David C. Vladeck

Law/Policy Mentor

David C. Vladeck is the director of the Institute for Public Representation and associate professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center. He teaches courses in civil procedure, first amendment litigation, and federal courts, and co-directs the Institute for Public Representation, a clinical law program at the Law Center handling an array of civil rights, civil liberties, first amendment, and open government litigation.

Prior to joining the Georgetown faculty in 2002, Professor Vladeck spent more than 25 years with Public Citizen Litigation Group, serving as its director from1992 to 2002. He has handled a range of complex litigation, including first amendment, health and safety, civil rights, class actions, preemption, and open government cases. He has argued a number of cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, state courts of last resort, and over 50 cases before the federal courts of appeal.

Professor Vladeck also testifies before Congress, advises members of Congress on legal matters, and writes on administrative law, first amendment, ethics, and access to justice issues. He serves as a scholar with the Center for Progressive Reform and on the boards of various non-profit organizations. He has also served on the council of the Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Section of the American Bar Association and as a public member of the Administrative Conference of the U.S. Professor Vladeck received his undergraduate degree from New York University, his law degree from Columbia University School of Law, and an LL.M. degree from Georgetown University Law Center.