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Death of Paul McDaniel
Paul R. McDaniel, Emeritus James J. Freeland Eminent Scholar in Taxation and Professor of Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, died at his home in Gainesville on July 16 after a long illness. The University of Florida has prepared this wonderful tribute to Paul; please read the entire piece. Here are a few…
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Sam Donaldson, Wikipedia, and ‘The 2% Haircut’
Check out this Wikipedia entry on § 67(a), the 2% floor on miscellaneous itemized deductions: The Two-Percent Haircut: The Two-Percent Haircut[1], otherwise known as the two-percent floor, is a limitation on miscellaneous itemized income tax deductions and is codified under Internal Revenue Code. I.R.C. § 67(a). … [Fn.1: Samuel A. Donaldson (Washington), Federal Income Taxation…
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Public Law School Faculty Salaries
Brian Leiter flags this site as a source for public law school faculty salaries (as well as salaries of law school librarians and administrators): Arizona State Florida George Mason Illinois Michigan Missouri (Columbia) North Carolina Ohio State Rutgers (Camden & Newark) SUNY (Buffalo) Texas Virginia William & Mary Wisconsin For some reason, law faculty salaries…
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SoCal Tax Profs
Thanks to Tax Profs Francine Lipman (Chapman) and Richard Winchester (Thomas Jefferson) for the wonderful lunch today in Pacific Beach. In addition to seeing Francine's spectacular condos (that's not a typo) and celebrating Richard's well-deserved award of tenure, it was nice to catch up on each other's work, schools, and families. I initially met Francine and…
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NPR: Martin Ginsburg’s Legacy: Love Of Justice (Ginsburg)
Following up on Wednesday's post, Remembering Marty Ginsburg (1932-2010): NPR Weekend Edition, Martin Ginsburg's Legacy: Love Of Justice (Ginsburg), by Nina Totenberg (listen to the story here, with several clips of Marty): The Ginsburg marriage was one of those marvels of life, a 56-year marathon of love and support. Martin D. Ginsburg met Ruth Bader on a…
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Remembering Marty Ginsburg (1932-2010)
Following up on Sunday’s post on the death of renowned tax professor (Georgetown) and tax lawyer (Fried Frank) Martin D. Ginsburg, husband of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: over two dozen of Marty’s tax friends and colleagues offer their remembrances and tributes below the fold. Alice Abreu (Temple) Ellen Aprill (Loyola-L.A.) Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan) Jordan…
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Above the Law Reviews Dan Shaviro’s Novel
I previously blogged (here and here) the new novel by Tax Prof Daniel N. Shaviro (NYU), Getting It (iUniverse, 2010). Above the Law today hsa a review of the book along with an interview with Dan. Here is the opening: If you’re the type who is convinced that the people you work with in Biglaw are evil, conniving,…
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Pat Cain’s Role in the IRS Ruling on California Gay/Lesbian Couples
Following up my recent posts: IRS California Registered Domestic Partners Can Split Income and Tax Withholding 50/50 Without Adverse Gift Tax Consequences (June 2, 2010) WSJ: Gay Couples Get Equal Tax Treatment (June 6, 2010) Don Read, the tax lawyer for the California gay couple that obtained the IRS ruling, wants to share with the…
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Nicholas Mirkey Receives Humanitarian Award
Tax Prof Nicholas A. Mirkay (Widener) was recently honored with the Red Ribbon Humanitarian Award, given by the Delaware HIV Consortium at its sixth-annual WOW Awards Celebration: The awards event recognizes corporate and individual excellence for philanthropy, volunteerism, fundraising and community leadership in the field of HIV/AIDS. The humanitarian award in particular recognizes an individual who…
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San Diego Honors Les Snyder Today
The University of San Diego School of Law Tax Law Society is hosting a Spring Mixer today in honor of Lester B. Snyder for his contributions USD and its tax program. Karen C. Burke, M. Carr Ferguson, and Richard C. Pugh will deliver remarks. From Les's faculty web page: A specialist in tax law, Professor Lester B. Snyder came from…
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Tax Teachers of the Year
The AALS has announced that the following Tax Profs have been selected as the Teachers of the Year for 2008-09 at their respective law schools: Mitchell M. Gans (Hofstra) Thomas D. Griffith (USC) Lily Kahng (Seattle) Kirk J. Stark (UCLA) Lee-ford Tritt (Florida) Larry D. Ward (Iowa)
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Bryan Camp Wins Texas Outstanding Law Review Article Award
Protecting Trust Assets from the Federal Tax Lien, 1 Est. Plan. & Community Prop. L.J. 295 (2009), by Bryan Camp (Texas Tech), has been selected as the Texas Bar Foundation’s Outstanding Law Review Article for 2009. The award is presented annually to designate the most important and best-written legal article published in Texas. From the Texas…
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The Paul R. McDaniel International Tax Scholarship
