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Doug Frenkel

Douglas Frenkel W’68, L’72

Morris Shuster Practice Professor of Law, Emeritus

Douglas Frenkel is the architect of Penn Carey Law’s nationally renowned clinical program, having served as Director of the Gittis Center for Clinical Legal Studies from 1980 to 2008.

Under his leadership, the program grew to include real-case courses in litigation, transactional representation, mediation, legislation, child advocacy and transnational lawyering. He specializes in alternative dispute resolution generally and mediation in particular.

He is the author of innovative teaching materials and videotapes in this field and frequently serves as a mediator in employment, commercial, educational and family matters. His multi-media book, The Practice of Mediation: A Video-Integrated Text (Aspen Law & Business, 2008, with James Stark) is the leading law school skills text in the field and the first work of its kind to integrate text and video.

Frenkel is also an expert in legal ethics.