Tax Prof Kyle Logue Named Interim Dean At Michigan Law School

University of Michigan Record, Kyle Logue Appointed Law School’s Interim Dean:

Kyle D. Logue, the Douglas A. Kahn Collegiate Professor of Law, has been appointed interim dean of the Law School.

Logue currently serves as associate dean for faculty and research in law. He will succeed Mark West, whose term ends Dec. 31.

His appointment, approved Oct. 19 by the Board of Regents, is effective Jan. 1 and runs until a permanent dean is appointed.

“I am delighted that Professor Logue has agreed to lead the Law School as interim dean. His outstanding reputation as a legal scholar and colleague, coupled with his wealth of experience as a faculty member, administrator and researcher, makes him an ideal fit for this role,” said Laurie McCauley, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. ...

“This is an exciting time to lead the University of Michigan Law School. For more than 150 years it has been a leader in legal education and research, and there is no better convergence of extraordinary faculty, dedicated staff and talented students anywhere in the world,” Logue said.

“Michigan Law has been my academic home for many years. I am honored and humbled to serve in this role and to build upon the Law School’s legacy.”

Before joining U-M, he clerked for Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham in the U.S. Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit from 1990-91. Logue practiced law with the firm of Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan in Atlanta from 1991-93.

Logue is widely recognized as a tax, torts and insurance law expert, one of the nation’s leading scholars in all of those fields. Applying the tools of economic analysis, he is known for his work on products liability law, legal transitions (tax and otherwise), and the role of insurance as a type of private regulation.