About the Author

• Author: William Kratzke
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About the Author

Professor William Kratzke is a Cecil C. Humphreys Professor of Law at the

University of Memphis. He received his B.A. in Political Science and the Far

Eastern & Russian Institute from the University of Washington in 1971. This

naturally caused him to be interested in attending law school. He received his J.D.

from Valparaiso University in 1974 and was a member of the Valparaiso University

Law Review’s editorial board. He received his LL.M. from Georgetown University

in 1977.

Professor William Kratzke teaches tax law courses at the University of Memphis.

He has been a faculty member there since 1979. He has taught courses across the

curriculum. In addition to tax courses, he has taught trademarks, torts, civil

procedure, world trade law, economic analysis, and other courses. He visited Santa

Clara University and the University of Mississippi. He received Fulbright Teaching

Awards in 1997 (Moldova) and 2001-2002 (Russia).

Professor Kratzke has written in the areas of tax law, trademark law, tort law, and

antitrust law.