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Brian has joined the Faculty at Florida State University College of Law. His faculty web bio is here. He has had an article accepted for publication in the Virginia Tax Review. The title of the article is Interpretative Theory and Tax Shelter Regulation and may be reviewed and downloaded from SSRN here. (Posted 8/30/06)
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From the Washington Post of 2/27/07:
Washington Post
Tuesday, February 27, 2007; Page B08
Crombie J.D. Garrett
Justice Department Attorney
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Crombie J.D. Garrett, 89, assistant chief of the appellate section of the tax division at the Justice Department, died of congestive heart failure Feb. 22 at the Freeport Nursing Home in Freeport, Maine.
Mr. Garrett worked for the Justice Department in Washington for 20 years, retiring in 1981. He previously worked at the Treasury Department.A native of Baltimore, Mr. Garrett graduated from Amherst College. During World War II, he served in the Marine Corps in the Pacific theater. He graduated from Yale Law School in 1945. He clerked for W.C. Chesnut of the Maryland District of the U.S. District Court, taught at George Washington Law School for two years and then became deputy chief clerk of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Mr. Garrett, who sailed small boats, was twice commodore of the Severn Sailing Association and for years judged the North American Yacht Racing Union races. He was named a judge emeritus of the organization, later renamed US SAILING. He was a member of the Annapolis Yacht Club for almost 50 years.He moved from Annapolis to Maine in 1997.
His wife of 54 years, Sarah Wilson Garrett, died in 1998.
Survivors include a son, Crombie Garrett of Yarmouth, Maine, and two grandchildren.
Gibson, a Criminal Section Alum (serving from 1960 to 1970), retired from active service on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on August 15, 1995. Judge Gibson has been recalled as a Senior Judge by Chief Judge Loren A. Smith for active service for a period of five years.
Mary Lou Fahey of TEI (and formerly of the Appellate Section) forwarded the following from TEI's internal news regarding Gordon Gilman, also formerly of the Appellate Section:
I regret to inform you that Gordon S. Gilman, a recipient of TEI's President's Award who retired from Texas a few years ago, died on Saturday, June 13, after a short illness. Gordon was one of the founders of the Westchester-Fairfield Chapter and was also active in the Houston Chapter; he chaired the Institute's State and Local Tax Committee (where he was instrumental in expanding TEI's activity), and also served as a regional vice president (as well as a chapter representative to the Board of Directors).
A funeral mass will be celebrated for Gordon tomorrow morning, June 17, at nine o'clock at the Church of the Resurrection, 115 Pond Hill Road, in Wallenford, Connecticut. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Church of the Resurrection (Memorial Fund).
Gordon is survived by his two brothers, Richard and William. Condolences can be sent to Richard Gilman at the following address: 4 Croydon Court, Wallenford, Ct 06492
Gimbel is deceased. In an e-mail on 6/25/97, Robert Gordon advised that he died about two years ago. He has been deleted from the directory on the web page. Anyone having a particular need for his last address can contact Jack Townsend by e-mail.
Douglas James Godrey died on 12/20/07 according to the following obituary from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Age 81 of Milwaukee, died peacefully at home on Thursday, December 20, 2007 in the presence of his family and caregivers. Dudley was born in Milwaukee on March 29, 1926, a son of the late Dudley James Godfrey and Norma Kieckhefer Godfrey. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Constance Pember Godfrey, his sons Dudley James Godfrey III (Lisa) and Pieter Yates Godfrey (Jeanne) of Milwaukee, and Adam Perham Godfrey (Patricia) of New York City, and his five grandchildren, Ella Mayboeck Godfrey and Mercy Pember Godfrey of Milwaukee and Connor William Godfrey, Alyssa Catherine Godfrey and Ryan Dudley Godfrey of New York City.
Also survived by his brother, Roger Godfrey (Signe), of Honolulu. Dudley graduated from Wauwatosa High School in 1944 and was an active member of the football, basketball and golf teams. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served on the U.S.S. North Carolina in the Pacific. After the war, he attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and received his JD in 1952 from the University of Michigan Law School. After marrying Constance Pember in 1952, Dudley went to work for the Justice Department - Appellate Tax Division in Washington, D.C. He moved back to Milwaukee and in 1957, after having worked for a small law firm for two years, Dudley partnered with Gerald J. Kahn to establish the law firm of Godfrey & Kahn, which is now among the largest law firms in Wisconsin. In addition to his full-time law practice and keen interest in American decorative arts, Dudley was a strong supporter of many diverse charitable organizations, with his support often being provided anonymously. The family is profoundly grateful to the caregivers, friends and colleagues who have provided support to Dudley and the family. A service of remembrance, thanksgiving and celebration of life will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 914 East Knapp Street, Milwaukee at 3PM on Friday, December 28, 2007. A reception will follow the service at the University Club of Milwaukee at 924 East Wells Street. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Milwaukee Art Museum or the charity of your choice will be appreciated.
