The Browns between them have two law degrees and an LLM in taxation, which did not help them in the penalty argument.

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He now teaches international tax as a part-time lecturer in the Tax LLM program at the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle.

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D. from Columbia University, an LLM from Harvard University and honorary PhDs from Amherst College, the University of Edinburgh and the University of Essex.

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An LLM in tax from NYU is a good sign.

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Lu Gauthier, whose Boston Tax Institute provides the best tax CPE value in New England if not the world, once remarked that the Tax Reform Act of 1969 cut the value of his LLM in taxation in half.

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Every lawyer admitted to the bar in your state is technically qualified to practice law but they may have also obtained a specialization, a credential like the AEP designation (Accredited Estate Planner), or an LLM (Master of Laws) in an area like tax law.

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