Laura E. D’Amato

Laura D’Amato teaches first-year Lawyering Skills and upper-class Persuasive Writing at BU Law. She is the 2023 recipient of the Michael Melton Award for Excellence in Teaching. In 2024, she completed a two-year rotation as director of the Lawyering Program. Prior to joining BU Law, Laura was a litigation partner at Goulston & Storrs PC, where […]

Julie A. Dahlstrom

Julie Dahlstrom is a Clinical Professor of Law at Boston University School of Law, where she has spent more than a decade training the next generation of lawyers. She served as Associate Dean for Clinical and Experiential Education from 2023 to 2026, bringing to that role the same commitment to hands-on, student-centered legal education that […]

Joseph B. Darby

Joseph (“Jay”) B. Darby III has more than thirty years of experience representing clients in a wide range of tax, estate planning, and related business matters. His goal is to help clients enjoy their lives by reducing taxes, avoiding (or resolving) problems with taxing authorities, and passing personal wealth to the appropriate next destination.  Jay […]

Jim Davy

Jim Davy is the founder of All Rise Trial & Appellate, where he litigates appeals across the country. Among other victories, Jim has: • Prevailed on issues of first impression, see HRDC v. U.S. Park Police, 126 F.4th 708 (D.C. Cir. 2025) (rejecting the government’s use of so called “claw back” orders to recover inadvertently […]

Steven Dean

Steven Dean is Professor of Law and Paul Siskind Research Scholar at Boston University School of Law. His scholarship explores international tax policy, racial equity, and the intersection of tax law with philanthropy and social enterprise. He teaches courses including International Tax, Introduction to Federal Income Taxation, and Taxation and Racial Capitalism. Dean is the […]

Mark J. DeFrancisco

Mark DeFrancisco serves as Chairman of the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board where he presides as an administrative law judge over trials of contested state and local tax appeals. He has over 40 years of experience in the area of state and local taxation, in both the public sector and in private practice as a tax […]

Joan Cole Densberger

Attorney Densberger previously served as a Program Analyst for the United States Department of Labor in the area of health care fraud and abuse. She is a recipient of the United States Department of Labor Secretary’s Honor Award for 2014. She has held prior positions as corporate legal counsel to a large hospital system in […]

Michael DeRienzo

Mike DeRienzo is an attorney, teacher, and author with a bachelors from Bentley University and a Juris Doctorate from Villanova University School of Law. Shortly after law school, Mike began his career as New York City litigator with a focus on Immigration, Art and Cultural Heritage Law,  Mediation, Civil Rights, Employment Law, and Criminal Law. He […]