Welcome to Estates & Trusts! This course is designed to survey the law relating to the disposition of property upon death through probate, non-probate, and intestate transfers. 

Estates & Trusts is one of the most common practice areas, and many of you will write wills and trusts throughout your career. It is also frequently tested on the bar exam, so mastering its fundamentals is a necessity for most of us.

Your syllabus for the course is attached, and your first reading is to prepare Assignments 1-3 for Monday, August 22nd. In all likelihood, we will not complete all three Assignments on the first day of class, but my goal is to assign the material as far out as we might go, so that you are always prepared.

1. 1-40 The Power to Transmit Property at Death

2. 41-53 The Mechanics of Succession

3. 53-64 Professional Responsibility

The required text for the course is Sitkoff & Dukeminier, WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ESTATES (11th ed. 2022). It is the newest edition.

See you on Monday, August 22nd, at 8:45am in person in LB Room 201!