Thomas L. Shaffer

Teacher, Author

1934 –

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Who is Thomas L. Shaffer?

Thomas L. Shaffer is a Catholic lawyer, professor, legal ethics scholar, and the most prolific living American legal author, having written nearly 300 works.

Thomas L. Shaffer was born in 1934 and is a Roman Catholic. He received his B.A. from the University of Albuquerque in 1958 and his J.D. from Notre Dame Law School in 1961, cum laude, and he was ranked first in his class and was chosen as editor-in-chief of the law review, the Notre Dame Lawyer. In 1983, he received an honorary LL.D. from St. Mary’s University. Before becoming a professor, Shaffer worked as an attorney with Barnes, Hickam, Pantzer & Boyd from 1961 to 1963 in Indianapolis. Starting in 1963 Shaffer began teaching estate planning at Notre Dame Law School, and then served as associate dean from 1969 to 1971 and as dean from 1971 to 1975. Between 1980 to 1988 Shaffer served as the Robert E.R. Huntley Professor of Law at Washington & Lee University Law School and as the director of the school's Frances Lewis Law Center.

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Born
1934
Religion
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession

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on July 23, 2013

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