International Conference on the Future of Legal Education

Frank Bloch

Frank S. Bloch is Professor of Law and Director of the Social Justice Program at Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville, Tennessee. He holds a B.A. (1966) and a Ph.D. (Politics 1978) from Brandeis University and a J.D. (1969) from Columbia University Law School. He began his legal career as a legal aid attorney with California Rural Legal Assistance. From 1974-79 he was a clinical fellow and instructor at the University of Chicago Law School; he joined the Vanderbilt Law School faculty in 1979. Professor Bloch is an internationally prominent expert in social security, disability, and other benefits programs, as well as legal aid and clinical legal education. He is the author or editor of six books and has published over 30 articles and book chapters. He is a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance and serves on the Steering Committee of the Global Alliance for Justice Education. He has been a Fulbright Professor at Delhi University, a research fellow at the International Social Security Association, and a consultant for the Administrative Conference of the United States, the Social Security Advisory Board, and the US Agency for International Development.