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
Janice Shih, Director, Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic
Adjunct Professors
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Michale Bailiff
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Caroline D. Ciraolo
Kostelanetz & Fink LLC
cciraolo@kflaw.com
Phone: 202.790.6991
Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Tax Crimes
Tax Practice & Procedure -
Robin Denick
Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service
Robin.W.Denick@IRSCOUNSEL.TREAS.GOV
Phone: 443-853-5451
Tax Exempt Organizations -
Sean Kushro Elavia
Levin Gann PA
selavia@ubalt.edu
Estate and Gift Tax -
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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David R. Forrer
Clark & Hough
dforrer@ubalt.edu
Phone:
Estate Planning -
Steve Gevarter
sgevarter@verizon.net
Advanced Real Estate Taxation
State and Local Tax
Maryland Taxes -
Randolf Hardock
rhardock@ubalt.edu
Tax Policy -
Richard Heinecke
IRS Chief Counsel's Office
rnheinecke@verizon.net
Phone: 202-317-5324
Corporate Reorganization -
David Indek
IRS Chief Counsel's Office
dindek@ubalt.eduTax Research & Writing
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Jeffrey Jacobson
Weyrich, Cronin, Sorra
jeffj@wcscpa.com
Phone: 410.246.9113
S Corporations -
Andrew Katzenberg
DLA Piper
akatzenberg@ubalt.eduIncome Taxation of Estates and Trusts
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Maurice LaBrie
IRS Chief Counsel's Office
mlabrie@ubalt.edu
Phone:
Fundamentals of Federal Income Tax I -
Honorable Adam Landy
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Jessica Frase Marine
jmarine@ubalt.edu
Phone:
Tax Practictice & Procedure -
Adam Meehan
Smith & Downey, P.A..
ameehan1225@gmail.com
Phone: 410.246.9113
Welfare Benefit Plans
Executive Compensation -
Bradley C. Plovan
IRS Chief Counsel's Office
bplovan@ubalt.edu
Phone:
Tax Research & Writing -
Larry Strauss
Larry Strauss, ESQ, CPA and Associates
Larry@LarryStraussESQCPA.com
Phone: 410.484.2142
Bankruptcy Taxation -
Karen Syrylo
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Mildeen G. Worrell
Vice Chair - ERISA Advisory Council, Department of Labor
mgworrell@yahoo.comPhone: 301.654.7795
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.