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Biographical Information
Neil Hecht is Professor of Law, and Director of the Institute of Jewish
Law, at Boston University School of Law. He is recognized as an international
authority on Jewish Law. In 1983, he founded the Institute and has
since written and edited a variety of treatises, monographs, and teaching
materials under its auspices, totaling 29 volumes to date. Among these
works are The Jewish Law Annual, Jewish Jurisprudence
and Jewish Law in Context.
In 1985-86, Professor Hecht served as the Gruss Professor of Talmudic Civil Law at NYU School of Law. Since 1991, he has served as co-director of the Joint Project in Jewish Legal Bioethics, a collaborative initiative of the Institue of Jewish Law and Boston University's Schools of Medicine and Public Health. His many professional and public service activities include serving on the board of directors of the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, as chair of the Jewish Law Section of the Association of American Law Schools, and as a member of the American Law Institute.
In addition to his expertise in Jewish Law, Professor Hecht has researched and published in the areas of evidence and property. His Long-Term Lease Planning and Drafting was selected as a sourcebook for real estate transaction seminars by the American Law Institute/American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Education. He was honored by the Ashmolean Museum of Oxford University, and he was the recipient of the Silver Shingle Award for distinguished service Boston University School of Law.