The 2015 Tannenwald Writing Competition

Sponsored by the Theodore Tannenwald, Jr. Foundation for Excellence in Tax Scholarship and The American College of Tax Counsel.

Named for the late Tax Court Judge Theodore Tannenwald, Jr., and designed to perpetuate his dedication to legal scholarship of the highest quality, the Tannenwald Writing Competition is open to all full- or part-time law school students, undergraduate or graduate.  Papers on any federal or state tax-related topic may be submitted in accordance with the Competition Rules (viewable at http://www.tannenwald.org).

Cash prizes of $5,000, $2,500 and $1,500 for the top three papers.

Deadline for submitting papers:  9:00 p.m. EDT, July 1, 2015.
Mail papers to: Tannenwald Foundation, 700 Sixth Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20001-3980, Attn:  Sandie Kiedrowski.
For more information contact: Nancy Abramowitz at 202.274.4164 (nabramo@wcl.american.edu).

Competition Rules 

Ohio Food, Agriculture & Environmental Law Webinar Series

Hosted by Ohio State University Extension’s Agricultural & Resource Law Program 

Join us for informative discussions featuring national and state legal experts addressing important legal issues for Ohio’s agricultural community.

Friday, December 12, 1—2 pm EST

Big Data, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Agriculture: Legal Issues

John Dillard, Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz PC, Washington, DC

Friday, January 9, 1—2 pm EST

The 2014 Farm Bill: Guiding a Client through the New Law

Bill Bridgforth, Ramsay, Bridgforth, Robinson & Raley LLP, Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Thursday, February 12, 1—2 pm EST

Managing Pollutant Discharge Risk on Farms

Chris Walker and Jack Van Kley, Van Kley & Walker LLP, Dayton/Columbus, Ohio Tom Menke, Menke Consulting LLC, Greenville, Ohio

  

Thursday, March 12, 1—2 p.m. EST

Introduction to Food Law: What You Need to Know to Build a Food Law Practice

Jason Foscolo, Foscolo & Handel PLLC, Sag Harbor, New York

Friday, April 10, 1—2 p.m. EST

Nursing Home Costs & Medicaid: The One- Two Punch to the Family Farm

Craig Vandervoort, Sitterly & Vandervoort Ltd, Lancaster, Ohio

Thursday, May 14, 1—2 p.m. EST

Rights and Remedies for Protecting Your Water Supply in Ohio

Joe Reidy, Frost Brown Todd LLC, Columbus, Ohio Peggy Kirk Hall, The Ohio State University