In memoriam: Thomas Holloran 

February 26, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS NEWSROOM — Thomas Holloran, a Twin Cities business leader, former School of Law professor, Board of Governors member and namesake of the Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions, died on Feb. 15. He was 94 years old.

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In memoriam: Marshall Shapo 

February 20, 2024

UMIAMI — Marshall Shapo passed away in November at the age of 87. He was nationally recognized and respected in the academic world, particularly in the concentrations of torts and products liability. He brought great recognition and respect to Miami Law.

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In memoriam: Sanford Katz 

February 20, 2024

BC LAW — The BC Law community is mourning the loss of Professor Emeritus Sanford Katz, who passed away on February 10, 2024 at 90 years of age. A fixture on campus for nearly half a century, Professor Katz, who primarily taught family law and contracts, was a brilliant scholar and beloved figure who influenced

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In memoriam: Kevin Jones 

February 20, 2024

VT DIGGER — A professor at Vermont Law and Graduate School in South Royalton is being remembered for his dedication to his work in the energy and environment fields as well as to his students. Kevin Jones, who joined VLGS in 2010 and was the director of the Institute for Energy and the Environment at

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In Memoriam: Dan L. Burk  

February 12, 2024

UCI LAW — With great sadness we share news of the passing of Distinguished and Chancellor’s Professor of Law Dan L. Burk. Professor Burk, a founding faculty member of UCI Law and the first Chancellor’s Professor at the Law School, passed away on Sunday, February 4, leaving behind a profound and worldwide legacy on issues

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In memoriam: Henry L. Brown

February 5, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA — Retired Colonel Henry L. “Roy” Brown ‘51 passed away Jan. 21.  Brown was born April 5, 1925, in Great Falls, South Carolina.

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In memoriam: William H. Fortune 

February 5, 2024

LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER — Retired University of Kentucky law professor William H. “Bill” Fortune, an academic who also devoted himself to public service, died on Monday, Jan. 29, his family confirmed. He was 83.

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In memoriam: Charles Fried 

January 29, 2024

THE HARVARD CRIMSON — Charles Fried, a longtime Harvard Law School professor and renowned conservative legal scholar who served as a U.S. solicitor general under President Ronald Reagan, died on Tuesday, according to statements from his family and HLS Dean John F. Manning. He was 88.

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In memoriam: Richard Earl Day  

January 24, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA — Richard Earl Day, former dean of the University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law, passed away January 11, 2024.  

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In memoriam: Ved Nanda 

January 16, 2024

DU STURM COLLEGE OF LAW — It is with deepest sorrow that we announce the passing of Emeritus Professor Ved Nanda, a Distinguished University Professor in the Sturm College of Law. Professor Nanda passed away on Monday, January 1, 2024, in the company of family and friends. 

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