*06/10/16 Danielle Conway, USM Dean of Maine Law

Posted by Bob Martin

Danielle Conway has become the seventh dean and the first African American to lead Maine’s public law school since its founding in 1962. She joined Maine Law from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where she taught at the William S. Richardson School of Law. She has earned a reputation as a leading expert in public procurement law, entrepreneurship, and as an advocate for minorities and Indigenous people. She teaches in the areas of Intellectual Property Law, Internet Law and Policy, and Government Contract Law. She is a prolific writer, and has taught and lectured throughout the world.

Dean Conway is a graduate of the Stern School of Business at New York University, Howard University School of Law, and earned her LL.M. degree from the George Washington University School of Law. She was the Godfrey Visiting Scholar at Maine Law in 2008.

A strong supporter of public education, Dean Conway is praised by colleagues for her ability to motivate and inspire, and her fearlessness in tackling the toughest social and economic challenges. She has more than 20 years of active and reserve duty service with the U.S. Army, and currently serves as a Lieutenant Colonel.