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Specialties
Business organizations, business planning, law and
entrepreneurship, securities regulation and taxation
Education
LL.M, Taxation, Boston University School
of Law (1986)
J.D., Stanford Law School (1982)
A.B., American Studies,
Dartmouth College (1979)
Honors &
Awards
Law Alumni Association Outstanding Professor Award, as
recognized by the UMKC Law School Class of 2005 (2005)
Elmer F. Pierson Excellence in Teaching Award (2004)
Daniel L. Brenner Faculty Publishing Award (for best
publication by a member of the UMKC Law School Faculty,
2003-2004)
Academic Positions Held
Director, Graduate Tax Law Program, UMKC School of Law
(2007-present)
Associate Professor with tenure, UMKC School of Law
(2005-present)
Associate Professor, UMKC School of Law (2001-2005)
Adjunct Professor, UMKC School of Law (1994-2000)
Selected Publications
Article, Multidisciplinary Business Planning Firms: Expanding the
Regulatory Tent Without Creating A Circus, 35 Seton Hall Law
Review 109 (2004)
Article, Stopping the Enron End-Runs and Other Trick Plays:
The Book-Tax Accounting Conformity Defense, 2003 Columbia
Business Law Review 35
Recently submitted for
publication consideration: Article, Minding More
Than Our Own Business: Educating Entrepreneurial Lawyers
Through Law School-Business School Collaborations
Research
Research on training of lawyers on intersections of law and
entrepreneurship under research grant from Ewing Marion
Kauffman Foundation (2007-present)
Research on interdisciplinary education in entrepreneurship
as member of Kauffman Entrepreneurial Faculty Scholars
program (2-year appointment, 2004-2005)
Practice Experience
Member of law firm of Lewis, Rice &
Fingersh (formerly Brown, Koralchik & Fingersh)
(1988-2001). Member of Kansas City office Management
Committee and Head of Kansas City Office Business, Tax &
Estate Planning Department
Associate, Brown, Koralchik & Fingersh
(1986-1987) and Herrick & Smith (1982-1986)
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