Richard C. Maxwell (October 7, 1919 - October 7, 2016) was Chadwick Professor Emeritus of Law at Duke University. A graduate of Duke and the

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, Maxwell was previously Connell Professor and Dean of Law at the

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. A struggling institution at the time (1958-1969), he provided the leadership to make the

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a nationally prominent center for legal research and teaching. Over his long career Maxwell has also taught law at

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, the

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. An expert on oil and gas law, he also served as president of the

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. Maxwell received the Clyde O. Martz award by the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation in 1994.Mineral Law Foundation honors two Stanford law professors
/ref> He resides in Durham, North Carolina.

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