In memoriam: Steven A. Lind  

March 11, 2024

UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — UC Law SF recognizes the recent and unexpected passing of a giant in the tax law field, Stephen Lind, who joined the faculty in 1975 and helped build the nationally recognized tax bench that exists to this day. “Generations of UC Law SF students found their calling in tax law

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In memoriam: Bob Zinman  

March 11, 2024

ST JOHNS UNIVERSITY — This past weekend, as hundreds of law students competed in the Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition that he helped to launch, the St. John’s Law Community learned that beloved and esteemed Professor Bob Zinman had passed away at the age of 92.

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In memoriam: Larry Sloan 

March 11, 2024

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — The Brooklyn Law School Community deeply mourns the loss of 1901 Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus Larry Solan, who died on Saturday, March 2, at 71. Solan was a pioneering scholar of linguistics and the law, and a highly esteemed member of the faculty for 28 years. 

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In memoriam: Jerome Skolnick 

March 4, 2024

BERKELEY — Jerome (Jerry) Skolnick died in New York City on Thursday February 22, one month shy of his ninety-third birthday. Jerry was born in New York in 1932, received his BA from City College, and a PhD in Sociology from Yale. After teaching at other schools, in 1970, he joined the faculty of the School

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In memoriam: Thomas Holloran 

February 26, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS NEWSROOM — Thomas Holloran, a Twin Cities business leader, former School of Law professor, Board of Governors member and namesake of the Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions, died on Feb. 15. He was 94 years old.

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In memoriam: Marshall Shapo 

February 20, 2024

UMIAMI — Marshall Shapo passed away in November at the age of 87. He was nationally recognized and respected in the academic world, particularly in the concentrations of torts and products liability. He brought great recognition and respect to Miami Law.

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In memoriam: Sanford Katz 

February 20, 2024

BC LAW — The BC Law community is mourning the loss of Professor Emeritus Sanford Katz, who passed away on February 10, 2024 at 90 years of age. A fixture on campus for nearly half a century, Professor Katz, who primarily taught family law and contracts, was a brilliant scholar and beloved figure who influenced

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In memoriam: Kevin Jones 

February 20, 2024

VT DIGGER — A professor at Vermont Law and Graduate School in South Royalton is being remembered for his dedication to his work in the energy and environment fields as well as to his students. Kevin Jones, who joined VLGS in 2010 and was the director of the Institute for Energy and the Environment at

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In Memoriam: Dan L. Burk  

February 12, 2024

UCI LAW — With great sadness we share news of the passing of Distinguished and Chancellor’s Professor of Law Dan L. Burk. Professor Burk, a founding faculty member of UCI Law and the first Chancellor’s Professor at the Law School, passed away on Sunday, February 4, leaving behind a profound and worldwide legacy on issues

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In memoriam: Henry L. Brown

February 5, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA — Retired Colonel Henry L. “Roy” Brown ‘51 passed away Jan. 21.  Brown was born April 5, 1925, in Great Falls, South Carolina.

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