Frank J. Doti (Chapman)
- B.S. 1966, Illinois
- J.D. 1969, Chicago-Kent
Professor Doti is the William P. Foley II Chair in Corporate Law and Taxation, professor of law, and Director of the J.D. Tax Law Emphasis. He has over 35 years of tax law experience, first as an associate attorney with McDermott, Will & Emery, the largest tax law firm in the nation. Next he was vice president and director of taxes for the multinational Leo Burnett advertising agency. He has taught tax law for a quarter century and developed the first U.S. Tax Court clinical education program west of Denver, Colorado. Professor Doti founded and directs Chapman’s J.D. Tax Law Emphasis program.
Professor Doti has published numerous works in the tax law field, is a member of the ABA Committee on Teaching Taxation, and is an editor of The Tax Lawyer. His CD set for law students on federal income tax law is part of Westlaw’s Distinguished Professor Series. The California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization has certified Professor Doti as a tax law specialist. Professor Doti also teaches Contracts law and in 2004 published his Contract Law Outlines & Flowcharts, a study aid which is available in law school bookstores nationwide.
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