Faculty Profiles

Levin, Murray

Professor


350-F Summerfield
University of Kansas, School of Business
1300 Sunnyside Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66045-7585

P: (785) 864-7506
F: (785) 864-5328
mlevin@ku.edu

Education JD, University of Kansas, 1977 Masters MBA, University of Wisconsin, 1974 Bachelors BA, University of Wisconsin, 1972
Academic Areas Business Law
Interests Alternative Dispute Resolution (e.g. Arbitration, Mediation) Legal Environment of Business Contract Law Real Property Law
Current Activities Besides teaching, Professor Levin serves as an arbitrator and mediator for a number of organizations, including, for example, the American Arbitration Association, the National Association of Securities Dealers, the University of Kansas Campus Dispute Assistance Services. Much of his current research is closely related to this experience. He is involved in studying fairness issues regarding arbitration and mediation.
Selected Publications M.S. Levin, Real Estate Law Frequent Downloads From The Social Science Research Network, forthcoming in the Real Estate Law Journal (Spring 2008). M. S. Levin, Real Estate Agent Fiduciary Duties, Licensing and Discipline, and Practice Issues, 35 Real Estate Law Journal 646 - 660 (Spring 2007). J. Levin & M.S. Levin, Tinsley vs. Kemp – A Case History: How The Housing Authority of Kansas City, Missouri Evolved From A "Troubled" Housing Authority To A "High Performer", 37 Stetson Law Review 77 - 115 (Fall 2006). D. Whitman & M. S. Levin, Untangling the Meanings of Mediation, 8 The Journal of the California Caucus of College and University Ombuds 29-32 (Nov. 2006). M.S. Levin, The Attorney-Client Relationship As A Business Law - Legal Environment Topic, 21 Journal of Legal Studies Education 241-280 (Winter/Spring 2004). M. S. Levin, The Propriety Of Evaluative Mediation: Concerns About The Nature And Quality Of An Evaluative Opinion, Vol. 16 Ohio State Jo. on Dispute Resolution 267-296 (2001). D. Whitman & M. S. Levin, Learning About Negotiation From the Rocker and Knight Experiences, 7 Journal of Law and Business 43-53 (2000). M. S. Levin, Learning About The Unpredictability of Litigation Through a Mock Jury Exercise, Vol. 16 Jo. of Legal Studies Ed. 271-296 (Summer/Fall 1998). M. S. Levin, The Role Of Substantive Law In Business Arbitration And The Importance Of Volition, Vol. 35 Am. Bus. Law Jo. 105-180 (Fall 1997). D. Whitman, J. Gergacz, and M. Levin, The Legal Environment of Business: Regulatory Law and Contracts (McGraw-Hill 1992). M. S. Levin, Protecting Settlement Negotiations, Vol. 46 Jo. of the Missouri Bar, pp. 355-370 (July-August 1990). M. S. Levin, Overstating the Value of Property to Induce a Listing, Vol. 34 University of Kansas Law Review, pp. 757-800 (Summer 1986). M. S. Levin, Real Estate Agent Liability for Creative Financing Failures, Vol. 39 University of Miami Law Review, pp. 429-470 (May 1985). M. S. Levin, The Antitrust Challenge to Local Government Protection of the Central Business District, Vol. 55 University of Colorado Law Review, pp. 21-81 (Fall 1983). M. S. Levin and J. W. Gergacz, Open Space Zoning: Agins v. City of Tiburon, Vol. 19 Am. Bus. Law Jo., pp. 493-511 (Winter 1982). M. S. Levin, Withholding Consent to Assignment: The Changing Rights of the Commercial Landlord, Vol. 30 DePaul Law Review, pp. 109-145 (Fall 1980).