Faculty Profile: Professor Kevin Marshall

Professor Kevin Marshall has led an interesting and varied career, both professionally and personally, and brings a wealth of knowledge and multi-dimensional talents to the College of Law.

Having earned a B.A. in Economics from Knox College in 1982, Marshall went on to receive an MPA from the University of Texas at Dallas, a J.D. from Emory University School of Law, and a Ph.D. in Political Economy from the University of Texas. Combining all of his education, he loves to teach law at the College of Law and economic and statistic courses at the University campus. In 2004, he was instrumental in starting the University’s dual JD/MBA Degree Program. He continues to serve as the coordinator of the program, helping students enroll in, and pursue, their dual degrees.

Scholarship is important to Professor Marshall. If you have seen his office, you know that he immerses himself in his work. In addition to many journal articles and presentations, Professor Marshall is the author of several books and book chapters, including:

• Compact II, Administrative Strategies for Complex Governance Systems, (Jack Meek and Kevin Marshall, eds.) Emergent Publications (2014).
• “Administrative Strategies for Complex Governance Systems,” Compact II, Administrative Strategies for Complex Governance Systems, Chapter 1, with Jack Meek (Jack Meek and Kevin S. Marshall, eds.) Emergent Publications (2014).
• Principles of Contract Law, with Juanda Lowder Daniel, 3^rd Edition, Vandeplas Publishing (2013).
• Principles of Contract Law: Supplemental Readings and Exercises, with Juanda Lowder Daniel, Vandeplas Publishing (2010).
• “The Tension between Jurisprudential Economics and Microeconomics,” The Economics of Antitrust Injury and Firm-Specific Damages, Chapter 7, (Kevin S. Marshall, ed.) Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company, Inc., (2007).
• “The Economics of Competitive Injury,” The Economics of Antitrust Injury and Firm-Specific Damages, Chapter 1, (Kevin S. Marshall, ed.) Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company, Inc., (2007).
• “Teaching Antitrust: In Search of an Optimal Interdisciplinary Approach,” The Economics of Antitrust Injury and Firm-Specific Damages, Preface (Kevin S. Marshall, ed.) Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company, Inc., (2007).
• “Punitive Damages and the Supreme Court’s Reasonable Relationship Test: Ignoring the Economics of Deterrence,” (with Patrick Fitzgerald), Civil Rights Litigation and Attorney’s Fees Annual Handbook, Chapter 15, (Steven Saltzman, ed.) Thomson-West (2006).
• “Preface,” Measuring Loss in Catastrophic Injury Cases, (K. Marshall & T. Ireland, eds.) Lawyers and Judges Publishing Company, Inc. (2006).
• “The Interdisciplinary Nature of Measuring Loss in Catastrophic Injury Cases,” Measuring Loss in Catastrophic Injury Cases, Chapter 1 (K. Marshall & T. Ireland, eds.) Lawyers and Judges Publishing Company, Inc. (2006).
• “Structured Settlements: Advantages, Disadvantages and Developments,” with Patrick W. Fitzgerald, Measuring Loss in Catastrophic Injury Cases, Chapter 8 (K. Marshall & T. Ireland, eds.) Lawyers and Judges Publishing Company, Inc. (2006).

Professor Marshall is respected by the students, being voted Professor of the Year three times (2006, ’13 and ’15). He also is well-regarded by his peers, receiving the prestigious Ellsworth Johnson Service Award in 2015 for his service to the University of La Verne. In 2013, Professor Marshall was inducted into the University of La Verne Academy, a tribute to his prolific research and scholarship.

Asked why he likes to teach at La Verne, Professor Marshall points to the ability for him to fully use his knowledge and talents across a broad spectrum of the university’s academic platforms.

“At the University of La Verne I am living the ultimate liberal arts experience,” said Professor Marshall. “I am provided the opportunity to integrate my multi-dimensional educational and experiential qualifications and competencies in law, economics and statistics in my teaching and research in the College of Law, the College of Business and Public Management, and the College of Arts and Science, teaching to both graduate and undergraduate students, as well as collaborating with faculty from the four La Verne Colleges. My interdisciplinary background and interest has additionally and fortuitously allowed me to intersect and participate with a multiplicity of diverse intellectual student populations which I find to be exciting and rewarding.”

He attests that all of his moments at La Verne Law are “unique and rewarding.” Then again, unique is nothing new to Professor Marshall, who was a bull rider earlier in his life.

Happily married for over 25 years, he is the proud father of three daughters.