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Andrew R. Klein

Andrew R. Klein

Dean
Professor of Law

Andrew Klein currently serves as the dean of Wake Forest University School of Law, a role he has held since July 1, 2023.

Prior to joining Wake Forest Law, Dean Klein was the interim chancellor of Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and executive vice president of Indiana University. In his capacity as interim chancellor, Klein was part of a leadership team that oversaw the historic realignment of IUPUI that will establish the new Indiana University Indianapolis campus in 2024.

Klein served as dean of Indiana University's McKinney School of Law from 2013-2020, providing strategic vision and leadership, and advancing research, education, … Read more »

Andrew Klein currently serves as the dean of Wake Forest University School of Law, a role he has held since July 1, 2023.

Prior to joining Wake Forest Law, Dean Klein was the interim chancellor of Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and executive vice president of Indiana University. In his capacity as interim chancellor, Klein was part of a leadership team that oversaw the historic realignment of IUPUI that will establish the new Indiana University Indianapolis campus in 2024.

Klein served as dean of Indiana University's McKinney School of Law from 2013-2020, providing strategic vision and leadership, and advancing research, education, and civic engagement. A champion for diversity and inclusion, Klein and his colleagues partnered with the American Bar Association to launch the Pathway to the Law online program, designed to expose college students from diverse backgrounds to the possibility of pursuing a legal education.

Klein's dedication as a teacher and administrator has garnered many awards, including numerous student teaching awards, three faculty leadership awards, two outstanding administrator awards, and the Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award. For his years of service to Indiana University and IUPUI, Klein was honored with an Indiana University Bicentennial Medal in 2019, a Chancellor's Medallion in 2021, and the Indiana University Distinguished Service Medal in 2023.

An expert in tort and environmental law, Klein is also an active scholar. He has published articles in a number of leading law journals and has co-authored two casebooks and a student-oriented textbook.

Before embarking on a career in academia at Samford University's Cumberland School of Law, Klein clerked for Judge Joseph Hatchett of the Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals and was an associate for Sidley & Austin in Chicago. He earned his bachelor of arts from the University of Wisconsin and his JD from Emory University School of Law, where he studied as a Robert W. Woodruff Fellow in Law and was editor-in-chief of the Emory Law Journal.

Klein is currently a member of the American Law Institute and has served as reporter for the Seventh Circuit United States Court of Appeals Civil Jury Instructions Committee. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the Indianapolis and Indiana Bar Foundations.


Education

  • JD with Distinction, Emory University School of Law, 1988
  • BA with Distinction in Journalism and Economics, University of Wisconsin, 1985

Publications

Books

Articles

  • Balancing Interests under Section 230(c) of the Communications Decency Act: Using the Sword as Well as the Shield, 55 LOYOLA LOS ANGELES L. REV. 645 (2022).
  • Environmental Torts and Civil Punishment: A View from the United States (publication of lectures delivered at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil), 4 REVISTA IBERC 131 (2021).
  • Justice Shepard and Diversity in the Legal Profession: The Legacy of ICLEO, 48 VALP. L. REV. 599 (2014).
  • Susanah M. Mead Tribute (with C. Baker), 45 IND. L. REV. 281 (2012).
  • A Restatement (Third) of Torts: Liability for Intentional Harm to Persons - Reflections on Professor Bublick's Thoughts, 1 WAKE FOREST L. REV. ONLINE 45 (2011).
  • Some Thoughts on Libel Tourism, 37 PEPP. L. REV. 101 (2010).
  • Personalized Medicine and Toxic Exposure," (with J. Girod), 8 HOUS. J. HEALTH L. & POL'Y 163 (2009).
  • Foreign Plaintiffs, Forum Non Conveniens, and Consistency, SELECTED ESSAYS ON CURRENT LEGAL ISSUES 193, Athens Institute for Education and Research (2008).
  • Causation and Uncertainty: Making Connections in a Time of Change,, 49 JURIMETRICS J. 5 (2008).
  • Fraud and Comparative Fault, 48 ARIZ. L. REV. 983 (2006).
  • Five Great Torts Cases, TEACHING THE LAW SCHOOL CURRICULUM (2005).
  • Apportionment of Liability in Workplace Injury Cases, 26 BERKELEY J. EMP. & LAB. L. 65 (2005).
  • The Rural Electrification Act of 1936, 3 MAJOR ACTS OF CONGRESS 167,Macmillan Reference USA (2003).
  • Fear of Disease and the Puzzle of Futures Cases in Tort, 34 34 U.C. DAVIS L. REV. 965 (2002).
  • Tobacco Policy and the States: A Response to Professor Viscusi, 29 CUMB. L. REV. 577 (1999).
  • A Model for Enhanced Risk Recovery in Tort, 56 56 WASH. & LEE L. REV. 1173 (1999).
  • Rethinking Medical Monitoring, 64 BROOK. L. REV. (reprinted in 48 DEFENSE L.J. 335 (1999) 1 (1998).
  • Hazardous Waste Cleanup and Intermediate Landowners: Reexamining the Liability-Based Approach, 21 HARV. ENVTL. L. REV. 337 (1997).
  • Isn't Teaching a Wonderful Job?' Don Fyr as a Teacher, a Friend, and a Mentor, 43 EMORY L.J. 1145 (1995).
  • A Legislative Alternative to 'No Cause' Liability in Blood Products Litigation,", 12 YALE J. REG. 107 (1995).
  • Devil's Advocate: Salvaging the Letter of Intent, 37 37 EMORY L.J. 139 (1988) 139 (1988).
  • Beyond DES: Rejecting the Application of Market Share Liability in Blood Products Litigation,", 68 TUL. L. REV. 883 (1984).

Other

  • Lawyers Cleaning Up: Litigation is the Real Product of Superfund Cleanup Law, THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS at D1 (July 24, 1998).
  • Invited Testimony before Florida House of Representatives Committee on Civil Justice and Claims (presentation on design defect principles during committee discussion of tort reform. (October 7, 1997).
  • Invited Testimony before United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee (hearings on H.R. 1023 – "Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act," (September 19, 1996).
  • AIDS and the Plight of Hemophiliacs, THE MIAMI HERALD at 5M (Aug. 13, 1995) (August 13, 1995).
  • Compensate AIDS-Stricken Hemophiliacs, THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER at A9 (August 8, 1995).
Andrew R. Klein
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