Melanie B. Leslie (born March 17, 1961) is the 7th Dean of

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is the law school of Yeshiva University. Located in New York City and founded in 1976, the school is named for Supreme Court Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo. Cardozo graduated its first class in 1979. An LL.M. p ...

. Appointed on July 1, 2015, Leslie is the first Cardozo graduate and the first woman to hold the position. Leslie is the Dr. Samuel Belkin Professor of Law and has been a member of the Cardozo faculty since 1996, teaching Property, Trust and Estates, Nonprofit Governance and Evidence. Her areas of research include trusts and estates law. During her tenure, Leslie provided oversight for the creation of several programs at Cardozo, includin
the FAME Center
for fashion, art, media and entertainment law
the Center for Rights and Justice
an
the Center for Real Estate Law & Policy

Personal

Leslie received her B.A. in 1983 from the

University of Oregon The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a public research university in Eugene, Oregon. Founded in 1876, the institution is well known for its strong ties to the sports apparel and marketing firm Nike, Inc, and its co-founder, billion ...

and her J.D., ''

magna cum laude Latin honors are a system of Latin phrases used in some colleges and universities to indicate the level of distinction with which an academic degree has been earned. The system is primarily used in the United States. It is also used in some So ...

'', in 1991 from

. She was executive editor of th
Cardozo Law Review
Before joining Cardozo's faculty, she clerked for Justice Gary S. Stein of the New Jersey Supreme Court. She practiced commercial litigation at Debevoise & Plimpton, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, and McCarter & English.

Selected publications

"Estates and Trusts : Cases and Materials,"
Foundation Press/

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(2011) ''Co-authored with Cardozo Professor

Stewart Sterk Stewart E. Sterk is the Mack Professor of Law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law of Yeshiva University in New York City. He has taught there since 1979. Professor Sterk served as an advisor in the preparation of the Restatement (Third) of Pro ...

''
"The Wisdom of Crowds? Groupthink and Nonprofit Governance,"
62

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1179 (2009)
"Trusting Trustees: Fiduciary Duties and the Limits of Default Rules,"
94

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67 (2005)

References

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