Gregory M. Stein
Associate Dean for Faculty Development
Woolf, McClane, Bright, Allen & Carpenter Distinguished Professor of Law
- A.B., Harvard University
- J.D., Columbia University
Professor Stein is the newly-appointed Associate Dean for Faculty Development at the College of Law with primary responsibility for promoting and supporting faculty scholarship, increasing collaborations with other parts of the university, and encouraging teaching excellence.
“Greg is an exceptional member of the faculty -- an exceptional teacher and important scholar,” said Dean Doug Blaze. “I am excited that he is willing to take on this new role to help support and promote the creative work of the faculty.”
Prof. Stein said the College’s faculty is “already extraordinarily productive. I am excited about being in a position in which I can work with my colleagues and help them develop their research agendas, connect them with publication and speaking opportunities, and assist them in disseminating their work to the bench, the bar, and fellow academics.
“This new position is the latest example of the Law School’s commitment to scholarship and faculty development. I am honored that my colleagues chose me to fill this role.”
Prof. Stein joined the UT faculty in 1990 after practicing law with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in New York. His practice experience covered various aspects of real estate finance and development and land use, and he currently teaches courses in these areas. His scholarship has been published in numerous law journals, including those at Ohio State, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Washington, and Washington & Lee. He also is the co-author of a book, A Practical Guide to Commercial Real Estate Transactions, now in its second edition, that helps attorneys develop their expertise in commercial real estate law.
Prof. Stein served as Visiting Fulbright Professor of Law at Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, during the spring semester of 2003 and returned to Shanghai as a Fulbright Senior Specialist during the summer of 2005. During his time in China, he had the opportunity to conduct research into Chinese real estate law, with a focus on how real estate professionals in China operate against an uncertain and rapidly evolving legal backdrop. He recently has written several articles in this area.
Prof. Stein recently completed a term as Chair of the AALS Real Estate Transactions Section. He is a fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and serves as its observer on the NCCUSL Drafting Committee on Partition of Tenancy-in-Common. He also has served as vice-chair of the Legal Education Committee of the ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law, a member of the ABA Property Preservation Task Force, and a member of the Executive Advisory Board of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal. He regularly speaks on various aspects of real estate law.
Prof. Stein received the Marilyn V. Yarbrough Faculty Award for Writing Excellence in 2008, the W. Allen Separk Faculty Scholarship Award in 2006, the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2003, the Carden Award for Outstanding Achievement in Scholarship in 2001, and the Harold C. Warner Outstanding Teacher Award in 2001 and 1992. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Columbia Law School, where he was a Senior Editor of the Columbia Law Review.