Michael A. Schwartz

Associate Professor of Law Emeritus Schwartz earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Brandeis University, a master’s degree in Theater Arts from Northwestern University, and a Juris Doctor degree from New York University School of Law. He also earned an LL.M. degree from Columbia University School of Law and a Ph.D. in Education, with a concentration in Disability Studies, from Syracuse University.

A member of the New York and Connecticut bars, Professor Schwartz directed the Disability Rights Clinic in the Office of Clinical Legal Education at Syracuse University College of Law, where he supervised students in disability advocacy. He also taught clinical skills and disability law.