Assistant Dean for Development. Dean Schaffer earned his A.B. in 1978 at Vassar College and his J.D. in 1983 at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University. He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, Ohio, and West Virginia and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, and the U.S. Tax Court. Prior to joining the law school in August 2001, he served as director of corporate and foundation relations for the University of Delaware, where he was responsible for a program that raised more than half of the private support received by the university and fostered strategic relationships with industry for collaboration on research and development of emerging technologies. He has served in similar capacities for Thomas Jefferson University and the School of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. Following graduation, he practiced health care and corporate law for a leading firm in Cleveland, Ohio, and often lectured at national conferences on health care and health insurance issues. Dean Schaffer`s responsibilities include the development, administration, and coordination of all philanthropic support for the law school and related projects.