Prof. Dr. L.C.A. Verstappen

Leon Verstappen (born 8 March 1965) is full professor of civil and notary law at the department of Private Law and Notary Law of the University of Groningen. He studied at the Radboud University in Nijmegen and defended his thesis in 1996 on transition of property under general title. He practiced notary law for more than 8 years at Hekkelman Lawyers & Notaries in Arnhem and Nijmegen. He is deputy-judge Court of Appeal Leeuwarden, member of the board of governors Foundation Grotius Academy and of the Foundation for Professional Training of Notaries, member of the Supervision Board of the Foundation for the advancement of Notary Science in Amsterdam. His teaching and research focus mainly on the field of real property law, matrimonial property law, inheritance law and related tax laws, as well as laws with regard to the Notary profession.