Meet the Staff
The Graduate Tax Program is your one-stop resource for questions regarding registration, course materials, academic advising, and LL.M. Program or BU Law events.
Office hours: Monday-Thursday, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm and Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. During the summer, the office is open Monday-Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
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Daniel. M. Berman, Professor of the Practice of Tax Law, Director
An expert in international taxation, Daniel Berman joined BU Law after practicing law for 25 years in Washington, DC.
Professor Berman worked in both the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. government, serving as legislation counsel to the Joint Committee on Taxation of the U.S. Congress and subsequently as deputy international tax counsel to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. He returned to private practice as a partner with Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP and Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP, both in Washington. During the course of his career, Professor Berman has advised all manner of clients, planned transactions, drafted documents, handled and settled tax controversy matters including docketed litigation, given expert testimony, developed and drafted legislation, testified before the Senate, advised members of Congress and cabinet secretaries, negotiated treaties, and fought political battles on several continents.
Professor Berman received his J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School and his A.B., magna cum laude, from Harvard College where he majored in Applied Mathematics and Economics and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He has taught courses in U.S. and international tax law at the International Tax Academy of the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD) in Amsterdam, as an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center, and at Harvard Law School's International Tax Program.
Before law school, Professor Berman worked on a national health insurance study as a fledgling economist and epidemiologist at the Rand Corporation in Santa Monica, California. He has attended Red Sox games loyally since 1959.
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Anne Benson, Assistant Director
Anne is the Assistant Director and manages the day-to-day operations of the Graduate Tax Program. If you have questions about course selections, exam accommodations, student loan deferment, orientation, or anything related to the program, please contact her. Throughout the year, you will receive Weekly Reminders from Anne via email, informing you of upcoming deadlines, events and job opportunities.
Anne received her Ed.M. in Higher Education Administration from Boston University in 2004 and her B.A. in Social Welfare from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1995. After working as a Victim/Witness Advocate for the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office from 1997 to 2001, Anne joined Boston University’s Office of Financial Assistance (OFA) where she served an Assistant Director for four years. In the OFA, Anne worked with undergraduates and their families, strategizing with them about college financing options. Anne also worked closely with Boston University’s ROTC program and enjoyed volunteering at the Dorchester Boys and Girls Club, where she offered financial aid assistance to local families. In 2005, Anne moved temporarily to Ithaca, New York, where she worked for Cornell University. She returned to Boston in June 2007 and joined the GTP in September.
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Ellen D. Harmon, Program Coordinator
Ellen is the Program Coordinator and provides support for the Director and Assistant Director of the Graduate Tax Program. She collects and processes course materials including syllabi, book lists and final exams and manages all course Blackboard sites on a daily basis. Other daily tasks include developing and maintaining communication with prospective applicants regarding program information and the application process, as well as scheduling prospective visits and applicant interviews. Ellen serves as events coordinator for student programs including social gatherings and tax seminars. She is also the contact person for any registration and add/drop requests.
Ellen received her B.A. in Religious Studies from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama in 2008. She has worked in a similar position with the MBA Program at the University of Alabama, and more recently helped run the summer associate program at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP in Birmingham. As Office Associate at the University of Alabama, she worked alongside the Director of Admissions and Student Services to help improve recruitment and interview efforts of the MBA Program. Ellen is an avid college football fan and will on occasion respond with a Roll Tide supporting her favorite team, the Crimson Tide.