Robert A. Stein (law professor)

Robert A. Stein (born 1939) is the Everett Fraser Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota^[1] and a past head of the American Bar Association. A scholar of estate planning, Stein was previously the William Pattee Professor and Dean at the University of Minnesota Law School, from which he received his law degree in 1961. He also taught law at UCLA and the University of Chicago.

Career outside academia[edit]

Stein was a trustee of Great Northern Iron Ore,^[2] and was of counsel with the law firm of Gray Plant Mooty.^[3] From 1994 to 2006, he served as executive director and chief operating officer of the American Bar Association,^[4] the world's largest professional organization.^{[citation needed]} Stein served as President of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws from 2009-2011.^[5]

Stein's professional awards include:

Outstanding Service to the Profession Award, Minnesota Lawyer, 2009
University of Minnesota Alumni Service Award, 2007
Lena O. Smith Humanitarian Award, Minnesota Black Women Lawyers Network, 2002
Minnesota State Bar Association, Presidents Award, 1998
Distinguished Service Award, WCHA, 1995
Honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Law at Uppsala University, Sweden,^[6] 1994

Stein currently resides in Minnesota.^{[citation needed]} He has three daughters and six grandchildren. ^{[citation needed]}