Recent Developments in Federal Income Taxation

Bruce McGovern is a tenured member of the faculty at South Texas College of Law Houston, where he also serves as Director of the school's Low Income Taxpayer Clinic. Previously, he served for many years as the school's Vice President and Associate Dean for Academic Administration. He received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University and his law degree from Fordham University School of Law. After law school, he served as a judicial clerk for Judge Thomas Meskill on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York. He then practiced law with the law firm of Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C. He subsequently earned an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he taught as a visiting faculty member before joining the faculty at South Texas College of Law Houston.

Professor McGovern teaches and writes in the areas of business organizations and taxation. His courses include Federal Income Taxation, U.S. Taxation of International Transactions, Partnership and Subchapter S Taxation, and Federal Tax Procedure. He frequently speaks on recent developments in federal income taxation. Professor McGovern is a member of the Council of the State Bar of Texas Tax Section, a former Chair of the Houston Bar Association Section of Taxation, and a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel.

Cass is a shareholder at Carlton Fields in Atlanta. He focuses on tax law and business transactions, with deep experience in the intersection of tax-exempt organizations and for-profit enterprises. Before joining the firm, he was a professor of law at Georgia State University College of Law, teaching courses on federal income taxation, nonprofit organizations, and business taxation, including corporate and partnership tax. His research and speaking engagements have centered on federal income taxation and social enterprise law.

Cass has played a significant role in shaping nonprofit and business law in Georgia. He co-founded the Nonprofit Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia and helped modernize Georgia's Nonprofit Corporations Code. He was also involved in drafting Georgia's Limited Liability Company Act, Limited Liability Partnership Act, and the state's benefit corporation legislation.

A fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel, Cass previously served as a partner and practice leader in the tax group at Morris, Manning & Martin LLP, in Atlanta. His background in both academia and legal practice gives him a unique perspective in advising clients on complex tax and business matters.