Associate Professor Sandra Ruffin holds a BA from University of Maryland and a JD from Harvard. Professor Ruffin practices in the areas of land use, real estate and entertainment law in Washington, D.C. She is a principal with Project Resources International, a real estate development consulting firm and is a principal in the Rosewood Heritage Group, a development group in Prince George's County, Maryland. She represents the D.C. Drama Magazine, a video magazine airing in Washington, D.C. and New York City.

Ms. Ruffin currently teaches Entertainment Law, Land Use Planning and Civil Procedure. Professor Ruffin has lectured extensively in the U.S. and Europe. In 2006 she was invited to the White House to discuss the development agenda in Prince George's County and its intersection with White House initiatives.