Degrees

J.D., Yale Law School, 1981; M.A., Oxford University, 1985; B.A., Oxford University, 1980; B.A., Yale University, 1975

Short Bio

Professor Crusto has taught at Loyola for over ten years various first year and upper-class courses, including Common Law Property I and I, Business Organizations I, Agency and Partnership, Trust and Estates, Insurance, Environmental Management, and American Legal History among other courses. 

Professor Crusto's legal scholarship focuses on the inter-disciplinary intersections between law and society, especially business and the environment, the constitution and equality, insurance and fairness, and the law of sole proprietors and liability.  Crusto is a member of the Louisiana, Missouri, and Illinois Bar Associations, and the Honorable Society of the Middle Temple (London, England). 

Prior to joining Loyola's faculty, Professor Crusto was a law clerk to Judge John Minor Wisdom, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.  He has served two Presidents of the United States in senior governmental policy positions.  He has been a corporate lawyer in St. Louis and was an environmental consultant for Arthur Andersen. He has received several awards for student advising and as well as for teaching. He has taught as a Visiting Professor at Washington University (St. Louis), University of Miami (Florida), and the Vermont Law School.

Courses Taught

• Common Law Property I and I
• Business Organizations I
• Agency and Partnership
• Trust and Estates
• Insurance
• Environmental Management
• American Legal History
• Legal Profession

Learn more about Mitchell F. Crusto

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