Senior Fellow

Paul Verkuil

Member Since 2026

Biography

Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress. Former Chairman, Administrative Conference of the United States; Former positions with the College of William & Mary: President; Professor of Law and Government; President Emeritus. Former Acting Dean, University of Miami Law School; Senior Counsel, Boies, Schiller & Flexner; Visiting Professor, University of Pennsylvania Law School. Positions with Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University: Dean; Professor of Law. Special Master, New Jersey v. New York, Orig. No. 120, 523 U.S. 767 (resolving claims to sovereignty over Ellis Island), U.S. Supreme Court; President and CEO, American Automobile Association. Positions with Tulane Law School: Dean; Joseph M. Jones Professor of Law. Former Assistant Professor to Kenan Research Professor, University of North Carolina School of Law; Associate, Paul, Weiss, Goldberg, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Associate, Cravath, Swaine & Moore; Active Duty Officer, U.S. Army, Fort Lee, VA.

History of Employment

Position Division Organization Start End
Senior Fellow ACUS 2015 Present
President Emeritus The College of William and Mary 1992 Present
Chairman Administrative Conference of the United States 2010 2015
Senior Counsel Boies, Schiller & Flexner 1995 2010
Professor of Law Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Yeshiva University 1996 2009
Special Master New Jersey v. New York, Orig. No. 120, 523 U.S. 767 (resolving claims to sovereignty over Ellis Island) U.S. Supreme Court 1995 1996
Dean Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Yeshiva University 1992 1996
President and CEO American Automobile Association 1993 1995
Visiting Professor University of Pennsylvania Law School 1993 1994
President The College of William and Mary 1985 1992
Dean Tulane Law School 1978 1985
Assistant Professor to Kenan Research Professor UNC School of Law 1972 1978
Associate Paul, Weiss, Goldberg, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison 1970 1972
Associate Cravath, Swaine & Moore 1966 1970
Active Duty Officer U.S. Army, Fort Lee, VA 1961 1964

Expertise

Primary Sector

Academic

Primary Functions

Academic Faculty Academic Administration
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