Paul L. Caron
Dean
Pepperdine Caruso
School of Law
Tax Prof Moves
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Ed Kleinbard to Leave Joint Tax Committee to Join USC Law School Faculty
Edward D. Kleinbard announced today that he is leaving his position as Chief of Staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation on May 15, 2009 (after 20 months in the job) to join the faculty at USC Law School. Prior to his appointment to the Joint Committee, Mr. Kleinbard was a tax partner at Cleary…
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Dorothy Brown Named “Professor of the Year” at Emory
Congratulations to my former colleague Dorothy Brown, who has been named "Professor of the Year" at Emory. Dorothy is an incredible professor — a prolific and important scholar (e.g., most recently, Critical Race Theory: Cases, Materials and Problems (Thomson-West, 2d ed. 2007); Shades of the American Dream, 87 Wash. U. L. Rev. ___ (2010); Race, Class, and the…
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Leo Martinez Named Interim Dean at UC-Hastings
UC-Hastings announced on Friday that Tax Prof Leo Martinez has been been named Interim Chancellor and Dean, effective July 1, 2009, when Nell Newton steps down to accept the Notre Dame deanship: Professor Martinez’s experience and lengthy tenure with UC Hastings provides stability for the university as we continue our search for a permanent Chancellor and Dean,” said Board Chair James…
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Tax Profs Bogdanski, Prescott Are Finalists for Montana Deanship
Tax Profs Jack Bogdanski (Lewis & Clark) and Loren Prescott (formerly at Widener) are two of the five finalists for the Montana deanship. (Hat Tip: The Faculty Lounge.)
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David Brennen Named Dean at Kentucky
Kudos to Tax Prof David A. Brennen (Georgia), who has been named Dean at Kentucky. From Tax Prof Darryll K. Jones (Stetson) of our sister Nonprofit Law Prof Blog: The University of Kentucky boasts a top tier law school, according to U.S. News and World Report, and Professor Brennen is a renowned tax scholar and…
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Tax Policy Center Offers Sabbatical Home for Tax Profs
Len Burman, Co-Director of the Tax Policy Center, writes with the following generous offer to Tax Profs with upcoming sabbaticals: The Tax Policy Center is interested in hosting tax law professors on their sabbaticals. We are currently hosting Harvard law professor Dan Halperin, and NYU law professsor Lily Batchelder visited last year. We can provide an office,…
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Yale Leaves Georgetown for Virginia
Ethan Yale is leaving Georgetown for Virginia, where he has been visiting during the 2008-09 academic year. From his Virginia web page: Ethan Yale’s teaching and research focus on tax law and policy. Ethan has been a member of the Georgetown Law faculty since 2004. Prior to joining Georgetown, he was an acting assistant professor…
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Tax Planning for Professors on Visits and Sabbaticals
With today's expiration of the AALS deadline for accepting a visiting professorship for the 2009-10 academic year, I thought it would be a good time to re-post the article, Tax Planning for Professional Sabatticals, by Myron Hulen (Colorado State University, College of Business), William Kenny (Portland State University, School of Business Administration) & Anne L.…
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Obama Names Elizabeth Garrett Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy
President Obama yesterday announced three senior Treasury Department nominees: Tax Prof Elizabeth Garrett (University Vice President for Academic Planning and Budget; Sydney M. Irmas Professor of Public Interest Law, Legal Ethics, Political Science, and Policy, Planning, and Development, University of Southern California Law School; former member, President Bush's 2005 Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform),…
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Hasen Leaves Michigan for Penn State
David M. Hasen, the 2008-09 Professor-in-Residence in the IRS Office of Chief Counsel, is leaving Michigan to join the Penn State faculty, From David's Michigan web page: David M. Hasen joined the University of Michigan Law School faculty as an assistant professor in fall 2002. Professor Hasen’s areas of research and teaching interest include taxation,…
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Michael Doran Leaves Virginia for Georgetown
Michael Doran (Virginia) has accepted a tenured position at Georgetown. From his Virginia faculty page: Michael Doran joined the faculty in 2005 after several years in government service and private practice. Doran's current research focuses on Social Security reform, the tax policy implications of executive compensation, retirement income security, tax penalties, and tax transition policy.…
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Tax Prof Amy Monahan Leaves Missouri for Minnesota
Tax Prof Amy B. Monahan (Missouri-Columbia) has accepted a tenured position at Minnesota: Professor Amy Monahan teaches and writes in the areas of federal taxation and employee benefits law. Her current research interests include employer-provided health care, health insurance regulation, and retirement plans. Professor Monahan received her B.A. from The Johns Hopkins University in International…
