Prof. Reid Weisbord joins as new co-author of the Casner and Pennell treatise on Estate Planning

March 12, 2021. Professor Weisbord will join as a co-author of the following textbook: James Casner (late), Jeffrey N. Pennell, & Reid K. Weisbord: ESTATE PLANNING (Wolters Kluwer / CCH, 2021).  This is the leading treatise on the topic, originally authored by the late Harvard Law School professor James Casner, with encyclopedic treatment of the … Continue reading Prof. Reid Weisbord joins as new co-author of the Casner and Pennell treatise on Estate Planning

Prof. Elise Boddie presented testimony to House Education Policy committee of Minnesota state legislature

Education_Clause_Letter_2_22_202 March 8, 2021.  Professor Elise Boddie testified before the House Education Policy committee of Minnesota state legislature in opposition to proposed amendment to state constitution’s Education Clause.  See additional information here.  She had previously, along with legal scholars and civil rights and education experts, written the attached letter outlining her opposition.

Prof. Reid Weisbord’s article quoted by the Ohio Supreme Court

December 31, 2020.  Professor Weisbord’s research is cited by a state Supreme Court, in the case, In re Estate of Shaffer, 2020 WL 7866253 (Ohio 2020).  The case concerns the validity of a handwritten will that was not signed by attesting witnesses.  The opinion quotes the following excerpt from an article co-authored with David Horton … Continue reading Prof. Reid Weisbord’s article quoted by the Ohio Supreme Court