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“I am committed to developing methods of improving law student education. That was my goal as a tenured professor at the University of Minnesota, where the foundation for that school's modern clinics was laid. It remained my goal during the 17 years that I helped create the nationally recognized NITA trial skills programs. Today, I seek to discover methods of integrating cutting-edge technology into a law student's pedagogic experience.”

Education

B.A., 1963; J.D., 1966, University of Minnesota

Experience

William Mitchell College of Law: emeritus professor of law, 2006- ;professor of law, 1979-2006; associate dean, 1980-84.

Private practice, Oliphant & Associates, Minneapolis, 1978-79.

University of Minnesota Law School: professor of law, 1972-78; associate professor of law, 1969-72. 

Appellate attorney, State Appellate Public Defender’s Office, Minneapolis, 1967-69.

Clerk, Hon. Gerald W. Heaney, Duluth, Minn., 1966-67.

Admitted: Minnesota, 1966.

Professional Focus

Professor Oliphant's primary focus of study involves the use of technology and computers in teaching and learning law. This finds him experimenting with cutting-edge technology, the Internet, and a variety of teaching learning programs. All of his courses now utilize some aspect of technology and the Internet.

Leadership & Service 

Member, Minnesota State Bar Association Family Law Committee; Member, American Bar Association Family Law Section; Member, Board of Directors, Center for Government Reform, Washington, D.C. (1993-present); Vice Chair, Center for Government Reform, Washington, D.C. (1996-present); Member, International Society of Family Law (1994-present); Member, American Association of Law Schools (1979-present); Member of ABA Re-accreditation Team, Loyola of Chicago Law School (November 1999); President and Founder, National Alzheimer's Foundation (2001); Former Member, Board of Directors, Soccoro Society, San Francisco, California (1985-1993); Former Member, Board of Directors, Minnesota Association of Scholars (1992-1997); Former Editor, Minnesota Association of Scholars Newsletter (1992-1997)

Bibliography

Books

Family Law Examples & Explanations. Gaithersburg, Md.: Aspen Law & Business, 2004. With N. Ver Steegh.

Work of the Family Lawyer Teacher’s Manual. Gaithersburg, Md.: Aspen Law & Business, 2004. With N. Ver Steegh.

Work of the Family Lawyer. Gaithersburg, Md.: Aspen Law & Business, 2004. With N. Ver Steegh.

Work of the Family Lawyer: Cases. St. Paul: Creative Legal Communications, 2000.

Work of the Family Lawyer: Notes and Questions Supplement. St. Paul: Creative Legal Communications, 2000.

Work of the Family Lawyer: A New Agenda. Supps. 1997-98-. St. Paul: Creative Legal Communications, 1996.

Family Law in the 90’s: A New Agenda. 4th Student ed. St. Paul: Creative Legal Communications, 1995.

Family Law in the 90’s: A New Agenda. 3d Student ed. St. Paul: Creative Legal Communications, 1993.

Family Law in the 90’s: A New Agenda. 2d Student ed. St. Paul: Creative Legal Communications, 1992-.

Minnesota Family Law Primer. 4th ed. St. Paul: Creative Legal Communications, 1992, supps. 1993.

Family Law in the 90’s. A New Agenda. Student ed. St. Paul: Creative Legal Communications, 1991.

Planner’s Guide—Expert Witnesses. St. Paul: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1988.

Family Law Primer. 4th Student ed. St. Paul: Creative Legal Communications, 1987.

Family Law Primer. 3d Student ed. St. Paul: Creative Legal Communications, 1987.

Program Planner’s Guide—Business Litigation. St. Paul: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1987.

Criminal Trial Advocacy. St. Paul: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1986. With J. Seckinger, J. Sonsteng.

Family Law Cases. St. Paul: Creative Legal Communications, 1986.

Minnesota Family Law Primer. 2d Student ed. St. Paul: Creative Legal Communications, 1986.

Program Planner’s Guide — Winning at Trial. St. Paul: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1986.

The Law of Marriage: A Manual for Lawyers, Paralegals, and Legal Secretaries. St. Paul: Creative Legal Communications, 1983.

Deposition Tactics and Considerations. St. Paul: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1981.

Administrative Manual for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. St. Paul: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1979. With C. Opp.

Techniques of Trial Advocacy. Minneapolis: National Practice Institute, 1979. With I. Younger.

Techniques of Trial Advocacy. Minneapolis: National Practice Institute, 1978. With I. Younger.

Depositions. Washington, D.C.: Legal Services Corporation, 1978.

Outline of Younger on Evidence with Federal Rules of Evidence. Minneapolis: National Practice Institute, 1978.

Prosecution and Defense of DWI for Iowa Practitioners. Minneapolis: National Practice Institute, 1976.

Young Lawyers in Criminal Procedure. St. Paul: Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 1976.

Driving While Intoxicated: Prosecution and Defense of the DWI Charge. St. Paul: Mason Publishing, 1975, supp. 1977. With D. Nichols, D. Neunefeldt, F. Abuzzahab.

Federal Rules of Evidence. Minneapolis: Minnesota Practice Institute, 1975. With M. Lord, R. Park.

