SEALS Trusts and Estates Proposed Programming

A team of law professors is hoping to encourage more trusts and estates programming at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools conference, which will be held from July 30-Aug. 6, 2017, in Boca Raton.  The team will be proposing two discussion groups, described below, one which focuses on pedagogy and one on scholarship; please let them know if you would like to participate. In addition, please feel free to propose a panel or discussion group yourself; here is the submission information, http://www.sealslawschools.org/submissions/.

Thank you!  If you have any questions, then please contact Naomi Cahn at ncahn@law.gwu.edu.

SEALS T and E Resource Team: Mark Bauer, Naomi Cahn, and Karen Sneddon.

PROPOSED DISCUSSION GROUPS

Many trusts and estates courses have historically focused their teaching techniques on the traditional Socratic method, and much of trusts and estates scholarship has focused on the development of doctrine within the field itself.  This half day of programming will include two plenary discussion groups that explore pedagogy and scholarship that are expanding the ways of teaching and studying trusts and estates, and related doctrines. The additional discussion groups will address 1) innovations in teaching, including both skills and doctrine; 2) new research that uses trusts and estates concept in other areas of the law, including Elder Law, Family Law, Property, and Professional Responsibility.