Professor of Law. A.B., St. Peter's
College; J.D., New York University School of Law.
Professor Parella is the George F. Keenan Professor of Real
Property Law. Prior to joining the faculty, he taught at the
University of Michigan Law School. At New York University School of
Law, he was a Pomeroy Scholar and a Law Review Articles Editor. He
is a member of Order of the Coif and has served as Special Counsel
to the Board of Education of the City of New York. He is also a
member of the American and New York State Bar Associations and the
Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
Professor Parella has engaged in numerous research projects
which have led to such publications as Modern Trust Forms and
Checklists (with J. Miller). He has also co-authored chapters of
Murphy's Will Clauses, published by Matthew Bender. Professor
Parella was the 1988 recipient of the BALLSA Award for Man of the
Year. He teaches Property, Real Estate Drafting, and Trusts and
Estates.