Janice D. Villiers, Associate Professor
of Law, teaches Torts I and II, Immigration Law and Immigration
Seminar and serves as faculty advisor to the Black Law Students
Association. She joined the faculty in 1991. In 1997, Professor
Villiers launched the University's Community Business Development
Program. The Office of Community Business Development is committed
to assisting minority, women, small, disadvantaged and local
business enterprises in their long-term growth and development,
thereby enhancing the economic stability and vitality of the
community the University serves through its student body. In 1999
Professor Villiers received the Founder's Week Award at St. John's
for her commitment to the Vincentian mission. She returned to the
full time faculty in Fall 2002.
She earned a B.A. in Psychology from Pace Universitys School of
Arts and Sciences, a Masters degree in Counselor Education from New
York Universitys School of Education, Health, Nursing and Arts
Professions, and a J.D. degree from Columbia University School of
Law. At Columbia she was Managing Editor of the Journal of Law and
the Arts and was a Schubert Scholar. She is a member of the New
York State Bar and the Bars of the Southern and Eastern Districts
of New York. She publishes in the areas of Immigration and Tort
Law. Her employment history includes experience as an associate at
the law firm of Kelley Drye and Warren in New York City. Within the
University, she has held positions as Assistant Vice President for
Community Business Development, Director of Human Resources,
Director of Recruitment and Admission Services and Director of
Placement at the School of Law. She serves on the Advisory Board of
the Ronald H. Brown Center for Civil Rights and Economic
Development at the law school.
Professor Villiers is a member of the American Bar Association,
the National Bar Association, Society of American Law Teachers,
Immigration Law Division, and Tort and Minority Affairs Division of
the Association of American Law Schools. She also served on the
Queens Advisory Board of the New York Urban League and as Chair of
the Education Committee. Her commitment to community service was
recognized by receipt of the Flushing Branch NAACP's Eleanor
Pittman Community Relations Award in November 2001.
In addition, Professor Villiers is an active member at St. Johns
Episcopal Church in Hempstead, Long Island where she has served as
a Eucharistic Lay Minister, Warden and founding member of the St.
Johns DREAM mentoring program. She has also served on the Diocesan
Council of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, and is currently
on the Canons Committee of the Diocese and is an adult facilitator
for youth training with the Office of Black and Urban Ministries of
the National Episcopal Church.