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.

Professional Activities

Reporter, Uniform Transfer-on-Death Real Property Act, 2006-present.

Assistant Executive Director, Joint Editorial Board for Uniform Trust and Estate Acts, 2005-present.

Member, American Law Institute, 2004-present.
Member, consultative groups for Restatement Third of Property (Donative Transfers), Restatement Third of Trusts, and Principles of the Law of Nonprofit Organizations.

American Society for Legal History.
Board of Directors, 2005-2007 (Executive Committee, 2006-present).
Program Committee Co-chair, 2005.

ABA Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust
Uniform Laws Committee, 2003-present (Vice-Chair, 2006-present)
Associate Articles Editor, Probate and Property, 2006-

AALS Section on Donative Transfers.
Executive Committee, 2004-present.
Chair, 2007.

Journal of Legal History.
Editorial Committee, 2001-present.

Law and History Review
Editorial Board, 2005-2009


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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