Gregory S. Alexander

Gregory S. Alexander is an American lawyer and author. He currently serves as the A. Robert Noll Professor of Law at Cornell Law School[1] and is an "internationally renowned expert in property law and theory."[2] He authored several books.[2]

Biography

Alexander received an undergraduate degree at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, graduating in 1970.[2] In 1973, he graduated from Northwestern University School of Law with a J.D. degree.[2] From 1974-75, he was a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Chicago.[3] After graduating, Alexander clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, after which he studied at the University of Chicago Law School as a Bigelow Fellow.[2]

Alexander began teaching at the University of Georgia School of Law after studying as a Bigelow Fellow. In 1985, Alexander moved to Cornell Law School.[2]

In 1997, Alexander received the American Publishers Association's 1997 Best Book of the Year in Law award for his work, Commodity and Propriety.[2]

Alexander is a member of the American Law Institute,[4] American Society for Legal History, Law & Society Association, and Order of the Coif.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Gregory S. Alexander". press.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Technologies, Instructional and Web Services, Cornell Information. "Gregory_Alexander, Property, Trusts and Estates". www.lawschool.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  3. 1 2 "Gregory S. Alexander" (PDF).
  4. ↑ Institute, The American Law. "Members | American Law Institute". American Law Institute. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
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