MICHELLE LYON DRUMBL Washington and Lee University School of Law Sydney Lewis Hall 247, Lexington, Virginia 24450 Tel: (540) 458-8258 Fax: (540) 458-4678 mdrumbl@wlu.edu http://law2.wlu.edu/faculty/profiledetail.asp?id=162 ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Lexington, VA Clinical Professor of Law, July 2015-present Associate Clinical Professor of Law (Tenure Granted 2012), July 2010-June 2015 Jessine Monaghan Faculty Fellowship for Teaching, 2013-2014 Assistant Clinical Professor of Law, July 2009-June 2010 Visiting Clinical Professor of Law, July 2007-June 2009 Director, Tax Clinic, July 2007-present Adjunct Professor of Law, January 2004-June 2007 Founded, developed, and direct all aspects of in-house legal clinic. Tax Clinic students represent lowincome taxpayers in post-filing controversies with the Internal Revenue Service and engage in tax and administrative policy advocacy. Clinic includes a classroom component with focus on federal tax procedure, practice skills, and ethics. Successfully obtained external matching funding from the IRS Low Income Taxpayer Clinic grant program for nine consecutive years (2008-2016). Teach Federal Income Taxation of Individuals and intensive two-week course in transactional skills. Past courses taught: International Income Tax and Immigration Law. BUCERIUS LAW SCHOOL, Hamburg, Germany Visiting Lecturer of Law, Bucerius/WHU Master of Law and Business Program, Fall 2006 Taught one-week intensive course in Principles of International Taxation LEGAL PRACTICE AND OTHER EXPERIENCE WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY, Lexington, VA Special Assistant to the Provost, January 2006-June 2007 Provided legal services for Office of General Counsel in areas of tax and regulatory compliance. Served as liaison between Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations and the School of Law, which included researching and preparing grant proposals to private foundations and federal agencies. OFFICE OF ASSOCIATE CHIEF COUNSEL (INTERNATIONAL) INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Washington, DC Attorney, September 2002-September 2005 Performance Award, 2004; Special Act Award, 2003 Provided legal advisory services on the international provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and other international tax matters, with particular emphasis on interpretation of bilateral income tax treaties to which the United States is a party. Involvement with a number of public guidance projects involving issues such as the sourcing of cross-border pension distributions and the international aspects of regulations on nonqualified deferred compensation plans.
DOUGLAS W. COY, P.A., Little Rock, AR Attorney, September 1999-July 2001 Summer Associate, May 1998-August 1998 Private practice in tax and business planning. Counseled and assisted clients with respect to income, estate and gift taxation, tax controversies, structuring and planning of small businesses, real estate transactions, estates, and probate. EDUCATION NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, New York, NY Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation, May 2002 GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Washington, DC Juris Doctor with Honors, May 1999 Dean s Fellow, August 1998-May 1999: Taught Legal Research to first year law students Staff Member: Public Contract Law Journal Legal Fellow: Consumer Mediation Clinic EMORY UNIVERSITY, Atlanta, GA Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, May 1996 PUBLICATIONS Beyond Polemics: Poverty, Taxes, and Noncompliance, forthcoming, EJOURNAL OF TAX RES., Vol. 14, Issue No. 2 (2016). Joint Winners, Separate Losers: Proposals to Ease the Sting for Married Taxpayers Filing Separately, forthcoming, FLA. TAX REV. (2016). When Helpers Hurt: Protecting Taxpayers From Their Return Preparers, SCOTT A. SCHUMACHER AND MICHAEL HATFIELD, ETHICAL DUTIES TO THE TAX SYSTEM: A HANDBOOK, Gallagher Law Library, University of Washington (2015)(longer version of the essay that originally appeared at 145 TAX NOTES 1365). When Helpers Hurt: Protecting Taxpayers From Preparers, 145 TAX NOTES 1365 (Dec. 22, 2014). Those Who Know, Those Who Don t, and Those Who Know Better: Balancing Complexity, Sophistication, and Accuracy on Tax Returns, 11 PITT. TAX REV. 113 (2013)(invited contribution). Decoupling Taxes and Marriage: Beyond Innocence and Income Splitting, 4 COLUM. J. TAX. L. 94 (2012). SKILLS AND VALUES: FEDERAL INCOME TAX (with Deborah Kearns), LexisNexis/Matthew Bender (2011). BOOK CHAPTERS AND SHORTER PIECES Guest blog poster, Procedurally Taxing: The Automated Substitute for Return Procedures, http://procedurallytaxing.com/the-automated-substitute-for-return-procedures/ (Mar. 8. 2016). Update and revision of Chapter 2, Practice Before the IRS and Professional Responsibility in Tax Practice, Effectively Representing Your Client Before the IRS, American Bar Association Section of Taxation, 6 th edition (2015).
