Professor Michalyn Steele (Georgetown University Law Center '01) has been at BYU Law since 2011, beginning as a Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, followed by a Fellowship, before becoming an Associate Professor in 2014. She was advanced to the rank of Professor in 2019. Professor Steele began duties as the Associate Dean for Research and Academic Affairs in 2021. In 2022, Professor Steele was named the Marion G. Romney Professor of Law. She teaches Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, Federal Indian Law, and Law and Leadership. After beginning her legal career with Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, a highly regarded D.C. firm specializing in the representation of Indian tribes, Professor Steele worked for six years as a Trial Attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division's Housing and Civil Enforcement section, where her work was honored with multiple Division awards. Beginning in late 2009, Professor Steele worked as a Counselor to the Assistant Secretary of Interior for Indian Affairs, Larry Echo Hawk. Professor Steele holds a B.A. ('92) and an M.A. ('94) in Humanities from BYU, with an emphasis in English literature and Native American studies.