Mark I. Weinstein

Biography

Professor Weinstein came to California Western in 1992 with a background that combines years of experience as a practicing attorney and law teacher. Following graduation from law school, he spent the first five years of his career providing civil legal services to the indigent, first as staff attorney for Central Pennsylvania Legal Services in Reading, Pennsylvania, and then as managing attorney for the Lehigh Valley Legal Services in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Weinstein began his teaching career as a clinical law teacher first at Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, Missouri, and then at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law in Philadelphia. After leaving the University of Pennsylvania, he was a partner in a law firm in Allentown, Pennsylvania for more than 10 years before he came to California Western. During his career at California Western he was the Associate Dean for Administration starting January 2002 until June 2007. In addition, he was the Associate Dean for Experiential Learning and the Director of the Clinical Externship Program.

For most of his career at California Western, Weinstein taught Civil Procedure I and II to first year students and the Clinical Externship Seminar to third year students.  In addition, he has frequently taught Cross-Cultural Negotiation and Dispute Resolution in CILE’s Summer Abroad Programs in Santiago, Chile and Prague, Chechia.  He is a three-time winner of “Teacher of the Year” and “Experiential Teacher of the Year.”