Thomas Gallanis

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Thomas P. Gallanis

Professor of Law, Professor of History, and Director, W&L Center for Law and History

B.A. summa cum laude with Distinction in History, Yale University, 1987; J.D., University of Chicago, 1990; Bradley Fellow in Legal History, 1990; Senior Comment Editor, University of Chicago Legal Forum, 1990; LL.M. with first class honours in comparative law and legal history, Cambridge University, 1993; Hamson Prize in Comparative Law, 1993; Wright and Hughes Prizes for academic excellence, 1993; Mansergh History Prize, 1996; Ph.D. in English legal history, Cambridge University, 1997.

Courses and Research

Trusts and Estates (Basic and Advanced); Property; Elder Law; Estate and Gift Taxation; Development of the Western Legal Tradition.

For the Media

Professor Gallanis is available to be interviewed on the following subjects:

• Decedents' Estates 
• ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act)
• Estate and Gift Taxation 
• Estate Planning 
• Family Law 
• Fiduciary Duties and Misconduct 
• Property Law 
• Trusts and Estates 

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