Martin McKown

As an assistant professor at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University, Martin McKown teaches both foundational and elective courses, including Legal Research and Writing, Business Associations, Energy Regulation, Privacy Law, and Torts. His teaching is marked by collaboration, clear communication, and a passion for excellence.

Before joining the full-time faculty, McKown taught for six years as an adjunct professor while simultaneously building a decade-long career in compliance and advisory roles. He has held high-impact positions in Fortune 500 companies and other major organizations, leading compliance transformations, developing policy frameworks, and ensuring regulatory adherence in highly regulated industries. His experience includes advising executive leadership, preparing reports for boards of directors, and working with regulators across state, federal, and international jurisdictions. His expertise spans strategic planning, risk management, and corporate governance.

Professor McKown’s involvement extends to every corner of Duquesne Kline. He has taught in person and online, in the day division and the evening division, in skills courses and doctrinal courses, and in the law school and the paralegal institute.

Most recently, Legal Writing: The Journal of the Legal Writing Institute published his article on authentic assessment in the age of generative AI. His scholarship has also appeared in the West Virginia Law Review, George Washington Law Review Arguendo, University of Florida Journal of Law and Public Policy, Mitchell Hamline Journal of Public Law and Policy, and Duquesne Law Review.

He holds a J.D. from Duquesne Kline, an M.B.A. from Auburn University’s Harbert College of Business, and a B.S. in Political Science from the University of Texas at Tyler.

• J.D., Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University
• M.B.A., Auburn University Harbert College of Business
• B.S., University of Texas at Tyler