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David Brennen Is Dean Finalist at Kentucky
Tax Prof David A. Brennen (Georgia), currently completing a two-year stint as Deputy Director of the Association of American Law Schools, is one of four finalists for the Kentucky Deanship. David will be making the first on-campus visit on February 26; the final candidate is scheduled to visit on March 9. (One of the other finalists is my former…
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Barry Melancon Reappointed as President & CEO of AICPA
The American Institute of CPAs announced yesterday that it has extended Barry Melancon’s term as President and CEO for another five years: Ernie Almonte, chairman of the AICPA, said the decision was the right one for the board to make: “Barry has made an enormous contribution to the CPA profession over the past 14 years, and the…
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David Brennen Is Dean Finalist at Memphis
Tax Prof David A. Brennen (Georgia), currently completing a two-year stint as Deputy Director of the Association of American Law Schools, is one of four finalists for the Memphis Deanship. According to the student newspaper, "[t]he search for a permanent dean at the U of M is in its concluding phases, said University Provost Dr. Ralph Faudree. 'We’re in the…
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Tax Prof Carolyn Jones to Step Down as Iowa Dean
Tax Prof Carolyn Jones is stepping down as Iowa's Dean after five years on the job. From the Iowa press release: Carolyn Jones, the first woman to serve as dean of the University of Iowa College of Law, has announced she will step down from leading her alma mater in summer 2010 and return to…
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Lathrope Leaves UC-Hastings for San Francisco
Daniel Lathrope (UC-Hastings) has accepted a chair at San Francisco: Professor Lathrope grew up in Indiana and the East Bay, and joined the Hastings faculty in 1980. He received his undergraduate degree at the University of Denver, his J.D. at Northwestern University (Order of the Coif, law review), and an LL.M. in Taxation at New…
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Kahn Leaves Penn State for Washington & Lee
Jeffrey H. Kahn (Penn State) has accepted a lateral offer at Washington & Lee, where he will replace Dorothy Brown, who left for Emory last year. From the Penn State web site: Professor Jeffrey Kahn’s scholarship focuses on the federal tax area. He has published articles in law reviews and tax journals, including pieces on:…
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Dharmapala Leaves UConn for Illinois
Dhammika Dharmapala (University of Connecticut, Department of Economics) has accepted a senior offer from the University of Illinois College of Law: He completed a PhD in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley, where he was an Alfred P. Sloan Doctoral Dissertation Fellow. His dissertation, on the political economy of Congressional budgeting, received the National…
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Leff Joins Tax Faculty at American
Benjamin M. Leff, currently a visiting assistant professor at Harvard, has accepted an entry-level tenure-track tax position at American, replacing Dennis Ventry who has joined the tax faculty at UC-Davis. From the Harvard Tax Faculty web page: Benjamin M. Leff (Visiting Assistant Professor) joins the faculty from Vinson & Elkins, LLP, in Austin, Texas, where his…
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Tax Prof Roberta Mann Leaves Widener for Oregon
Roberta Mann (Widener) has accepted a tenured position at Oregon, effective January 1, 2009. From the Oregon press release: Dean Margie Paris announced Monday that the university granted Professor Mann indefinite tenure at the rank of full professor. … "This means that we will be able to enjoy Roberta's brilliance, energy, enthusiasm, and expertise on a permanent basis,"…
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Tax Prof “Power Couple” Vic & Miranda Fleischer Return to Colorado
Tax Prof "power couple" Vic Fleischer and Miranda Perry Flesicher have announced that they are leaving Illinois to return to Colorado.
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Golden Gate Seeks Estate Planning Visitor
Golden Gate University School of Law seeks a visitor in Estate Planning and Wills & Trusts for the 2009-2010 academic year. For more information or to apply, contact Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Rachel Van Cleave.
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Caron Named Herzog Summer Visiting Professor in Taxation at San Diego
I am delighted to announce that I have accepted a three-year appointment as the Herzog Summer Visiting Professor in Taxation at the University of San Diego School of Law. My family and I have spent five previous summers teaching at USD and have learned first-hand why San Diego is truly "America’s Finest City. But even…
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Rosanne Altshuler Named Co-Director of Tax Policy Center
Rosanne Altshuler (Rutgers University, Department of Economics) has been named co-director of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center and a principal research associate at the Urban Institute: An economics professor at New Jersey’s Rutgers University since 1992, Altshuler was the top staff economist on President Bush’s tax reform panel in 2005 and served as a special…