Georgia Law - Abridged Curriculum Vita


David A. Brennen

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Office:             University of Georgia School of Law
                       Athens, Georgia 30602-6012
                       (706) 542-5398
 

Education:       Graduate Legal: University of Florida College of Law, LL.M. in Tax Law, 1994

                        Legal: University of Florida College of Law, J.D., 1991

                        College: Florida Atlantic University, B.B.A., 1988

Employment:   Professor of Law, University of Georgia, 2006-present

                        Deputy Director, Association of American Law Schools, 2007-2009

                        Ellison Capers Palmer Professor of Tax Law, Mercer University, 2001-2006 (Asso.                          Prof. to 2003; Prof. to 2004; Named Prof. to 2006)

                        Associate Professor of Law, University of Richmond, 1997-2001 (Ass’t Prof. to 2000;                         Asso. Prof. to 2001)

                        Assistant Professor, Syracuse University, 1995-1997

                        Visiting Professor of Law, University of Georgia, Fall 2005

                        Visiting Professor of Law, Temple University, Spring 2004

                        John S. Stone Chairholder of Law (Visiting), University of Alabama, Summer 2003

                        Assistant General Counsel, State of Florida, Department of Revenue, 1994-1995

                        Associate Attorney, Messer, Vickers, Caparello, Madsen, Lewis, Goldman & Metz,                         P.A. (Tallahassee, FL), 1991-1993

PUBLICATIONS

Selected Articles:

Succeeding in the Candidate Pool: Resources Available at Association of American Law Schools for Persons Interested in Becoming a Law School Dean, 31 Seattle Univ. L. Rev. 791 (2008)

The Commerciality Doctrine and "Charitable" Homes for the Aged - State & Local Tax Perspectives, 75 Fordham L. Rev. 833 (2007)

The Charitable Tax Exemption is About Much More Than Efficiency, 14:3 Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine 67 (2007)

Introducing the Law of Nonprofit Organizations and Philanthropy, 41 Ga. L. Rev. 1099 (2007)

A Diversity Theory of Charitable Tax Exemption - Beyond Efficiency, Through Critical Race Theory, Toward Diversity, 4 Pitt Tax Rev. 1 (2006)

Race and Equality Across the Law School Curriculum: The Law of Tax Exemption, 54 J. Leg. Educ. 336 (2004); reprinted in Critical Tax Theory: An Introduction (Cambridge University Press) (forthcoming 2009)

Race Conscious Affirmative Action by Tax Exempt 501(c)(3) Corporations After Grutter and Gratz, 77 St. John's L. Rev. 711 (2003)

2002 Eleventh Circuit Survey: Federal Taxation, 54:4 Mercer L. Rev. 1563 (2003)

Charities and the Constitution: Evaluating the Role of Constitutional Principles in Determining the Scope of Tax Law's Public Policy Limitation for Charities, 5 Fla Tax Rev. 779 (2002)

Tax Expenditures, Social Justice and Civil Rights: Expanding the Scope of Civil Rights Laws to Apply to Tax-Exempt Charities, 2001 B.Y.U. L. Rev. 167 (2001)

The Power of The Treasury: Racial Discrimination, Public Policy and "Charity" In Contemporary Society, 33 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 389-447 (2000)

What's in a Name: IRS' Attempts to Tax Nonprofits on the Exploitation of the Organization's or Its Members' Names, 4:1 Community Tax Law Report pp. 7-9, 22-27 (Winter 2000)

Treasury Regulations And Judicial Deference In The Post-Chevron Era, 13 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 387-430 (1997)

The Proposed Corporate Sponsorship Regulations:  Is The Treasury Department "Sleeping With The Enemy"?, 6 Kan. J.L. & Pub. Pol'y  49-75 (1996)

Books & Book Chapters:

Property Tax Exemptions (Ch. 22), Bender's State Taxation: Principles and Practice (LexisNexis) (with Darryll K. Jones) (forthcoming 2009).

"Bob Jones University v. U.S., 408 U.S. 564 (1983)" in Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States (Thomson/West) (forthcoming 2008)

The Tax Law of Charities and Other Exempt Organizations: Cases, Materials, Questions and Activities, 2nd ed. (with Jones, Willis and Moran) (Thomson/West) (2007, 2003)

Statutory Supplement to The Tax Law of Charities and Other Exempt Organizations: Cases, Materials, Questions and Activities, 2nd ed. (with Jones, Willis and Moran) (Thomson/West) (2008, 2003)

PRESENTATIONS & SPEECHES

Selected Presentations:

Presentation, Serving as an AALS Site Evaluator, ABA Site Evaluator's Workshop, November 2008.

