Edwin W. Hecker Jr.
Professor of Law Subjects: Business Associations, Mergers and Acquisitions
Phone: 785-864-9231 E-mail: whecker@ku.edu
Profile
Webb Hecker is one of the law school's most well-respected teachers. He was the Robert A. Schroeder Teaching Fellow from 1990 to 1993 and received the Immel Award for Teaching Excellence in 1996, the W.T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence in 2000, and the Moreau Award for commitment to advising students in 2008. A recognized authority on corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies, Hecker is an active member of the banking and business law sections of the American Bar Association and the Kansas Bar Association. He holds law degrees from Wayne State University and Harvard University and, prior to joining the KU law faculty, practiced business law with the Detroit firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone.
Representative Publications
"Fiduciary Duties in Business Entities," 54 U. Kan. L. Rev. 975 (2006); Limited Liability Companies (2002) (with Woodworth & Ford); State Limited Partnership Laws (1987-91) (with Bamberger & Basile); "Limited Liability Companies" in Kansas Corporation Law & Practice (4th ed. 1998)
Curriculum Vitae with Complete Publications List
Research Interests
Corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and other unincorporated business organizations.
Education
LL.M., Harvard, 1970; J.D., summa cum laude, Wayne State,1969, Note & Comment Editor, Wayne Law Review; B.A., Oakland University, 1966.
Admitted
Michigan 1969
Career History
Associate, Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, Detroit 1970-72; Associate Professor, Kansas 1972-76; Professor since 1976; Robert A. Schroeder Teaching Fellow 1990-93; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs 2000-07.
