Robert Dinerstein

American University

Robert Dinerstein is acting dean, professor of law, and director of the  Disability Rights Law Clinic at American University Washington College  of Law (AUWCL), where he has taught since 1983. His previous positions  include serving as the law school's associate dean for academic affairs  from (1997-2004), associate dean for experiential education (2012-2018),  and director of the clinical program (1988-96 and 2008-2018). He  specializes in the fields of clinical education and disability law,  especially mental disabilities law (including issues of consent/choice,  capacity and alternatives to guardianship), the Americans with  Disabilities Act, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with  Disabilities, legal representation of clients with mental disabilities,  and disability and international human rights.