Winners of the 21st Annual Law Student Tax Challenge
The Section is pleased to announce the winners of the 21st Annual Law Student Tax Challenge, a contest designed to give students an opportunity to research, write about, and present their analyses of a real-life tax planning problem. The competition is open to both J.D. and LL.M. law students. For the 21st year of the competition each team presented their oral arguments virtually before a panel of distinguished tax lawyers and tax court judges, with the winners announced at a virtual awards ceremony. Holden Branscum and William Gebo of University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law were awarded first place in the J.D. Division. Their coach was William Kratzke. Adnan Alam and Melia Mbanefo of Temple University Beasley School of Law were awarded first place in the LL.M. Division. Their coach was Andrew Weiner.