H. Reese Hansen
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H. Reese Hansen is an American legal academic. To date he is the longest serving dean of the J. Reuben Clark Law School
at Brigham Young University
having served as dean from 1989 until 2004.
Hansen received his bachelors degree from Utah State University
and his law degree from the University of Utah
. After practicing law with the firm of Strong, Poelman & Fox in Salt Lake City for two years, Hansen joined the BYU Law School faculty in 1974.
Hansen's main specialties have been probate and trust law. He has written books on the probate laws of Utah and Idaho with Stanley D. Neeleman
. Hansen also wrote the 1978 Edition of the Utah Manual for Justices of the Peace.
Since serving as dean of the J. Reuben Clark Law School Hansen has served as a member of the Advisory Committee on Professionalism of the Utah Supreme Court. In 2010 Hansen served as president of the Association of American Law Schools
(AALS). Hansen continues to teach at the J. Reuben Clark Law School, currently holding the Howard W. Hunter Chair.
Hansen is a Latter-day Saint.
J. Reuben Clark Law School
The J. Reuben Clark Law School is a professional graduate school located in Provo, Utah at Brigham Young University. Founded in 1973, the school is named after J. Reuben Clark, Jr.—former U.S. Ambassador, Undersecretary of State, and LDS Church General Authority—and its charter dean was former...
at Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
having served as dean from 1989 until 2004.
Hansen received his bachelors degree from Utah State University
Utah State University
Utah State University is a public university located in Logan, Utah. It is a land-grant and space-grant institution and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities....
and his law degree from the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
. After practicing law with the firm of Strong, Poelman & Fox in Salt Lake City for two years, Hansen joined the BYU Law School faculty in 1974.
Hansen's main specialties have been probate and trust law. He has written books on the probate laws of Utah and Idaho with Stanley D. Neeleman
Stanley D. Neeleman
Stanley D. Neeleman is the Terry L. Crapo professor of law at the J. Reuben Clark Law School of Brigham Young University. Neeleman is an expert in tax and estate planning law. He has also served in many positions in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
. Hansen also wrote the 1978 Edition of the Utah Manual for Justices of the Peace.
Since serving as dean of the J. Reuben Clark Law School Hansen has served as a member of the Advisory Committee on Professionalism of the Utah Supreme Court. In 2010 Hansen served as president of the Association of American Law Schools
Association of American Law Schools
The Association of American Law Schools is a non-profit organization of 170 law schools in the United States. Another 25 schools are "non-member fee paid" schools, which are not members but choose to pay AALS dues. Its purpose is to improve the legal profession through the improvement of legal...
(AALS). Hansen continues to teach at the J. Reuben Clark Law School, currently holding the Howard W. Hunter Chair.
Hansen is a Latter-day Saint.
Sources
- BYU Law School faculty bio of Hansen
- another BYU law school bio of Hansen
- Hansen's AALS president's message
- AALS News article mentioning Hansen