I previously blogged the sad news that Paul McDaniel, James J. Freeland Eminent Scholar in Taxation and Professor of Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, is seriously ill with stage IV mesothelioma. Marty McMahon, Paul's long-time friend and colleague, presented Paul with a plaque announcing the Paul R. McDaniel International Tax Scholarship:…
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Grayson McCouch Named Endowed Professor at San Diego
Grayson McCouch has been named the 2010-2011 Class of 1975 Endowed Professor at San Diego. From the press release: The award was established by the Class of 1975 at its 25-year reunion gift to the law school to recognize meritorious teaching, leadership and academic accomplishments of a professor in the School of Law. Before joining the…
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Cliff Fleming Named Fulbright Distinguished Chair at Vienna
From a BYU press release: J. Clifton Fleming, Jr., holder of the Ernest L. Wilkinson Chair at the J. Reuben Clark Law School, has been appointed to the Fulbright Distinguished Chair in the Department of Public Law and Tax Law at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna, Austria, for the 2011 winter…
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Tony Infanti Wins Chancellor’s Teaching Award
Tax Prof Anthony Infanti has reveived a 2010 Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award from the University of Pittsburgh: In making the award, the selection committee noted his innovation in developing teaching methods appropriate to different course contexts and aligned with the professional goals of his students, as well as his significant work with students on moot court…
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Paul McDaniel
It is with heavy hearts that Jim Repetti and I share the news that our friend, mentor, and co-author Paul McDaniel, James J. Freeland Eminent Scholar in Taxation and Professor of Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, is seriously ill with stage IV mesothelioma. We join Paul’s wife Ginny and family…
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Tax Prof Nominees for Best Law Teachers in America
Following up on my prior post, Nominate a Tax Prof for Best Law Teachers in America: Michael Hunter Schwartz (Washburn) has released the list of 150 nominees for inclusion in his forthcoming book, What the Best Law Teachers Do (Harvard University Press, 2011). Here are the Tax Prof nominees: Howard E. Abrams (Emory): Professor Abrams has…
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The All-Decade State Tax Team
David Brunori today announced his 15-person All-Decade State Tax Team (55 State Tax Notes 127 (Jan. 11, 2010)), which includes three Tax Profs: Walter Hellerstein (Georgia) Richard D. Pomp (Connecticut) John A. Swain (Arizona)
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Galle Receives Honorable Mention in AALS Scholarly Paper Competition
Brian D. Galle (Florida State) received honorable mention in the 2010 AALS Scholarly Paper Competition for his paper, Foundation or Empire? The Role of Charity in a Federal System, 88 Tex. L. Rev. ___ (2010). Brian will present the paper at the AALS Annual Meeting on Friday, January 8, at 4:00 p.m. Here is the abstract: This Article…
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Allison Christians Named Teacher of the Year at Wisconsin
Tax Prof Allison Christians has been named Teacher of the Year at Wisconsin. From the press release: Allison Christians was chosen Teacher of the Year from among all eligible tenure-track professors at the Law School by a poll of the three most recent classes (excluding the graduating class). Christians joined the law faculty in 2005, after…
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Repetti Delivers Inaugural Kenealy Lecture at BC
James R. Repetti delivered the inaugural William J. Kenealy Lecture at Boston College. From the press release: A leading tax scholar, Repetti's lecture explored the role of economic analysis in determining the future of our tax system. Repetti noted that concerns about fairness, administrability and economic efficiency had traditionally played equal roles in the design of…
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Gender, Race, and Age in SSRN Download Rankings
In our article, Ranking Law Schools: Using SSRN to Measure Scholarly Performance, 81 Ind. L.J. 83 (2006), Bernie Black and I noted that one of the advantages of SSRN download counts over the other faculty rankings measures (citation counts, publication counts, and reputation surveys) is that SSRN downloads favor younger scholars at improving law schools while the other…
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Top 100 Most Influential People in Tax and Accounting
I am honored to be included on the list of Accounting Today's Top 100 Most Influential People for the fourth year in a row. The magazine contains one-sentence explanations of why each of the folks made the list; here is mine: Caron has built the leading tax blog on the Internet, with over 10 million page views…
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A Seating Chart Tee Shirt
As one who has difficulty learning my students' names each year, I may follow the approach Jack Bogdanski (Lewis & Clark) has taken this fall with his Income Tax class: This is an improvement on his prior clothing effort, and I am sure his students are grateful that he covered this up.