Joel Dobris

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Joel Dobris
Bornc. 1940 (age 7879)
Nationality United States
Alma mater Yale University
University of Minnesota Law School
Scientific career
Fields Trusts and Estates
Institutions University of California, Davis School of Law

Joel C. Dobris (born c. 1940) is a Professor of Law at the UC Davis School of Law (King Hall). Dobris is one of the most cited legal academic in the country in the area of the law of Wills, Trusts, and Estates. [1] His book, Estates and Trusts, is a widely used textbook at American law schools. [2]

He received a B.A. in English from Yale College in 1963 and an LL.B. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1966. [3]

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References

  1. "Leiter Report: Most Cited Law Professors". Brian Leiter . 2007-12-18. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
  2. "Sterk and Leslie's Estates and Trusts"./
  3. "Faculty: Joel C. Dobris". UC Davis School of Law . Retrieved April 22, 2011.