About the Author

• Author: Michael Hatfield
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About the Author

Michael Hatfield is a Professor of Law at University of Washington School

of La w. Previously he was a Professor of Law at Texas Tech University

where he served as the Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Researc h

and held the Glenn D. West Re search P rofessorship. Michael has served a s a

Visiting Professor of Law a t the University of Washington School of Law

and at the Seattle University School of Law, and worked as an associate at

Debevoise & Plimpton in New York, New York and at Simpson, Thacher

& Ba rtlett in New York, New York. From 201 0-2012, Micha el served as

the Glenn D. West Research Professor at Texas Tech University. In 2010 ,

he wa s awarded the Texas Tech University Presi dent's Excellence in

Teaching Award, a nd in 2006 , 2008, 2 009, 2011, and 2012 he was named

the O utstanding Professor of the Year. In 2007 he was awarded the Texas

Tech University Alumni Associa tion New Faculty Award. He teaches

courses in taxation, ethics, and trusts and estates. His resea rch has been

published in the Fl orida Tax Review, the Northwestern Law Review

Colloquy, the NYU Annual Survey of American Law, the Baylor Law

Review, the Notre Dame Journal of Ethics and Public Policy, the Lewis &

Clark Law Review, the Texas Tech Law Review , Tax Notes and the Johns

Hopkins Unive rsity Press. With Ba ylor Law School Mills Cox Professor of

Law Thomas M. Featherston, Jr. he co-aut hored Q&A: Wills, Trusts and

Estates (2nd. ed., 2008).