Edgar Stuart Cahn (March 23, 1935 – January 23, 2022) was an American law professor, a counsel and speech writer to Robert F. Kennedy, and the creator of TimeBanking.

His father, Edmond, worked as a jurist and was close friends with several justices of the Supreme Court of the United States; his mother, Lenore (Zola), advocated for those who suffered elder abuse.

He subsequently undertook postgraduate studies at Yale University, obtaining a master's degree in 1957 and a Doctor of Philosophy three years later.

[5] After receiving his law degree, Cahn started his career in government as special counsel and speechwriter for Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.

[6] In 1964, he served as the Executive Assistant to Sargent Shriver, focusing on issues related to poverty and hunger under the newly created Office of Economic Opportunity.

The Citizens Advocate Center published Our Brother's Keeper, the Indian in White America in collaboration with leading Native American rights activists in 1969.

[12] When Antioch University began facing financial issues a few years later, the administration attempted to divert the law school's funding.

[15][16] The new law school was awarded provisional American Bar Association accreditation in 1991[17] and incorporated into the University of the District of Columbia in 1996.