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Professor Stewart Sterk is a tenured faculty member at Yeshiva University's Cardozo School of Law, specializing in property law, land use regulation, and trusts & estates. He holds a B.A. (1973) and J.D. (1976) from Columbia University, where he served as managing editor of the Columbia Law Review. His academic career includes visiting professorships at Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Known for distinguished teaching, he has won multiple awards at Cardozo and is cited as the 6th most influential property law scholar in the U.S. (Sisk and Leiter Report).
Research focuses on property law's intersections with public policy, including federal land use regulation, pension crisis legal frameworks, and condominium governance. He co-authored leading casebooks on Land Use and Trusts & Estates and edits the New York Real Estate Law Reporter, a monthly legal newsletter produced with Cardozo students. His scholarship critiques judicial doctrines like the Lucas takings precedent and explores empirical dimensions of property rights, such as implicit takings and decanting trusts' implications.
Professional milestones include clerking for Chief Judge Charles D. Breitel of the New York Court of Appeals and advising the American Law Institute on the Restatement (Third) of Property (Servitudes). Current teaching includes Conflict of Laws, Contract Drafting, and Real Estate law courses. His interdisciplinary work bridges legal theory, empirical analysis, and practical policy applications in real estate and wealth transmission systems.
