Robert Knowles

Robert Knowles is an Associate Professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law, where he has been a faculty member since 2018. His research focuses on the legal and policy implications of the national security state acting as a regulator.

• Areas of Expertise: National Security Law, Civil Procedure, Administrative Law, International Law

Education:

• B.A., St. Olaf College
• J.D., Northwestern University School of Law, graduating magna cum laude

Research Interests center on the intersection of national security governance and legal frameworks, exploring regulatory mechanisms and policy consequences. His work has been published in leading journals such as the Washington & Lee Law Review, Washington University Law Review, and Iowa Law Review.

Scientific Awards include the William Jennings Bryan Award (final round winner) and Adlai Stevenson Award (best brief) in the Julius Miner Moot Court Competition at Northwestern University School of Law.

He previously clerked for Judge M. Margaret McKeown of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and practiced law in New York and Chicago, representing clients in white-collar criminal defense, asylum, complex commercial litigation, and employment arbitration. He also advocated for 16 Yemeni detainees at Guantanamo Bay in federal habeas litigation.