Dean Jim Strickland
David Pickler Dean & Professor of Practice
Phone 901.678.2093 Email jim.strickland@memphis.edu Fax 901.678.0753 Office Law School, Dean's Suite, Office 276About Dean Strickland
Dean Strickland is the 10th Dean of the University of ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. Prior to his appointment as Dean, he was the 64th mayor of the City of ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ.
He was a practicing attorney through 2015 and served on the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ City Council from 2008-2015 before completing two terms as Mayor from 2016-2023.
Dean Strickland graduated magna cum laude from the University of ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ, where he majored in finance. He went on to graduate from the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law with honors. He also served as an adjunct legal methods instructor from 1989-96.
Education
J.D., University of ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, with honors ('89); Bachelors of Business Administration, magna cum laude, University of ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ (BBA '86).
Experience
Dean and Professor of Practice, University of ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (2024 - present); Mayor of ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ, Tenn. (2016-2023); Full partner, Kustoff & Strickland, PLLC (1998 - 2015); Associate attorney, Glankler Brown, PLLC (1990 - 1998); Clerk for Justice William H.D. Fones, Tennessee Supreme Court (1989 - 1990); Adjunct Instructor, Legal Methods, University of ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ School of Law (1989 - 1996).