Robert R. Kuehn

Professor of Law

Office

Anheuser-Busch Hall
Room 591

Faculty Assistant

Rachel Mance

rmance@wustl.edu

(314) 935-6403

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About Robert R. Kuehn

Professor Robert R. Kuehn focuses his teaching on clinical legal education and professional responsibility and has published extensively on such topics as legal education, academic freedom, access to legal representation, environmental justice, environmental enforcement, and professional responsibility. He is the former president of the Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) and the current vice president of the Center for the Study of Applied Legal Education (CSALE), which publishes tri-annual surveys of law clinics and field placement programs, courses, and instructors. Before becoming a law professor, he clerked for the Hon. James C. Hill, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the Hon. Sidney M. Aronovitz, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He then practiced law in Washington, D.C. in the Environmental Enforcement Section of the Environment and Natural Resources Division at the U.S. Department of Justice.

Education

  • B.A., Duke University, 1974
  • J.D., George Washington University, 1981
  • LL.M., Columbia University, 1983
  • M.P.H., Harvard University, 1995

Courses

  • Legal Profession
  • Judicial Clerkship Externship
  • New York Regulatory and Business Externship

Areas of Expertise

  • Clinical Legal Education
  • Professional Responsibility

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SSRN Author’s Page

Media

SSRN | Article | October 1, 2024

The Washington Post | Quote | September 30, 2023

Activity & Affiliations

  • Vice President, Center for the Study of Applied Legal Education (CSALE)
  • Past President, Clinical Legal Education Association

Honors & Awards

  • William Pincus Award, Association of American Law Schools
  • Runner Up, Lawyer of the Year, The American Lawyer (for clinic)