2021 Hall of Fame Inductee Robert G. Schwemm Professor Emeritus

Professor Emeritus Robert G. Schwemm joined the faculty at the University of Kentucky’s law school in 1975 and served in various administrative posts, including acting dean in 1998-1999. He also serves on boards of many local, state, and national organizations, and he is a leading authority on housing discrimination law.

Professor Schwemm has worked as a consultant to the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of House and Urban Development as well as for other national agencies and organizations. His treatise Housing Discrimination: Law and Litigation remains the dominant work in this field and has been cited in judicial opinions, books, and law review articles.

A beloved professor, Robert Schwemm was awarded the college’s Duncan Award for Outstanding Teaching three times and awarded the UK Alumni Association Great Teacher Award in 2009. Professor Schwemm was serving as the first Ashland-Spears Distinguished Research Professor when he retired in 2014.

During his tenure as acting dean, Professor Schwemm started the building committee and oversaw record fundraising efforts.

Prior to becoming a law professor, Robert Schwemm practiced with Sidley & Austin in Washington, D.C. and then served as chief trial counsel for the Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities in Chicago, Illinois.