| Title: |
Associate Professor Leon M. and Gloria Plevin Endowed Professor of Law |
| Dept: | Law |
| Office: | |
| Phone: | 216-687-2535 |
| Fax: | 216-687-6881 |
| Email: | kathleen.engel@law.csuohio.edu |
| Address: | 2121 Euclid Ave. , Cleveland, OH 44115 |
Education: | ||
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A.B., Smith College, 1982
J.D., University of Texas Law School, 1988 | ||
| Brief Bio: | ||
| Professor Engel is a national authority on mortgage finance and regulation, subprime and
predatory lending, and housing discrimination. Her many publications, some of which she wrote with her frequent co-author, Professor Patricia McCoy, include articles in Texas Law Review, Fordham Law Review, Washington University Law Quarterly, Connecticut Law Review, The Journal of Economics and Business, Fordham Urban Law Journal, and Housing Policy Debate. Professor Engel presents her research in academic, banking, and policy forums throughout the country and around the world. Her analysis of financial services markets and the laws that regulate them regularly catches the attention of the press; Business Week, The Economist, and The Wall Street Journal have all cited her work. In addition, her research has garnered her both University and national awards. Professor Engel serves as referee for several academic journals, and is a member of the Consumer Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the Executive Committee of the AALS Section on Financial Institutions and Consumer Financial Services, the Board of Directors of Americans for Fairness in Lending, the Board of Advisors of the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (Northeast Ohio Chapter), and the Fair Housing Subgroup of the Barack Obama campaign. She has consulted with all levels of government on issues related to predatory lending and mortgage lending discrimination. Professor Engel is an honors graduate from Smith College and the University of Texas School of Law. Following graduation from law school, Professor Engel clerked for Judge Homer Thornberry of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Austin, Texas. She then practiced law at Burnham & Hines in Boston, where she primarily represented plaintiffs in civil rights, and housing and employment discrimination cases. Prior to joining the faculty at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Professor Engel taught at Northeastern University and Case Western Reserve University. Professor Engel teaches courses on torts, civil procedure, employment law, and employment discrimination, and a predatory lending seminar. | ||
| Honors and Awards: | ||
| Cleveland State University Merit Recognition Award for Research (2004)
American College of Financial Services Lawyers best publishable article award (2007) Cleveland State University Merit Recognition Award for Research (2007) Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association 2008 Stapleton Award for Faculty Excellence | ||
| Research Interests: | ||
| Subprime lending
Predatory Lending Financial Services Markets Housing Discrimination | ||
| Teaching Areas: | ||
| Predatory Lending Seminar
Torts Civil Procedure Employment Law Employment Discrimination | ||
| Professional Affiliations: | ||
| International Association of Consumer Law, Member
Society of American Law Teachers, Member American Bar Association, Member Massachusetts Bar, Member Law and Society Association, Member | ||
| Professional Experience: | ||
| Consultant, Department of Housing and Urban Development Study of High Cost Loans and Fair
Lending Compliance (2006- present) Adjunct Professor, Case Western Reserve University (1997-1999) Adjunct Professor, Northeastern University (1996-1997) Associate, Burnham & Hines (1991-1999) Judicial Clerk, Judge Homer Thornberry (5th Cir. Court of Appeals) (1988-1989) | ||
| Professional Service: | ||
| Member, Consumer Advisory Council, Federal Reserve Board of Governors (2008- present)
Executive Committee, AALS Section on Financial Institutions and Consumer Financial Services (2008- present) Referee, Housing Policy Debate and Journal of Urban Affairs | ||
| Community Service: | ||
| Barack Obama Campaign, Fair Housing Subgroup (2007- present)
Americans for Fairness in Lending, Board Member (2006- present) | ||