Robert Stein (academic)
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Robert A. Stein is Everett Fraser Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota
. A noted scholar of estate planning, Stein was previously 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
.
with the law firm of Gray, Plant, and Mooty. From 1994 to 2006, he served as Executive Director
and Chief Operating Officer
of the American Bar Association
, the world's largest professional organization. The membership of the ABA has grown to over 400,000. Currently, Stein serves as President of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
.
.He has three daughters and six grandchildren.
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
. A noted scholar of estate planning, Stein was previously William Pattee Professor and Dean at the University of Minnesota Law School
University of Minnesota Law School
The University of Minnesota Law School, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, is a professional school of the University of Minnesota. The school offers a Juris Doctor , Masters of Law for Foreign Lawyers, and joint degrees with J.D./M.B.A., J.D./M.P.A, J.D./M.A., J.D./M.S., J.D./Ph.D.,...
, from which he received his law degree in 1961. He also taught law at UCLA and the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
.
Career outside academia
Stein is a trustee of Great Northern Iron Ore, and is of counselOf counsel
Of counsel is often the title of an attorney who is employed by a law firm or an organization, but is not an associate or a partner. Some firms use titles like "counsel," "special counsel," and "senior counsel" for the same concept...
with the law firm of Gray, Plant, and Mooty. From 1994 to 2006, he served as Executive Director
Executive director
Executive director is a term sometimes applied to the chief executive officer or managing director of an organization, company, or corporation. It is widely used in North American non-profit organizations, though in recent decades many U.S. nonprofits have adopted the title "President/CEO"...
and Chief Operating Officer
Chief operating officer
A Chief Operating Officer or Director of Operations can be one of the highest-ranking executives in an organization and comprises part of the "C-Suite"...
of the American Bar Association
American Bar Association
The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
, the world's largest professional organization. The membership of the ABA has grown to over 400,000. Currently, Stein serves as President of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws is a non-profit, unincorporated association commonly referred to as the U.S. Uniform Law Commission. It consists of commissioners appointed by each state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the United States...
.
Awards
Stein has won a number of professional awards, including:- Outstanding Service to the Profession Award, Minnesota Lawyer, 2009
- University of MinnesotaUniversity of MinnesotaThe University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
Alumni Service Award, 2007 - Lena O. Smith Humanitarian Award, Minnesota Black Women Lawyers Network, 2002
- Minnesota State Bar AssociationMinnesota State Bar AssociationThe Minnesota State Bar Association is a professional association of lawyers, judges, and other legal practitioners, such as clerks, registrars, and paralegals. The MSBA is one of the oldest state bar associations in the United States. The association was organized in 1883 and claims a membership...
, Presidents Award, 1998 - Distinguished Service Award, WCHAWCHAWCHA is an AM radio station broadcasting at 800kHz. Owned by Main Line Broadcasting, it is licensed to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, serving the Hagerstown-Chambersburg area. WCHA is an Oldies and Classic Hits formatted broadcast radio station. WCHA simulcasts on sister AM station WHAG and on...
, 1995 - Honary LL.D, Uppsala UniversityUppsala UniversityUppsala University is a research university in Uppsala, Sweden, and is the oldest university in Scandinavia, founded in 1477. It consistently ranks among the best universities in Northern Europe in international rankings and is generally considered one of the most prestigious institutions of...
Personal life
Stein currently resides in MinnesotaMinnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
.He has three daughters and six grandchildren.