William Paul La Piana

Background

Piana, William Paul La was born on March 7, 1952 in Buffalo. Son of William Anthony and Mary Dolores LaPiana.

Education

AB summa cum laude, Harvard College, 1974; Master of Arts in History, Harvard College, 1975; Juris Doctor cum laude, Harvard University, 1978; Doctor of Philosophy in History, Harvard University, 1987.

Career

Associate, Davis Polk and Wardwell, New York City, 1979-1983; assistant professor of law, University Pittsburgh, 1983-1987; associate professor of law, The New York Law School, New York City, 1987-1992; professor of law, The New York Law School, New York City, since 1992; Rita and Joseph Solomon professor of law of wills, trusts, estates, The New York Law School, New York City, since 1993. Seminar, conference speaker.

Achievements

• William Paul Louisiana Piana has been listed as a noteworthy Law educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College Trust and Estate Counsel. Member American Bar Association, ALI, American History Association, Organisation American Historians, American Society Legal History, New York State Bar Association (Trusts and Estates Law section, convention panel member 1991, 94, 95), Lesbian and Gay Law Association Greater New York, Phi Beta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: motorcycling, weightlifting, reading.

Connections

Father:

William Anthony LaPiana

Mother:

Mary Dolores LaPiana