Governance

The College is governed by a Board of Regents consisting of one Regent for each federal judicial circuit and two at-large Regents.

American College of Tax Counsel Board of Regents and Officers

President

Michael J. Desmond
Miller & Chevalier
900 16th Street NW
Black Lives Matter Plaza
Washington, DC 20006
PH: 202-626-1575
mdesmond@milchev.com

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  Vice President

  Ameek Ashok Ponda
  Sullivan & Worcester LLP
  One Post Office Square
  Boston, MA 02109
  PH: 617-338-2443
  aponda@sandw.com

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  Secretary-Treasurer

  Mary A. McNulty
  Holland & Knight LLP
  One Arts Plaza, 1722 Routh Street
  Suite 1500
  Dallas, TX 75201
  PH: 214-969-1187
  mary.mcnulty@hklaw.com

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  Immediate Past President

  Bahar A. Schippel
  Snell & Wilmer LLP
  400 E. Van Buren
  Phoenix, AZ 85004
  PH: 602-382-6257
  bschippel@swlaw.com

Regents

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  1st Circuit

  Steven Dean
  Boston University College of Law
  765 Commonwealth Ave
  Boston, MA 02215
  PH: 617-353-3100
  sdeantax@bu.edu

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  2nd Circuit

  Diana L. Erbsen
  DLA Piper LLP (US)
  1251 Avenue of the Americas
  New York, NY 10020-1104
  PH: 212-335-4572
  diana.erbsen@dlapiper.com

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  3rd Circuit

  David G. Shapiro
  Saul Ewing LLP
  Centre Square West
  1500 Market Street, 38th Floor
  Philadelphia, PA 19102-2186
  PH: 215-972-8385
  david.shapiro@saul.com

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  4th Circuit

  Robb A. Longman
  Longman & Van Grack, LLC
  10411 Motor City Dr. #750
  Bethesda, MD 20817
  PH: 240-324-7705
  rlongman@lvglawfirm.com

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  5th Circuit

  Susan C. Morse
  Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
  Angus G. Wynne, Sr. Professor of Law
  University of Texas School of Law
  727 E. Dean Keeton Street
  Austin, TX 78705
  PH: 512-232-9346
  smorse@law.utexas.edu

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  6th Circuit

  Lynn A. Gandhi
  Foley & Lardner LLP
  500 Woodward Avenue
  Suite 2700
  Detroit, MI 48226
  PH: 313-234-2715
  lgandhi@foley.com

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  7th Circuit

  Michael A. Clark
  Michael A. Clark PLLC
  960 Harris Road, Unit 21
  Grayslake, IL 60030
  michaelclark@comcast.net

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  8th Circuit

  Janette M. Lohman
  Thompson Coburn LLP
  One US Bank Plaza
  St. Louis, MO 63101
  PH: 314-552-6161
  jlohman@thompsoncoburn.com

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  9th Circuit

  Julie Divola
  Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
  Four Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor
  San Francisco, CA 94111
  PH: 415-983-7446
  julie.divola@pillsburylaw.com

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  10th Circuit

  Adam M. Cohen
  Holland & Hart LLP
  555 17th Street, Suite 3200
  Denver, CO 80202
  PH: 303-295-8372
  acohen@hollandhart.com

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  11th Circuit

  Bruce P. Ely
  Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
  One Federal Place
  1819 5th Avenue N
  Birmingham, AL 35203
  PH: 205-521-8366
  bely@bradley.com

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  DC Circuit

  Lisa M. Zarlenga
  Steptoe LLP
  1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC 20036
  PH: 202-429-8109
  lzarlenga@steptoe.com

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  Federal Circuit

  Melissa L. Wiley
  Kostelanetz LLP
  601 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Suite 260
  Washington, DC 20001
  PH: 202-875-8000
  mwiley@kostelanetz.com

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  At Large

  Alice G. Abreu
  Temple University
  1719 N. Broad Street
  Philadelphia, PA 19122
  PH: 215-204-7857
  alice.abreu@temple.edu

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  At Large

  Jaye Calhoun
  Kean Miller LLP
  909 Poydras Street, Suite 3600
  New Orleans, LA 70112
  PH: 504-293-5936
  jaye.calhoun@keanmiller.com

Administrative Office

Administrative Manager

Pamela Lyons
Events & Management Plus Inc.
2604 Elmwood Avenue, #350
Rochester, NY 14618
PH: 888-549-4177
info@actconline.org

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