Contracts Prof Weekly Spotlight: Gregory Duhl

Gregory Duhl (University of Tulsa College of Law)

B.A., Yale College
J.D., Harvard University
LL.M, Temple University

Gregory Duhl has joined the faculty at the University ofTulsa College of Law. At Tulsa,he teaches Contracts, Sales, and Secured Transactions.

From 2002-2004, Professor Duhl was an Abraham L. Freedman Fellow andLecturer-in-Law at Temple University’s James E. Beasley School of Law where heco-taught Contracts with his two mentors, Bill Woodward and Amy Boss. He thenvisited for two years at the Southern Illinois University School of Law.

Professor Duhl graduated from Yale College (B.A. 1991) and Harvard Law School(J.D. 1995), practiced law at Mayer, Brown in Chicago, Brown & Bain, P.A.in Phoenix, and Schiff, Hardin & Waite in Chicago, and then gave up bigfirm practice to represent tenants in Chicago Eviction Court before enteringlaw teaching.

Professor Duhl writes in the areas of Agency & Partnership, Contracts, andProperty, and is beginning an investigation of the payday lending industry aswell as an empirical study of how courts have developed a substantive body oflaw for limited liability companies. He also edits the Unincorporated BusinessLaw Prof blog.

Professor Duhl grew up north of Chicago andnever thought that he would find himself living in Oklahoma. He lives there with his wifeMichelle and their two dogs, Midnight and Kinsey (named after Kinsey Millhone -the protagonist in Sue Grafton’s mysteries). His favorite job was teaching at astodgy, private boys secondary school in Sydney, Australia,after graduating from college, where he relived the role of Robin Williams inDead Poet’s Society. He still encourages students to stand on the desk at thefront of the room and yell if they are afraid to speak in class.

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