
ABF Director Emeritus and MacCrate Research Chair in the Legal Profession
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Joint appointment
Professor of Sociology, Northwestern University
Education
Ph.D., Sociology, Northwestern University; J.D., Northwestern University School of Law
Curriculum vitae
Bio
Robert L. Nelson is the Director Emeritus of the American Bar Foundation, the MacCrate Research Chair in the Legal Profession at the ABF, and professor of sociology and law at Northwestern University. He holds a J.D. and Ph.D. in sociology, both from Northwestern, and has held several positions of academic leadership throughout his career. He is a leading scholar in the fields of the legal…
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