Reporter's Chairs

The first Reporter’s Chair was established in the name of then-Chairman of the Council Emeritus R. Ammi Cutter, retired Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and former President of the Institute (1976-1980). The Cutter Chair is occupied by an active ALI Reporter of proven effectiveness for the remaining duration of the project on which the Reporter is engaged.

Cutter was an associate justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts from 1956 to 1972 and president of ALI from 1976 to 1980. During his more than 55 years of ALI membership, Cutter served as an Adviser on six Model Code and Restatement projects.

The following individuals have held the Chair since it was established:

Nora Freeman Engstrom 
Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Miscellaneous Provisions (2022-)

Andrew Kull
Restatement of the Law Third, Restitution and Unjust Enrichment (2006-2011)

William C. Powers Jr. and Michael D. Green
Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Liability for Physical and Emotional Harm (2001-2006)

Ira Mark Ellman, Katharine T. Bartlett, and Grace Ganz Blumberg
Principles of the Law, Family Dissolution: Analysis and Recommendations (1998-2001)

James A. Henderson Jr. and Aaron D. Twerski
Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Products Liability (1997-1998)

Neil B. Cohen
Restatement of the Law Third, Suretyship and Guaranty (1994-1997)

Melvin A. Eisenberg 
Principles of the Law, Corporate Governance: Analysis and Recommendations (1991-1994)

The Casner Chair was established to honor the memory of Harvard Law School Professor A. James Casner, who, as a Reporter and Adviser for various ALI projects for over half a century, made profound contributions to the development of the law of property, the taxation of trusts and estates, and estate planning. Casner served the Institute as a Reporter over a long period of years, commencing in 1937 when he was designated a Special Reporter and a member of the Advisory Committee for portions of the original Restatement of the Law, Property.

The following individuals have held the Chair since it was established:

Henry E. Smith
Restatement of the Law Fourth, Property (2022-) 

Edward C. Halbach Jr. 
Restatement of the Law Third, Trusts (1993-2012)