Kathleen E. Payne
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law
365 Law College Building
Michigan State University College of Law
East Lansing, MI 48824-1300
517/432-6903
payneka@law.msu.edu
Degrees: LL.M. University of Michigan, 1981; J.D. Detroit College of Law, 1977; M.A. Eastern Michigan University, 1970; B.A. Michigan State University, 1967
Bar Admissions: Michigan, Illinois, Nevada
Courses: Civil Procedure I, Civil Procedure II, Contracts I, Contracts II, Equity, Secured Transactions, Torts I, Torts II, Workers' Compensation
Biography: Prior to joining the Law College faculty in 1980, Professor Payne was a law clerk to Justice Blair Moody, Jr. of the Michigan Supreme Court. She serves as a case evaluator for the Wayne County Mediation Tribunal Association. Since 1988, she has given bar review lectures on commercial law and multi-state subjects. Professor Payne received the MSU Law Student Bar Association's Distinguished Professor Award for 2004-05. Professor Payne teaches Secured Transactions, Bankruptcy Reorganizations of Business, Contracts, Legislative Drafting, and Torts.