8:30 – 9:00
Registration/Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:10
Welcome/Opening Remarks
- Gregory N. Mandel, Dean and Peter J. Liacouras Professor of Law, Temple Law
- Alice Abreu, Professor of Law, Temple University Beasley School of Law
Slides:
9:10 – 10:45
Panel I: The Federal TBOR – What Does it Mean, and What Can it Do?
Moderator:
- Andrea Monroe, Professor of Law, Temple University Beasley School of Law
Panelists:
- Leslie Book, Professor, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
- Keith Fogg, Professor, Harvard Law School
- Richard Greenstein, Professor, Temple University Beasley School of Law
- Kristin Hickman, University of Minnesota Law School (Download Presentation)
- Leandra Lederman, Professor, Indiana University of Mauer School of Law
Slides:
- Download “Bringing Taxpayer Rights to the Table” Slides (Powerpoint)
- Download Richard Greenstein’s Presentation Slides (Powerpoint)
- Download “Transforming Tax Administration Using Administrative Law” Slides (Powerpoint)
- Download “Is the TBOR Enforceable” Slides (Powerpoint)
10:45 – 11:00
Break
11:00 – 12:30
Panel II: State TBORs – Impact, Uses, and Issues Experienced by Taxpayer Representatives and Revenue Authorities
Moderator:
- Stewart Weintraub, S.A.L.T. Practice Chair, Chamberlain Hrdlicka Law Firm
Panelists:
- Peter Faber, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP
- Tom Gohsler, Acting Chief Counsel to the PA Dept. of Revenue
- Marlene Barnhart, Chief of Conference & Appeals, NJ Division of Taxation)
- Eunkyong Choi, New York City Taxpayer Advocate
- Catherine “Cat” Martin, Esq., Philadelphia Community Legal Services, Philadelphia Property Tax Foreclosure Program
Slides:
12:30 – 1:00
Lunch
1:00 – 1:45
Keynote
- Nina Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate
Slides:
1:45 – 2:00
Break
2:00 – 3:30
Panel III: Operationalizing Taxpayer Rights: IRS Efforts and Experiences of Lawyers Who Represent Clients Pro Bono and at Low Income Taxpayer Clinics (LITCs)
Moderator:
- Len Rieser, Program Coordinator, Sheller Center for Social Justice
Panelists:
- Frank Agostino
- Valerie Vlasenko
- Michelle Drumbl, Clinical Professor of Law and Director, Tax Clinic, Washington & Lee Law
- Professor Jennifer Lee, Professor, Temple University Beasley School of Law
- Professor Christine Speidel, Professor, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
- Anna Tavis, Brooklyn Legal Services LITC
Slides:
- Download “LITCs as Defenders of Taxpayer Rights” Slides (Powerpoint)
- Download “Taxpayer Rights in the United States: Language Access Issues” Slides (Powerpoint)
- Download “Operationalizing Taxpayer Rights: IRS Efforts and Experiences of Lawyers who Represent Clients Pro Bono and at LITCs” Slides (Powerpoint)
3:30 – 4:00
Wrap-up
- Alice Abreu, Professor, Temple University Beasley School of Law