Deborah Challener
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Deborah Challener, former academic affairs associate dean and longtime professor at Mississippi College School of Law, is a member of the Adams and Reese Litigation Practice.
For 20 years, Deborah served as a leading administrative and faculty member for MC Law, most recently holding the title of Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Owen Cooper Professor of Law. Prior to MC Law, Deborah taught at the University of Maine and Washburn University, worked for the law firm of Morrison & Foerster in San Francisco, and clerked for two federal judges.