
Clinical Faculty
Full Time Teaching Faculty
Robert A. Weinstock
Assistant Clinical Professor of LawBiography
Robert A. Weinstock is Assistant Clinical Professor of Law, Abrams Environmental Law Clinic at the University of Chicago Law School, where he assists in clinical instruction and management of the Abrams Environmental Law Clinic's diverse and cutting-edge advocacy efforts.
Robert received his JD from the Columbia University School of Law in 2009, where he was a James Kent Scholar, President of the Environmental Law Society, and an Articles Editor for the Columbia Law Review. He received a BA from the College of Social Studies at Wesleyan University in 2006, where he founded the Student Endowment Advisory Committee and was awarded the Cardinal Club Scholar-Athlete Award. Prior to joining the Abrams Environmental Law Clinic, Rob practiced complex litigation at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, in New York, and environmental law at Barnes & Thornburg, in Chicago. Rob also served as a law clerk to The Honorable Victor Marrero on the Southern District of New York.
Education
Columbia University School of Law
JD, May 2009
Wesleyan University
BA, with Honors May 2006
Experience
The University of Chicago Law School
Abrams Environmental Law Clinic Instructor and Fellow, 2016-present
Barnes & Thomburg LLP New York, NY
Associate, Environmental Department, 2012-2016
Chambers of the Honorable Victor Marrero, United States District Court New York, NY
Law Clerk and Deputy, 2011-2012
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP New York, NY, Washington D.C.
Associate, Summer Associate, 2009-2011, Summer 2008
Environmental Law Clinic, Columbia Law School New York, NY
Clinical Staffer, 2007-2009