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Mark E. Budnitz

Professor of Law

Mark Budnitz teaches Commercial Paper and Payment Systems, Consumer Protection, Sales, and The Law of Electronic Commerce. Prior to teaching at Georgia State, he was an attorney in legal services programs for the poor, including serving as the Executive Director of the National Consumer Law Center. He also headed the Bankruptcy Reorganization branch of the Securities and Exchange Commission's southeastern regional office. In addition, he has taught at Boston University and Emory University.

Professor Budnitz specializes in consumer protection, with a special interest in electronic payment systems. He has published over twenty articles on this and other topics. In addition, he has written books on credit reporting and bankruptcy. Every year he updates two other books, Consumer Banking and Payments Law and The Law of Lender Liability.

Professor Budnitz lectures widely on payment systems before groups such as the American Bar Association, regulators, and consumer lawyers. He is a member of the American Law Institute and serves on the boards of directors of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society and the National Consumer Law Center. He was a member of the Federal Reserve Board's Consumer Advisory Council. He received the 1998 Writing Competition Award from the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers.

Professor Budnitz graduated from Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School.