Gontram, Joe (deceased)
Joe Gontram has moved from private practice back to the Department of Justice - this time in the Executive Office of United States Attorneys in Washington. He started in August 1998.
Joseph Gontram has been named an administrative law judge with the National Labor Relations Board. Gontram previously was an ALJ with the Social Security Administration. He has worked in private practice in Philadelphia, and has held several positions at the Department of Justice, including posts in the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and in the Tax Division. (The foregoing is from a Legal Times article of 1/27/03)
Death: Reported by Larry Meuwissen, - Joe died on 7/18/07, apparently as a result of an accidental drowning in his swimming pool. A short notice was emailed to the alumni group. Larry later sent more detail as follows:
Joe and I were in the division in the 70s and 80s. He was in Central and I in Western, but we were neighbors on the same floor in the Star building. We were in ALJ class together in Oct.-Nov. 2001, and kept in touch occasionally by email. When I heard of his death, I felt sure it had to be an accident as he was always an athletic guy and did not have any health problems as far as I knew. Here is a report from one of the local TV stations.
07/18/2007 - Fresno police responded to a northeast Fresno home on Wednesday, where they discovered a drowning victim in a swimming pool.
Police tell us that a pool maintenance man found the man's body in his backyard pool around 8:00 am, Wednesday morning. Those who lived near him say he was a judge, and a very friendly neighbor. Fresno police have identified him as a 60 year old man. Neighbors say he was a judge with the National Labor Relations Board. Neighbor Patrick Hamayelian says, "He was a really nice guy, athletic, he'd walk around the neighborhood all the time, bike ride. Seemed like he was in really great shape."Neighbors describe him as an active man but police say he had health problems. Police say most of those calls were for seizures. Wednesday morning, a pool man told police he found the judge dead in his pool at his northeast Fresno home.
Investigators say he was wearing his swim trunks, but won't speculate about the circumstances in which he died. Neighbors say he's down to Earth and didn't talk much about his professional life.
The Fresno County Coroner is doing an autopsy, but won't release the man's name because his wife is in Philadelphia and relatives have not been notified.From the Fresno Bee on 7/20/07:
Foul play didn't lead to judge's death in pool
The Fresno County Coroner's Office reported no foul play is suspected in the drowning death Wednesday of Joseph Gontram, 60, a National Labor Relations Board administrative law judge.
Gontram's body was discovered in his own swimming pool Wednesday morning by a pool maintenance man when the worker arrived at Gontram's home on the 800 block of East Newcastle Lane in northeast Fresno.Art died on 11/21. The following is the Washington Post obituary.
Arthur I. Gould
Tax AttorneyArthur I. Gould, 77, a tax attorney who formerly was with several Washington law firms, died Nov. 21 of complications from cancer treatment at Evanston Hospital in Evanston, Ill. A resident of Winnetka, Ill., he lived for several years in the District.
Mr. Gould was born in Chicago and received his undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of Illinois in 1951. After serving as an auditor in the Air Force for two years, he entered law school at Northwestern University, receiving his degree in 1956.
He began his legal career in 1956 at the U.S. Justice Department, where he served as a trial lawyer in the tax division until 1963. Later he joined the Washington law firm of Winston and Strawn, becoming a partner in 1969 and eventually heading the firm's tax practice. After Winston and Strawn, he practiced law for an additional 19 years at Mayer, Brown and Platt and then with the firm now known as Dykema Gossett, where he did tax counseling. He was with the firm at the time of his death.
Mr. Gould served as lead tax lawyer on a number of transactions, including Beatrice Foods Company's acquisition of Esmark Corp., the acquisition of Beatrice by KKR and the spinoff of the Fisher-Price toy division by Quaker Oats Co. He published regularly, served on numerous legal advisory committees and taught at tax institutes and law schools.
An avid hiker, skier and tennis enthusiast, Mr. Gould also enjoyed international travel. Most recently, he and his wife had visited South Africa and Botswana.
Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Barbara Gould of Winnetka; three sons, Jon Gould of Arlington, Tom Gould of Boulder, Colo., and David Gould of New York; and six grandchildren.
And from the Chicago Tribune Obituary
Dec. 9--Arthur Gould helped orchestrate multibillion-dollar corporate deals in the merger-and-acquisition era of the 1980s, part of a law career that spanned nearly five decades.
In 1984, while working for Winston & Strawn, Mr. Gould represented Chicago-based Beatrice Cos. in its landmark multibillion-dollar acquisition of Esmark Inc., said David Bergonia, a former colleague at Winston & Strawn. Mr. Gould again represented Beatrice about a year later, when the company was acquired by the leverage buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. for more than $6 billion.
"He was one of the best tax lawyers in Chicago, and if Art gave you tax advice, you knew he was right," Bergonia said.
Mr. Gould, 77, died Tuesday, Nov. 21, in Evanston Hospital of complications from lung cancer, said his wife, Barbara.In 1998, while working for the law firm Dykema Gossett, Mr. Gould represented the German merchandising giant Otto Group in its acquisition of a majority interest in Northbrook-based Crate and Barrel, said Jay Lipe, a friend and former Dykema colleague.
He was also the tax genius behind the Quaker Oats Co.'s spinoff of toymaker Fisher-Price in 1991, Bergonia said.Born in Chicago, Mr. Gould grew up in Lincoln Park and graduated from Senn High School before heading to the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, where he majored in accounting, his wife said. During the Korean War, he joined the Air Force and was sent to Japan where he served as an auditor for two years. The experience led Mr. Gould to believe accounting too dull, and upon returning to Chicago he changed paths, enrolling at Northwestern University, where he received a law degree, his wife said.
Shortly after graduation he moved to Washington, D.C., where he worked for the United States Justice Department as a trial attorney in the tax division for six years. He also met his wife there on a blind date at a local restaurant, she said.
"He was late, so I ate without him. But I forgave him later," she said.
The couple married in 1961 and moved to Chicago two years later, when Mr. Gould accepted a position with Winston and Strawn. He worked there for about 23 years, his wife said.
He then joined the law firm Mayer, Brown & Platt, which later became Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, said Julian D'Esposito, a former colleague.
Mr. Gould, a 40-year resident of Winnetka, was a volunteer member of the Winnetka Plan Commission for three years beginning in 1984, and helped plan the continuing development of the suburb's downtown business area, said D'Esposito, who was also a neighbor and member of the commission. Mr. Gould worked on a plan to relocate the suburb's downtown post office, which is currently being considered, D'Esposito said.
In 1994, Mr. Gould began work at the law firm Rooks, Pitts and Poust, which later became Dykema Gossett, Lipe said.
"He was about as good as they come. He was the kind of guy that a lawyer would like to have as his lawyer," Lipe said.Mr. Gould was known for creating new solutions for tax problems. "He was an innovative tax lawyer. Some lawyers are happy to do what is done by everybody else, and others try to find a more innovative way to approach the problem. He thought outside the box," Lipe said.
Mr. Gould, who was an avid tennis player and traveler, worked on legal cases until the day before he died, said his wife.
He is also survived by three sons, Jon, Tom and David; his sister, Gloria Frankel; and six grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Jan. 14 in Northwestern University's Alice Millar Chapel, 1870 Sheridan Rd., Evanston.
The Daily Oklahoman on 4/17/97 reported that Brian Griffin, formerly Deputy AAG for the Tax Division, had accepted the position of Oklahoma secretary of the environment. That article was just posted to LEXIS on 3/18/98, hence the delay in posting it to the Alumni web site. The article as it relates to Brian is:Oklahoma City real estate developer Brian Griffin is the state's new secretary of the environment, and state Juvenile Affairs Director Jerry Regier is the new secretary for health and human services, Gov. Frank Keating announced Tuesday.
Both men served with Keating in the George Bush administration in Washington, D.C.
Griffin was deputy assistant attorney general of the tax division of the U.S. Justice Department. In 1992, Bush appointed him chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States. Griffin, 44, represented Oklahoma on the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission and is president of the Griffin Companies, a diversified holding company engaged in real estate development.
He is a Harvard graduate with law degrees from the University of Oklahoma and Southern Methodist University. He also received a British law degree as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford.
"I'm both a businessman and an outdoorsman, and I want to say I'll be very open-minded and want to hear all viewpoints as we deal with these intractable issues," Griffin said.
Griffin ran for state attorney general in 1986, losing to Robert Henry.