Professor of Law
B.S.,  Brigham Young University
J.D.,  Brigham Young University
LL.M., University of Washington

Biography

Updated: January 19, 2012

Books

• Family Law in Utah (Advocate Publishing 3d ed. 2009) (with Katherine D. Black).
• Family Law in Utah (Advocate Publishing 2d ed. 1997) (with Katherine D. Black).
• Family Law in Utah (Advocate Publishing 1995) (with Katherine D. Black).

Articles

• Intellectual Property Taxation: A Primer for Universities, Incubators, and other 501(c)(3) Organizations (Forthcoming)

• Contingency Fees and Capital Gains (with Katherine D. Black) (Forthcoming)

• Virtual Zoning, in progress. [SSRN]

• A Capital Gains Anomaly: Commissioner v. Banks and the Proceeds from Lawsuits, 43 St. Mary's L.J. 113 (2011) (with Katherine D. Black and Michael D. Black)

• Same-Sex Marriage: Economic Incentives and Costs, 22 BYU J. Pub. L. 327 (2008). [SSRN] [Lexis] [Westlaw]

• Is the IRS the Solution to Illegal Immigration?, 35 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 309 (2008) (with Katherine D. Black & Ryan H. Pace). [SSRN] [Lexis] [Westlaw]

• A National Tax Bar: An End to the Attorney-Accountant Tax Turf War, 36 St. Mary's L.J. 1 (2004) (with Katherine D. Black). [SSRN] [Lexis] [Westlaw]

• Introduction to the Tax Simplification Symposium, 2 Pierce L. Rev. 91 (2004). [Lexis] [Westlaw]

• Important Developments: Standards of Tax Practice, 57 Tax Law. 1167 (2004). [Lexis] [Westlaw]

• Justice Scalia's Tax Jurisprudence, 34 U. Tol. L. Rev. 509 (2003) (with Katherine D. Black). [SSRN] [Lexis] [Westlaw]

• Important Developments: Standards of Tax Practice, 56 Tax Law. 1165 (2003). [Lexis] [Westlaw]

• When a Discount Isn't a Bargain: Debunking the Myths Behind Family Limited Partnerships, 32 U. Mem. L. Rev. 245 (2002) (with Katherine D. Black & Michael D. Black). [SSRN] [Lexis] [Westlaw]

• Important Developments: Standards of Tax Practice, 55 Tax Law. 1289 (2002). [Lexis] [Westlaw]

• Discounts are Dead: A Second Look at A. Strangi Est., 79 Taxes 39 (May 2001) (with Katherine D. Black & Michael D. Black). [SSRN] [Lexis] [Westlaw]

Other

• Taxation of Contingency Fees: Deductions for Expenses?, Tax Notes, Feb. 8, 2010, at 745. (with Katherine D. Black & Michael D. Black)

• Taxation of Contingency Fees After Banks and Banaitas, Tax Notes, Nov. 30, 2009, at 983. (with Katherine D. Black & Michael D. Black)

• Same-Sex Marriage: Economic Incentives and Costs (invited presentation for Brigham Young University Symposium on "Same-Sex Marriage and Gay Adoption: Inclusion, Compromise, Protection and Consequences") [Web]

• End Attorney-Accountant Clash by Creating a New Tax Bar, 180 N.J.L.J. 1203 (2005). [Westlaw]

• Create a New Tax Bar, Nat’l L.J., June 20, 2005, at 27.

• Important Developments: Standards of Tax Practice 2004 (ABA Tax Section Meeting, San Diego, Cal., Jan. 2005).*

• Model Rule 5.3 and Nonlawyer Tax Assistants (ABA Tax Section Meeting, Boston, Mass., Oct. 2004).*

• Important Developments: Standards of Tax Practice 2003 (ABA Tax Section Meeting, Orlando, Fla., Jan. 2004).*

• Virtual Zoning (submitted to the 2004 AALS Scholarly Paper Competition).

• Important Developments: Standards of Tax Practice 2002 (ABA Tax Section Meeting, San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 2003).*

• A Daddy-daughter Chat about Economic Substance (submitted to the 2003 AALS Scholarly Paper Competition). [SSRN]

• Important Developments: Standards of Tax Practice 2001 (ABA Tax Section Meeting, D.C., May 2002).*

• Comments Submitted to Utah State Bar Taskforce on Multidisciplinary Practice (Utah State Bar Taskforce on Multidisciplinary Practice, Jan. 11, 2001).*

*Copy of presentation is on file with the author.