Jan M. Levine

Jan M. Levine is a distinguished legal educator serving as Director of the Legal Research & Writing Program at Duquesne University's Thomas R. Kline School of Law. With over 39 years of law school teaching experience, he has directed nationally-ranked legal writing programs at multiple institutions including Temple University, University of Arkansas, and University of Virginia. His educational background includes a J.D. from Boston University School of Law and a B.A. in Sociology from SUNY Albany, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.

Levine's research focuses on:

• Innovative approaches to legal writing pedagogy and curriculum design
• Faculty development and status issues in legal education
• Appellate advocacy and statutory drafting methodologies
• Educational space planning and program administration

His scholarly work demonstrates consistent focus on improving legal education through empirical analysis of teaching practices, exploration of generational teaching methods, and critical examination of legal writing as an academic discipline.

Levine has received the field's highest honors:

• Marjorie Rombauer Award (ALWD, 2023) - highest honor in legal writing education
• Thomas F. Blackwell Memorial Award (ALWD/LWI, 2014)
• AALS Section Award for Legal Writing (2014)

As founding president of the Association of Legal Writing Directors, he has held leadership positions in multiple professional organizations including the Legal Writing Institute and ABA Communications Skills Committee. His career includes prior legal practice in child advocacy and health policy for Massachusetts state agencies.