Gregory Nies | SIU

Gregory Nies joined the SIU Simmons Law School Faculty in Fall 2024. Prior to joining the SIU Law faculty, he was an Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska Kearney where he taught Agribusiness and Business law courses. Greg spent 17 years in public service as an attorney with the State of Tennessee, including positions as a litigator with the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office, as a Special Master, and as the Staff Attorney for the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Greg received his JD from the University of Connecticut School of Law. Scholarly interests include Agriculture Law and Religious Liberties.

Gregory Nies is an Assistant Professor of Law at the Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School. Greg earned a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Bible & the Humanities from Grace University, Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in History from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Master of Arts degree in Church and State Studies from Baylor University, Master of Science degree in Agriculture and Natural Resources from the University of Tennessee Martin, and Juris Doctor degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law. After law school Greg entered public service and served as a practicing attorney with the state of Tennessee for 17 years, including positions as a judicial clerk with the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, an Assistant Attorney General with the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office, a Staff Attorney and Special Master for Davidson County Chancery Court, and as Staff Attorney for the Tennessee Court of Appeals Western Section. While practicing law in Tennessee, Greg served as an adjunct instructor of Business Law at Aquinas College in Nashville. In 2021 Greg transitioned to a full-time academic career, serving as an Assistant Professor in the College of Business and Technology at the University of Nebraska Kearney for three years, teaching courses in Agribusiness, Economics, and Business Law. Greg joined the SIU Simmons Law School faculty in the Fall of 2024.

Courses taught at SIU Law include Agriculture Law, Business Organizations, and Contracts I & II.

Areas of research interest and legal specialization are Agriculture Law & Policy, Rural Law, and Church & State issues/Religious Liberties.