David D. Siegel was an American law professor and legal commentator.

Education

Siegel had a

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, a J.D. from

St. John's University School of Law St. John's University School of Law is a Roman Catholic law school in Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States, affiliated with St. John's University. The School of Law was founded in 1925, and confers Juris Doctor degrees and degrees for Maste ...

, and an

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New York University School of Law New York University School of Law (NYU Law) is the law school of New York University, a private research university in New York City. Established in 1835, it is the oldest law school in New York City and the oldest surviving law school in New ...

Publications

Siegel was the author of numerous works of legal commentary on the laws of the

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. He is widely acknowledged to have been among the preeminent experts in the area of New York Civil Practice. He has been referred to by former New York Chief Judge

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as the New York Court of Appeals' "favorite Master of the Art of Civil Practice." His writings are known for providing practical commentary to practicing attorneys, an art often lost in legal academic publications. Siegel is best known for the legal treatise "New York Practice", a mainstay of legal libraries in New York. He is also the author of ''Siegel's Practice Commentaries'', the ''New York State Law Digest'', ''Conflict of Laws in a Nutshell, 3d. Edition'', and numerous commentaries in ''McKinney's New York Laws'' and the ''United States Code Annotated''. His commentaries have been cited in opinions issued by the

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and other federal appellate courts, as well as more than two hundred and fifty times by the

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and over three thousand times by the trial level and intermediate appellate courts of New York State.

Teaching and professional life

Siegel began teaching at Albany Law School in 1972 and retired from active teaching in 2007. Prior to and concurrent with his teaching at Albany, Siegel taught at

. Seigel also served on several state legislative committees, drafting the New York City Civil Court Act, the Uniform Justice Court Act, the Uniform City Court Act, and the Uniform District Court Act. For many years, Siegel also funded an annual scholarship for students participating in the editorial board of the ''

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''. Siegel died at his home in Massachusetts on October 9, 2014.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Siegel, David D. American legal scholars Living people 1931 births Conflict of laws scholars Brooklyn College alumni