Darrell Dunham has been an attorney, law professor, arbitrator, mediator, for over thirty years. He has practiced law in the state and federal courts, including the bankruptcy court, in Illinois and in federal court in Kentucky, Missouri, and Michigan, as well as in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Professor Dunham has served as a legal consultant for attorneys throughout the United States. He specializes in bankruptcy law, civil litigation, worker’s compensation, with an emphasis in federal and state black lung litigation, and has an extensive civil litigation practice. He attempts to incorporate his Christian faith into his law practice. In this regard, a lawyer’s first duty is to his client, even if that requires the attorney to espouse unpopular positions.
Willamette University in Salem, Oregon.
Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, 1971 J.D.
Harvard University Law School, 1972 LL.M.
Faculty Advisor to the Southern Illinois University Law School Chapter of the Christian Legal Society.
He is married and has five children, all grown, two being adopted who were born in India.
Darrell Dunham has been and continues to be active in missionary/benevolence work in India. In 2004, the Professor was the Distinguished Guest Speaker to the Bar Association of the East Godavari District, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India. Information about his tax-qualified 501(c)(3) organization can be found on the internet at Margham.org.