Presentation, Serving as an AALS Site Evaluator, ABA Site Evaluator's Workshop, Chicago, IL, February 16, 2008

Presentation, State and Local Tax Perspectives of the Federal Homes for the Aged Charitable Tax Exemption, Property Transactions and Transitions in an Age of Globalization Conference of the Center on Property, Citizenship and Social Entrepreneurism, Orange, CA, February 15, 2008

Panel Organizer and Presenter, AALS Site Evaluators Workshop, Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting, New York, NY, January 4, 2008


Presentation, Nonprofit Organizations: Understanding the IRS Form 990, Macon Telegraph Newspaper Writer's Workshop, Macon, GA, June 5, 2007

Panelist, Understanding the Charitable Tax Exemption in Terms Other Than Efficiency, Interdisciplinary Reasons to Recalibrate the Equity/Efficiency Balance in Tax Analysis, Associaion of American Law Schools Annual Meeting, Section on Taxation Program, 2008

Moderator, Access: Obstacles, Overcoming Them, Revisiting the Law School Diversity Imperative, American University College of Law, 2007

Panelist, Succeeding in the Candidate Pool, Promoting Diversity in Law Deanships Conference, Seattle University School of Law, 2007

Panelist, The Increasing Resemblance of Nonprofit and Business Organizations Law, Fordham Law School Conference on Nonprofit Law, Economic Challenges, and the Future of Charities, 2007

Chair, Panel Discussion, State-level Reform of Nonprofit Organizations Law, American Bar Association Section of Taxation May Meeting, Washington, DC, 2007

Presenter, A Diversity Theory of the Charitable Tax Exemption, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) Conference, 2006

Panel Organizer and Presenter, Beyond Law and Economics: A Law & Market Analysis of Race, Politics, Complexity and Taxes, Law, Culture and the Humanities, 2005

Panel Discussion, Tax Exemption Based on Race, Religion and Class, Second National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, 2004

Presentation, Race and Equality Across the Curriculum, Association of American Law Schools Racial Justice Workshop, 2004

Panel Discussion, The Intersection of Race and Tax, American Bar Association Section of Taxation, DC, 2004

Presentation, A Normative Rationale for the Charitable Tax Exemption, Critical Tax Theory Conference, Rutgers University School of Law - Newark, 2004

Presentation, From Penn Central to Pensacola: New Perspectives on Historic Preservation, Third Annual Richard E. Nelson Symposium, University of Florida College of Law, 2003

Panel Discussion, The Intersection of Race, Corporate Law and Economic Development, Northeast People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, St. John’s University School of Law, 2003

Author Discussion, National Center for Philanthropy and the Law Mini-Conference on Working Draft of Casebook: The Tax Law of Charities and Other Exempt Organizations, National Center on Philanthropy and the Law, NYU, 2002

Panel Discussion, Race and Race Relations: Perspectives and Recommendations, Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations, University of Florida College of Law, 2002

Selected Speeches:

Inauguration Introduction Speech for University President Wilson G. Bradshaw, Florida Gulf Coast University, March 28, 2008

Keynote Address, The Mysteries of Getting into College and Graduate School, Minority Student Achievement Network (MSAN) Student Conference, Wakefield High School, Arlington, VA, October 18, 2007

Honors:

American Law Institute - Elected Member and Adviser, 2002 - present

Association of American Law Schools - Deputy Director, 2007 - 2009

Selected Board Memberships:

Society of American Law Teachers, Board of Governors (Budget & Finance Committee Chair), 2004 - 2007

Association of American Law Schools, Nonprofit Law and Philanthropy Section, Chair-Elect, 2006 - 2007

Association of American Law Schools, Taxation Section, Chair/Chair-Elect/Executive Committee, 2005 - 2007

Association of American Law Schools, Minority Groups Section, Chair/Chair-Elect/Executive Committee, 2002 - 2006

Critical Tax Theory Conference, Planning Committee Chair, 2006

Community Tax Law Project (Legal Service Organization), Director/Vice President, 1997 - 2003

Mid-Atlantic People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, Executive Committee, 1999 - 2001

State and Local Tax Institute (Continuing Legal Education Program), Founder/Organizer, 1997-2000

Selected Editorial Activities:

Nonprofit Law Prof Blog (Law Professor Blogs, LLC), Co-Editor, 2007 - present
located at http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/nonprofit

Nonprofit and Philanthropy Law Abstracts (Legal Scholarship Network), Editor, 2006 - present
located at http://www.ssrn.com/link/nonprofit-philanthropy-law.html

American Bar Association Section of Taxation News Quarterly, Associate Editor, 1999 - present

Selected Special Appointments:

American Law Institute, Advisor, Principles of the Law of Nonprofit Organizations, March 2002 - present

American Bar Association, Law School Site Evaluator (various law schools), 2003 - present

Association of American Law Schools, Law School Site Evaluator (various law schools), 2004 - present

Leon County Public Defender’s Office, Special Assistant Public Defender, 1993  - 1995

Second Judicial Circuit Pro-Bono Committee (Tallahassee, FL), 1993 - 1995

Selected Volunteer Activities:

Habitat For Humanity, various dates and locations

Florida Guardian Ad Litem Program (Leon County, FL), 1994 - 1995

Selected Professional Organizations:

Society of American Law Teachers, 1997 - present

The Florida Bar, Tax Section, 1992 - present

American Bar Association, Section of Taxation, 1991 - present

National Bar Association, 1991 - present

Active Member of the Florida Bar
 

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