Emory Law is excited to welcome new faculty members for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Whittney Barth has served Emory since 2022 as the executive director and Charlotte McDaniel Scholar at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion. Prior to joining Emory, she worked for three years as a litigator with a nationally recognized plaintiffs’ firm. Whittney received her JD from The University of Chicago Law School and a Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School.

Chris Katrakis is excited and honored to return to Emory Law, where he received his JD in 2024. He joins us after working as a staff attorney at the Eleventh Circuit, bringing over a decade of teaching experience.

Henry Leaman is an assistant teaching professor whose areas of expertise include employment law, evidence, and federal litigation. Leaman will teach Introduction to Legal Analysis, Research, and Communication (ILARC) and Introduction to Legal Advocacy (ILA).

Leaman says he was drawn to Emory Law “following a glowing endorsement from a former colleague—one who graduated from Emory a few years ago. Her description of the faculty's commitment to student success immediately put the school on my map.” 

Henry Leaman joins us from the Chicago office of McDermott Will & Schulte, where he litigated employment cases. He also clerked for the Honorable James R. Sweeney II on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana and for the Honorable E. Grady Jolly on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Leaman earned his bachelor’s degree in history from Miami University and his law degree from Notre Dame. He is a die-hard Chicago Cubs fan.

Andrew (Andy) Reisman is an assistant teaching professor at Emory Law, where he will be teaching ILARC and ILA. Reisman’s areas of expertise include digital forensics, data collection and investigation, cybersecurity, data security and incident response, as well as e-discovery consulting and expert testimony. He has received many national recognitions for his work in legal technology.

Reisman has over 30 years of legal experience, including having serves as a partner at an international law firm, general counsel of an international NGO, and founder of a legal technology company where he testified in dozens of cases as an expert in eDiscovery and digital forensics.

Reisman earned his bachelor’s degree in speech communication and philosophy from Illinois State University and his law degree from the University of Illinois College of Law—where he graduated as class valedictorian.

Kyle Skinner is an assistant teaching professor whose areas of expertise include international finance, ethics disputes, anti-bribery compliance, trial practice, and criminal law and procedure. He will teach ILARC and ILA courses at Emory Law. “I cannot overstate how excited I am to join—and, I hope, meaningfully contribute to—the incredible team of scholars, students, and staff at Emory Law,” says Skinner.

Skinner joins us from private practice, most recently with an Los Angeles-based litigation boutique. He also clerked for the Honorable Patti B. Saris of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

He received his joint JD/LLM from Harvard Law School and the University of Cambridge and his PhD from Yale University. 

Alexa J. Cameron-Windsor is a legal scholar and educator whose work focuses on the intersection of law, religion, and LGBTQ+ rights. She earned her JD, LLM, and SJD from Emory University where she also serves as a senior fellow at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion.

Sara Zdeb is a visiting assistant professor of practice who will be teaching several courses at Emory Law: separation of powers, congressional investigations, and government lawyering. Zdeb’s areas of expertise include Congressional oversight and investigations, rule of law, separation of powers, and careers in public interest and government service.

“I'm excited to bring my Justice Department and congressional experience into the classroom and to help expand Emory's offerings for students interested in government and public service,” says Zdeb. “It's a pivotal time for the rule of law, and I feel privileged to help train the next generation of Emory lawyers to be ethical, excellent practitioners."

Before joining Emory Law, Zdeb held high-ranking legal positions in multiple branches of the federal government. She served as the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs for the US Department of Justice and was a senior member of the democratic staff of the US Senate Judiciary Committee. As Chief Oversight Counsel for Chair Richard J. Durbin and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein, Zdeb led a team that conducted oversight and investigations of the executive branch and private sector. Before her government service, Zdeb practiced in the Washington, DC, office of a major international law firm, where she focused on government investigations defense.

Zdeb earned her BA from Duke University and her JD from Georgetown University Law Center.

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