Kevin Oates’ chief interests involve legal methods, conflict of laws, counseling,
negotiation and professional responsibility. He is the faculty advisor to the Drexel Law
Moot Court Board and OUTLAW (gay, lesbian and transgender students association).
Professor Oates received his J.D. from Pace University School of Law, where he graduated
cum laude and served on the Pace Law Review.
He came to Drexel from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, where he was an
assistant professor of legal methods, served on the Appointments and Curriculum
Committees, coached the ABA Negotiation and Client Counseling teams, and was
administrator for the Alexander Hamilton Inn of Court. Previously, he held a similar post
at William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, where he was
voted Law Professor of the Year in 2004. He also served as a teaching fellow at Temple
University’s Beasley School of Law.
Prior to teaching, Professor Oates practiced law for 10 years. He worked as an associate
at Cozen O’Connor P.C. and became a junior partner at Gartner, Bloom & Greiper, P.C.,
where he handled litigation, trials, appeals, arbitrations, and mediations.
He earned his LL.M. in Legal Education from Temple University Beasley School of Law.
Professor Oates’ scholarship focuses on public policy and legal conflicts. His articles
have included “Professor Defend Thyself: The Failure of Universities to Defend and
Indemnify Their Faculty,” in the Willamette Law Review, and “Public Policy and the
Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage,” in Nevada Lawyer.
