Professor of Law

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Dr. Beh joined the law school in 1995 as Acting Associate Dean and was subsequently invited to join the faculty as an assistant professor of law in 1996. In 2002 she was a visiting professor at the University of California, Hastings College of Law. She teaches Contracts, Advanced Torts and Insurance Law, Remedies and legal writing. In addition, she teaches Higher Education Law in the College of Education. Upon leaving law school she served as administrative law clerk to Hawai‘i Supreme Court Chief Justice Herman Lum. During 1993 and 1994, she was a Research & Appellate Coordinator for the City and County of Honolulu Corporation Counsel. Before attending law school, Dr. Beh received a PhD in American Studies and a Masters of Social Work. She worked as a social worker with the elderly in the Hawai‘i community for twelve years. Her scholarship interests are diverse; she has written articles concerning insurance, tort, contracts, and higher education law. In 1998-99 she was selected by students and faculty as Outstanding Professor of the Year. Dr. Beh is also a 2000 recipient of the Board of Regents' Excellence in Teaching Award, the University of Hawai‘i's highest honor for teachers.

Contracts I, Law 509	Contracts I meets in the fall semester of the first year.
Contracts II, Law 510	Contracts II meets in the spring semester of the first year. It is the second semester of a year long course intended for first year law students.
Advanced Torts and Insurance Law, Law 524	Advanced Torts and Insurance Law examines tort and insurance law, with particular emphasis on Hawaii law. We examine such tort topics as statutes of limitation, medical malpractice, defamation, and apportionment of fault and contribution among tortfeasors. Insurance law topics include examination of the distinctions between first and third party insurance, misrepresentation, the duty to defend, and bad faith. This course will be useful for those who want to understand basic insurance concepts as well as those considering careers in either insurance defense or personal injury.
Legal Methods Seminar, Law 504	This is the William S. Richardson School of Law's basic writing course for first year law students. Over the course of the semester, students produce an office memorandum and a trial brief and learn the basics of common law and statutory analysis.
Education Law, EDEA 630	This course examines issues in higher education law and is offered through the College of Education.