Paul L. Caron
Dean
Pepperdine Caruso
School of Law
Obituaries
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Death of Tax Prof Stephen Utz (UConn)
UConn Today, In Memoriam: UConn Law Professor Emeritus Stephen Utz: Stephen Utz, Roger Sherman Professor of Law Emeritus at the UConn School of Law and a beloved teacher and scholar, passed away peacefully on December 9 after a long illness. His nearly 40-year career at the law school left an enduring mark on generations of students and faculty,
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Festschrift For Professor Larry Solan (Brooklyn) (1952 – 2024)
Symposium, Festschrift For Professor Larry Solan, 33 J.L. & Pol'y (Issue 1) 1-130 (2024) (obituary): James A. Macleod (Brooklyn; Google Scholar), A Festschrift For Professor Larry Solan, 33 J.L. & Pol'y 1 (2024) William N. Eskridge Jr. (Yale), The Pet Fish Canon, 33 J.L. & Pol'y 4 (2024) Abbe R. Gluck (Yale; Google Scholar) &
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Festschrift For Professor Larry Solan (Brooklyn) (1952 – 2024)
Symposium, Festschrift For Professor Larry Solan, 33 J.L. & Pol'y (Issue 1) 1-130 (2024) (obituary): James A. Macleod (Brooklyn; Google Scholar), A Festschrift For Professor Larry Solan, 33 J.L. & Pol'y 1 (2024) William N. Eskridge Jr. (Yale), The Pet Fish Canon, 33 J.L. & Pol'y 4 (2024) Abbe R. Gluck (Yale; Google Scholar) &
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89-Year Old Retired Florida Professor Left Bulk Of Her $2.8 Million Estate To 31 Former Students
New York Times, A Professor’s Final Gift to Her Students: Her Life Savings: In August 2021, a mysterious package from Sarasota, Fla., showed up in Nicole Archer’s mailbox in Manhattan. Dr. Archer hurried upstairs to her cramped Chelsea apartment with the thick envelope in hand and tore it open at her dining table, revealing a
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89-Year Old Retired Florida Professor Left Bulk Of Her $2.8 Million Estate To 31 Former Students
New York Times, A Professor’s Final Gift to Her Students: Her Life Savings: In August 2021, a mysterious package from Sarasota, Fla., showed up in Nicole Archer’s mailbox in Manhattan. Dr. Archer hurried upstairs to her cramped Chelsea apartment with the thick envelope in hand and tore it open at her dining table, revealing a
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Death Of James P. White (Indiana-McKinney), ABA Consultant On Legal Education (1974-2000)
IU McKinney Law Mourns Professor Emeritus James P. White (obituary): The IU McKinney School of Law community is sad to announce the passing of Professor Emeritus James P. White, who died May 1, 2025 at the age of 93. Professor White devoted over 50 years to educating future lawyers at the IU McKinney School of
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Death Of James P. White (Indiana-McKinney), ABA Consultant On Legal Education (1974-2000)
IU McKinney Law Mourns Professor Emeritus James P. White (obituary): The IU McKinney School of Law community is sad to announce the passing of Professor Emeritus James P. White, who died May 1, 2025 at the age of 93. Professor White devoted over 50 years to educating future lawyers at the IU McKinney School of
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Death Of Dean & Tax Prof Richard Gershon (Mississippi)
I. Richard Gershon, former Dean at Texas Wesleyan (2000-2003), Charleston (2003-2010), and Mississippi (2010-2015) passed away Monday night. He previously was on the tax faculty at Ohio Northern (1983-1984), Stetson (1984-1998), and Texas Wesleyan (1998-2000), and returned to the Mississippi tax faculty in 2015. From his Mississippi faculty page: Richard Gershon is a faculty member
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Death Of Dean & Tax Prof Richard Gershon (Mississippi)
I. Richard Gershon, former Dean at Texas Wesleyan (2000-2003), Charleston (2003-2010), and Mississippi (2010-2015) passed away Monday night. He previously was on the tax faculty at Ohio Northern (1983-1984), Stetson (1984-1998), and Texas Wesleyan (1998-2000), and returned to the Mississippi tax faculty in 2015. From his Mississippi faculty page: Richard Gershon is a faculty member
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Death Of David Herwitz (Harvard)
In Memoriam, David Herwitz (1925-2024): Scholar of Tax and Business Law: David M. Herwitz ’49, Royall Professor of Law, Emeritus, died April 8, 2024. He was 98. A scholar of tax and business law, Herwitz, who taught on the Harvard Law faculty for more than 50 years, is remembered as a beloved teacher colleague and
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Death Of David Herwitz (Harvard)
In Memoriam, David Herwitz (1925-2024): Scholar of Tax and Business Law: David M. Herwitz ’49, Royall Professor of Law, Emeritus, died April 8, 2024. He was 98. A scholar of tax and business law, Herwitz, who taught on the Harvard Law faculty for more than 50 years, is remembered as a beloved teacher colleague and
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Death Of Stephen Lind (UC Law SF)
Morris Ratner (Provost & Academic Dean), Remembering UC Law SF Emeritus Professor of Stephen A. Lind: UC Law SF recognizes the recent and unexpected passing of a giant in the tax law field, Steve Lind, who joined the faculty in 1975 and helped build the nationally recognized tax bench that exists to this day. “Generations
