Martin
Guggenheim
President
Martin
Guggenheim, Clinical Professor of Law and former Director of Clinical and
Advocacy Programs at New York University Law School is one of the nation's
leading experts on juvenile law.
Prof.
Guggenheim successfully argued the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Santosky
v. Kramer in which the court raised the standard of proof required to
terminate parental rights.
A
former Acting Director of the American Civil Liberties Foundation Juvenile
Rights Project, Prof. Guggenheim is co-author of four books, including The
Rights of Families, The Rights of Young People, and The Rights of
Parents.
He
is a member of the American Bar Association Section on Criminal Justice
Juvenile Justice Subcommittee. He serves on the Boards of Advisors for the New
York City Administration for Children's Services and Child Welfare Watch, and
the Boards of Directors of the Family Defense Law Project, Inc. and the Brennan
Center for Justice.
Prof.
Guggenheim has served as a consultant to the American Bar Association/Institute
of Judicial Administration Juvenile Justice Standards Project and on the Board
of Advisors to the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation.