Family Defense

Martin Guggenheim is the Fiorello LaGuardia Professor of Clinical Law at New York University School of Law. One of the nation's foremost experts on children's rights and family law, Martin Guggenheim has taught at New York University since 1973.

He has published more than 40 book chapters and articles in leading law reviews in the United States, including Columbia, Harvard, Michigan and NYU Law Reviews. His most recent book, What's Wrong With Children's Rights was published by Harvard University Press in 2005.

In 1990, Guggenheim created NYU's Family Defense Clinic, which represents parents and other adult relatives of children in foster care in New York. A tireless advocate as well as an academic, Guggenheim has led countless efforts, including the creation of the Center for Family Representation in New York and his service as President of the National Coalition for Child Protection Reform. In 1982, Guggenheim won Santosky v. Kramer, the Supreme Court case that requires clear and convincing evidence to terminate parental rights.