Robert A. Stein (born 1939) is a former executive director of the

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(1994-2006) and the Everett Fraser Professor of Law at the

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(UMLS). A scholar of estate planning, Stein was previously the William Pattee Professor and Dean at UMLS, from which he received his law degree in 1961. He also taught law at

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and the

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Career outside academia

Stein was a trustee of Great Northern Iron Ore, and was

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with the law firm of

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. From 1994 to 2006, he served as executive director and

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of the American Bar Association, the world's largest professional organization. Stein served as President of the

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from 2009-2011.

Awards

Stein's professional awards include: *Outstanding Service to the Profession Award, Minnesota Lawyer, 2009 *

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Alumni Service Award, 2007 *Lena O. Smith Humanitarian Award, Minnesota Black Women Lawyers Network, 2002 *

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, Presidents Award, 1998 *Distinguished Service Award,

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, 1995 *

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from the Faculty of Law at

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, 1994

Personal life

Stein currently resides in

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. He has three daughters and six grandchildren.

Sources

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