Steven J. Kaminshine
Dean Emeritus; Professor of Law- Education
B.A., summa cum laude, New York University at Albany
J.D. with honors, DePaul University School of Law
- Specializations
- Biography
Steven J. Kaminshine, professor of law, returned to the faculty on July 1, 2017, after serving as dean for 13 years, first as interim dean in 2004 and then as dean from 2005 to 2017. Prior to becoming dean, Kaminshine served as associate dean for academic affairs. He has been a member of the law faculty since 1985 and teaches courses in Alternate Dispute Resolution, Civil Procedure and Employment Law. His scholarship focuses on labor and employment issues, and he frequently speaks on topics related to employment law and to the state of legal education.
Kaminshine is a past president of the Southeastern Association of Law Schools, and serves on its executive board. He also has been an active member of the Labor and Employment Sections of the Georgia and Atlanta Bars and has twice chaired the Atlanta bar’s section. Before joining the faculty, Kaminshine was a partner in a labor and employment law practice in New York City and spent three years at the National Labor Relations Board in Washington D.C. His undergraduate degree in history (summa cum laude) is from New York University at Albany, and he received his J.D., with honors, from DePaul University School of Law, where he served on the DePaul Law Review.
- Publications
Book Chapters
Steven J. Kaminshine, Workers' Compensation in Georgia, in Georgia Methods of Practice (West Pub. Co., 1989) (Supp. 1990-1994).
Articles
Steven J. Kaminshine, A Tribute to Professor Charity Scott, 52 J.L. Med. & Ethics 219 (2024).
Steven J. Kaminshine, Disparate Treatment as a Theory of Discrimination: The Need for a Restatement not a Revolution, 2 Stan. J. Civ. Rts. & Civ. Liberties 1 (2005).
Steven J. Kaminshine, New Rights for the Disabled: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 39 Am. Ass'n Occupational Health Nurses J. 249 (1991).
Steven J. Kaminshine, The Cost of Older Workers, Disparate Impact and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 42 Fla. L. Rev. 229 (1990).
Steven J. Kaminshine, Landlord's Duty to the Police - Fancil v. Q.S.E. Foods, Inc., 26 DePaul L. Rev. 378 (1977).
Steven J. Kaminshine, The Voting Game, 4 Law in Am. Soc'y 27 (1975).
Popular Press
Steven J. Kaminshine, In the U.S. Supreme Court: How to Define Who Qualifies as an ‘Employer’ Within the Meaning of Title VII, West Legal News (November 11, 1996), available at 1996 WL 649547.
Steven J. Kaminshine, In the U.S. Supreme Court: Does Title VII Protect Former Employees from Acts of Retaliation by Former Employers?, West Legal News (November 7, 1996), available at 1996 WL 638756.
Steven J. Kaminshine, Court’s Age Discrimination Decision Fails to Resolve Key Questions Arising under the ADEA, West Legal News (April 26, 1996), available at 1996 WL 260504.
Steven J. Kaminshine, Age Discrimination and the Prima Facie Case: Supreme Court's Age Discrimination Decision Fails to Resolve Key Questions Arising under the ADEA, W. Legal News 1996 WL 260504
Steven J. Kaminshine, Does Title VII Protect Former Employees From Acts of Retaliation by Former Employers?, W. Legal News 1996 WL 638756
Steven J. Kaminshine, How to Define Who Qualifies as an Employee Within the Meaning of Title VII?, W. Legal News 1996 WL 638756