Tonya Evans

Professor of Law at the University of New Hampshire School of Law (UNH Law), Chair of the Intellectual Property & Technology Online Programs. In her role as Chair, Professor Evans developed the UNH Law Blockchain, Cryptocurrency & Law online professional certificate program and its curriculum. Evans has expertise in the areas of intellectual property, new technologies (including blockchain and distributed ledger technology), entrepreneurship & innovation, entertainment law, trusts & estates, and municipal finance. She writes, speaks, and teaches primarily about the intersections of copyright and new technologies as well as estates law issues.

Professor Evans is a member of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Focus Group on Digital Currency including Digital Fiat Currency, the ITU Focus Group on Application of Distributed Ledger Technology, and also The Accord Project’s IP Working Group, which works to develop best practices and standardization of smart legal contracts. In 2018, Professor Evans was also appointed for a three-year term to serve on the Intellectual Property Committee of the Advisory Council to the Court of Federal Claims.

Prior to UNH Law, she served as Associate Professor of Law and Associate Dean of Inclusion & Equity at Widener University Commonwealth Law School. Professor Evans served as Associate Visiting Professor of Law at UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law during the summer of 2016 and also served as Adjunct Professor of copyright, publishing and licensing at York College of Pennsylvania in spring 2007.