Nachman earned his J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law, and his M.M. from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. Prior to joining the William S. Boyd School of Law, he served as Director of Accreditation and Associate Professor of Academic Success and Bar Preparation at St. Thomas University, Benjamin L. Crump College of Law. He previously spent 8 years in the legal education-focused, corporate, national bar review industry supporting law schools from Puerto Rico through the southeast United States.

As a recognized bar exam substantive and skills expert, Professor Gutowski has successfully passed multiple bar exams and has scored high enough on the Uniform Bar Exam to meet the required score for all 41 UBE jurisdictions. His scholarship focuses on academic success in law school, discrimination related to the bar exam, and licensure requirements for legal educational institutions. In addition, he has written and spoken about Generative Artificial Intelligence in higher education, as well as the complexities of data collection and reporting.

He currently serves on the Association of American Law Schools Section on Academic Support as a member of the Board of Directors, as well as a member of the Bar Advocacy, and Scholarship Committees for the Association of Academic Support Educators. Additionally, he is a member of the American Bar Association Section on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, and a member of the Society of American Law Teachers. His data-driven and student-centered approach to student success informs his leadership.