Associate Professor of Law

Michael.Murray@valpo.edu

Education

J.D., Columbia Law School, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar (1990)
B.A., Loyola University (Maryland), Summa Cum Laude, Whelan Medal, Political Science Medal (1987)
Graduate Certificate (Chinese and Modern Chinese History), Fudan University, Shanghai, China (1986)

Courses Taught & Research Interests

Art Law, Civil Procedure, First Amendment and Censorship, International Art Law, International Civil Liberties: Freedom of Expression, Legal Profession (Professional Responsibility), Legal Research and Writing, Legal Writing and Reasoning, Rhetoric and Advocacy

Scholarly Works

Books and Treatises:

Advanced Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy: Trials, Appeals, and Moot Court (Interactive Text) (Foundation Press 2009) (with DeSanctis)
Adversarial Legal Writing and Oral Argument (Foundation Press 2006) (with DeSanctis)
Appellate Advocacy and Moot Court (Foundation Press 2006) (with DeSanctis)
Art Law: Cases and Materials (Aspen 2010) (with DuBoff and Burr) (forthcoming)
Art Law: Cases and Materials (William S. Hein 2004) (with DuBoff and Burr)
Art Law in a Nutshell (West) – co-author for fifth edition (with DuBoff and King) (forthcoming)
Civil Rules Practice 3D (Missouri Practice Series Vol. 15.) (Thomson West 2005)
Deskbook of Art Law (Oxford University Press 2004-2009) (with DuBoff and King)
First Amendment and Censorship (Oxford University Press 2005, 2006) (with DuBoff and King)
International And Comparative Freedom of Expression (forthcoming)
International Art Law: International, Transnational, and Comparative Perspectives on Law and the Arts (forthcoming)
Jurisdiction, Venue, and Limitations 3D (Missouri Practice Series Vol. 12) (Thomson West 2005)
The Law (In Plain English®) For Health Care Professionals (Sourcebooks/Sphinx 2008) (with DuBoff and King)
Legal Research and Writing (Foundation Press 2005) (with DeSanctis)
Legal Research and Writing Across the Curriculum: Problems and Exercises (Interactive Text) (Foundation Press 2009) (with DeSanctis)
Legal Research and Writing Problems and Exercises (Foundation Press 2005) (with DeSanctis)
Legal Research Methods (Interactive Text) (Foundation Press 2009) (with DeSanctis)
Legal Research Methods (Foundation Press 2006) (with DeSanctis)
Legal Research, Writing, ad Analysis (Foundation Press 2006) (with DeSanctis)
Legal Writing and Analysis (Interactive Text) (Foundation Press 2009) (with DeSanctis)
Missouri Products Liability 2D (Missouri Practice Series) (Thomson West 2002) (with King)
Objective Legal Writing and Analysis (Foundation Press 2006) (with DeSanctis)

Articles and Essays:

Copyright, Originality, and the End of the Scènes à Faire and Merger Doctrines for Visual Works, 58 Baylor L. Rev. 779 (2006)
Communicating Explanatory Synthesis, 14 Persp. 136 (Spring 2006)
The Positive Pedagogy of Presentations to Partners, 21 Second Draft 11 (Dec. 2006)
Jurisdiction Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act for Nazi War Crimes of Plunder and Expropriation, 7 N.Y.U. J. Legis. & Pub. Pol’y 223 (2004)
Stolen Art and Sovereign Immunity: The Case of Altmann v. Austria, 27 Colum. J. L. & Arts 301 (2004)
Audience Directed Teaching: Presentation of Writing, Research and Analysis Just in Time, 18 Second Draft 14 (Dec. 2003)

Presentations

"The Teaching Assistant Who Came in from the Cold: Using Your Teaching Assistants as Double-Agents to Energize Your LRW Class," Central Region Legal Research and Writing Conference, Marquette University Law School, October 10, 2009.

"One Test to Rule Them All, One Test to Bind Them: The Convergence of Transformation and Predominant Purpose as the Governing Standard for Copyright Fair Use, Rights of Publicity and Personality Fair Use, and the Censorship of Artistic Expression," Intersections of Law and Culture Conference, Lugano, Switzerland, October 3, 2009.

“Publishing Books in Legal Writing and Other Subject Areas” at the Legal Writing Institute National Conference 2008, Indianapolis, Indiana, July 15, 2008

"DIOS MIO - The KISS Principle of Art," The Law and Ethics of Intellectual Property Lecture, University of Illinois School of Art and Design, Mar. 3, 2008

"All’s Fair in Love and Art?  Predominant Purpose, Transformation, and the Triumphant Return of Satire," The Taste of Art Lecture Series, Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL, Feb. 25, 2008

"Introduction to Advocacy," University of Illinois Springfield Department of Legal Studies and the Institute for Legal, Legislative, and Policy Studies, Jan. 17, 2008

Do Lawyers Get a Bad Rap?," television interview on professional ethics on "Illinois Law" program on WCIA TV (CBS affiliate) and on the Illinois Channel, Oct. 14, 2007

"Intellectual Property Professors Panel: Planning for a Career in IP," University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, IL, Oct. 2007

Distinctions & Awards

Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Columbia Law School
Whelan Medal, Loyola University (Maryland) (Highest Grade Point Average in Graduating Class)
Political Science Medal, Loyola University (Maryland)

Professional Activities

American Association of Law Schools, sections on Art Law; Intellectual Property; Legal Research, Writing, and Reasoning; Conflicts of Law; Member
Legal Writing Institute, Member

Previous Professional Experience

Visiting Professor, University of San Diego School of Law, Institute of International and Comparative Law, Florence, Italy (2007, 2009)
Professor, University of Illinois College of Law (2002-2008)
Professor, Saint Louis University School of Law (1998-2002)
Associate, Bryan Cave LLP, St. Louis, MO (1991-1998)
Law Clerk, U.S. District Judge John F. Nangle, E.D. Mo. and Chair, J.P.M.D.L. (1990-1991)
Research and Teaching Assistant, Professor and U.S. District Judge Jack Weinstein, Columbia Law School (1988-1989)
Research Assistant, Professor Louis Henkin, Columbia Law School (1988)