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Kent Schenkel is a Professor at New England Law | Boston specializing in Trusts and Estates Law within the School of Law. His academic work focuses on the intersection of tax policy, wealth distribution, and legal frameworks for intergenerational wealth transfer. Schenkel actively contributes to legal scholarship through faculty blog posts and peer-reviewed publications addressing contemporary issues in estate planning and taxation.
Schenkel's research interests center on Trusts and Estates Law, Taxation, Wealth Distribution, Inheritance Law, Estate Planning, and Public Policy. His work critically examines how legal structures facilitate or constrain wealth transfer across generations, with particular attention to the policy implications of tax and trust law. He investigates the relationship between legal frameworks and economic inequality, questioning whether current systems perpetuate wealth concentration.
His scholarly publications reveal consistent focus on practical applications of trust law, estate taxation complexities, and the societal impacts of wealth transfer mechanisms. Recent works examine state taxation of wealth, contradictions in trust law doctrine, life insurance tax strategies, and the implications of irrevocable trust structures. His research demonstrates how technical legal doctrines connect to broader questions of economic justice and policy design.
Schenkel maintains an active role in legal education, contributing to faculty discussions about curriculum development and the teaching of trusts and estates. His blog posts engage with current legal debates, making complex tax and estate planning concepts accessible to broader audiences while maintaining scholarly rigor.
