Robert S. Salem Clinical Professor Campus Phone : 419-530-4236 Fax Number: 419-530-2605 E-Mail:   robert.salem@utoledo.edu Secretary:  Diana Sharp (419) 530-4236

A member of the faculty since 1994, Mr. Salem teaches clinical courses that provide students with the skills necessary to successfully practice law while advancing the law school’s social justice mission.

Under Mr. Salem’s supervision, law students represent disadvantaged clients throughout Ohio in a variety of legal matters, including family law, probate, interpersonal violence, civil rights, political asylum, consumer protection, housing and non-profit law.

Mr. Salem has also established several policy and law reform projects at the law school that have a broad impact on the community. Among the projects he currently directs are the Safe School Project, which addresses the detrimental effects of bullying in schools, the Prison Project, which advocates for adequate health care for inmates in Ohio’s jails and prisons, the Civil Rights Fellowship, which advances the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender citizens in Ohio, and the Consumer Protection Project in partnership with the Ohio Attorney General’s office. The projects give students the opportunity to critique the law and work for reform through education, direct representation, and advocacy before legislative bodies. Mr. Salem has given presentations of his work at legal education conferences around the country.

Mr. Salem has been recognized for his work in the community by being awarded the Spirit of Fair Housing Public Policy Award by the Fair Housing Center of Northwest Ohio, the annual Civil Liberties Award by the ACLU of Northwest Ohio, and the Public Interest Law Award by Advocates for Basic Legal Equality and the Toledo Bar Association. Mr. Salem was also awarded a Program for Academic Excellence grant from the University of Toledo for his work involving school safety issues.

Mr. Salem recently published an article co-authored with Professor Susan Martyn entitled “The Integrated Law School Practicum: Synergizing Theory and Practice.” The article will appear in Volume 68 of the Louisiana Law Review during the Spring of 2008. He is also the author of “The Strengths and Weaknesses of Human Rights Ordinances, 48 Cleveland State Law Review (2000).

Mr. Salem is a graduate of the University of Toledo College of Law. He is a frequent speaker on civil rights issues and is active in several organizations. He currently serves on the National Advisory Committee of Equal Justice Works in Washington, D.C., the Executive Board of the Ohio ACLU, the Board of Directors for the Ohio Drug Assistance Program, the Board of Planned Parenthood of Northwest Ohio, and the Flower Memorial Hospital Ethics Committee.