Stefan (Stef) Tucker – Tax Planning Legal Guru Who Now Teaches (#46)

Stef Tucker and John Coe Bio Stefan (Stef) Tucker is a Senior Partner at Venable LLP in Washington, D.C. His practice encompasses mergers and acquisitions, entity planning, structuring and formation, asset protection and preservation, business transactions, and family business planning and wealth preservation. In addition, Mr. Tucker has extensive experience in federal and state income, estate, and gift taxation. Stef served as chair of the American Bar Association Section of Taxation from 1998 to 1999, having previously served as chair-elect, vice-chair of committee operations, council member, and chair of its committees on real estate and continuing legal education. Professor Tucker also served on the D.C. Tax Revision Commission in 2014–2015, the recommendations of which were adopted by the D.C. Council, resulting in major changes in personal and business income and other taxes in Washington, D.C. He was an active member of the ABA Section of Taxation Task Force on Tax System Restructuring, with a particular focus on real estate. In addition, he is a member of the District of Columbia Bar Division of Taxation, having previously served as a member of its steering committee. Professor Tucker was a professorial lecturer at law at George Washington University Law School from 1970 to 1990, and an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center from 1990 to 2015, in both cases teaching Tax Planning for Real Estate Transactions. Education J.D. Order of the Coif, University of Michigan Law School, 1963B.B.A., University of Michigan, 1960 Bar Admissions District of Columbia Professional Memberships and Activities Member, American Bar Association, Section of Taxation; member, Task Force on Tax System Restructuring; past chair, 1998 – 1999Member, District of Columbia Bar, Division of Taxation; past member, Division of Taxation Steering CommitteeMember, American Law Institute Member, American College of Real Estate Lawyers Member, American College of Tax Counsel Member, American College of Trust and Estate CounselDISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD, 2015, American Bar Association, Tax DivisionMember, DC Tax Revision Committee – tasked with advising the Mayor and Council of DC on suggested changes in the DC tax landscapeProfessorial lecturer of law, George Washington University Law Center, 1970 – 1990Adjunct professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1990 – 2015 Adjunct professor, University of Michigan Law School, 2010 – presentAdvisory board member, Real Estate Taxation (LexisNexis)Advisory board member, Practical Tax Strategies (Thomson Reuters) Show Notes Current Role & Origins Thought 55 years billing by the tenth of the hour was enough. Still counseling people on a pro bono basis. He teaches at Michigan Law- Business Planning and Taxation and at Georgetown- Course in Entrepreneurship (5:05)He is a Michigan undergraduate and law school graduate and likes to go the Big House in Ann Arbor almost every Fall (6:45)Roots- Born in Detroit and moved to Flint, MI (8:00)His Da...