Rob Bartow

Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Temple University Beasley School of Law

Rob Bartow is a distinguished faculty member at Temple University Beasley School of Law with a long and notable career in legal education.1 2 He currently holds the position of Laura H. Carnell Professor of Law and serves as Senior Advisor to the Dean.1 2

Career at Temple Law School

Professor Bartow has been a member of the Temple Law School faculty since 1973, marking over five decades of service to the institution.1 Throughout his tenure, he has held several important administrative roles:

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs from 1989-1999 and 2004-2017
Acting Dean during the spring semester of 1997
Senior Advisor to the Dean (current position)

Academic Background

Before joining Temple Law School, Professor Bartow:

Taught children with learning disabilities at the Green Tree School in Germantown while attending Temple Law School's evening division program
Practiced law with Ballard, Spahr, Andrews and Ingersoll
Received his LL.M. from Yale Law School

Awards and Recognition

Professor Bartow's excellence in teaching and contributions to the law school have been recognized through several prestigious awards:

Murray H. Shusterman Outstanding Faculty Member Award (2007)
George P. Williams Award for excellence in teaching (1985)
Lindback Award for distinguished teaching (1981)
First recipient of the I. Herman Stern Chair in Law (1991)

Personal Life

Rob Bartow is married to Susan, and they have three children: Melanie, Anna, and Katharine. The couple also has eight grandchildren: Maya, Ethan, Owen, Sarah, Rebecca, Oliver, Tessa, and Daniel.1