Terrell Hunsinger, Jr., L.L.M.

Part-time Professor of Practice, Law

Professor Terrell Hunsinger, Jr. holds an Associate Degree (A.A.) in Philosophy from Arizona Western College (2004), a dual Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Psychology and Criminal Justice from Northern Arizona University (Summa Cum Laude, 2004), a Juris Doctorate from Phoenix School of Law (2011), and a Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy (IPLP) Program (2024). He is currently enrolled in the Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) program at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law IPLP Program.

Related Work and Research

University of Arizona: Adjunct Professor of Practice (Law) (2025)
Dominance MMA LLC: Consultant/Contracts Manager (Since 2018)
Mitek Corporation: Executive (2017 – 2024), Unilateral Policy Manager and Vice President of Intellectual Property
Law Office of Richards and Minore PC: Criminal Law Legal Research/Legal Writing (2017)
Yuma County Public Defender’s Office/Juvenile Division: Criminal Law Externship (2011)
Research Assistant for Dr. Marren Sanders, SJD: Article published in Spring 2014 Oklahoma City University Law Review – "Genomic Research in Indian Country: The New Road to Termination?" (2011)
United States Border Patrol: Federal Agent/Officer (2005-2006)
Law Office of John A. Cicala: Criminal Law Internship (2003)

Research Focus

Professor Hunsinger's S.J.D. dissertation will examine the effects of implicit divestiture of recent Supreme Court rulings in Federal Indian Law and their impact on the previous concepts of Congressional Plenary Power and Inherent Tribal Sovereignty.

Additional Research and Legal Experience

IPLP Tribal Law Clinic: 2024
Legal Research: "The Practicality of Cloning in Order to Save Endangered Species" (2012)
IPLP International Human Rights Clinic: Border Action Network (BAN) Abuse by Anti-Immigrant Vigilantes case before Inter-American Commission (IAC) (2012)
Legal Thesis: "The Viability of Unionization in Individual Sports and Entertainment" (2011)
PSL American Indian Law Clinic: Estate Planning for elders of Tohono O’odham Nation on the San Xavier Reservation (2011)
PSL Mediation Advocacy Clinic: Business Transactions: Breach of Contract cases, Family Law: Child Custody and Divorce cases (2011)
Other Research Topics Include: Gender and Pain Perception; The Effects of False Memories on the Criminal Justice System; The Stroop Effect; and The Possible Extinction of the Cheetah Due to Significant Homogeneity and other Genetic Factors

Personal Background

Professor Hunsinger is from Yuma, AZ, where he has spent the past two and a half decades performing social work in multiple capacities for adolescents in the justice system. Since 2000, he has dedicated his free time to coaching wrestling for at-risk youth. Fun fact: he has given wrestling seminars on five continents.