Most Cited Wills, Trusts, & Estates Professors

According to Brian Leiter’s Law School Rankings, the following are the most cited Wills, Trusts, and Estates professors:

1. Adam Hirsch (Florida State University), 210 citations, age 53.
2. Stanley Johanson (University of Texas), 180 citations, age 74.
3. Joel Dobris (University of California, Davis), 160 citations, age 67.
4. Lawrence Waggoner (University of Michigan), 160 citations, age 70.
5. Jeffrey Pennell (Emory University), 150 citations, age 58
6. Melanie Leslie (Cardozo Law School), 140 citations, age 46.
7. Robert Sitkoff (Harvard University), 130 citations, age 33.
8. Frances Foster (Washington University, St. Louis), 100 citations, age 52.
9. Jeffrey Schoenblum (Vanderbilt University), 100 citations, age 49.
10. Mark Ascher (University of Texas), 90 citations, age 54.

Runner-up: Grayson McCouch (University of San Diego), 80 citations.

Other highly-cited scholars who don’t work exclusively in this area: John Langbein (Yale University), 1000 citations; Stewart Sterk (Cardozo Law School), 420 citations; Gregory S. Alexander (Cornell University), 340 citations; Mary Louise Fellows (University of Minnesota), 270 citations; T.P. Gallanis (University of Minnesota), 100 citations.

Special thanks to Paul L. Caron (Associate Dean of Faculty, Charles Hartsock Professor of Law, University of Cincinnati College of Law) for bringing this information to my attention.