Resumé

Past Practice of Law:

• From 1964 through 2000: engaged in the private practice of law in Washington, D.C., specializing in business, tax, financial, real estate, estate planning, and probate of wills.
  • 1984 - 2000: of counsel to Sherman, Meehan, Curtin & Ain, Washington, D.C.
  • 1968 - 1984: a founding and managing partner of Sherman, Fox, Meehan & Curtin, P.C., Washington, D.C.
  • 1964 - 1968: associate with Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plotkin & Kahn, Washington, D.C.

Teaching and Writing Activities:

• 1985 to present: Mt. Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, currently Visiting Associate Professor
• 2004: 10 Tax Questions the Candidates Don't Want You to Ask.
• 2001: IF AMERICANS REALLY UNDERSTOOD THE INCOME TAX: Uncovering Our Most Expensive Ignorance (Westview Press)
• 1978 - 1983, Catholic University, Washington, D.C., Adjunct Professor of Law
• 1968: author, "Estate: A Word To Be Used Cautiously, If At All," Harvard Law Review

Other Activities:

• 1994 - 1997: member, Committee on Recognition of the Commission on Post-Secondary Accreditation, the national commission that accredited post-secondary accrediting organizations
• 1985 - 1992: member, Commission on Institutes of Higher Education, New England Association of Colleges and Universities, the commission that accredits colleges and universities in New England
• 1981- 1992: member, Board of Directors, OEF International, Washington, D.C., a private voluntary organization assisting women in less developed countries

Academic Background:

• A.B., Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• London School of Economics and Political Science, London, England (graduate study)
• L.L.B., Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley
• L.L.M. in taxation, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.