Nancy E. Shurtz

Nancy E. Shurtz serves as the Bernard A. Kilks Professor of Law at the University of Oregon School of Law, teaching taxation, estate planning, gender and race justice, and sustainable business practice from her Knight Law Center office in Eugene.

Education:

• B.A., University of Cincinnati
• J.D., Ohio State University
• LL.M. in Taxation, Georgetown Law

Her research critically examines tax law's intersection with social justice, focusing on systemic impacts on women, marginalized communities, and elder care systems. Work emphasizes feminist legal theory and sustainable business frameworks, addressing gaps in domestic violence survivor protections and intergenerational wealth transfer.

Recent publications analyze citizenship barriers for domestic violence survivors, feminist critiques of long-term care taxation, and class/gender dynamics in elder care policy. These contributions advance critical tax studies and sustainable business law through interdisciplinary lenses.

Professor Shurtz advises students in tax and sustainable business law while contributing to the Business Law Program. She presents at major forums including the Critical Tax Conference and Law and Society Conference, though specific advisees and grant details aren't documented in source materials.