Kathleen E. Payne
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law
Law College Building
648 N. Shaw Lane Rm 368
East Lansing, MI 48824-1300
517-432-6926 Intercom: 175
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
Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
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.