Robert E. Kaplan
Associate Dean and Professor of the Practice of Law, Emeritus
Degrees: J.D., University of Virginia; B.S., Northwestern University
Email: [[rekapl]]
Office phone: (757) 221-3804
Full resume: here (.pdf in new window)
Email: [[rekapl]]
Office phone: (757) 221-3804
Full resume: here (.pdf in new window)
Areas of Specialization
Externships; Legal Writing & Practice
Teaching Interests
Externships; Legal Writing and Practice; Public Service and the Law
Representative Professional Activities and Achievements
During his career at William & Mary, Dean Kaplan served as Externship Director; taught Legal Writing and Analysis; managed summer public service fellowships, the loan repayment assistance program, and pro bono initiatives; and was Associate Dean for Career Services. He founded the summer public service fellowship program and served as faculty advisor to the William & Mary Public Service Fund. Dean Kaplan also spearheaded the development and launch of the Law School’s loan repayment assistance program.
Scholarly Publications
Articles and Book Chapters
- Ohio’s Public Employee Bargaining Law: Can It Withstand Constitutional Challenge?, 53 U. Cin. L. Rev. 1 (1984) (with Michael W. Hawkins and Rebecca Hanner White).
- Union Handbilling at Shopping Centers: DeBartolo Revisited, 3 Int'l Council Shop. Ctrs. Legal Update 13 (1983).
- Union Handbilling at Shopping Centers, 2 Int'l Council Shop. Ctrs. Legal Updated 9 (1982).
Other
- Externships’ Role in Training Practice-Ready Lawyers, Virginia State Bar Section on Education of Lawyers Newsletter (2021).