Donna K. Coker
Professor of Law
J.D. 1991, Stanford Law School

Telephone: (305) 305-284-3041

Office: G-383

Email: dcoker@law.miami.edu

Publications

Donna K. Coker, Professor of Law, is a 1991 graduate of the Stanford Law School. She holds a B.S.W. degree from Harding University and an M.S.W. from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. After serving as a litigation associate in a major Palo Alto, Calif., law firm, Professor Coker became a lecturer and resident scholar at the Stanford Law School. She joined the Miami faculty in 1995. Combining her background in social work with her experience in the law, Professor Coker has become nationally known in the area of domestic violence. In addition, she has done consulting work in criminal law, particularly in domestic homicide cases, and in family law cases with regard to custody litigation when spouse abuse is alleged. She teaches evidence, substantive criminal law, as well as seminars on domestic violence, race, gender, crime and the criminal justice system.