Former Assistant Professor and Director, J.D./MPA and J.D./MUPD Dual Degree Programs
Joseph Mead was an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs and the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. He was also the Director of Levin's J.D./MPA and J.D./MUPD Dual Degree Programs.
Professor Mead studies the law and policy of the nonprofit sector and policy responses to poverty. His scholarship has appeared in numerous peer-reviewed and law review journals, including Nonprofit Policy Forum, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly,Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Public Administration Review, Administrative Law Review, Georgia Law Review, Michigan Law Review, the Ohio State Law Journal Furthermore, and the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies. This research been cited by the Congressional Research Service, by federal and state appellate courts, and has influenced policy in cities across Ohio. He is a contributing editor on the Nonprofit Law Professor Blog, and teaches courses on nonprofit management, policy, and law.
In addition to teaching and research, Professor Mead is active in the community, working regularly with local nonprofit leaders to discuss issues facing their organizations. He serves on the board of directors for the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio and the Center for Community Solutions. In 2017, he was named Advocate of the Year by the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless.
Before joining Cleveland State, Professor Mead served as an Honors Program Trial Attorney for the United States Department of Justice in Washington DC. As a Trial Attorney, he defended the constitutionality of federal statutes and advised and represented the White House and other federal agencies in constitutional and other complex litigation across the country. He clerked for Judge Cornelia Kennedy of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and Judge David Lawson of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. He has also worked for a disability rights law firm, for human services nonprofits, and in state and local government.
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About Joseph Mead
Joseph Mead was an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs and the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. He was also the Director of Levin's J.D./MPA and J.D./MUPD Dual Degree Programs.
Professor Mead studies the law and policy of the nonprofit sector and policy responses to poverty. His scholarship has appeared in numerous peer-reviewed and law review journals, including Nonprofit Policy Forum, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly,Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Public Administration Review, Administrative Law Review, Georgia Law Review, Michigan Law Review, the Ohio State Law Journal Furthermore, and the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies. This research been cited by the Congressional Research Service, by federal and state appellate courts, and has influenced policy in cities across Ohio. He is a contributing editor on the Nonprofit Law Professor Blog, and teaches courses on nonprofit management, policy, and law.
In addition to teaching and research, Professor Mead is active in the community, working regularly with local nonprofit leaders to discuss issues facing their organizations. He serves on the board of directors for the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio and the Center for Community Solutions. In 2017, he was named Advocate of the Year by the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless.
Before joining Cleveland State, Professor Mead served as an Honors Program Trial Attorney for the United States Department of Justice in Washington DC. As a Trial Attorney, he defended the constitutionality of federal statutes and advised and represented the White House and other federal agencies in constitutional and other complex litigation across the country. He clerked for Judge Cornelia Kennedy of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and Judge David Lawson of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. He has also worked for a disability rights law firm, for human services nonprofits, and in state and local government.
| Present | Assistant Professor, Cleveland State University ‐ Cleveland-Marshall College of Law | |
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| Present | Assistant Professor, Cleveland State University ‐ Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs | |
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