Paul L. Caron
Dean
Pepperdine Caruso
School of Law
Tax Prof Spotlight
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Why the Rich Aren’t Taxed Enough
Last week, I blogged about Boston College Professor Ray Madoff’s article in the Atlantic pushing for abolition of the estate tax. Now Professor Madoff is back with a fuller, oral version of her thesis on the popular NYTimes podcast hosted by Ezra Klein: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-ray-madoff.html?unlocked_article_code=1.e1A.snvm.ZxAOSpgZAlot&smid=url-share. She explains carefully and without rancor how our tax system allows…
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Paul M. Kohlhoff (Valparaiso) B.S. 1981, Purdue J.D. 1986, Valparaiso Like many who have been featured here, I dreamed but never expected to teach at a law school. I attribute my hiring as a tax clinician at Valparaiso University School of Law to being in the right place, at the right time,…
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Tax Prof Profile: New Professor Edition
Over the past seven weeks, I have profiled folks who have started their careers this fall as full-time law school tax professors: T. Keith Fogg (Villanova) David Gamage (UC-Berkeley) Kristin Balding Gutting (Charleston) Sarah B. Lawsky (George Washington) Lisa Milot (Georgia) Edward Kofi Osei (Widener) Adam Rosenzweig (Washington University)
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This week’s Tax Prof Spotlight continues a series of profiles of folks starting their careers this fall as law school tax professors. I hope the profiles will help introduce our newest colleagues to the tax community. Lisa Milot (Georgia) B.A. 1992, New College of Florida M.A. 1998, NYU J.D. 2001, Virginia …
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This week’s Tax Prof Spotlight continues a series of profiles of folks starting their careers this fall as law school tax professors. I hope the profiles will help introduce our newest colleagues to the tax community. Adam Rosenzweig (Washington University) B.A. 1995, UCLA J.D. 1998, Georgetown LL.M. (Tax) 2002, NYU …
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This week’s Tax Prof Spotlight continues a series of profiles of folks starting their careers this fall as law school tax professors. I hope the profiles will help introduce our newest colleagues to the tax community. Edward Kofi Osei (Widener) B.S. 1981, University of Ghana M.A. (International Management) 1985, Baylor M.A. (International Relations) 1988, Yale…
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This week’s Tax Prof Spotlight continues a series of profiles of folks starting their careers this fall as law school tax professors. I hope the profiles will help introduce our newest colleagues to the tax community. Sarah B. Lawsky (George Washington) A.B. 1994, Chicago J.D. 2001, Yale LL.M. (Tax) 2006, NYU …
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This week’s Tax Prof Spotlight continues a series of profiles of folks starting their careers this fall as law school tax professors. I hope the profiles will help introduce our newest colleagues to the tax community. Kristin Balding Gutting (Charleston) B.S. 1997, Valparaiso University J.D. 2000, St. Louis LL.M. (Tax) 2001, Florida …
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This week’s Tax Prof Spotlight continues a series of profiles of folks starting their careers this fall as law school tax professors. I hope the profiles will help introduce our newest colleagues to the tax community. David Gamage (UC-Berkeley) B.A. 1998, Stanford M.A. 2000, Stanford J.D. 2005, Yale Two…
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This week’s Tax Prof Spotlight inaugurates a series of profiles of folks starting their careers this fall as law school tax professors. I hope the profiles will help introduce our newest colleagues to the tax community. T. Keith Fogg (Villanova) B.A. 1974, William & Mary J.D. 1977, Richmond LL.M. 1982, William & Mary …
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Kim Brooks (McGill University, Faculty of Law) B.A. 1994, University of Toronto L.L.B. 1997, University of British Columbia LL.M. 2001, York University (Osgoode Hall Law School) I have a soft spot for Bruce Springsteen. When I was a little kid, my father would play “Hungry Heart” on high volume…
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Pamela Champine (New York Law School) B.S. 1985, Illinois J.D. 1988, Northwestern LL.M. (Tax) 1990, NYU In my 20th year after graduating from law school, I enjoy tax as much as I did when I took my first tax class with Charlotte Crane. Initially, I was drawn to…
