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Publications | Presentations | Professional Memberships
A nationally recognized authority on real estate law, Debra Stark has participated in numerous bar association, college, and law school programs, and has been an active leader within the ABA. She has published more than a dozen articles on real estate law topics, including an empirical study of foreclosures published by the University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform and a model mortgage counseling intervention law to combat predatory lending in the Harvard Blackletter Law Journal.
Professor Stark has authored and edited three real estate-related books published by the ABA as well as two textbooks, Commercial Real Estate Transactions: A Project and Skills Based Approach and Residential Real Estate Law: A Transactional Skills Analysis. She created the John Marshall Chapter of Habitat for Humanity and serves as its faculty advisor. She is also a member of the board of directors of the Lawyer's Committee for Better Housing and enjoys working with students on pro bono legal matters for both organizations.
After eight years in private practice with Katten Muchin, Professor Stark joined the faculty in 1994 and helped create John Marshall's LLM Program in Real Estate Law. She teaches Property II, Real Estate Transactions, Commercial Real Estate, Predatory Lending Law, and Family Law.
Full Curriculum Vitae
Publications: Books
Author, "Residential Real Estate Law: A Transactional Skills Analysis", published by Carolina Academic Press in 2003.
Editor and Co-Author of the textbook, "Commercial Real Estate Transactions: A Project and Skills Oriented Approach", published by Lexis Law Publishing in 2001.
Co-Author of the book, "Anatomy of a Mortgage: Understanding and Negotiating Commercial Real Estate Loans" published by the American Bar Association in 2001.
Editor and Author of the book, "Consensual Transfers of Distressed Real Estate", published by the American Bar Association, 1998.
Contributing Editor of the book, "Foreclosure Law and Related Remedies--A State-by-State Digest", published by the American Bar Association, 1994.
Publications: Articles
"Shame on U.N.: The Cost of Ignoring Human Rights Violations in the Middle-East" [forthcoming]
"How Do You Solve A Problem Like In Kelo?" 40 John Marshall Law Review 609 (2007), http://ssrn.com/abstract=964793
"Navigating Residential Attorney Approvals: Finding A Better Judicial North Star," 39 John Marshall Law Review 171 (2006)
"Unmasking the Predatory Loan In Sheep's Clothing: A Federal Legislative Proposal," 21 Harvard BlackLetter Law Journal 129 (Spring 2005)
"Become A Hero To A Family In Need: Predatory Lenders Beware," 18 Probate & Property 8 (July/August 2004)
"Pay It Forward: A Proactive Model To Resolving Construction Defects And Market Failure," 38 Valparaiso University Law Review 1 (2003)
"If You Build It They Will Come" 2 J. Marshall L. School Real Est. L. Ctr. Nwsl. 10 (Spring 2002)
"Examination of Registered Titles", Chapter 4 in Patton on Land titles, 2d ed., pocket part, West Publishing (2000)
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Presentations
Panelist, "Scholarship: Best Practices & Implementation," at The John Marshall Law School New Faculty Academic Orientation Program on July 16, 2007
Television Commentator, "Ways to Avoid Predatory Loans," Cable network program sponsored by the Black Women's Bar Association in July, 2007
Panelist, "Preventing Predatory Loans" at the Norman Amaker Retreat in Indiana in the fall of 2005
Moderator, "Predatory Home Lending-Moving Towards Legal and Policy Solutions: Research Findings in Sub-Prime Lending" at the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois on September 9, 2005
Panelist, "Pro Bono Opportunities for Law Students" at the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois in the spring of 2005
Panelist, "Barriers to Affordable Housing" at the American Bar Association's Real Property, Probate and Trust Section Spring Meeting in Seattle, Washington, in May 2004.
Comment to a Panelist Presenter, "Real Estate in Bankruptcy: A Look Backwards for a Better View Forward" at the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois on May 21, 2004.
Moderator and Panelist, "Moving From Sub-Standard to Decent Affordable Housing" at the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois on March 29, 2004.
Moderator and Panelist, "Is There Hope After HOEPA: Initiatives To Prevent Predatory Loans" at the American Bar Association's 2003 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California on August 9, 2003.
Panelist, "What We Wish We Had Known...Our Experiences With Collaborating on Scholarship" at the LSAC Academic Assistance Program in Seattle, Washington, in June 2002.
Featured Speaker and Panelist, "Integrating Pro Bono Experiences Into the Classroom or as an Extension of the Classroom" at the New Ideas for Experienced Teachers Conference sponsored by AALS on June 12, 2001 in Calgary, Canada.
Featured Speaker and Panelist, "Creating Pro Bono Partnerships (it's easier than you think but just as worthwhile)" at the 2001 AALS Annual Meeting on January 3, 2001.
Presentation of Paper "Predatory Lending: A Cautionary American Tale" at Trinity College in Dublin Ireland in April 2001.
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Professional Memberships
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American Bar Association (ABA)
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Real Property Section
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Vice-Chairperson of the Section's B-4 Pro Bono Committee, 2003- 2005
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Senior Acquisitions Editor of the Section's Books/Media Program, 1992- 2002
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Assistant Secretary of the Section, 1997-1998
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Member of the Publications Committee (a standing committee) 1996-1997
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Chairperson of the 200 member Committee on Foreclosure and Related
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Remedies, 1993-1997
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Vice-Chairperson of Committee on Foreclosure and Related Remedies 1992-1993
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Chairperson of the Subcommittee on Deeds-in-Lieu of Foreclosure Transactions,
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1991-1992
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American College of Real Estate Lawyers (an organization comprised of leading real estate lawyers in the nation), Member
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Ely Chapter of Lambda Alpha International (an honorary land economics society), Member
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Lawyers Committee for Better Housing
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Member of the Board of Directors, 2003-today
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Chair, Program Committee, 2004-today
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Member, Advisory Board, 1992-1994
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