The William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV is hosting a lecture Sept. 12 featuring Bruce A. Markell, who holds the law school's Doris S. and Theodore B. Lee Professorship.

Markell will give a presentation on "Due Process and Court Process: The Unconstitutionality of Statutes Authorizing Asset-Protection Trusts."

The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is set for 5:30 p.m. in the Richard Tam Alumni Center. Persons interested in attending are asked to call 895-3671 to reserve a seat. A reception will immediately follow the lecture.

Markell is a graduate of the University of California-Davis, King Hall School of Law, where he was first in his class and editor-in-chief of the law review. Following graduation, he clerked for Judge Anthony M. Kennedy, who at the time was a member of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Markell practiced law in Los Angeles for 10 years, leaving a partnership with the firm Sidley & Austin to join the law faculty at Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington. He is the author of numerous articles on bankruptcy and commercial law. He is currently working on three casebooks in the areas of contracts, bankruptcy, and securitization. He is a member of the American Law Institute, a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, a conferee of the National Bankruptcy Conference, and a member of the International Insolvency Institute.

The Doris S. and Theodore B. Lee Professorship was recently established at the William S. Boyd School of Law by Doris and Ted Lee - leading local citizens and successful business people - to assist in the advancement of the business law curriculum, scholarship, and community service at UNLV, said Richard Morgan, dean of the law school.

For more information on the lecture, call 895-3671.