Staff Report
Published May 13, 2009

The Charleston School of Law announced today that Mark E. Hoch will serve as its first assistant dean for academic success.

In the position, Hoch will help students learn and perform better while in law school, said Dean Andy Abrams. Hoch will start in August.

Since 2002, Hoch has been an assistant professor of professional practice and legal writing at Louisiana State University’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center. 

While at LSU, Hoch received national attention for his melding of teaching and technology, especially pioneering the use of digital video annotation software for oral argument feedback.

“Mark’s vast experience in legal education and his passion for enhancing student learning and performance makes him an ideal individual to lead our law school’s newly established Office of Academic Success,” Abrams said.

Before teaching at LSU, Hoch taught in the Academic Success Program at the University of Cincinnati College of Law and in the Basic Legal Skills Program of the Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University. 

Hoch also worked as a professional mediator in Hamilton County, Ohio. He served as a law clerk for Judge Nathaniel R. Jones of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Hoch earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado and a law degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Law. He received a master’s degree in law as a Ford Foundation Fellow in Public International Law from the University of Virginia.