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About R. Thomas Blackburn

Professor Blackburn received his Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt Law School and his LL.M. from Harvard Law School.

He focuses his teaching and research on tax and business-related topics. While practicing law as a partner in a Louisville law firm, Professor Blackburn lectured as an adjunct professor at the School of Law from 1971 to 1976. He joined the faculty full time in 1976 and became a full tenured Professor of Law in 1979.

He served the Law School as Associate Dean from 1989 to 1991, from 1994 to 1995, and from 2008 to 2010.

Professor Blackburn is admitted to practice before all Federal courts in Kentucky, in all state courts in Kentucky, and is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in Kentucky and Tennessee (no longer active).

Positions

Present Professor of Law, University of Louisville ‐ Brandeis School of Law
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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Law
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Honors and Awards

  • Served as a coach of the Law School’s Tax Moot Court Team since 2010
  • Supervised the Federal Tax Externship from 2000 to the present
  • Organized and moderated the Law School’s annual Federal Tax Institute from 2010-2017
  • Associate Dean for Academic Affairs from 1989-1991, from 1994-1995, and from 2008-2010
  • "Teaching Excellence Award" from the University of Louisville Law Alumni Association for 1992-1993, 1997, and 2009-2010

Courses

  • Taxation of Business Entities
  • LLC and Partnership Tax
  • Federal Income Tax
  • Estate Planning
  • Estate & Gift Tax
  • Corporate Tax
  • Corporate Finance
  • Business Planning
  • Business Organizations
  • Accounting and Finance for Lawyers

Education

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LL.M., Harvard University ‐ Harvard Law School
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JD, Vanderbilt University
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Contact Information

Room 163
Brandeis School of Law
University of Louisville
Louisville KY 40292

P: +1-502-852-6384
F: +1-502-852-0862

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