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Death Of Stephen Lind (UC Law SF)
Morris Ratner (Provost & Academic Dean), Remembering UC Law SF Emeritus Professor of Stephen A. Lind: UC Law SF recognizes the recent and unexpected passing of a giant in the tax law field, Steve Lind, who joined the faculty in 1975 and helped build the nationally recognized tax bench that exists to this day. “Generations
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Vermont Law Professor Dies After Suffering Medical Event While Teaching Class
White River Valley Herald, Vermont Law and Graduate School Professor Remembered Fondly: 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
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Vermont Law Professor Dies After Suffering Medical Event While Teaching Class
White River Valley Herald, Vermont Law and Graduate School Professor Remembered Fondly: 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
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Death Of Elliot Manning (Miami)
University of Miami Law School News, In Memoriam: The Many Faces of Professor Elliot Manning Professor of Law Emeritus and Dean's Distinguished Scholar for the Profession Emeritus Elliott Manning died Sunday, September 10 at 88. "All of us who had the privilege of being Professor Manning’s colleagues have a profound sense of loss and a
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Death Of Elliot Manning (Miami)
University of Miami Law School News, In Memoriam: The Many Faces of Professor Elliot Manning Professor of Law Emeritus and Dean's Distinguished Scholar for the Profession Emeritus Elliott Manning died Sunday, September 10 at 88. "All of us who had the privilege of being Professor Manning’s colleagues have a profound sense of loss and a
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Canadian Tax Journal Publishes Special Issue Dedicated To Richard Bird (University Of Toronto)
Following up on my previous post, Death Of Richard Bird (University Of Toronto): the Canadian Tax Journal has published a special issue in Richard's honor, 70 Canadian Tax J. (SS) 1-354 (2022): Heather Evans (Executive Director & CEO, Canadian Tax Foundation), Foreword, 70 Canadian Tax J. (SS) 1 (2022) François Vaillancourt (Université de Montréal; Google
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Canadian Tax Journal Publishes Special Issue Dedicated To Richard Bird (University Of Toronto)
Following up on my previous post, Death Of Richard Bird (University Of Toronto): the Canadian Tax Journal has published a special issue in Richard's honor, 70 Canadian Tax J. (SS) 1-354 (2022): Heather Evans (Executive Director & CEO, Canadian Tax Foundation), Foreword, 70 Canadian Tax J. (SS) 1 (2022) François Vaillancourt (Université de Montréal; Google
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NY Times: John Jay Osborn Jr., Author Of ‘The Paper Chase,’ Dies At 77
New York Times, John Jay Osborn Jr., Author of ‘The Paper Chase,’ Dies at 77: John Jay Osborn Jr., who while attending Harvard Law School wrote “The Paper Chase,” a 1971 novel following the tense relationship between an earnest student and his imperious contract law professor that was made into a feature film and then
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NY Times: John Jay Osborn Jr., Author Of ‘The Paper Chase,’ Dies At 77
New York Times, John Jay Osborn Jr., Author of ‘The Paper Chase,’ Dies at 77: John Jay Osborn Jr., who while attending Harvard Law School wrote “The Paper Chase,” a 1971 novel following the tense relationship between an earnest student and his imperious contract law professor that was made into a feature film and then
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Death Of Mitchell Engler (Cardozo)
Campus News, Cardozo Mourns the Loss of Professor Mitchell Engler: With deep sadness, I write to inform you of the death of Professor Mitchell L. Engler. Professor Engler was a highly regarded tax scholar and Professor at Cardozo for 23 years. He loved teaching and influenced generations of Cardozo students, who will remember him as
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Death Of Mitchell Engler (Cardozo)
Campus News, Cardozo Mourns the Loss of Professor Mitchell Engler: With deep sadness, I write to inform you of the death of Professor Mitchell L. Engler. Professor Engler was a highly regarded tax scholar and Professor at Cardozo for 23 years. He loved teaching and influenced generations of Cardozo students, who will remember him as
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Death Of John Donaldson (William & Mary)
Virginia Gazette, Former W&M Law Professor Remembered as a ‘Great and Good Man’: Former William & Mary law professor John Edward Donaldson, recognized nationally and throughout Virginia for his knowledge of tax law, died Tuesday after a short illness. He was 84. Donaldson retired after a 35-year teaching career at the college in 2001 as
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Death Of John Donaldson (William & Mary)
Virginia Gazette, Former W&M Law Professor Remembered as a ‘Great and Good Man’: Former William & Mary law professor John Edward Donaldson, recognized nationally and throughout Virginia for his knowledge of tax law, died Tuesday after a short illness. He was 84. Donaldson retired after a 35-year teaching career at the college in 2001 as