Today the UC Davis Law Review hosts its 53rd annual symposium. This year's topic is "An Empirical Analysis of Wealth Transfer Law." The program is co-sponsored by the ACTEC Foundation. Here's the program for today's events:
Opening Remarks by Dean Kevin Johnson
8:45-approx. 9:00 AM
Panel 1: MARRIAGE
Moderated by Professor David Horton (UC Davis)
Panel with:
Professor Naomi Cahn (GWU), What's Wrong about the Elective Share Right? with comments by Professor Shayak Sarkar (UC Davis)
Professor Alyssa DiRusso (Samford), Using Empirical Data on the Widowhead Effect to Optimize Simultaneous Health Law and Drafting, with comments by Professor Andrea Chandrasekher (Davis)
Professor Jeffrey Pennell (Emory), Individuated Determination of a Surviving Spouse's Elective Share
Professor Russell James (Texas Tech), Empirical Analysis of Charitable Bequest Transfers: A Comprehensive Review, New Findings, and the Emerging Potential of Longitudinal Data
9:00 AM-10:45 AM
Break
10:45 AM-11:00 AM
Panel 2: RESEARCH USING PROBATE RECORDS
Moderated by Professor Adam Hirsch (San Diego)
Panel with:
Professor Reid Kress Weisbord (Rutgers), Fiduciary Authority and Liability in Probate Estates: An Empirical Analysis, with comments by Professor Jane Baron (Temple)
Professor Bridget Crawford (Pace), What Probate Courts Cite: A Study of the New York County Surrogate's Court 2017-2018, with comments by Professor Donna Shestowsky (Davis)
Professor Alberto Lopez (Alabama), Antebellum and Postbellum Testamentary Transfers in Three Kentucky Counties
Professor David Horton (UC Davis), Do-It-Yourself-Wills, with comments by Professor Alexander Boni-Saenz (Chicago-Kent)
11:00 AM-12:45
Lunch and Keynote Speaker
12:45-2:30
Panel 3: NONPROBATE TRANSFERS, ESTATE PLANNING, AND INTESTACY
Moderated by Professor David Horton (UC Davis)
Professor Adam Hofri-Winogradow (Hebrew University), The Statutory Liberalization of Trust Law Across 152 Jurisdictions: Leaders, Laggards and the Market in Fiduciary Services, with comments by Professor Christopher Elmendorf (UC Davis)
Professor Adam Hirsch (San Diego), Waking the Dead: An Empirical Analysis of Revival of Wills
Professor Gary Spitko (Santa Clara), How Should Will Substitutes Matter in Intestacy? A Qualitative Study (co-authored with Professor Mary Louise Fellows (Minnesota))
Professor Emily Taylor Poppe (UC Irvine), Surprised by the Inevitable; An Empirical Examination of National Estate Planning Behavior, with comments by Professor Menesh Patel (UC Davis)
Professor Danaya Wright (Florida), What Happened to Grandma's House: The Real Property Implications of Dying Intestate
2:30-4:30
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