Associate Professor of Law 
Michael.Murray@valpo.edu
Director of the 2010 London-Cambridge Program

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 rev. ed. 2010) (with DuBoff and Burr)
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 2004-2011) (with DuBoff and King), latest chapters in 2011: Aid to the Arts, Authentication, Internal Museum Problems, and The Museum Organization.
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)
Explanatory Synthesis and Rule Synthesis: A Comparative Civil Law and Common Law Analysis, 83-84 Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi-Kazancı Hukuk Dergisi 139 (2011)
Rule Synthesis and Explanatory Synthesis: A Socratic Dialogue Between IREAC and TREAT, 8 J. Legal Comm. & Rhetoric 217 (2011)

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

“Synthesis and the Civilian Lawyer: Common Law Legal Analysis for Civilian-Trained Lawyers,” 2012 AALS Annual Meeting, Section on Graduate Programs for Non-U.S. Lawyers, Washington D.C., January 7, 2012

“Are Sally and Johnny ready to practice law? A Capstone Model to Assess First-Year Students’ Progress Toward Practice-Ready Status,” Central States Legal Writing Conference 2011, John Marshall Law School, Chicago, September 17, 2011

 ”What is Transformative? An Explanatory Synthesis of the Convergence of Transformation and Predominant Purpose in Copyright Fair Use Law,” National Intellectual Property Scholars Conference 2011, DePaul University School of Law, August 12, 2011

“Explanatory Synthesis and Rule Synthesis: A Comparative Civil Law and Common Law Analysis,” at the 21st Century Legal Skills Conference, Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Turkey, June 6-9, 2011; the article is published in 83-84 Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi-Kazancı Hukuk Dergisi 139 (2011)

“Explanatory Synthesis: Rhetorical Parentheticals,” Empire State Legal Writing Conference, St. John’s University Law School, New York, NY, May 13, 2011

“What is Transformative? An Explanatory Synthesis of the Convergence of Transformation and Predominant Purpose in Copyright Fair Use Law,” Scholars Conference of the Empire State Legal Writing Conference, Empire State Legal Writing Conference, St. John’s University Law School, New York, NY, May 12, 2011

“Behavioral Science and Explanatory Synthesis: A Rhetorical Analysis,” at the Capital Region Legal Writing Conference, George Washington University Law School, February 25, 2011

“Rule Synthesis and Explanatory Synthesis: A Socratic Dialogue Between IREAC and TREAT,” Scholars Conference of the Capital Region Legal Writing Conference, George Washington University Law School, February 25, 2011

2011 AALS Annual Meeting, Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research Section, Jan. 8, 2011.  Moderated and presented a panel entitled, “The Substance of Legal Writing and Reasoning: Rhetoric and Persuasion,” featuring professors of rhetoric, law and psychology, law and sociology, and narrative reasoning theory from George Washington, Temple, Drake, Wyoming, and Valparaiso.  The paper that I presented at the session was entitled, “Rule Synthesis and Explanatory Synthesis: A Socratic Dialogue Between IREAC and TREAT,” 8 J. Legal Comm. & Rhetoric 217 (2011)

Law and Economics as a Rhetorical Perspective in Law, at the “How Legal Rhetoric Shapes the Law: Pedagogy, Theory, Practice” Conference at American University School of Law, Washington DC, Oct. 15, 2010

“Authentication, Valuation, and Verification,” art law tour and discussion, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, July 14, 2010

“Two Ways of Thinking About Cultural Artifacts: Cultural Property and Cultural Heritage,” art law tour and discussion, British Museum, London, UK, June 22, 2010

“Everything That Rises Must Converge: The Emerging Doctrine of Transformation and Predominant Purpose as the Governing Standard for Copyright Fair Use, Right of Publicity Fair Use, and the Censorship of Artistic Expression,” invited to present paper at the 13th Annual Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities (ASLCH) Conference, Brown University, Providence, RI, Mar. 20, 2010

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)