American College of Tax Counsel Elects 13 Fellows
These new Fellows add to the diversity and breadth of the College, and we are excited to see the contributions that each of these new Fellows will make to improve our profession in the years to come.”
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, May 18, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- At a meeting held in Washington, D.C. on May 5, 2023, the Board of Regents of the American College of Tax Counsel (the “College”) elected the following 13 new Fellows into its ranks:— Larry Campagna, President of the American College of Tax Counsel
1. Lora G. Davis, Davis Stephenson, PLLC, Dallas, TX
2. Mario A. de Castro, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP, Washington, D.C.
3. S. Lucky DeFries, Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy, Chartered, Topeka, KS
4. Maria O. Jones, Miller & Chevalier Chartered, Washington, D.C.
5. Summer A. LePree, Baker & McKenzie LLP, Miami, FL
6. Alysse McLoughlin, Jones Walker LLP, New York, NY
7. Christina A. Mondrik, Mondrik & Associates, Dallas, TX
8. James S.H. Null, Loeb & Loeb LLP, New York, NY
9. Richard D. Pomp, University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, CT
10. Robert Probasco, Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth, TX
11. Stephanie Schroepfer, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, Houston, TX
12. Bradley Seltzer, Holland & Knight LLP, Washington, D.C.
13. Timothy R. Van Valen, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, Albuquerque, NM
To become a Fellow of the College, individuals must be nominated by a current Fellow and then evaluated by a committee of the College’s Board of Regents. Criteria for membership in the College include having been a member of the bar of one or more States of the United States (or the District of Columbia, possessions, or territories of the United States) for at least 15 years prior to the date of their election to membership as a Fellow in the College, with a career that is principally devoted to tax law and tax-related matters. Prospective Fellows must be currently engaged in (or retired or semi-retired from) full-time legal work, whether in private law practice, in a corporate legal or tax department, in a governmental legal position, in a trade association, in a law or business school or other graduate level teaching position, or a combination thereof. For all prospective Fellows, demonstration of a high standard of excellence and ethical conduct in the practice of tax law is required. This commitment can be shown in a number of ways, including through active involvement in the taxation committees or sections of national, international, regional, state or local bar associations, as well as through significant legal writing, teaching in the field of taxation, and holding responsible senior-level office involving tax policy or administration with the federal, state, or local government, with a global intergovernmental organization, or with a multistate commission.
Larry Campagna, President of the College, welcomed the new Fellows at the College’s meeting in Washington on May 6, 2023. “These new Fellows add to the diversity and breadth of the College, and we are excited to see the contributions that each of these new Fellows will make to improve our profession in the years to come,” said Campagna.
About the American College of Tax Counsel
The American College of Tax Counsel, founded in 1981, is a nonprofit association of tax attorneys in private practice, law, business, and graduate school teaching positions, and government, who are recognized for their excellence in tax practice and their substantial contributions and commitment to the legal profession. One of the chief purposes of the College is to provide a mechanism for input by tax attorneys into the development of U.S. tax laws and policy. A Board of nineteen Regents serves as the governing body of the College, with one regent drawn from each of the thirteen federal judicial circuits, plus two at-large positions. The Board is rounded out by the four members of its Executive Committee -- President, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer, and Immediate Past President. The College can be found online at http://www.actconline.org.
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