University of Miami - School of Law

Paul R. Verkuil
Acting Dean and Professor of Law

A.B. 1961, College of William & Mary

LL.B. 1967, University of Virginia

LL.M. 1969, New York University

M.A. 1971, New School for Social Research

J.S.D. 1972, New York University

Telephone: (305) 284-2394

Office: C223

Email: pverkuil@law.miami.edu

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Paul R. Verkuil, Acting Dean of the University of Miami School of Law, holds an A.B. from the College of William & Mary, an LL.B. from the University of Virginia where he was an editor of the Virginia Law Review, LL.M. and J.S.D. degrees from New York University, and an M.A. from the New School for Social Research. He is a professor of law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University in New York, and senior counsel at Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP.

A distinguished legal scholar and practitioner, Mr. Verkuil has served as dean of Tulane Law School, president of the College of William & Mary, and dean of Cardozo Law School. He was appointed Special Master by the U.S. Supreme Court in the original jurisdiction case of New Jersey v. New York, which determined sovereignty to Ellis Island in New York harbor. He has written over 65 articles on public law subjects and is author or coauthor of numerous books, including Administrative Law and Process (4th ed., 2004), the leading student treatise in the field. His academic interests encompass contracts, government regulation, and the protection of individual rights.