Engagement & Outreach

• September 21, 2020 Outreach Letter from Chief Judge Foley

Lunchtime Webinar Series: Historical Perspective of the Tax Court, A Discussion with Former Chief Judges

The next Tax Court Lunchtime Webinar Series will be on Thursday, November 21, 2024, from 12:15-1:00pm ET discussing historical perspectives of the Court with the current and former Chief Judges.

The program is free and open to all. View the flyer here and register here (https://bit.ly/USTC112124)

On February 12, 2021, the Court announced its Diversity & Inclusion Series. The series is comprised of webinars that will spotlight different trailblazers and their paths to, and success in, the field of tax law. Registration is required but attendance is free.

• In honor of Black History Month, the first webinar was Wednesday, February 24, 2021 and featured Loretta Collins Argrett. View the recorded webinar.

• The March 31, 2021 webinar featured Samuel C. Thompson, Jr., Professor of Law, Arthur Weiss Distinguished Faculty Scholar and Director of the Center for the Study of Mergers and Acquisitions at Penn State Law. View the recorded webinar.

• The April 28, 2021 featured Glenn Carrington, Dean of the School of Business at Norfolk State University. View the recorded webinar.

• The May 26, 2021 program was a lunchtime event aimed at students and young attorneys. It featured Chief Judge Maurice B. Foley and Judges Emin Toro, Alina I. Marshall, and Juan F. Vasquez. The small group discussions covering the judges' backgrounds, their non-traditional and varied paths to the bench, and the exciting field of tax law, were not recorded.

• The June 30, 2021, program was moderated by Judge Tamara W. Ashford, and, in honor of LGBTQ+ Pride Month, the webinar focused on Tax Court Judges Joseph H. Gale and Albert G. Lauber. View the recorded webinar.

• The July 28, 2021, program was moderated by Judge Cary Douglas Pugh, and, with interviews of Tiffany P. Smith (Chief Tax Counsel for Senator Ron Wyden’s staff of the United States Senate Committee on Finance), Andre J. Barnett (Senior Tax Counsel for the Senate Finance Committee), and Praveen Ayyagari (Tax Counsel for the majority staff of the House Ways & Means Committee), focused on tax careers on Capitol Hill. View the recorded webinar.

• In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the September 29, 2021, program featured Judge Juan F. Vasquez. View the recorded webinar.

• The October 27, 2021 webinar featured George K. Yin, the Edwin S. Cohen Distinguished Professor of Law and Taxation Emeritus at the University of Virginia School of Law. View the recorded webinar.

• In honor of Native American Heritage Month, the November 22, 2021, program featured Justice Shawna S. Baker of the Cherokee Nation Supreme Court. View the recorded webinar.

• The January 26, 2022 webinar featured Judge Mary Ann Cohen, the Tax Court’s first female Chief Judge. View the recorded webinar.

• In honor of Black History Month, the February 23, 2022, webinar featured Chief Judge Roger Gregory of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. View the recorded webinar.

• Our April 13, 2022 Trailblazers guest was entertainment attorney, manager, consultant, and former record executive Ron Sweeney. View the recorded webinar.

• In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the October 12, 2022, program featured Temple professor Alice G. Abreu. View the recorded webinar.

• In honor of Black History Month, the February 22, 2023, program featured Larry D. Bailey, a CPA with over 40 years of experience and one the first African American partners at major accounting firm. View the recorded webinar.

• Our January 18, 2024, Trailblazers guest was Pam Olson, senior tax policy advisor at PwC. View the recorded webinar.

• In honor of Black History Month, the February 22, 2024, program featured Howard University School of Law Professor Alice Martin Thomas. View the recorded webinar.

• Our March 21, 2024, Trailblazers guest was Karen Hawkins. View the recorded webinar.

• Our June 27, 2024, Trailblazers guest was Nina Olson. View the recorded webinar.