{"id":92333,"date":"2022-07-07T15:40:02","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T19:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/?post_type=bu-program-page&#038;p=92333"},"modified":"2023-10-11T07:56:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T11:56:32","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"bu-program-page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/find-degrees-and-programs\/non-degree-programs-certificates\/estate-planning-certificate\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Melissa Langa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2015\/11\/m-langa.jpg\" alt=\"m-langa\" class=\"wp-image-14512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2015\/11\/m-langa.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2015\/11\/m-langa-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2015\/11\/m-langa-172x172.jpg 172w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2015\/11\/m-langa-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Courses taught:<\/strong>&nbsp;Estate Planning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Professional area of expertise:<\/strong>&nbsp;Designing and implementing customized tax-efficient structures to meet clients&#8217; particular estate planning, business and charitable needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Industry&nbsp;leadership positions:<\/strong>&nbsp;Co-chair of the Boston chapter of the London-based Society of Trust and Estate&nbsp;Practitioners&nbsp;(STEP Boston) and co-chair of the ABA\u2019s Asset Protection Planning Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/melissa-langa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Professor Langa&#8217;s Profile<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Harry S. Miller<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Courses taught:&nbsp;<\/strong>Estate and Gift Taxation,&nbsp;International Estate Planning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Areas of expertise: <\/strong>Taxation, gift and estate tax and estate planning, corporate and partnership tax matters, international taxation, stockbroker\/customer disputes, and investment fraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Industry leadership positions:<\/strong> Former member of the Executive Council, Probate Section, of the&nbsp;Massachusetts Bar Association, former&nbsp;chair of the Zoning Board of Appeals for the Town of Brookline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Additional Faculty Profiles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students in the Estate Planning Certificate Program also have access to a wide range of the courses available in the Graduate Tax Program. &nbsp;For a full list of the teaching faculty, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/faculty-research\/faculty-profiles\/taxation-llm\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melissa Langa Courses taught:&nbsp;Estate Planning Professional area of expertise:&nbsp;Designing and implementing customized tax-efficient structures to meet clients&#8217; particular estate planning, business and charitable needs. Industry&nbsp;leadership positions:&nbsp;Co-chair of the Boston chapter of the London-based Society of Trust and Estate&nbsp;Practitioners&nbsp;(STEP Boston) and co-chair of the ABA\u2019s Asset Protection Planning Committee. View Professor Langa&#8217;s Profile Harry S. 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