Howard A. Glickstein is an attorney, legal scholar, educator, and Dean Emeritus of Touro Law Center in Central Islip, New York.[1] Dean Glickstein is a former president of the Society of American Law Teachers and a member of the New York, and Washington DC bars, as well as the United States Supreme Court bar.[2] A graduate of Yale Law School, Dean Glickstein began his legal career at a prestigious labor law firm in New York.[3]
After working in private practice, Dean Glickstein entered the public sector serving as a Staff Attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice.[4] As a member of the Appeals and Research Department, Dean Glickstein assisted in the drafting of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.[5] As his career progressed, Dean Glickstein served as General Counsel, and, subsequently Staff Director on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights[6]
After his tenure with the federal government, Dean Glickstein entered academia as an adjunct Professor and Director of the Notre Dame Center for Civil Rights at Notre Dame Law School.[7] Dean Glickstein also worked at Howard University School of Law as the Director of the Equal Employment Litigation Clinic.[8]
Dean Glickstein was appointed Dean of the University of Bridgeport School of Law in 1980, and served in that position until 1985.[9] During his tenure, Dean Glickstein oversaw the American Bar Association Accreditation Process[10] and secured membership in the Association of American Law Schools for the institution.[11] After his time at Bridgeport, Dean Glickstein served as Dean of Touro Law Center in New York from 1986 until his retirement in 2004.[12] Dean Glickstein was, again, successful in securing full American Bar Association Accreditation[13] and membership in The Association of American Law Schools for his new institution.[11]