1.64

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Noah Sachs

Law · 10 reviews

Quality
3.7/5
Difficulty
3.4/5
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0.95

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Paul Crane

Law · 1 review

Quality
5.0/5
Difficulty
5.0/5

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Peter Swisher

Law · 6 reviews

Quality
4.2/5
Difficulty
2.3/5
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0.75

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Sean Byrne

Law · 1 review

Quality
5.0/5
Difficulty
3.0/5

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Shari Motro

Law · 4 reviews

Quality
4.3/5
Difficulty
3.3/5

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0.96

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Stephen Allred

Law · 6 reviews

Quality
4.5/5
Difficulty
2.5/5
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0.55

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Suzanne Corriell

Law · 2 reviews

Quality
5.0/5
Difficulty
2.0/5

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Tamar Eisen

Law · 1 review

Quality
5.0/5
Difficulty
2.0/5

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ProfessorQualityDifficultyReviewsAdjusted qualityAdjusted difficultyCompare
Joel EisenLaw2.763.52213.273.36
Wade BerryhillLaw2.884.23403.193.88
Alberto LopezLaw4.004.001——
Andrew SpaldingLaw5.002.002——
Ashley DobbsLaw1.004.002——
Betsy RiopelleLaw5.002.001——
Carl TobiasLaw3.142.6414——
Carol BrownLaw2.503.254——
Chiara GiorgettiLaw4.003.001——
Christopher CortsLaw5.001.001——
Christopher CotropiaLaw4.673.003——
Clarke WilliamsLaw4.503.836——
Corina LainLaw3.753.258——
Craig BurshemLaw5.002.001——
David EpsteinLaw4.503.502——
Doron Samuel-SiegelLaw4.332.673——
Henry ChambersLaw3.403.405——
Jack PreisLaw4.332.673——
James GibsonLaw4.503.004——
Jessica EricksonLaw3.754.504——
John DouglassLaw4.404.005——
Jonathan StubbsLaw4.452.4511——
Kevin WalshLaw2.134.258——
Kevin WoodsonLaw4.003.001——
Kim WisemanLaw5.003.002——
Kristen OsengaLaw3.002.502——
Laura WebbLaw5.002.502——
Luke NorrisLaw5.003.003——
Mary HeenLaw2.404.605——
Mary TateLaw5.001.758——
Maureen MoranLaw1.005.003——
Meredith HarbachLaw3.803.805——
Noah SachsLaw3.703.4010——
Paul CraneLaw5.005.001——
Peter SwisherLaw4.172.336——
Sean ByrneLaw5.003.001——
Shari MotroLaw4.253.254——
Stephen AllredLaw4.502.506——
Suzanne CorriellLaw5.002.002——
Tamar EisenLaw5.002.001——

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