Laurie Lou Levenson (born December 7, 1956) is a professor of law, William M. Rains Fellow, the David W. Burcham Chair in Ethical Advocacy, and Director of the Center for Legal Advocacy at Loyola Law School of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

She received the 2003 Professor of the Year awards from both Loyola Law School and the Federal Judicial Center.

[3] Levenson clerked for Judge James Hunter III on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

She serves on the board of directors for Bet Tzedek Legal Services - The House of Justice.

Along with Erwin Chemerinsky, she has argued that a "meaningful public trial in the 1990s requires that it be broadcast because few people realistically can attend court proceedings.