Instructors in the Grad Tax Program
Charles W. Maurer
Mr. Maurer is an attorney with the Internal Revenue Service Office of the Chief Counsel in Boston. He is the Service’s Industry Counsel for Property and Casualty Insurance, for Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Health Insurance, and for Captive and Offshore Insurance Transactions and is involved in the development and litigation of issues arising in those […]
Sean McMahon
D. Sean McMahon is a former Senior Attorney with the IRS Office of Chief Counsel and a former Special Assistant United States Attorney for Massachusetts and New Hampshire where he was responsible for tax cases. Sean has more than fifteen years of experience investigating and defending IRS and state tax matters and excels at resolving […]
Imelda Monaghan
Imelda Monaghan is a partner in the law firm of Wilchins Cosentino & Novins LLP. She concentrates her practice in the areas of estate planning and estate administration, trust administration, and taxation. Imelda works closely with clients to implement a comprehensive estate plan that meets the family’s goals. She is knowledgeable about all aspects of […]
Brainard L. Patton
Mr. Patton is a practicing attorney, retired from the Boston office of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He previously spent fifteen years with several Fortune 150 companies, including Asea Brown Boveri, in Stamford, CT, where he was International Tax Director. During an earlier part of his career, he and his family lived for twelve years in Belgium, France, […]
Thomas E. Peckham
Tom Peckham is a partner in the Private Client Group of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. His practice is concentrated in the areas of sophisticated estate planning for high net-worth individuals, estate and trust administration, and related tax and business planning. Mr. Peckham has more than 40 years of experience in tax and estate planning. […]
Ameek A. Ponda
Ameek Ashok Ponda is a tax partner with Sullivan & Worcester LLP in Boston, director of the firm’s tax department, and previously a member of the firm’s management committee. His practice includes domestic and international taxation, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and real estate investment trusts. As an adjunct professor with the Boston […]
Christina Rice
Christina brings a unique perspective to her role Assistant Dean Graduate, International & Online Programs, having been a student of both the JD and LLM in Taxation programs at BU Law and an instructor in the GTP prior to assuming the director role. She also has a BA in Theater Education from Emerson College and […]
Norman Richter
Norm Richter teaches undergraduate and graduate level tax courses in the Graduate Tax Program at the Boston University Law School and at Babson College. He has appeared on local news and NPR programs as a tax expert, and on tax panels at tax conferences, as well as served on boards and planning committees for numerousacademic […]
Phillip G. Roshak
Mr. Roshak is a tax partner in the Boston office of Ernst & Young with over 19 years of experience providing tax services in both public accounting and corporate tax practice; he focuses on serving clients in the retail and consumer products industries. His experience also includes working with companies in the technology, medical device, […]