Update and revision of Chapter 2, Practice Before the IRS and Professional Responsibility in Tax Practice, Effectively Representing Your Client Before the IRS, American Bar Association Section of Taxation, 5 th edition (2011). WORKS IN PROGRESS IMPROVING TAX CREDITS FOR THE WORKING POOR (book manuscript, under contract with Cambridge University Press). Commentary on Cheshire v. Commissioner, in FEMINIST JUDGMENTS: REWRITTEN TAX OPINIONS (Bridget J. Crawford & Anthony C. Infanti eds., forthcoming 2017) (Cambridge University Press). SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES Lewis Prize for Excellence in Legal Scholarship, 2016 Cedric Sandford Medal for best paper presented at the Twelfth International Conference on Tax Administration, Sydney, Australia, March 2016 ACADEMIC PANELS AND PRESENTATIONS University of Washington Tax Law Program Symposium, Seattle, WA, October 2016, Presenter: Improving Tax Credits for the Working Poor Southeastern Association of Law Schools Conference, Amelia Island, FL, August 2016, Presenter: The U.S. Earned Income Tax Credit, Four Decades Later: Has the U.S. Lost Its Way, and Can It Learn from Other Countries? Law and Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, June 2016, Presenter: Joint Winners, Separate Losers: Proposals to Ease the Sting for Married Taxpayers Filing Separately Twelfth International Conference on Tax Administration, University New South Wales School of Taxation and Business Law, Sydney, Australia, March 2016, Presenter: Beyond Polemics: Poverty, Taxes, and Noncompliance (received Cedric Sandford Medal for best conference paper) American Tax Policy Institute conference, Delivering Benefits to Low-income Taxpayers through the Tax System, Washington DC, April 2015, Panel Organizer and Moderator: Delivering Benefits: A Look at How the US Tax Administration Addresses the Task American Bar Association Tax Section Mid-Year Meeting, Houston, TX, January 2015, Panel Presenter: Fraud in the Return Preparation Industry Annual Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic Grantee Conference, Washington DC, December 2014, Panel Presenter: Understanding Civil Penalties and Exceptions Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants 13 th Annual CPE Event, Roanoke, VA, November 2014, Presenter: Representing Clients Before the IRS in Collections Matters University of Washington Tax Law Program Symposium, Seattle, WA, October 2014, Presenter: Beyond Polemics: Poverty, Taxes, and Noncompliance
American Association of Law Schools Clinical Conference, Chicago, IL, April 2014, Concurrent Session Speaker: Using Case Rounds to Teach Professional Identity American Bar Association Tax Section Mid-Year Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, January 2014, Panel Presenter: Eliminating Errors and Penalties in Tax Return Preparation American Bar Association Tax Section Mid-Year Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, January 2014, Panel Presenter: The Role of the IRS in the Administration of Social Welfare Policy University of Washington School of Law Tax Symposium, Seattle, WA, October 2013, Presenter: When Helpers Hurt: Protecting Taxpayers from Their Return Preparers Villanova Law Review Norman J. Shachoy Symposium, Villanova, PA, September 2013, Panel Presenter: The IRS s Efforts to Regulate Unlicensed Tax Return Preparers Law and Society Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, May 2013, Presenter: Those Who Know, Those Who Don t, and Those Who Won t: Balancing Complexity, Sophistication, and Accuracy on Tax Returns 2013 Pitt Tax Workshop, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, March 2013, Presenter: Those Who Know, Those Who Don t, and Those Who Won t: Balancing Complexity, Sophistication, and Accuracy on Tax Returns American Bar Association Section of Taxation, Low Income Taxpayers Representation Workshop, Washington DC, May 2012 (Reprise, December 2012), Workshop Co-Organizer: Impact of Time on Taxes American Bar Association Section of Taxation, Low Income Taxpayers Representation Workshop, Washington DC, May 2012 (Reprise, December 2012), Panel Organizer and Moderator: Timely Administrative Refunds Southeastern Clinicians Regional Workshop, Southeastern Association of Law Schools Conference, August 2009, Panel Presenter: Taking It to Scale: Best Practices and Beyond in the 21 st Century Mid-Atlantic Clinical Theory and Practice Workshop Series, Georgetown University Law Center, December 2008, Presenter: Documenting Undocumented Work: Encouraging Tax Compliance in the Absence of Immigration Compliance American Constitution Society Supreme Court Preview, Washington and Lee University School of Law, October 2008, Presenter: Negusie v. Mukasey GRANT AWARDS Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Grant from IRS Office of Taxpayer Advocate Calendar Years 2008-2018 Total funds awarded through calendar year 2016: $567,760 Successfully drafted proposal for matching grant awards from the IRS Low Income Taxpayer Grant Program for calendar years 2008 (received $50,000), 2009 (received $48,026), 2010 (received $49,734), 2011 (received $55,000), 2012 (received $60,000), 2013 (received $70,000), 2014 (received $75,000), 2015 (received $75,000), and 2016 (received $85,000) on behalf of the Washington and Lee University School of Law Tax Clinic. Oversee and manage administration of grant, the responsibility for which includes compliance with federal guidelines as well as preparation and submission of annual interim and final reports.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE Faculty Coordinator, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program, January 2006-April 2013 Supervised annual program co-sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service and the School of Law that provided free federal and state tax return preparation assistance to low-to moderate-income taxpayers in the Rockbridge County area. VITA coordination responsibilities included overseeing approximately 30-40 student volunteers. Admissions Committee, 2014-2015 Building Committee, 2013-2015 Clinical Programs Committee, 2007-2016 Educational Planning and Curriculum Committee, 2013-2017 (Co-Chair, 2013-2014; Chair, 2014-2015) Faculty Advisor, First-Year Students, 2014-2015 Faculty Advisory Committee, 2014 Faculty Executive Committee, 2016-2018 Library Committee, 2011-2015 (Chair, 2011-2014) Orientation Committee, 2014 Faculty Services Librarian Search Committee, 2013 Faculty Appointments Committee, 2012-2013 Faculty Advisor, Tax Law Society, 2006-2013 COMMUNITY SERVICE Lexington City Schools Chess Club Coach, Beginner Group, 2014-2015; Assistant Coach, Beginner Group, 2013-2014, Spring 2016 Blue Ridge Legal Services Member, Board of Directors, December 2014-December 2017 Woods Creek Montessori School Secretary and Member, Board of Directors, 2011-2014 Legal Aid Society of Roanoke Valley Member, Board of Directors, November 2008-2009 BAR ADMISSIONS Virginia (2007) United States Tax Court (2007) Arkansas (1999) United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia (2014)