Federal Rules of Evidence— An Introduction and Comparison to Minnesota and Prior Federal Law. Minneapolis: Minnesota Practice Institute, 1974. With M. Lord, R. Park.

Manual for Misdemeanor Crimes and Moving Traffic Violations for Prosecutors, Defense Lawyers, and Peace Officers. St. Paul: Butterworth Legal Publishers, 1974, supp. 1976. With T. Tinkham, M. Peterson.

Misdemeanors and Moving Traffic Violations Manual for Prosecutors, Defense Lawyers, and Peace Officers. St. Paul: Mason Publishing, 1974, supps. 1976, 1977, 1979. With R. Wahl, M. Peterson, et al.

Articles

"Relocation Custody Disputes-A Binuclear Family-Centered Three-Staged Solution," 25 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2005). Click here to view the current draft posted on the SSRN.

Robert E. Oliphant, Essay, Jurisdiction in Family Law Matters: The Minnesota Perspective. 30 William Mitchell Law Review 557 (2003). Full text on Lexis and Westlaw.

“Using ‘Hi-Tech’ Tools in a Traditional Classroom Environment – A Two Semester Experiment.”  9 Richmond Journal of Law and Technology 5 (2003). Full text on Lexis and Westlaw.

"Family Law" in Volume 2 Legal Systems of the World, A Political, Social and Cultural Encyclopedia 523. Oxford, England: ABC-CLIO, 2002. 

“Minnesota’s Custody Relocation Doctrine: Is There a Need for Change?”  28 William Mitchell Law Review 723 (2001). Full text on Lexis and Westlaw.

"Will Internet Law School Alter Traditional Education?" In Law Tech News, Sept. 2001, supplement to Minnesota Lawyer, Sept. 10, 2001, at s-8.

"Will Internet Driven Concord University Law School Revolutionize Traditional Law School Teaching." 27 William Mitchell Law Review 841 (2000). Full text on Lexis and Westlaw.

"Redefining a Statute Out of Existence: Minnesota's View of When a Custody Modification Hearing Can Be Held." 26 William Mitchell Law Review 711 (2000). Full text on Lexis and Westlaw.

"What About a Fifth Law School in Minnesota?" Bench & Bar of Minnesota, April 2000, at 38.

"Tribute to Professor Mel Goldberg." 25 William Mitchell Law Review 1 (1999). Full text on Lexis and Westlaw.

"Four Years of Experience with Rule 26(A)(1) - The Rule is Alive and Well." 24 William Mitchell Law Review 323 (1998). Full text on Lexis and Westlaw.

"Prairie Law School with a Warm Heart - at a Crossroads." William Mitchell, summer 1996, at 23.

"Is Sweeping Change Possible? Minnesota Adopts the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act." 21 William Mitchell Law Review 989 (1996). Full text on Lexis and Westlaw.

"Reflections on a Twenty-Year Friendship." The Docket (Natl. Inst. for Trial Advocacy), No. 1 (1994), at 8.

"In Summation: Do We in Academia Still Value the Importance of Dissent?" William Mitchell Magazine, winter 1993, at 27.

"Spousal Wiretapping: Spousal Immunity vs. Personal Privacy." Bench & Bar of Minnesota, Sept. 1992, at 24.

"En Banc Polarization in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals." 17 William Mitchell Law Review 701 (1991).

"Domestic Relations and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals." 16 William Mitchell Law Review 645 (1990). With S. Oliphant. Full text on Westlaw.

"Up From These Ashes: Dedication of the Warren E. Burger Library." 16 William Mitchell Law Review 1175 (1990).

"The Family Practitioner: Advocate, Mediator, Therapist, or Gladiator?" William Mitchell Magazine, July 1987, at 25.

"No-Fault Divorce and Rehabilitative Maintenance: An Unanticipated Disaster." Minnesota Family Law Journal, March-April 1987, at 1.

"A Smashing Success: William Mitchell College of Law’s First London Program." William Mitchell Magazine, Nov. 1987, at 8.

"Rule 11 Sanctions and Standards: Blunting the Judicial Sword." 12 William Mitchell Law Review 4 (1986).

"Drafting Minnesota Live-in Contracts." Bench & Bar of Minnesota, April 1982, at 49.

"When Will Clinicians Be Allowed to Join the Club?" Learning and the Law, summer 1976, at 35.

"Regulations in the Lower Court System: The Development of a Unique Clinical Misdemeanor and a Public Defender Program." 57 Minnesota Law Review 3 (1973).

"Your Client Calls from Jail: Counsel’s Entry into a Criminal Case — Investigation and Interviewing." Bench & Bar of Minnesota, Oct. 1972, at 21.

"Misdemeanors in Minnesota." Bench & Bar of Minnesota, March 1970, at 21.

"Clinical Education and the University of Minnesota." In Clinical Education and the Law School of the Future: Law Students in Court. 20 University of Chicago Law School Conference Series 1 (1970).

"An Affair with Justice in the Misdemeanor Court." Bench & Bar of Minnesota, Dec. 1968, at 11.