Deidré A. Keller

Deidré A. Keller is the immediate past dean of the Florida A&M University (FAMU Law) College of Law in Orlando where she is also a tenured Professor of Law. She served as Dean of FAMU Law from July 1, 2020 to January 31, 2024 where she also taught Contracts and Property. Prior to joining FAMU Law, Keller was the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the Ohio Northern University Claude W. Pettit College of Law. Professor Keller began her academic career at ONU as an Assistant Professor in 2010. While there she taught Property, Intellectual Property, Law & Literature, Estates, Wills &Trusts, and the Legal History of Montgomery, Alabama, among other intellectual property, and academic success courses.

Professor Keller writes and speaks at the intersections of pedagogy, intellectual property, personhood theory, critical race theory, and the Constitution. Her current work is focused on inclusive pedagogies and diversifying the legal profession.

Prior to teaching, Keller practiced law in Atlanta, Georgia, with the firms of Sutherland, Asbill and Brennan, LLP and Seyfarth Shaw, LLP. She specialized in intellectual property. Her experience included patent, copyright, and trademark litigation, procurement, and counseling.

Keller earned her B.A. in English and Sociology from Yale College and her JD from Emory University School of Law.

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