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
Bahar A. Schippel
Snell & Wilmer LLP
400 E. Van Buren
Phoenix, AZ 85004
PH: 602-382-6257
bschippel@swlaw.com
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Vice President
Michael J. Desmond
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
333 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071-3197
PH: 213-229-7531
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Secretary-Treasurer
Ameek Ashok Ponda
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
One Post Office Square
Boston, MA 02109
PH: 617-338-2443
aponda@sandw.com
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Immediate Past President
Larry A. Campagna
Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry LLP
1200 Smith Street, 14th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
PH: 713-654-9609
larry.campagna@chamberlainlaw.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
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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
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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-
5th Circuit
Mary A. McNulty
Holland & Knight LLP
One Arts Plaza, 1722 Routh Street
Suite 1500
Dallas, TX 75201
PH: 214-969-1187
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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
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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
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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
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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
Lowenstein Sandler LLP
2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 500E
Washington, DC 20037
PH: 202-753-3790
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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
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