James M. Klein, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the University of
Toledo College of Law, joined the faculty at the Charleston School of Law in January 2010
as a visiting professor. He teaches in the areas of clinical law including externships
and civil procedure. Klein retired from the University of Toledo after 38 years on the
faculty, where he served both as interim dean in 1993-95 and associate dean for academic
affairs in 1992-93. He has taught as a visitor at the University of New Mexico,
University of San Diego, Florida Coastal School of Law, the University of Western
Australia, and the Charleston School of Law. Prior to joining the University of Toledo
faculty, Klein was a Reginald Heber Smith fellow from 1969-71, assigned to Contra Costa
Legal Services Foundation a legal services program in the SF Bay Area. He is admitted to
the bars of California and Ohio. Klein served six years on the ABA Accreditation
Committee from 1997-2003; he has been on over 20 ABA site inspection teams and chaired
several teams. He has served as the NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative for the
University of Toledo from 1990-2007. Klein is the author of numerous law review articles
and several books including Banks Baldwin’s Ohio Civil Practice (2nd ed. Thomson West
2004) and updates.
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