Texas Tech University

John E. Krahmer

Former Foundation Professor of Commercial Law, 1971

Admitted to practice in Iowa.

Prior to joining the faculty at Texas Tech in 1971, Professor Krahmer taught at the University of South Carolina School of Law. During his teaching career, Professor Krahmer has taught a variety of courses, with an emphasis on Contracts, Commercial Law, and Consumer Law. Because of this emphasis, he was designated by the Texas Association of Bank Counsel (TABC) as the Faculty Editor of The Texas Bank Lawyer, a monthly publication of the TABC, in 1985. He is also the Faculty Editor of The American Bank Lawyer, a similar publication that is available by subscription to attorneys in other states who are not members of the Texas Bar. Professor Krahmer is also the author of 12 Texas Practice: Methods of Practice in Commercial Law and Vols. 1 & 2 of Vernon's Texas Code Forms Annotated: Uniform Commercial Code Forms, publications of the West Publishing Division of the Thomson/Reuters company. Professor Krahmer has received the Texas Tech University President's Research Award and the President's Teaching Award. He was also the first member of the Law Faculty to receive the Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Teaching. The students at Texas Tech have also recognized Professor Krahmer's teaching ability by selecting him for teaching awards on seven different occasions. His expertise in the area of Commercial Law and Contracts make him a frequent speaker at continuing legal education conferences sponsored by various legal organizations. Professor Krahmer is a member of the Texas Tech University Teaching Academy, the American Bar Association and Iowa State Bar Association Uniform Commercial Code Committees.

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Education

  • B.A., University of Iowa, 1965
  • J.D., University of Iowa, 1966
  • LL.M., Harvard University, 1967

Courses

  • Contracts
  • Commercial Law
  • Consumer Law

Selected Publications

UCC Article 9 Update, 68 Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report 144-156 (2014)

12 Texas Practice: Methods of Practice, Commercial Law (Supp. Thomson/West 2014)

Vernon's Texas Code Forms Annotated (Supp. Thomson/West 2014)

12 Texas Practice: Methods of Practice, Commercial Law (Supp. Thomson/West 2013)

Vernon's Texas Code Forms Annotated (Supp. Thomson/West 2013)

Commercial Transactions (2012 Annual Survey of Texas Law), 65 SMU L. Rev. 361-390 (2012)

12 Texas Practice: Methods of Practice, Commercial Law (Supp. Thomson/West 2012)

Vernon's Texas Code Forms Annotated (Supp. Thomson/West 2012)

Commercial Transactions (2011 Annual Survey of Texas Law), 64 SMU L. Rev. 153-174 (2011)

12 Texas Practice: Methods of Practice, Commercial Law (Supp. Thomson/West 2011)

Vernon's Texas Code Forms Annotated (Supp. Thomson/West 2011)

Faculty Editor The Texas Bank Lawyer (Vols. 11-38, 1987-present)

Faculty Editor The American Bank Lawyer (Vols. 1-24, 1991-present)

34 Texas Bank Lawyer (Nos. 1-7) & 19 American Bank Lawyer, Nos. 1-2) (ed. 2010)

12 Texas Practice: Methods of Practice, Commercial Law (Supp. Thomson/West 2010)

Vernon's Texas Code Forms Annotated (Supp. Thomson/West 2010)

The Texas Bank Lawyer Archives (CD-ROM) (Texas Tech University Law School Foundation, 2010)

Commercial Transactions (2010 Annual Survey of Texas Law), 58 SMU L. Rev. 425

33 Texas Bank Lawyer (Nos. 1-12) & 18 American Bank Lawyer, Nos. 1-12 (ed. 2009)

Problems & Materials on Commercial Law (CD-ROM). (Texas Tech University Law School Foundation, 2009)

12 Texas Practice: Methods of Practice, Commercial Law (Supp. Thomson/West 2009)

Vernon's Texas Code Forms Annotated (Supp. Thomson/West 2009)

Commercial Transactions (2009 Annual Survey of Texas Law), 58 SMU L. Rev. 995

32 Texas Bank Lawyer (Nos. 1-12) & 17 American Bank Lawyer, Nos. 1-12 (ed. 2008)

12 Texas Practice: Methods of Practice, Commercial Law (Supp. Thomson/West 2008)

Vernon's Texas Code Forms Annotated (Supp. Thomson/West 2008)

The Texas Bank Lawyer Archives (CD-ROM) (Texas Tech University Law School Foundation, 2008)

Commercial Transactions (2008 Annual Survey of Texas Law), 58 SMU L. Rev. 657

Vernon's Texas Code Forms, Vol. 1 & 2 (Thomson/West 2007)

31 Texas Bank Lawyer (Nos. 1-12) & 16 American Bank Lawyer, Nos. 1-12 (ed. 2007)

Commercial Transactions (2007 Annual Survey of Texas Law), 58 SMU L. Rev. 797

Commercial Transactions (2006 Annual Survey of Texas Law), 58 SMU L. Rev. 1013

Commercial Transactions (2005 Annual Survey of Texas Law), 58 SMU L. Rev. 657

Commercial Transactions (2004 Annual Survey of Texas Law), 57 SMU L. Rev. 699.

Commercial Transactions (2003 Annual Survey of Texas Law), 56 SMU L. Rev. 1255.

Commercial Transactions (2002 Annual Survey of Texas Law), 55 SMU L. Rev. 747.

Commercial Transactions (2001 Annual Survey of Texas Law), 54 SMU L. Rev. 1199.

Texas UCC Chapter 9 Resource Disk (CD ROM). (Texas Tech University Law Foundation, 2001-2004).

Introduction to the Revised UCC Article 9 (CD ROM). (Texas Tech University Law Foundation, 2000).

Texas Bank Lawyer (CD-ROM). (Texas Tech University School of Law Foundation, 2000-2003).

Texas Commercial Law for Bank Lawyers. (Texas Tech University School of Law Foundation, 1994) (Co-editor).

Texas Commercial Law for Bank Lawyers. (State Bar of Texas, Section of Corporation, Banking and Business Law, 1987) (Co-editor).

Vernon's Texas Code Forms Annotated: Uniform Commercial Code Forms. (3d ed., West Publishing, & Supp., 1997-2004).

12 Texas Practice: Texas Methods of Practice. (2d ed. & Supp., West Publishing, 1990-2004.

Commercial Transactions (2000 Annual Survey of Texas Law), 53 SMU L. Rev. 729.

Commercial Transactions (1999 Annual Survey of Texas Law), 52 SMU L. Rev. 813.

Commercial Transactions (1998 Annual Survey of Texas Law), 51 SMU L. Rev. 783.

Commercial Transactions (1997 Annual Survey of Texas Law), 50 SMU L. Rev. 1025.

Commercial Transactions (1996 Annual Survey of Texas Law), 49 SMU L. Rev. 775.

Cars, Boats, and Security Interests: Certificates of Title and the Uniform Commercial Code, 48 Consumer Fin. L. Q. Rep. 149 (1994).

Commercial Transactions (1994 Annual Survey of Texas Law), 47 SMU L. Rev. 835.

Commercial Transactions (1993 Annual Survey of Texas Law), 46 SMU L. Rev. 1095.

Commercial Transactions (1991 Annual Survey of Texas Law), 45 Sw. L.J. 119.

Commercial Transactions (1990 Annual Survey of Texas Law), 44 Sw. L.J. 171.

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