Prior to joining the faculty of the University of Mississippi School of Law in
Oxford, Mississippi, Richard Gershon served as the founding dean of the Charleston School
of Law. Under his leadership, that law school attained provisional accreditation with the
American Bar Association. In May of 2008, Gershon was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws
(LL.D.) by the Charleston School of Law. 

His previous experience was as Dean at Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in Fort
Worth Texas, where he helped lead the law school to full approval by the American Bar
Association. The Alumni Leadership Award at Texas Wesleyan is named for him. 

Dean Gershon was also on the faculty at Stetson University School of Law from 1984-1998.
He was the Academic Associate Dean at Stetson from 1988-1992. 

Course Interests/Research/Teaching Areas 

Estates & Trusts 

Estate & Gift Taxation 

Estate Planning 

Federal Income Taxation 

Moot Court 

Professional Responsibility 

Real Property 

Taxation of Business Entities 

Tax Planning Seminar 

Publications 

Books: 

Guide to the Internal Revenue Code, Fifth Edition (with Dean Jeffrey Maine) (November
2007); Fourth Edition, Matthew Bender (November 1999); Third Edition (January 1997);
Second Edition (January 1995); First Edition (May 1988). 

International Tax Guide: United States Income Taxation (with Cooper), Callaghan &
Company (June 1991). 

Selected Articles: 

"Using Socio-Economic Theory to Teach Tax Law," 41 U San Diego L Rev 201. 

Essay: "Field of Deans." 33 Toledo L. Rev. 49 (2001 Leadership in Legal
Education Symposium). 

"Tax-Exempt Entities: Achieving and Maintaining Special Status Under the Watchful
Eye of the Internal Revenue Service." 16 Cumberland L. Rev 301. 

Professional Memberships 

American Bar Association 

Boys and Girls Clubs Board 

Charleston Bar Pro Bono Board 

Charleston Jewish Federation, Board Member 

Florida Bar Association 

Georgia Bar Association 

International Tax Section of the Texas Bar 

Rotary Club of Charleston, Board Member 

South Carolina Access to Justice Commission 

South Carolina Legal Services Board 

The United States Tax Court 

Personal Interests 

Hockey 

Running

Newspaper Articles

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Editorial About Dean Gershon (2007)
 

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Newspaper Article (2007)
 

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High Profile (2004)
 

Legal Education

PDF

Using Socioeconomics to Teach Federal Income Taxation, San Diego Law Review (2004)
 

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Field of Deans, University of Toledo (2001)
 

Taxation

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There is No Such Thing As Partnership Tax (article in progress), Charleston School fo law Faculty Development Committee (2008)

This is a PowerPoint presentation of the article I am writing on Partnership Taxation. The...

 

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A Student's Guide to the Internal Revenue Code (2007)
 

Presentations

Retirement Planning, Stetson University College of Law LL.M. Elder Law (2010)
 

PDF

Estate and Gift Taxes: What to Expect Under the Obama Presidency, South Carolina Bar (2009)
 

Panelist on Socioeconomics, AALS (2009)
 

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There is No Such Thing As Partnership Tax (article in progress), Charleston School fo law Faculty Development Committee (2008)

This is a PowerPoint presentation of the article I am writing on Partnership Taxation. The...

 

Metadata Issues for the Criminal Law Practice, Federal Public Defenders--CJA Panel Attorney Seminar (2008)

Ethical Issues--CLE Presentation to Federal Pubic Defenders

 

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Wills, Trusts, and Estates: An Interactive Course--Under Contract (2010)

This book will be published in 2010