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In Memoriam: Francis McGovern

Francis E. McGovern of Duke University School of Law, passed away on Feb. 15 at the age of 75.

Professor McGovern was a well-known and immensely respected practitioner, scholar, and teacher in the fields of alternative dispute resolution, products liability, and complex litigation.

An ALI member for over ...

In Memoriam: David Gregory

David L. Gregory, retired professor of St. John’s University School of Law passed away on Dec. 16.

He served as the Law School’s Dorothy Day Professor of Law from in 1982 to 2017 during which time he founded the Center for Labor and Employment Law, a ...

In Memoriam: Winter 2019

ALI regularly reports on the passing of members in its quarterly newsletter, The ALI Reporter. Below is the In Memoriam section from the Winter 2019 Edition.

Elected Members
David Schuman – Eugene, OR

Life Members
William T. Allen – New York, NY
Jack G. Clarke – Naples, FL
Warren W. Eginton ...

In Memoriam: David Shapiro

David L. Shapiro, retired professor of Harvard Law School, passed away on November 19. He was 87 years old.

Professor Shapiro was well known for co-editing the leading casebook in the field of federal jurisdiction, Hart and Wechsler’s The Federal Courts and the Federal System (Foundation Press ...

In Memoriam: David Schuman

David Schuman, professor at the University of Oregon School of Law and retired Oregon Court of Appeals judge, passed away on Oct. 8. He was 75 years old.

Judge Schuman was a member of the Institute for over 15 years, having been elected in 2004. He first became ...