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Irene D. Johnson

Professor of Law
Elisabeth Haub School of Law
Commercial Law
Estate Planning

Irene D. Johnson

White Plains
Preston Hall 318 |
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Biography

Before coming to Ƶ in 1978, Professor Johnson was a law clerk for The Honorable Paul R. Hays of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Her comprehensive article on personal jurisdiction in federal question suits received the Dean’s Prize for faculty publications in 1984. In recent years, she has devoted herself to helping students in academic difficulty improve performances on law school examinations. She has served as advisor to Pace’s Moot Court Board. Professor Johnson teaches Wills, Intestate Succession and Trusts, Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy, and a number of Commercial Law courses.

Education

  • BA, Knox College
  • MA, Columbia University Teachers College
  • JD, Columbia University School of Law

Selected Publications

View all of Professor Johnson’s publications on , or download her CV (PDF).

  • "” 4 Est. Plan. & Cmty. Prop. L.J. 105 (2011).
  • "," 79 UMKC Law Rev. 99 (2010).
  • ",'" 54 St. Louis U. L.J. 271 (2009).
  • "" 39 University of Toledo Law Review 769 (2008).
  • "" 16 Pacific Law Journal 1(1984).
  • "" 38 Case Western Reserve Law Review 157 (1988).