Dionne L. Koller
Associate Professor of Law 
Director, Center for Sport and the Law
dkoller@ubalt.edu
410.837.5761 Law Center 302
Administrative Assistant: Laurie Schnitzer
410.837.4689, Law Center 300
Education
M.A., George Washington University
J.D., with honors, George Washington University Law School
B.A., cum laude, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
"All U.S. sports need an anti-doping agency. The anti-doping program that brought down Lance Armstrong should cover our pro and college sports too." See Prof. Koller's timely and provocative op-ed in the January 22, 2013 Baltimore Sun.
Areas of Expertise
Civil Procedure
Lawyering Skills
Sports and the Law
Torts
Before joining the University of Baltimore Law School faculty, Koller was on the faculty of the University of Maryland School of Law where she taught legal writing and sports law, and created the Academic Achievement Program aimed at helping students maximize their success in law school. Prior to entering law teaching, Koller was an attorney with Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. in Washington, D.C. specializing in complex commercial litigation. Koller's scholarly interests include sports and the law and health law. She is a frequent commentator on issues related to sports and the law and she has provided pro bono representation for Olympic athletes involved in eligibility disputes. Koller recently was appointed to the United States Anti-Doping Agency's Anti-Doping Review Board and she serves on the Executive Board for the Sports Law Section of the Association of American Law Schools. Koller is a member of the Virginia and District of Columbia bars.
Selected Publications
Articles and Essays
How the Expressive Power of Title IX Dilutes it Promise, 3 Harv. J. Sports & Ent. L. 103 (2012)
Not Just One of the Boys: A Post-Feminist Critique of Title IX's Vision for Gender Equity in Sports, 43 Conn. Law Rev. 401 ( 2010)
Title IX Isn't the Issue, The Baltimore Sun, September 18, 2009
From Medals to Morality: Sportive Nationalism and the Problem of Doping in Sports, 19 Marquette Sports Law Rev. 91 (symposium 2008)
How the United States Government Sacrifices Athletes' Constitutional Rights in the Pursuit of National Prestige, 2008 B.Y.U.L. Rev. 1465 (2008)
Trampling Athletes' Due Process Rights , The Baltimore Sun (March 2007)
Frozen in Time: The State Action Doctrine's Application to Amateur Sports , 82 St.John's Law Rev. 183 (2007)
Does the Constitution Apply to the Actions of the United States Anti-Doping Agency?, 50 St. Louis U. L.J. 91 (Health Law Symposium, 2005)
Articles on Social Science Research Network