Professors' Corner

Professor's Corner: Understanding the Complicated Landscape of Civil War Monuments

Professors' Corner is a monthly webinar which features a panel of law professors, discussing recent cases or issues of interest to real estate or trust and estate practitioners and scholars. The Professor's Corner Webinar is sponsored by the Joint Legal Education and Uniform Laws Group of the ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law

Joint Legal Education and Uniform Laws Group

Professor's Corner: Understanding the Complicated Landscape of Civil War Monuments

Tuesday, October 8, 2019
12:30-1:30 pm ET
(11:30 am CT, 10:30 am MT, 9:30 am PT)

Faculty: Jessica Owley, Professor, University at Buffalo School of Law; Jess R. Phelps, Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew and Adam Swensek, Special Counsel to the Chief Justice, Louisiana Supreme Court

Moderator: Tanya Marsh (Wake Forest)

This program examines the recent controversies around efforts to remove or reevaluate confederate monuments. Specifically, the role that property law plays in either facilitating or hindering removal and related efforts. Using examples from several states, the speakers will discuss land use, environmental, state "statue" laws, historic preservation, and intellectual property laws.

Register for the October 8, 2019 Professors' Corner

Register now for this FREE program and join us every second Tuesday of each month for a discussion of these and other current issues. (The content of this program does not meet requirements for continuing legal education (CLE) accreditation. You will not receive CLE credit for this program).

The Professors' Corner is a FREE monthly webinar (non-CLE) featuring a panel of law professors addressing topics of interest to practitioners of real estate and trusts/estates. This webinar series is sponsored by the Joint Legal Education and Uniform Laws Group of the ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law.

The content of this program does not meet requirements for continuing legal education (CLE) accreditation. You will not receive CLE credit for for this program or any Professors’ Corner programs.

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Upcoming Programs

Professors' Corner: Restrictive Zoning and the Nimby Movement

Tuesday, November 12, 2019
12:30-1:30 pm ET
(11:30 am CT, 10:30 am MT, 9:30 am PT)

Faculty: John Infranca, Associate Professor of Law, Suffolk University Law School and Michael Lewyn, Professor of Law and Director of the Institute on Land Use and Sustainable Development and Associate Professor of Law, Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center

Throughout much of the United States a lack of sufficient housing has contributed to rising costs for renters and prospective homeowners. While YIMBYs and others advocate for reducing regulatory restrictions, opponents contend that increasing supply will not reduce housing costs or that it will radically alter existing neighborhood character. This program will evaluate these claims. It will also discuss, and assess, local and state measures to up zone and permit denser development.

Rural Blight

Tuesday, December 10, 2019
12:30-1:30 pm ET
(11:30 am CT, 10:30 am MT, 9:30 am PT)

Faculty: Ann Eisenberg, Assistant Professor of Law, University of South Carolina School of Law and Jesse Richardson, Professor of Law and Lead Land Use Attorney, West Virginia University College of Law
Vacant, abandoned, and dilapidated buildings plague rural communities. Yet, few resources are available to practitioners, academics, and policymakers who wish to understand and address the unique legal issues often characterizing rural blight. This discussion will cover the factors that may make blight remediation different in rural areas, how rural practitioners and local governments can approach the issue despite limited resources, and the policy reforms that show potential to facilitate tackling blight in rural communities.