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Cheyañna Jaffke (Western State) A.B. 1993, Idaho J.D. 1996, Idaho LL.M. (Tax) 1997, University of Washington “Federal Income Tax saved me from dropping out of law school.” After my first year of law school at the University of Idaho, I did not think that law school was for me. But…
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Glenn Coven (William & Mary) A.B. 1963, Swarthmore LL.B. 1966, Columbia I have always felt badly that I could not answer the question, “And why did you decide to go into teaching tax, Mr. Coven?”, with something like “Gee, ever since I was a little kid I yearned for the…
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Brian Galle (Florida State) A.B. 1995, Harvard J.D. 2001, Columbia LL.M. (Tax) 2006, Georgetown I started out wanting to be a professional writer. But then, I was eight; to me, a “starving writer” was what you were when you had to finish your homework before you could have dessert. By…
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Mona L. Hymel (Arizona) B.B.A. 1981, Texas J.D. 1992, Texas I started preparing tax returns when I was about 15 years old. My father owned a small accounting business in South Texas, and I earned extra money working for him. All of his clients worked in the Shrimping Industry, so I…
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Heather M. Field (UC-Hastings) B.S. 1997, UCLA J.D. 2000, Harvard I took an indirect road to tax law – when I started college, I wanted to be a chemistry professor. I majored in biochemistry at UCLA, and I planned to pursue a Ph.D. and teach chemistry at the college level. However,…
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Karen Green (Mississippi) B.S. 1971, Mississippi J.D. 1974, Mississippi LL.M. (Tax) 1976, NYU I began my education as a math major at the University of Mississippi in the late 60s. When I graduated in 1971, I had two job offers — one in the corporate trust division of a Memphis…
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Arthur Cockfield (Queen’s University) H.B.A. 1990, University of Western Ontario Richard Ivey School of Business LL.B. 1993, Queen’s University Faculty of Law J.S.M. 1996, Stanford J.S.D. 1998, Stanford Now in my eighth year of law teaching, I still have to occasionally pinch myself to make sure that I’m not dreaming. Like many others,…
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Fred B. Brown (Baltimore) B.S. 1982, Rutgers J.D. 1985, Georgetown LL.M. (Tax) 1986, NYU I believe that my interest in tax law stemmed from my background as an engineering major in college. Engineering students are often working with complex formulas and applying them to factual situations. I see the work of…
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Roger M. Groves (Florida Coastal) B.A. 1974, Michigan State J.D. 1978, Wayne State Roger undoubtedly is the only TaxProf who played the piano at Magic Johnson’s wedding and opened for Stevie Wonder. He is a former tax judge in Michigan, partner in Howard & Howard and counsel to Lewis & Munday. …
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Ben Alarie (Toronto) B.A. 1999, Wilfrid Laurier J.D. 2002, Toronto M.A. 2002, Toronto LL.M. 2003, Yale At the age of 14 I sat alone at the kitchen table with a pencil, an eraser, a solar powered calculator, two information slips, and an unpopulated tax return. My Dad had suggested I take a shot at…
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Janet E. Milne (Vermont) B.A. 1973, Williams J.D. 1981, Georgetown Janet Milne specializes in environmental tax policy at Vermont Law School, where she also teaches land use regulation and regulatory takings. Her interest in law and taxation started shortly after she graduated from Williams College when went to work…
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The SMU Graduate Tax Program began more than 50 years ago and prospered under Dean Charles O. Galvin. Today, U.S. News ranks SMU among the Top 20 law schools in tax and among the Top 10 graduate tax programs. In recent years, the SMU Law Review has published a special tax issue, including Time, Tax,…
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The SMU Graduate Tax Program began more than 50 years ago and prospered under Dean Charles O. Galvin. Today, U.S. News ranks SMU among the Top 20 law schools in tax and among the Top 10 graduate tax programs. In recent years, the SMU Law Review has published a special tax issue, including Time, Tax,…