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SAMANTHA GALVIN - PROFESSOR AND TAX CLINIC DIRECTOR

Samantha Galvin joined Loyola in November of 2022 as the director of the Federal Tax Clinic. She is an expert in tax controversy resolution for low-income taxpayers. She is a regular contributor to Procedurally Taxing, which a prominent blog for tax practitioners and academics. She has also authored chapters on the Affordable Care Act and Collection Due Process for Effectively Representing your Client before the IRS. She routinely gives presentations to tax practitioners and the community.

Before joining Loyola, Prof. Galvin taught and directed the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic at the University of Denver for nine years. Prior to that, she was a summer clerk for the U.S. Tax Court and an associate for an executive compensation and employee benefits consulting firm. She graduated from the University of Denver with an LL.M. in Taxation in 2012 and J.D. in 2011 and from Eastern Illinois University with a B.A. in Communication Studies in 2006.

RICHARD A. WITKOWSKI – PROFESSOR AND TAX CLINIC ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AND TAX CLINIC PRO BONO COORDINATOR

Richard Witkowski graduated from Valparaiso University with a BA in History and Political Science in 1973. He obtained his J.D. also from Valparaiso Univ. in 1976.

He began his legal career with the Office of Chief Counsel for the IRS in 1977. In 1986 he was appointed as District Counsel – St. Louis. In 1994 he was selected to join the Treasury Department’s Senior Executive Service and was appointed as the District Counsel – Chicago. After the IRS reorganization in 2000 Professor Witkowski was appointed as the Area Counsel for the Small Business/Self Employed Division (SB/SE) in Chicago. As the Area Counsel he was responsible for the effective supervision, management, and performance of all tax law activities within assigned geographic and program areas in support of the Internal Revenue Service SB/SE Division. This geographic area included the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and West Virginia. After 31 years with the Office of Chief Counsel Professor Witkowski retired in 2008. Since 2010 Professor Witkowski has been actively assisting the Federal Tax Clinic as the Pro Bono Coordinator and working with the clinic students on their assigned cases.