Margaret A. Berger | |
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Born | 1932 |
Died | November 18, 2010 New York City | (aged 77–78)
Education | Radcliffe College, Columbia University School of Law |
Occupation(s) | lawyer and professor |
Margaret A. Berger (1932 – 18 November 2010) was a law professor who specialised in evidence. She also taught civil procedure, and the intersection of science and the law.
Berger was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1932. [1]
She attended Radcliffe College (A.B.; magna cum laude) and the Columbia University School of Law (J.D.). [2] [3] She became a member of the New York bar in 1956. [4] [5]
Berger was the Suzanne J. and Norman Miles Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School. [6] [3] She taught evidence, civil procedure, and the intersection of science and the law at Brooklyn Law School, beginning in 1973. [5] [2] [3] [7] She retired from teaching full time in 2008. [5]
She was the Reporter to the Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Evidence. [3] [2] She co-authored Weinstein's Evidence and Evidence Casebook, among other writings, and authored or co-authored 35 law review articles. [5] [2] [3] [8]
Berger received the 1998 Francis Rawle Award from the American Law Institute/ American Bar Association for outstanding contributions to post-admission legal education. [3] [7] [9] [10]
Berger died 18 November 2010. [11] [1]
Margaret A. Berger | |
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Born | 1932 |
Died | November 18, 2010 New York City | (aged 77–78)
Education | Radcliffe College, Columbia University School of Law |
Occupation(s) | lawyer and professor |
Margaret A. Berger (1932 – 18 November 2010) was a law professor who specialised in evidence. She also taught civil procedure, and the intersection of science and the law.
Berger was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1932. [1]
She attended Radcliffe College (A.B.; magna cum laude) and the Columbia University School of Law (J.D.). [2] [3] She became a member of the New York bar in 1956. [4] [5]
Berger was the Suzanne J. and Norman Miles Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School. [6] [3] She taught evidence, civil procedure, and the intersection of science and the law at Brooklyn Law School, beginning in 1973. [5] [2] [3] [7] She retired from teaching full time in 2008. [5]
She was the Reporter to the Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Evidence. [3] [2] She co-authored Weinstein's Evidence and Evidence Casebook, among other writings, and authored or co-authored 35 law review articles. [5] [2] [3] [8]
Berger received the 1998 Francis Rawle Award from the American Law Institute/ American Bar Association for outstanding contributions to post-admission legal education. [3] [7] [9] [10]
Berger died 18 November 2010. [11] [1]