After four years as Dean of the new Charleston School of Law, Tax Prof Richard Gershon has stepped down to return to the faculty. Andy Abrams will succeed Richard as Dean.  Richard was the subject of TaxProf Blog’s first profile (on May 8, 2004).  From this summary of the achievements of his deanship.

[T]he foundation he has built and the legacy he leaves behind as he rejoins the faculty is nothing short of phenomenal. Under Dean Gershon’s adroit leadership, in less than five years the Charleston School of Law has been transformed from an ambitious vision articulated by the school’s founders — five of the state’s leading attorneys and jurists — to a vibrant, flourishing ABA-accredited law school.