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The ACTEC Law Journal is a unique, high-level academic journal that is published by the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and edited by two faculty members, Professor Jeffrey A. Cooper (Quinnipiac) and Professor Alyssa DiRusso (Samford). The ACTEC Law Journal explores tax, trust and estate topics in depth, and deals with the practical consequences and applications of the rapidly changing rules in these areas of law. It is published multiple times a year. Contributing authors include some of the most well-respected academics and practitioners in the field. Authors do not need to be ACTEC members to have an article published in the ACTEC Law Journal.
Student editors from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, acting under the supervision of Professor Mitchell M. Gans, are involved in the article-editing process.
The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel has approximately 2,600 fellows who have been elected to membership by demonstrating their skills through writing, speaking and other forms of public service. The most well-known practitioners and academics in the trust-and-estate field are ACTEC Fellows. One of the central purposes of ACTEC is to study and improve trust, estate and tax laws, as well as professional responsibility in this area of practice. ACTEC’s professional responsibility commentaries are widely cited by courts, academics and practitioners. ACTEC and its fellows file amicus briefs, testify before Congress, provide in-depth analysis of administrative positions to the Internal Revenue Service and assist in the development of best practices for trust and estate lawyers. ACTEC periodically provides technical comments and expertise to Congress, the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of the Treasury.