Naomi Cahn

Naomi Cahn is an expert in family law, trusts and estates, feminist jurisprudence, reproductive technology, and aging and the law. Prior to joining the University of Virginia faculty in 2020, she taught at George Washington Law School, where she twice served as associate dean. She is the codirector of UVA Law’s Family Law Center. Cahn is a coauthor of casebooks in both family law and trusts and estates, and she has written numerous articles exploring the intersections among family law, trusts and estates, and feminist theory, as well as essays concerning the connections between gender and international law. Her books include Red Families v. Blue Families, Homeward Bound, and Unequal Family Lives Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The New Yorker, and she has appeared on numerous media outlets, including NPR and MSNBC.