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Kevin M. Clermont

Robert D. Ziff Professor of Law

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Contact Information

Cornell Law School
204 Myron Taylor Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853-4901

Phone: (607) 255-5189
Fax: (607) 255-7193
Email: kmc12@cornell.edu

Professional Biography

Kevin Clermont is a specialist in the procedural aspects of litigation. After his graduation from Harvard Law School, Mr. Clermont clerked for the late Hon. Murray Gurfein of the Southern District of New York, and then spent two years in private practice as an associate at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton. Since he joined the Cornell Law School Faculty in 1974, Mr. Clermont has authored a good number of books on civil procedure. His coauthored casebook, Materials for a Basic Course in Civil Procedure, is regarded as a model of careful legal craftsmanship and also a thoughtful introduction for students.

Education

  • A.B., summa cum laude, Princeton University, 1967
  • J.D., magna cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1971