Paul L. Caron
Dean
Pepperdine Caruso
School of Law
Obituaries
-
Loss of a Legend: Rya W.Zobel
Judge Rya W. Zobel died on July 4 after a remarkable life and career. She escaped the Nazis, lost her father to Soviet prison camps (where her mother was also confined for years), and came to the US with her brother as an immigrant, speaking little English. Soon she had graduated Harvard Law School and…
-
Passing of Daniel Halperin (Harvard)
Daniel Halperin (Harvard) passed away on May 12, 2026, peacefully and surrounded by family. Halperin’s obituary is here, and his in memoriam page at Harvard Law School is here (and reproduced below).
-
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,…
-
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) &…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
Death Of John Simon (Yale)
YLS Today, Yale Law School Mourns the Loss of Professor Emeritus John G. Simon (New York Times Obituary): John G. Simon ’53 LL.B., the Augustus Lines Professor Emeritus of Law at Yale Law School, died on Feb. 14, 2022 at the age of 93 in Hamden, Connecticut. “John Simon was a beloved teacher, colleague, and friend,”…
-
Death Of Two Villanova Tax Legends: Don Llewellyn And Michael Mulroney
Don W. Llewellyn (Nov. 23, 1935 – Jan. 11, 2022): Don W. Llewellyn, 86, of Avalon, New Jersey, passed away on January 11th after multiple illnesses compounded by COVID-19. He was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years, Jane C. Doerschuk. Don graduated from Dickinson College in 1957 and served in the United…
-
Death Of Art Cockfield (Queen’s)
Mark Walters (Dean, Queen’s University Faculty of Law), In Memoriam – Arthur Cockfield: I am writing with some extremely difficult news. Our colleague and our friend Art Cockfield passed away suddenly on Sunday, January 9, arising from an unsuspected heart condition. This is very hard and shocking news for all of us. Our thoughts turn…
-
Death Of Chris Frost (Kentucky)
Jennifer Bird-Pollan (Tax Prof & Associate Dean, Kentucky; Google Scholar) & Christopher Bradley (Bankruptcy Prof, Kentucky; Google Scholar), Law Faculty Remember Professor Chris Frost: Institutions come to be defined by the individuals who represent them at their very best. Our friend and colleague Christopher Wayne Frost was a defining part of the University of Kentucky…
-
Death Of Judith Welch Wegner (North Carolina)
News & Observer, Judith Welch Wegner (Feb. 14, 1950 – Dec. 3, 2021): Judith Welch Wegner died on December 3, 2021 after a short illness. She is survived by Warren, her husband of nearly 50 years; a brother, a sister, sister-in-law, two nieces, three nephews and numerous friends. She was 71. She and her husband…
-
Death Of Leon Gabinet (Case Western)
Remembering Leon Gabinet (1927-2021), Beloved CWRU School of Law Professor: Leon Gabinet, longtime tax law professor at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, passed away on Dec. 6, 2021, at age 94. He is survived by his children Sarah (LAW '82), Katie and Ari, as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Born on…
-
Florida State Law School Associate Dean Dies From COVID-19 At Age 48
WCTV, FSU Law Associate Dean Dies From COVID-19: Florida State University College of Law’s associate dean for admissions died Wednesday, Nov. 17, after battling coronavirus, according to a letter from the dean to alumni obtained by WCTV. Jennifer Kessinger had been at the law school since 2008. Obituary, Mrs. Jennifer Lynne Kessinger (Jan. 20, 1973…
-
Call For Tax Papers: Oklahoma Law Review Tribute To Jon Forman
The Oklahoma Law Review is accepting tax-themed submissions for publication in our upcoming Spring 2022 issue. This issue will honor the late Professor Jonathan Forman, a beloved faculty member who taught tax courses at the University of Oklahoma College of Law from 1985 to 2021. Please submit manuscripts for consideration to Tina Cannon before January…
-
Death Of Doug Kahn (Michigan)
Kahn, Douglas Allen 11/7/1934 – 10/22/2021 Tallahassee, FL: Douglas Allen Kahn, age 86, passed away peacefully on October 22, 2021, at his home in Tallahassee, Florida. Doug (as he was called by friends) grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina and was a graduate of the University of North Carolina and George Washington University Law School.…