November 11, 2007
2007-2008 Law Student Tax Challenge
Finalists and Winners
The LSTC is a national tax planning and client-counseling competition designed to more closely reflect everyday tax practice than traditional moot court competitions. The semi-final and final rounds of the 2007-2008 LSTC took place in January of 2008 in Lake Las Vegas, Nevada during the Section of Taxation Midyear Meeting.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2007-2008 Law Student Tax Challenge:
J.D. Division Results
- The 1st Place Team was John LeVangie and Ryan Wyzik of Western New England College School of Law.
- The 2nd Place Team was John Greenwall and Charles Fairchild of Southwestern Law School.
- The 3rd Place Team was Lauren Zimmerman and Drew Harpool of Tulane University Law School.
- The Best Written Submission was Ryan Smith and Andreas Ringstad of Temple University Law School.
The J.D. semi-finalists were:
- Matthew Mauney and Jamie Delman, University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law
- Ryan Smith and Andreas Ringstad, Temple University Law School
- Julie Skelton and Timothy Hamer, University of Wisconsin Law School
LL.M. Division Results
- The 1st Place Team was Anne-Marie Rabago and Gary Scanlon of Northwestern University School of Law.
- The 2nd Place Team was Kelly Young and Hailley Joyner of University of Denver Sturm College of Law.
- The Best Written Submission was by Cynthia Schlegel and Melissa Webber of University of Denver Sturm College of Law.
The LL.M. semi-finalists were:
- Julie Karavas and Michelle Jez, University of Denver Sturm College of Law.
- Cynthia Schlegel and Melissa Webber, University of Denver Sturm College of Law.
Judges
The Section thanks its members who gave of their time on January 18th to assess the semi-finalist and finalist teams during the oral rounds of the 2007-2008 Law Student Tax Challenge.
- Hon. John O. Colvin, Chief Judge, United States Tax Court, Washington, DC
- Hon. Stephen J. Swift, Judge, United States Tax Court, Washington, DC
- Donald L. Korb, Chief Counsel, IRS, Washington, DC
- Nathan J. Hochman, Incoming Assistant Attorney General, Tax Division of the U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC
- Steven C. Salch, Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Houston, TX
- William H. Caudill, Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Houston, TX
- Juan F. Vasquez, Jr., Shareholder, Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Martin, Houston, TX
- Kelley Cooper Miller, Attorney Advisor, United States Tax Court, Washington, DC
- Richard Lipton, Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP, Chicago, IL
- Deborah A. Butler, Associate Chief Counsel, IRS Office of Chief Counsel, Washington, DC
- William J. Wilkins, Partner, WilmerHale, Washington, DC
- Armando Gomez, Partner, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, Washington, DC