Expert, Experienced Faculty
The faculty who teach in the program not only are experts in tax, but also are experienced teachers who know how to lead students through a challenging and rewarding curriculum. Included among the graduate tax faculty are full-time School of Law faculty, prominent practitioners in the Baltimore-Washington area, IRS officials, and judges with the U.S. Tax Court.
Full-Time Professors
Fred B. Brown, Professor of Law and Director, Graduate Tax Program
Walter D. Schwidetzky, Professor of Law
John Snyder, Director, Low Income Tax Clinic
Adjunct Professors
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Michael W. Bender
RSM McGladrey, Inc.
Mike.Bender@mcgladrey.com
Phone: 410.246.9113
Tax Research and Writing -
Caroline D. Ciraolo
Kostelanetz & Fink LLC
cciraolo@kflaw.com
Phone: 202.790.6991
Investigation, Prosecution and Defense of Tax Crimes -
Robin Denick
Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service
Robin.W.Denick@IRSCOUNSEL.TREAS.GOV
Phone: 443-853-5451
Tax Exempt Organizations -
Arturo Estrada
Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service
taxpolicy@hotmail.com
Phone: 202.622.3504
Fundamentals of Federal Income Tax I
Introduction to the Taxation of Financial Products
Tax Policy -
Honorable Maurice B. Foley
Judge, U.S. Tax Court
jfoley@ustaxcourt.gov
Phone: 202.521.0681
Tax Policy
Prior to the appointment to the Court, Judge Foley was an attorney for the Legislation and Regulations Division of the Internal Revenue Service, Tax Counsel for the United States Senate Committee on Finance, and Deputy Tax Legislative Counsel in the U.S. Treasury's Office of Tax Policy. Appointed by President Clinton as Judge, United States Tax Court, on April 9, 1995, for a term ending April 8, 2010. Reappointed on November 25, 2011, for a term ending November 24, 2026
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Steve Gevarter
RSM McGladrey, Inc.
sgevarter@verizon.net
Advanced Real Estate Taxation -
Elizabeth Green
Pessin Katz Law, P.A. (PK Law)
egreen@pklaw.com
Phone: 410.769.6150
Income Taxation of Estates and Trusts -
Richard Heinecke
IRS Chief Counsel's Office
rnheinecke@verizon.net
Phone: 202-317-5324
Corporate Reorganization -
Jeffrey Jacobson
Weyrich, Cronin, Sorra
jeffj@wcscpa.com
Phone: 410.246.9113
Fundamental of Federal Income Tax -
Cheryl Jones
Pessin Katz Law, P.A. (PK Law)
cjones@pklaw.com
Phone: 410.769.6141
Income Taxation of Estates and Trusts -
Sheldon Laskin
Multi State Tax Commission
shel030351@gmail.com
Phone: 410.484.1176
Current and Local State Tax Policy Issues: Advanced Seminar
State and Local Taxation -
Adam Meehan
Smith & Downey, P.A..
ameehan1225@gmail.com
Phone: 410.246.9113
Welfare Benefit Plans -
Christopher Schoen
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Daryl J. Sidle
Baxter, Baker, Sidle and Conn, P.A.
djs@BBSCLaw.com
Phone 410.385.8077
Estate and Gift Taxation -
Larry Strauss
Larry Strauss, ESQ, CPA and Associates
Larry@LarryStraussESQCPA.com
Phone: 410.484.2142
Bankruptcy Taxation -
Honorable Stephen Swift
Judge, U.S. Tax Court
Tax Practice and Procedure -
Mildeen G. Worrell
Vice Chair - ERISA Advisory Council, Department of Labor
mgworrell@yahoo.comPhone: 301.654.7795
Advanced Qualified Pension and Profit Sharing Plans
Mildeen Worrell served as Tax and Benefits Counsel for the Committee on Ways and Means, and as Staff Director for the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, for more than 18 years. She has more than two decades of public policy, legal and legislative experience.